Halo
Overview
- Halo (religious iconography)Halo (religious iconography)A halo is a ring of light that surrounds a person in art. They have been used in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacred figures, and have at various periods also been used in images of rulers or heroes...
, a glow or ring of light around a head or person in art
- Halo (series)Halo (series)Halo is a multi-million dollar science fiction video game franchise created by Bungie and now managed by 343 Industries and owned by Microsoft Studios. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant...
, a video game franchise by Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios- Halo: Combat EvolvedHalo: Combat EvolvedHalo: Combat Evolved, frequently referred to as Halo: CE, or Halo 1, is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first game of the Halo franchise, it was released on November 15, 2001 as a launch title for the Xbox gaming system, and is...
, the first game in the series, released in 2001- Halo Original SoundtrackHalo Original SoundtrackThe Halo Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack for the video game Halo: Combat Evolved. Composed and produced by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori for Bungie Studios, the soundtrack was released on June 11, 2002. Most of the music from Halo: Combat Evolved is present on the CD, although some...
, the soundtrack for the first game in the series
- Halo Original Soundtrack
- Halo 2Halo 2Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved...
, the second game in the series, released in 2004- Halo 2 Original SoundtrackHalo 2 Original SoundtrackThe Halo 2 Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack for Bungie's 2004 video game Halo 2. The soundtrack was released as two separate volumes, released almost two years apart...
, the soundtrack for the second game in the series split into two volumes; Volume one and two released at different dates
- Halo 2 Original Soundtrack
- Halo 3Halo 3Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2...
, the third game in the series, released in 2007- Halo 3 Original SoundtrackHalo 3 Original SoundtrackThe Halo 3 Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to Bungie Studios' first-person shooter video game Halo 3. Most of the original music was composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, but also includes a bonus track, "LvUrFR3NZ", which was the winning entry in a contest held before...
, the soundtrack for the third game in the series
- Halo 3 Original Soundtrack
- Halo WarsHalo WarsHalo Wars is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. It was released in Japan and Australia on February 26, 2009, in PAL territories on February 27, and in North America on March 3...
, a real-time strategy spin-off created by Ensemble Studios, released in 2009 - Halo 3: ODST, a game set during the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3, released in 2009
- Halo: ReachHalo: ReachHalo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 console. Reach was released in North America, Australia, and Europe on September 14, 2010. The game takes place in the year 2552, where humanity is locked in a war with the...
, a prequel to the first game, released in 2010- Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack for the above game in the series
- Halo: Combat Evolved AnniversaryHalo: Combat Evolved AnniversaryHalo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, also referred to as Halo: Anniversary, or Halo: CEA, is a first-person shooter video game set in the Halo universe and is an enhanced remake of Halo: Combat Evolved. Microsoft announced the game along with Halo 4 at their Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 press...
, the remake of the first game, released in November, 2011 - Halo 4Halo 4Halo 4 is an upcoming video game and the eighth installment in the Halo franchise. Halo 4 is intended to be the first of a new trilogy of Halo series games, named the "Reclaimer Trilogy". Whereas the previous Halo games were developed by Bungie, Halo 4 will be developed by 343 Industries...
, the recently announced first installment to the second trilogy, to be released in 2012 - Halo 5, recently announced at E3 2011 (Part of the Reclaimer Trilogy), release date is unknown.
- Halo 6, recently announced at E3 2011 (Part of the Reclaimer Trilogy), release date is unknown.
- Halo LegendsHalo LegendsHalo Legends is a collection of seven short anime films set in the Halo science-fiction universe. Financed by Halo franchise overseer 343 Industries, the stories were created by six Japanese production houses: Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation...
, a series of short animated films set in the Halo franchise's universe
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Halo (comics)Halo (comics)Halo is a fictional superheroine that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in a special insert in The Brave and the Bold #200 , and was created by Mike W...
, a fictional superheroine - "Halo" (story), by Charles Stross
- Halo, a novel by Tom MaddoxTom MaddoxTom Maddox is an American science fiction writer, known for his part in the early cyberpunk movement.His first novel was Halo , published in 1991 by Tor Books. His story Snake Eyes appeared in the 1986 collection Mirrorshades, edited by Bruce Sterling.He is perhaps best known as a friend and...
- Halo, a novel by Alexandra AdornettoAlexandra AdornettoAlexandra Adornetto is the pseudonym of Alexandra Grace , an Australian author who writes for children and young adults. Her works include The Strangest Adventures series and the Halo trilogy.-Biography:...
- a series of novels based on the Halo video game:
- Halo: The Fall of ReachHalo: The Fall of ReachHalo: The Fall of Reach is a 2001 science fiction novel by Eric Nylund based on the Halo series of video games and acts as a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, the first game in the series. It is set in the fictional Halo universe, taking place in the 26th century across several planets and locations...
, a novel by Eric Nylund - Halo: The FloodHalo: The FloodHalo: The Flood is a 2003 novel based on the 2001 Xbox video game Halo: Combat Evolved written by William C. Dietz. Closely depicting the events of the video game, The Flood begins with the escape of a human ship Pillar of Autumn from enemy aliens known as the Covenant...
, a novel by William C.
- Halo: The Fall of Reach