[AlStrong]

No Cortana boobs? No sale. >:(

Just wait for the limited edition 360 controller attachment that jiggles every time the gamepad rumbles.

[higherARC05]

So MasterChief is now fighting... Unikron?

Is that a pokemon?

[Black_Stride]

So MasterChief is now fighting... Unikron?

Is that a pokemon?

Hahaha....wait not sure if both of are being serious?

but just in case.

Unikron misspelling of Unicron.

This is Unicron :




The first and biggest transformer....he turns into a planet.

[gaming_noob]

I can't wait to see the graphics on this game as it's engine is supposed to rival/beat Frostbite (Battlefield 3).

[Doffen]

I can't wait to see the graphics on this game as it's engine is supposed to rival/beat Frostbite (Battlefield 3).

It is?

[Gui_PT]

It is?

I don't know where he read that but the game is looking amazing so far

[Conor 419]

Frankie stated it in a GI interview IIRC.

[Vinterbird]

I can't wait to see the graphics on this game as it's engine is supposed to rival/beat Frostbite (Battlefield 3).

We have video and ingame screenshots, so we already know what it looks like. And where did you hear that? First time I've ever heard that.

[Gui_PT]

Frankie stated it in a GI interview IIRC.

Oh I don't read Frankie interviewz cuz he is trolll

[Black_Stride]

I can't wait to see the graphics on this game as it's engine is supposed to rival/beat Frostbite (Battlefield 3).

When was this ever claimed? (got a link to share?)
And are they talking about Forstbite 2.0 on Xbox 360 without the HD package installed?
Cuz i dont see this engine beating Frostbite 2.0 maxed out.

[Rash]

I'm not big into Halo (I only occasionally play the multiplayer mode), but I will say that Halo 4's box is the best one yet.

[Darklord]

I can't wait to see the graphics on this game as it's engine is supposed to rival/beat Frostbite (Battlefield 3*).

*without the texture pack installed

[ElzarTheBam]

I can't wait to see the graphics on this game as it's engine is supposed to rival/beat Frostbite (Battlefield 3).

I posted this in OT3 , the article was from here.

Frankie, later replied

There are two things incorrect about this statement

[TheOddOne]

Frankie stated it in a GI interview IIRC.

No he didn't. It was from a vague website that did a write up, the writer made that comment.

Edit: Stupid sexy Elzar beat me.

[Tha Robbertster]

No he didn't. It was from a vague website that did a write up, the writer made that comment. Edit: Stupid sexy Elzar beat me.

You like that don't you ;)

[TheOddOne]

You like that don't you ;)

I words put them in stupid strange sentence.

[Salvor.Hardin]

It's alright. Takes a backseat to the fucking gorgeous Halo 3 cover.

[shinobi602]

It's alright. Takes a backseat to the fucking gorgeous Halo 3 cover.

Riiiight.......

[Conor 419]

No he didn't. It was from a vague website that did a write up, the writer made that comment. Edit: Stupid sexy Elzar beat me.

IDRC

[Petrichor]

So, despite the dedicated servers hiccup, things are running pretty perfectly for this game + Great graphixsh + Great map design + Great looking atmosphere + Interesting plot premise + Amazing concept art + Features returning that the fans want (BR) + Creatively artistic box art + Spartan Op's + Multiplayer innovations In terms of having the biggest impact? E3's is Halo 4's to lose, 343i could send hype skyrocketing which would perfectly complement the disgruntled CoD fanbase. Let's hope for the best chums.

A big long campaign demo that reveals the new enemy would make E3 for me, and almost make up for (the inevitable) lack of new consoles :(

[Petrichor]

It's alright. Takes a backseat to the fucking gorgeous Halo 3 cover.

I still think the original Halo 3 boxart was better (obviously minus the MGS tile)



Halo 4 is the new top dog though, PROVIDED the UK box doesn't look like the german one where the entrance to requiem is obscured.

[Lucky Gonk]

That's some seriously nice artwork. It looks like the remains of a Covenant ship are going down over on the right of the picture - I'm guessing it belongs to whoever boards the Forward unto Dawn right at the beginning of the game. I'm still not sold on the Masterchief's new armour. It's grown on me a bit, but there something about the chest/abdomen area I just don't like. The two horizontal plates don't sit right to me, but it's not a big deal.

Perhaps more pertinently, why is the Masterchief's right shoulder red while his left shoulder's black? It could be artistic licence, I suppose, but then again it seems like an odd thing to differentiate. Maybe it's - ack! - perk related?

*shrugs*

[Criminal Upper]

That's pretty good boxart, probably the best boxart of the entire franchise.

[Hypertrooper]

I still think the original Halo 3 boxart was better (obviously minus the MGS tile) [IMG]http://files.xboxic.com/xbox-360/halo-3/halo-3-possible-box-art.jpg[IMG] Halo 4 is the new top dog though, PROVIDED the UK box doesn't look like the german one where the entrance to requiem is obscured.

Have you seen different covers for MGS games? If Amazon.de got the real packshot, it will be worldwide like it.

[Petrichor]

guys I've just realised, look at the stance the chief is in.

Return of armour lock confirmed XD

[Hypertrooper]

Perhaps more pertinently, why is the Masterchief's right shoulder red while his left shoulder's black? It could be artistic licence, I suppose, but then again it seems like an odd thing to differentiate. Maybe it's - ack! - perk related? *shrugs*

Are you talking about the Halo 4 packshot or the first leaked Halo 3 pack shot art?

[PhatSaqs]

Awesome! Cant wait!

[lefantome]

I like the artwork but it doesn't fit the old halo.

[Petrichor]

if anyone from 343i / MS is lurking. Take note, this:



looks better than this:

[Overdoziz]

guys I've just realised, look at the stance the chief is in. Return of armour lock confirmed XD

XD

[les papillons sexuels]

guys I've just realised, look at the stance the chief is in. Return of armour lock confirmed XD

nah, he's just doing the patented 3 point landing pose, head looking up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgOtPXDyKjA

pretty trite imo.

[Blue Ninja]

guys I've just realised, look at the stance the chief is in. Return of armour lock confirmed XD

Shots fired!

[Gui_PT]

xD

[TheOddOne]

xD

[kittens]

I like the artwork but it doesn't fit the old halo.

I think it does. Great sense of scale, eerie alien shit, Chief looking bad ass. Hits all the right notes to me.

[Navidson REC]

Fantastic boxart. I was very pleasently surprised upon entering this thread, seriously.

... but hopefully they won't mess up the limited and legendary edition boxarts!

Anyone remember the the ones inside the legendary edition for Halo 3? Almost completely black! What was up with that?

[Prophet Steve]

if anyone from 343i / MS is lurking. Take note, this: [IMG]http://www.abload.de/img/morelikeitfecc3.jpg[IMG] looks better than this:

Agreed, I still like the cropped version, but the full version looks so much better.

[shinobi602]

Agreed, I still like the cropped version, but the full version looks so much better.

The way the "o" in Halo is right in the middle of the portal/vortex is perfect.

[Demoncarnotaur]

After the final scene, a still image of Master Chief as pictured on the cover is on the screen. Just as it seems the game is over, a droplet falls unto the picture, and reveals it is under a body of water. The camera pans back to reveal a single tear rolling down the cheek of a young boy. He is sitting on a bench at an asylum, holding a tin can, colored green by markers, with a small part of the can's original orange color left alone. "Come along now John," says the nurse, "it's time for your medication." As John passes by, he notices the other inmates. Old Man Johnson was a nice man. If he managed to take his pills and stay calm, they let him smoke his cigar. He loved those cigars. He would wear his old marine hat. A dusty, green thing, but when he had his hat and cigar, he seemed to be back in his glory days. He was good friends with Mr. Keyes, as they both loved to talk about wars and guns. If Mr. Keyes wasn't with Johnson, then it was the rare few occasion that his daughter Miranda visited. His eyes would glow, no matter how few times a year she visited, nor how cold she was. John noticed his old friend as he passed through the second hallway. He always wondered who was behind that little camera lens. He knew the men in room 343, under the camera, were always watching him. They're always watching, and the seem to know all. No matter what John did, they had already known, and already been watching. The floating eyes seemed to follow him step by step. John finally made it to his room, accompanied by the nurse. He knew what time it was. It was time for him to go to sleep. They would wake them up when they needed him, he knew. When they needed someone to stand up. "This won't hurt one bit," she said. As John started to doze off, everything around him started to blur...he could barely make anything out...the nurse bumbled something out that John couldn't hear. Something about going into shock. He didn't know. He always thought that she was odd. Courtney-Anna was nice though, she always cared for John....he looked to the left at his green and orange painted tin can....a glance at his nature poster that he got from his mother...he hated that poster...he hated all the animals on the poster as well, the monkeys, the squids, they were all despised...then John remembered his father, and looked to the poster to the right...right by the can...they were his and his father's favorite team when he was still alive....they would go to every single Spartan game, always dressed in green and orange...but no more...John decided to glance up for one last time...he saw a water-stain in the roof that he always had noticed...it looked like a halo.

What in the...

Here's the official boxart, from amazon.de: Goldrusher's one was almost spot-on, and I must say I liked it more :)

hmmmmm, they kinda tweaked the colors and it definitely took away from it a bit.

I still think the original Halo 3 boxart was better (obviously minus the MGS tile) Halo 4 is the new top dog though, PROVIDED the UK box doesn't look like the german one where the entrance to requiem is obscured.

Yeah I still think that version of Halo 3 art is my favorite Halo boxart, even though I wish the stuff in the back looked better.

if anyone from 343i / MS is lurking. Take note, this: looks better than this:

Yup, I agree entirely, from text placement to overall colors and scale.

[monome]

Late to the "whoah" party but

WHOA!

I want same style covers for previous games...please?

[Lucky Gonk]

Are you talking about the Halo 4 packshot or the first leaked Halo 3 pack shot art?

The Halo 4 packshot. You can disregard what I said though - having seen the image blown up I think it's just the light shining off his armour that causes one side to look red rather than black. I don't think it's possible to infer any significance from it.

That said, I hope there's an obvious way to tell what AA your opponents are packing in Halo 4's multiplayer (outside of them actually using it). In Reach it felt like I was rolling a dice as to the outcome. :/

[Syphon Filter]

just glad its not that terrible one that we first saw.

[Four_Chamber]

Sexy as hell

[Harlock]

UNICRON =D

[ElzarTheBam]

just glad its not that terrible one that we first saw.

[Gui_PT]

Guise


Halo came(hehe) before the Transformers

[Letters]

Using "butthurt" in an argument on gaf is not bannable anymore??

[Tunavi]

xd

[Overdoziz]

Why would a planet have horns?

[2San]

When was this ever claimed? (got a link to share?) And are they talking about Forstbite 2.0 on Xbox 360 without the HD package installed? Cuz i dont see this engine beating Frostbite 2.0 maxed out.

Does it matter? Battlefield 3(with HD package) looks like shit on consoles. Reach looks way better than BF3, so I imagine Halo 4 looking better wouldn't be that crazy.