2 Halo related Articles.

[Ghost Recon]

http://www.examiner.com/article/new-halo-mod-sins-of-the-prophets-release-adds-covenant-and-flood

The Halo-themed Sins of a Solar Empire mod, Sins of the Prophets, received a significant new release on Sunday that upgrades the game to the Rebellion version of the main game and adds the Covenant and Flood as new factions.

Sins of the Prophets was originally released in beta form all the way back in January and gives players the chance to engage in the space battles from Halo lore that are often mentioned but never made playable. It is a total conversion mod for Sins of a Solar Empire, a 4X space RTS, with ship models based on the Halo franchise, a refreshed user interface, new technology research trees, custom maps, new musical score and voice overs. The gameplay has been tweaked as well to make battles more fast-paced along with the size of planetary gravity wells.
 
Previously, the game only featured the UNSC faction but, in cooperation with the Covenant at War and Halo Homefront mods, the Covenant are now a competing faction and players have the option to activate the Flood in the game which changes the dynamic of the game from one of conquest to one of survival.
 
"[T]his product is almost a different game compared to our [sins of the Solar Empire: Entrechment] release due to the engine upgrade as well as new, highly skilled, people who have brought much to changing SotP from just a mod to a total conversion," Lead Designer Dianno explained. "Flood replace the 'Pirates' and should not be thought of as the same. Activating Flood mode in game will turn it from a standard game to more of a horde mode, last man standing gametype.
 
"We at SotP are very excited to be able to bring this mod to you. We would like to remind you that this is still a work in progress and an alpha. We have a lot in the game to offer, but we still have more to do to bring this to completion."
 
Releasing the Covenant into the game required plenty of balancing re-work as there were many UNSC ships already but not much diversity. Those have now been divided up between utility ships that can repair other ships and combat ships who serve an obvious purpose. Meanwhile, the Covenant currently features ships of increasing power up to the Capital class.

The combat is designed to reflect what is part of the long-running Halo-lore which is that the UNSC is best served delivering a powerful opening volley to try and decimate as much of the enemy as possible. If the Covenant is not knocked out early it will wear down the UNSC in long, drawn-out fights.
 
Those interested in trying the latest Sins of the Prophets release will first need a copy of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. The game can be picked up at Steam for $39.99 but is often on sale for less. You'll then need to download the mod from the ModDb home page and follow the installation instructions.
 
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Join the new beta of Halo: Runner.
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Earlier this year, we proposed you to participate in the first public beta for Halo: Runner, a new title developed by the creator of Halo Zero, Dorbermann, exclusively for Windows Phone. The latter lasted several months, the perfect time to gather valuable data and users! Since that time, the game has progressed and is entering its final phase.
 
Thus, a new public beta is announced, much more complete than the previous one which had only a level and no customization of the player, his Spartan, or even rewards and bonuses to win following your wins.

More accomplished, this new beta is the last stage before the public release of the game on the virtual market of Windows Phones. Many new features are also noted:
 
-Customization of Spartan (helmet and colors)
 -Earn credits based on your results, to spend in the barracks
 -Barracks: internal game store allowing you to buy items for your Spartan and bonus
 
How to participate? Start first by register you on the forum from the developer, Dobermann, in order to communicate about the game and send your feedback, which will be very useful: Dobermann Software listing

Once, go to the next page and enter the address that you use for your Microsoft/Windows on Windows Phone : testers program

Registrants will receive shortly an e-mail advising them how to access the beta since Windows Phone market, for version 7 & 8.
 
Do not hesitate to share information and to us to express your opinion!
 

 

I found one of these Articles on: http://n4g.com and the other one on [http://halodestiny.net[/url] while browsing for Halo 5 information to see if there was any information about it. Also I think that the second Article is Awesome and Fantastic to read about since it is a beta game for Windows Phone only. Also I think the first one is also Nice and cool to know about to. I wonder if the Second one will be made for iPhone as well in there near future.

[DrummDragon]

Nice. Definitely going to try and "Sins of the Prophets" mod. The space battles were one of the things I always loved about Halo, and with the exception of Reach, you never really got to participate.

[Ghost Recon]

http://www.examiner.com/article/halo-5-games-just-a-part-of-a-larger-halo-universe-says-designer

 

Halo: Spartan Assault lead designer Mike Ellis said the game's developer 343 Industries is looking to create "Halo experiences" on as many formats as possible, according to a report today from Official Xbox Magazine, which is why the top-down iteration of the series will head to the console platform in lieu of a large-scale new title like Halo 5.

 

In an interview with Games Beat, Ellis said Halo is more than just games; it’s “an entire universe of experiences.”

“You can look through our portfolio now. We have games. We have books on the New York Times bestseller list. We have toys and things like Mega Blocks and McFarlane figures,” Ellis said.

The next venture is for Halo: Spartan Assault, originally designed for smart phones or tablets, to head onto the console, Ellis said.

"The games have a lot of the same values," Ellis said. "A lot of the building blocks of the core gameplay are the same. It was just a matter making sure that this version of the game was appropriately native to the console.”

Ellis said 343 took a deep look at the game and "evaluated what changes needed to be made to make it a successful console shooter."

That said, Ellis said gamers shouldn't fret over the moving to the new platform, as he said each version of the game is "tuned to the platform it's created for."

"We try to have a level playing field across all of them. It just depends on where you're used to playing as a gamer and what you particularly like," Ellis said.

Halo: Spartan Assault will drop for the Xbox One on Dec. 24 and should head out for the Xbox 360 sometime next year.

 

 

 

I wonder if the Achievements that people already earned will transfer from the Tablet version to the Xbox One and also the Xbox 360 version of the games?

[Buns]

Nice. Definitely going to try and "Sins of the Prophets" mod. The space battles were one of the things I always loved about Halo, and with the exception of Reach, you never really got to participate.

There is a website and thread about it on the site. They are currently not accepting testers and the only way to get in is to go to there site and be active. Once they release the final version everyone can get their grubby little paws on it.