List of Halo media

This is a list of media related to the "Halo" series. Central to the "Halo" series are the three first-person shooter video games "", "Halo 2" and "Halo 3", with novelizations, soundtracks, and other media also available. The story of the series is about the Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced human super-soldier and his artificial intelligence (AI) companion, Cortana, as the humans of a futuristic universe battle the Covenant, a theocratic alliance of alien races. The "Halo" series has been used as the basis for machinima production such as "Red vs. Blue" and fan fiction; however this list covers only media produced or endorsed by the creator, Bungie Studios.

The "Halo" video games have been highly successful and influential; the first game was labeled the killer application of Microsoft's Xbox and was credited with selling many consoles.Citation| periodical= Electronic Gaming Monthly| publisher= Ziff Davis| issue = 150| pages = 224] cite web| last=Hill| first=Jason| date=2004-11-04| url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Livewire/Xbox-wears-a-Halo-of-success/2004/11/03/1099362207594.html| title=Xbox wears a Halo of success| work=The Age| accessdate=2006-09-19] "Halo: Combat Evolved" is also noted for its intuitive control scheme that has been used by many console first person shooters since. [cite web| url=http://au.top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_32.html| title=32. Halo: Combat Evolved| publisher=IGN| accessdate=2007-12-08| quote=... a tight, intuitive control scheme that finally made first-person shooters make sense on a console.] "Halo 2" sold 2.4 million copies making US$125 million in the first 24 hours after its release beating the record for highest grossing entertainment release, [cite web| url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/11/10/news_6112915.html| title=Microsoft raises estimated first-day Halo 2 sales to $125 million-plus| publisher=GameSpot| accessdate=2006-03-15| last = Thorsen| first = Tor| date=2004-11-10] release however "Halo 3" grossed US$170 million on its first day, $45 million more. [cite web| url=http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=136548| title=Analyst: Halo 3 shatters retail record; sells $170M in 24 hrs| accessdate=2007-09-26| author= Snow, Blake| publisher= GamePro] "Halo 2" and "Halo 3" are also the best selling titles of their respective consoles, the Xbox and the Xbox 360. [cite web| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976843.html?categoryid=2525&cs=1| title=Videogame sequels hit geek peak| first=Ben| last=Fritz| date=2007-11-30| publisher=Variety| accessdate=2007-12-03] cite web| first=Asher| last=Moses| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/prepare-for-allout-war/2007/08/30/1188067256196.html?page=fullpage| date=2007-08-30| title=Prepare for all-out war| work=The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher=Fairfax Media| accessdate=2007-11-05]

Games

Video games

Printed media

Other media

ee also

*Bungie Studios
*Microsoft Game Studios
*Marketing for "Halo 3"

References

External links

* [http://www.bungie.net Official Bungie site]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/games/ Official Microsoft Game Studios site]