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Halo Wars | February 26, 2009[18] | - Xbox 360
- Microsoft Windows
- Xbox One
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| September 22, 2009[21] | - Stand-alone expansion for Halo 3, takes place between Halo 2 and Halo 3
- Does not feature the Master Chief as the main playable character but five Orbital Drop Shock Troopers instead
- Originally known as Halo 3: Recon[22]
- Campaign on Disc 1, and all of Halo 3's Multiplayer on Disc 2.
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| September 14, 2010[23] | - Second prequel to the Halo games.
- Last Halo game developed by Bungie.
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| November 15, 2011 | - High Definition remake of the first game, .
- Remastered Campaign, 7 Multiplayer Map Remakes utilizing .
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| July 18, 2013[24] | - Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows Phone
- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
- iOS
| - Mobile twin-stick shooter game
- Originally exclusive to Windows 8 phones, tablets, and PCs. Later released on Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
- Code-named Halo: Bootcamp prior to its announcement.[25]
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| November 11, 2014 | - Xbox One
- Microsoft Windows
| - Compilation of remastered versions of Halo 1 Remake, Halo 2, Halo 3 & ODST, Halo 4 and Halo: Reach
- The release also ships with access to the multiplayer beta.
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| April 16, 2015 |
| - Mobile twin-stick shooter game
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Halo Wars 2 | February 21, 2017[26] | - Microsoft Windows
- Xbox One
| - Sequel to 2009's Halo Wars
- Announced at GamesCom 2015[27]
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| July 2018[28] |
| - Set in the timeframe of Halo: Combat Evolved
- The game was initially released as an exclusive to Dave & Buster's in North America.
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Title | Release date | Length | Label |
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Halo Original Soundtrack | June 11, 2002[38] | 65:08 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:- Awarded best Original Soundtrack by Rolling Stone[39]
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Halo 2 Original Soundtrack: Volume One | November 9, 2004[40] | 69:20 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:
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Halo 2 Original Soundtrack: Volume Two | April 25, 2006[41] | 68:48 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:- Suite structure to reflect different levels of the game.[42]
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Halo 3 Original Soundtrack | November 20, 2007[43] | 118:36 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:- Tracks are arranged by time of appearance in the game
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Halo Trilogy – The Complete Original Soundtracks | December 2, 2008[44] | 321:58 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:- All soundtracks from the Halo trilogy (excluding Halo 2 OST: Volume One) appear here as well as four tracks from Halo Wars
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Halo Wars Original Soundtrack | February 17, 2009[45] | 53:57 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:
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Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack | September 22, 2009[47] | 114:50 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:
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Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack | February 9, 2010[49] | 57:04 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:- Music composed by Tetsuya Takahashi and Yasuharu Takanashi.
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Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack | September 28, 2010[50] | 107:24 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:
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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack | November 15, 2011[51] | 83:43 | Sumthing Else Music Works |
Notes:
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Halo 4 Original Soundtrack | October 19, 2012[52] | 77:23 | 7Hz Productions Ltd |
Notes:
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Original Soundtrack | July 10, 2013[53] | 58:02 | 343 Industries |
Notes:- Music composed by Nathan Lanier
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Halo: Spartan Assault Original Soundtrack | July 18, 2013[54] | 49:17 | Microsoft Studios Music |
Notes:
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Halo 4: Original Soundtrack, Vol. 2 | January 1, 2014[55] | 81:26 | 7 Hz Productions |
Notes:- Music composed by Neil Davidge & Kazuma Jinnouchi.
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Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack | November 10, 2014[56] | 87:04 | Microsoft Studios Music |
Notes:- Music arranged by Paul Lipson, Lennie Moore, Tom Salta, Brian Trifon, Brian Lee White.
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Halo: Spartan Strike Original Soundtrack | April 16, 2015[57] | 67:34 | Microsoft Studios Music |
Notes:
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Halo 5: Guardians Original Soundtrack | November 13, 2015[58] | 132:48 | Microsoft Studios Music |
Notes:- Music composed by Kazuma Jinnouchi.
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Halo: The Fall of Reach Original Soundtrack | December 4, 2015[59] | 64:51 | Microsoft Studios Music |
Notes:
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Halo Infinite Original Soundtrack | December 8, 2021[60] | 146:06 | Skill Tree Records |
Notes:
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Halo Infinite Multiplayer: A New Generation Original Soundtrack | December 8, 2021[61] | 43:58 | Skill Tree Records |
Notes:- Music composed by Alex Bhore, Eternal Time & Space, and Joel Corelitz.
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Title | Release date | ISBN | Media type |
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| October 30, 2001[62] | | Novelization |
Notes:
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| April 1, 2003[65] | | Novelization |
Notes:- Novelization of Halo: Combat Evolved,[66] Reissued in 2010
- Publishers Weekly Bestseller[67]
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| December 2, 2003[68] | | Novelization |
Notes:- Story set between Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, starting right after the events of Halo: The Flood and leading to the beginning of Halo 2, Reissued in 2010.
- The New York Times bestseller.[69]
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| October 31, 2006[70] | | Novelization |
Notes:- Side story of the SPARTAN-III Project and their training on the world of Onyx set around the same time as the end of Halo 2.[71]
- The New York Times international bestseller.[72]
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| October 30, 2007[73] | | Novelization |
Notes:
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Halo: The Cole Protocol | November 25, 2008[77] | | Novelization |
Notes:- Follows the story of a group of Spartans, "Gray Team", too isolated to take part in the events of other publications[78]
- The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today best seller (trade paperback)[79] [80] [81]
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Halo: Evolutions – Essential Tales of the Halo Universe | November 24, 2009[82] | | Collection of short stories |
Notes:
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| January 4, 2011 | | Novelization |
Notes:- Authored by science fiction author Greg Bear.[83]
- Set in the universe of the Forerunners, 100,000 years before the events of the Halo story.[84]
- The first book of The Forerunner Trilogy.
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Halo: Glasslands | October 25, 2011 | | Novelization |
Notes:- The first Karen Traviss Halo novel.
- The first of a Post-Halo 3 'Kilo-Five Trilogy' centered on the Office of Naval Intelligence and some ODSTs.
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| January 3, 2012 | | Novelization |
Notes:- Authored by science fiction author Greg Bear.
- Set in the universe of the Forerunners, 100,000 years before the events of the Halo story.
- The second novel of The Forerunner Trilogy.
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Halo: The Thursday War | October 2, 2012[85] | | Novelization |
Notes:- Second novel in the Kilo-Five Trilogy by Karen Traviss.
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| March 19, 2013 | | Novelization |
Notes:- Authored by science fiction author Greg Bear.
- Set in the universe of the Forerunners, 100,000 years before the events of the Halo story.
- The third and final novel of The Forerunner Trilogy.
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Halo: Mortal Dictata | January 21, 2014[86] | | Novelization |
Notes:- Final novel in the Kilo-Five Trilogy by Karen Traviss.
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Halo: Broken Circle | November 4, 2014 | | Novelization |
Notes:- Novel that covers some of the Prophet & Elite War, just under 900 years before the Halo event. By John Shirley
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Halo: New Blood | March 2, 2015 | | Novelization |
Notes:
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Halo: Hunters in the Dark | June 16, 2015[87] | | Novelization |
Notes:- Set in 2555, more than two years after the Master Chief went missing-in-action. Humans and Elites must attempt to overcome their differences as they embark on a covert mission back to the Ark. By Peter David.
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Halo: Saint's Testimony | July 27, 2015[88] | | Novelization |
Notes:- A digital single
- A military-grade artificial intelligence successfully launches an unprecedented legal appeal against her own death sentence
- By Frank O'Connor, Franchise Development Director for the Halo franchise at 343 Industries
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Halo: Last Light | September 15, 2015[89] | | Novelization |
Notes:- It is 2553, and the three-decade-long Covenant War that defined a generation has suddenly drawn to a close. Yet, in the remotest parts of human space, tensions remain that threaten to overflow into another full-scale conflict. Beneath the surface of the planet Gao lies a vast cavern system renowned for its therapeutic effects and rumored miraculous cures. But now Gao natives are turning up brutally murdered down there—violent acts that happen to coincide with the recent arrival of a UNSC research battalion protected by Spartan Blue Team, led by the renowned Spartan-II Fred-104.
- Print versions of the book from certain retailers contained a code that could be redeemed for a REQ Pack in, set to be released just over a month from the book's release date.[90]
- By Troy Denning
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Halo: Shadow of Intent | December 7, 2015[91] | | Novelization |
Notes:- A digital-first e-novella.
- A powerful threat has set a cataclysmic plan in motion—a plan to lure the Half-Jaw [Rtas ‘Vadum] into a trap that will herald the utter destruction of the entire Sangheili race.
- By Joseph Staten
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Halo: Fractures | September 20, 2016[92] | | Collection of short stories |
Notes:- A collection of short stories from the following authors: Tobias S. Buckell, Troy Denning, Matt Forbeck, Kelly Gay, Christie Golden, Kevin Grace, Morgan Lockhart, John Jackson Miller, Frank O’Connor, Brian Reed, Joseph Staten, and James Swallow.
- Includes the first printed versions of Shadow of Intent and Saint's Testimony, previously released as digital-first e-novellas in 2015
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Halo: Smoke and Shadow | November 28, 2016[93] | | Novelization |
Notes:- Digital-first eNovella
- A continuation of the short story "Into the Fire" from "Halo: Fractures". The text from "Into the Fire" is also included in "Halo: Smoke and Shadow".
- "Find. Claim. Profit. In a post-war galaxy littered with scrap, it’s the salvager’s motto. And with a fast ship and a lust for adventure, Rion Forge [daughter of Sergeant Forge from [[Halo Wars]]] has certainly made her mark on the trade. When the discovery of a wrecked UNSC cruiser brings Rion’s past back to haunt her, stirring fresh hope into a decades-old wound, she’s hell-bent on finding answers: What really happened to her father and his ship, the Spirit of Fire?"
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Halo: Envoy | April 25, 2017[94] | | Novelization |
Notes:- The novel marks the return of Spartan Gray Team and gives the background of what they have been up to since we last saw them.
- "It has been six years since the end of the Covenant War...and yet on the planet Carrow, a world on the edge of the Joint Occupation Zone, a decisive new battle suddenly erupts."
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Halo: Retribution | August 29, 2017 | | Novelization |
- Members of a UNSC special operations team investigate the kidnapping of an admiral and her family, and are sucked into a conspiracy that threatens to undermine a fragile galactic peace.
- The novel features characters from the Halo: Fractures short story "A Necessary Truth" and the novel Last Light.
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Halo: Legacy of Onyx | November 15, 2017 | | Novelization |
- The adoptive daughter of two scientists moves to a Forerunner installation, where she must grapple with living next to the aliens who once killed her people.
- The novel features characters from the Halo: Fractures short story "Lessons Learned".
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Halo: Bad Blood | June 26, 2018 | | Novelization |
- Features Spartan Edward Buck and other characters from Halo 3: ODST.
- The novel follows up on the novella New Blood, as well as the events of Halo 5.
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Halo: Silent Storm | September 4, 2018 | | Novelization |
- Takes place in 2526, early in the Human-Covenant conflict.
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Halo: Battle Born | January 1, 2019 | | Novelization |
- First book in the Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series
- First Halo young adult fiction (YA) novel
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Halo: Renegades | February 19, 2019 | | Novelization |
- Follows up on the events of Halo: Smoke and Shadow and Halo: Primordium
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Halo: Oblivion | September 24, 2019 | | Novelization |
- Sequel to Halo: Silent Storm
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Halo: Meridian Divide | October 1, 2019 | | Novelization |
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Halo: Shadows of Reach | September 22, 2020 | | Novelization |
- Bridges the gap between Halo 5 and Halo Infinite[95]
- USA Today Bestseller[96]
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Halo: Point of Light | March 2, 2021 | | Novelization |
- Followup to Halo: Renegades.
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Halo: Divine Wind | October 19, 2021 | | Novelization |
- Followup to Halo: Retribution
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Halo: The Rubicon Protocol | August 9, 2022 | | Novelization |
- Expands on the campaign of Halo Infinite
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Halo: Outcasts | August 8, 2023 | | Novelization |
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Halo: Epitaph | February 27, 2024 | | Novelization |
- Features the continuation of the Ur-Didact story and is set after Halo: Escalation.
- Written by Kelly Gay
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Halo: Empty Throne | December 10, 2024 | | Novelization |
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Title | Release date | Media type |
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The Halo Graphic Novel | July 19, 2006[97] | Graphic novel |
Notes:
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| August 22, 2007[100] | Comic book series |
Notes:
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Halo Wars: Genesis | March 3, 2009[103] | Supplemental graphic novel |
Notes:- Art from Phil Noto, Graeme Devine and Eric Nylund.[104]
- Included in the Halo Wars: Limited Edition.
- Story chronicling the first military campaign against the Covenant and a mission to discover why they are so interested in the world of Harvest.
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Halo: Helljumper | July 22, 2009[105] | Comic book series |
Notes:- Five-part comic book series written by Peter David, and illustrated by Eric Nguyen.[106]
- Story set before Halo: Combat Evolved, focusing on the Helljumpers or Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs).
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Halo: Blood Line | December 23, 2009[107] | Comic book series |
Notes:- Four-part comic book series written by Fred Van Lente, with art by Francis Portela.
- Story set before Halo: Combat Evolved, following a Black Ops group of Spartans assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI).
- Originally known as Halo: Spartan Black.
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Halo: Fall of Reach | September 15, 2010[108] | Comic book series |
Notes:- Comic book adaptation of written by Brian Reed, and illustrated by Felix Ruiz.
- Split into three mini-series (Halo: Fall of Reach – Boot Camp, Halo: Fall of Reach – Covenant, and Halo: Fall of Reach – Invasion) with a total of 12 issues.[109]
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Halo: Initiation | August 14, 2013[110] | Comic book series |
Notes:- A three issue series written by Brian Reed and art by Marco Castiello.
- The origin story of Sarah Palmer, a character introduced in Halo 4, following her from her time as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (ODST) to a commander of the SPARTAN-IV Program.
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Halo: Escalation | December 11, 2013[111] | Comic book series |
Notes:- Originally a twelve issue series written by Christopher Schlerf and art by Omar Francia.
- Expanded with twelve additional issues by Duffy Boudreau (Blackacre), Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel), Ian Richardson (Noble Causes), and Douglas Franchin (Person of Interest).[112] [113]
- Volume 1 (Issues 1-6): Taking place after the events of Halo 4, the UNSC Infinity is assigned escort duty for a diplomatic mission between the Arbiter and a Jiralhanae chieftain.
- Volume 2 (Issues 7-12): The Fall of New Phoenix, Master Chief's return to action, and a dark plot by the Office of Naval Intelligence.[114]
- Volume 3 (Issues 13-18): Halo 4 Spartan Ops continues here as the UNSC Infinity battles the Covenant for control of the all-powerful Forerunner Janus Key. Plus, Spartan Tanaka's thrilling origin story revealed.
- Volume 4 (Issues 19-24): An unexpected ally joins a crack team of Spartans for their most dangerous operation yet—a secret mission into the mysterious Forerunner site known as the Absolute Record.
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Halo: Tales from Slipspace | October 25, 2016 (Only Digital Pre-orders)/November 29, 2016 (All others)[115] | Graphic novel |
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Title | Release date | Media type |
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The Art of Halo: Creating A Virtual World | November 9, 2004[116] | Art book |
Notes:- Concept art, hi-res screenshots, wallpapers, and other information from the development of Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2[117]
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Conversations from the Universe | November 9, 2004[118] | Supplemental booklet |
Notes:- Included in the Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition
- Several in-universe messages to and from various characters
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Bestiarum | September 25, 2007[119] | Supplemental booklet/DVD |
Notes:- Contains in-universe information about the various species of the Halo series
- Released in printed and DVD format
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The Art of Halo 3 | November 25, 2008[120] | Art book |
Notes:- Concept art, commentary, and other information from the development of Halo 3
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Halo Encyclopedia | October 19, 2009[121] | Guidebook |
Notes:- A comprehensive guide to the Halo Universe.[122]
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Dr. Halsey's Personal Journal | September 14, 2010 | Supplemental booklet |
Notes:- Included in the Halo: Reach Limited Edition and the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition
- A journal detailing Halsey's involvement with Spartan-IIs, Cortana, Keyes, Noble Team and more
- Includes additional in-universe items such as Spartan-II patch, ID Card, News Snippets, Photos, etc.
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Halo: The Essential Visual Guide | July 4, 2011[123] | Guidebook |
Notes:- An all-encompassing essential visual guide to the Halo universe.
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Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds | October 18, 2011[124] | Art book |
Notes:- Art book celebrating the 10th anniversary of the franchise.[125]
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Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 | November 6, 2012[126] | Art book |
Notes:- Collection of and commentary on various art created specifically for Halo 4.[127] [128]
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Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide | September 16, 2013[129] | Guidebook |
Notes:- An all-encompassing essential visual guide to the world of Halo 4.
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Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo | September 6, 2016 | Guidebook |
Notes:- A comprehensive guide to the Halo Universe.
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Halo Warfleet | September 5, 2017 | Guidebook |
Notes:- Technical guide to spacecraft in the Halo universe, including cross-sections of select ships from the franchise.
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Halo Encyclopedia | April 20, 2022[130] | Guidebook |
Notes:
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Title | Release date | Media type |
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Halo | – | Film |
- A planned film adaptation of Halo: Combat Evolved ultimately postponed indefinitely.[131]
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Halo Waypoint | November 5, 2009[132] | Application |
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Halo Legends | February 16, 2010[136] | Series of anime shorts |
- A series of seven animated short films created by five Japanese production houses: Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation[137]
- Animated short films include Homecoming, Odd One Out, Origins, Prototype, The Babysitter, The Duel and The Package.[138]
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| October 5, 2012 – November 2, 2012 | Web series |
- A live-action web series released in the weeks leading up to the release of Halo 4.[139]
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| November 11, 2014 – December 9, 2014 | Web series |
- A live-action web series released in the weeks following the release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.[140]
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Hunt the Truth | March 22, 2015 – October 26, 2015 | Podcast |
- An episodic audio-drama released as a promotional marketing campaign for Halo 5: Guardians.[141]
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Halo: The Fall of Reach (miniseries) | October 27, 2015 | Web series |
- An animated web series following the events of Eric Nylund's book releasing alongside Halo 5: Guardians.[142]
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Halo (TV series) | March 24, 2022[143] | Television series |
- Television adaptation set in an alternate canon from the main series[144]
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