http://halowarsaddict.com/ Latest Halo Wars news and content. http://www.halowarsaddict.com/1,000,000th_copy_sold-id109 Halo wars has now sold 1 Million copies.Hip hip.... English http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/4609/screenshot15previewse5.jpg http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/4609/screenshot15previewse5.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Addict_Gaming_Review_Halo_Wars-id108 The announcement for Halo Wars came out of nowhere back at Microsoft's X06 event 2 and half years ago. Since then the Halo fan base have been both sceptical and welcoming to the new franchise, which was expected, however after closely watching the games development through the eyes of a fanboy, the idea of playing a Halo RTS game became more and more exciting. The key thing that was pitched to gamers over the years was the fact that Halo Wars will be built from the ground up for the Xbox 360, which in theory would create an enjoyable, but more importantly, playable strategy game for the consol... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-5857-news.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-5857-news.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Addict_Gaming_Halo_Wars_Hands_On-id107 In Microsoft's meeting room, Halo Wars was sitting lonely. It must have seen our arrival coming, because the very full room left one open space for us to try it out. To give a little background, we had originally intended to have a video interview with someone at Ensemble, but didn’t hear back anything from anyone about it. So I figured the interview wasn’t happening, but snuck into the Microsoft room regardless (not so much snuck in as finagled my way in with wit, trembling hands and perhaps a small puddle of liquid on the floor). Point being, I was surprised to sit down and immediately find ... English http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/989/halowarsuf9.png http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/989/halowarsuf9.png 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/July's_Monthly_Update-id106 Ensembles Thunder has posted the Halo Wars monthly update for July at HaloWars.com. The update talks about difficulty and how choosing different leaders to fight as will effect gameplay. It sounds like the Legendary difficulty is going to be really tough."Leaders give you access to some unique abilities, units, and bonuses, depending on which one you choose. As mentioned, the Elephant is unique for players who choose Captain Cutter as their leader, giving them a mobile barracks to train units out of and also potentially saving you a building site if you choose not a construct a barracks at you... English http://halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-4023-pic.JPG http://halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-4023-pic.JPG 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Announcing_Addict_Gaming-id105 You may have noticed that we've been a bit slow with the Halo Wars news recently. Well like we mentioned in the Podcast Sam Myself have been extremely busy with our latest project, which we're extactic about announcing and launching today! When we started out on the "Addict Project" our main aim was to deliver a multiplatform gaming environment, where we would deliver up to date news daily and deliver a kick-ass community. Well Addictgaming.com is now complete and ready for you to move into! Now you might be asking yourself "Why should I stay here" – That’s a very good question. We were thi... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-3533-Untitled-3.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-3533-Untitled-3.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Flood_Possibly_Confirmed_In_Halo_Wars-id104 During the long, extensive and detailed QA session at the Comic-Con Halo Wars panel, details about a certain Floody race were awkwardly hinted at. After asked whether or not the Flood would be included in Halo Wars, the entire panel (made up of all sorts of Halo developers, writers and figure creators) went silent, looked uncomfortable and finally gave the pseudo answer "it is a complete Halo game." Confirmation that the Flood will appear in Halo Wars? No, not at all. Confirmation that mention of the Flood being included in Halo Wars makes the dev team feel uneasy? Definitely!... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-8073-Untitled-1.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-8073-Untitled-1.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Who_wants_a_BETA_invite-id103 Sorry, you can't have one. Thunder made a post on HaloWars.com crushing the notion that there is a public beta right now. He posted the following statement today: "Back in mid-March we sent a select few members of our community an invitation to join us for our Multiplayer Alpha test. Unfortunately the decision was made not to include members of the public for the test, so these folks didn't get to play the game. Right now, a few people are passing around these private invites, despite the request in the message not to, and claiming that they invites to an upcoming Beta. I'm afraid that is fals... English http://halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-8427-cap.JPG http://halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-8427-cap.JPG 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/We_have_been_busy-id102 Sorry for the delays in news updates around Halo Wars Addict but we have been working on some important stuff recently. We have been developing something large. That's all I can really say about the project right now but hopefully we can update you all later.If you guys are hungry for Halo Wars goodness you can find everything you might need at HaloWars.com. Again, sorry for the inactivity but it will pay off very soon.Once everything has settled down we will be thrust back into full motion. Thank you for your support.Sam152... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-2085-1sa.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-2085-1sa.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Yet_Another_Halo_Wars_Gameplay_Video-id101 E3 has been already graced us with a hell of a lot of Halo Wars information, well here's another Video to add to the pile.In this Video you see some new Covenant units, The MAC Being used, Energy Sword Elites (Yeah, you see them lunge) and various other new additions to the game since we last saw it in 2007. ... English images/pelican.PNG images/pelican.PNG 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/E3_Fact_Sheet_Confirms_2009_Release,_6_Player_Xbox_Live_amp;_More-id100 Well guys and gals, I just got mailed the official E3 2008 Halo Wars fact and there's a bunch of great stuff contained within. Instead of me garbling on, I'll let you read it for yourself:Product OverviewPublisher: Microsoft Game StudiosDeveloper: Ensemble StudiosFormat: DVD for the Xbox 360™ video game systemESRB Rating: Rating PendingAvailability: (First half of) 2009Price: TBDProductOverview: “Halo Wars” is a strategy game based on the legendary “Halo®” universe. In campaign mode, players will command the armies of the UNSC warship “Spirit of Fire,” consisting of familiar and new UNSC u... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-5049-news.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-5049-news.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/3_Brutes_Spotted_in_Latest_E3_Screenshots-id99 Well brutes have been previously spotted in Halo Wars Screenshots, however they weren't particularly clear. Now thanks to the High Resolution Press shots from Microsoft, we can clearly see 3 Brutes chillin' out, laying down some Brute Shot love on those pesky UNSC. Check out the Image Here.... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/brute.png http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/brute.png 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/New_Halo_Wars_Gameplay,_Trailer__Screenshots.-id98 Well, what a conference M$ just held. They showed a hell of a lot of stuff - from Fallout 3 to Gears of War 2, a new Xbox Dashboard to Final Fantasy XIII being announced on 360 - It was a fantastic show.Now we're starting to see Halo Wars information slowly move onto the internet, which is guaranteed just to be the start of the information flood. Sit back, and enjoy the next videos.New Screenshots and Concept art can be found here. ... English http://halowarsaddict.com/images/news_icons/comp.jpg http://halowarsaddict.com/images/news_icons/comp.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/1up_Interview_Dave_Pottinger-id97 Gameplay details, release dates, demos, new screenshots are all the go in the new interview conducted with Dave Pottinger at 1up.com. "At this point on the project, it's a lot of coordination and final calls. Things we've been trying out that are close to working -- deciding whether we keep plugging away at them, or whether to yank them out of the game. We had a unit with a special ability that was going to be too much programming work, so we swapped it for one that actually has a bigger art component. From the end user standpoint, same level of coolness, but just a different way to do it. And... English http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1239/thumbkt5.jpg http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1239/thumbkt5.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Cyclops_Spotted-id96 An eagle eyed member of HaloWars.com, "Ryzza" might have spotted the controversial unit 'The Cyclops'. The unit was uncovered in amongst the screenshots posted by X360 magazine (which can be found here.).The original thread and discussion can be found here.... English http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/752/cyclopshm0.jpg http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/752/cyclopshm0.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/New_Halo_Wars_Screenshots_and_Preview-id95 X360, a UK magazine have posted a preview article on Halo Wars and what look to me like several new screenshots and concepts."As such, Halo Wars really is shaping up like promised. It's positively drowning in recognisable articles and those who still play the trilogy will find it remarkable how quickly they identify with their units. Wolverines and Scorpions have the same pros and cons so there's very little to learn if you know your stuff. At the moment, the focus is still very much on the USNC brigade, a fact Devine was clear to emphasise..."You can find the full article and all these images... English http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/4609/screenshot15previewse5.jpg http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/4609/screenshot15previewse5.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/More_High_Resolution_Screenshots-id94 Ensemble have added more high resolution screenshots to their gallery located at HaloWars.com. They are cool shots that we have previously seen but now you can pull out different scenes within each one and make them your background.Above: A screenshot where two scarabs can be seen engaging a group of UNSC units.Thanks Ensemble.... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-1115-something.JPG http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-1115-something.JPG 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Now_in_High_Definition-id93 A few of the screenshots posted a while ago have been released at HaloWars.com in a higher resolution. Perfect for wallpapers or getting the perfect close up of different action shots. Mmmmm, flamethrower marines..The shots have been added to the gallery at HaloWars.com which can be found here.... English http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9890/shotfd0.png http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9890/shotfd0.png 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/A_Bruceful_Blog_Post-id92 Bruce Shelley has posted a new blog entry... could the Xbox controller be better for RTS's than a keyboard and mouse!? For those of you who missed the post alpha control scheme image posted by our very own Flash here it is again below and Bruce's comment on the Controls."Halo Wars Controls: One of the key messages out of the GamePro article was the effort we have put into the control system. I may have mentioned many blogs ago that we reprogrammed Age of Mythology to be playable with an Xbox controller as a proof of concept. Designer/programmer Tim Deen got to the point that he could play AoM ... English http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/3159/bruceomggp7.png http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/3159/bruceomggp7.png 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/New_Info_on_UNSC_Units-id91 New info has just been added to HaloWars.com. New unit's that are going to appear in Halo Wars will be released gradually over a period of time.The 'UNSC firebase' is the first structure to be added and has been confirmed to produce Warthogs."The UNSC firebase combines the needs of a tactical communication command center and expansion into both a barrack and a production facility capable of assembling combat vehicles. The firebase itself is a variant of the old colony starter units constructed out of polycrete and powered by a small hydrogen reactor. Because gaining a foothold quickly was key ... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-6902-unit.JPG http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-6902-unit.JPG 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/HWA_Editorial_The_Cyclops-id90 Written By Darko on 21st June 2008Ensemble has been getting a lot of flak lately about the addition of a new vehicle called "Cyclops". The Cyclops is a ''Gigantic Bipedal Mech" that destroys buildings with its mechanical arms. Since the announcement of the Cyclops being added to Halo Wars it has had many members of the Halo Wars.com forums up in arms about a Mech being in a Halo game. Members were mostly concerned that it wouldn't fit into the Halo universe at all, that the vehicle might bring us out of the world that Bungie has lovingly created.In all honesty people should not worry at all ab... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-2085-1sa.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-2085-1sa.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Halo_Wars_June_Monthly_Update-id89 Well that's right ladies and gents. The very latest Monthly update has been posted by Ensemble. This month they inform us that there will be a full build of the game at E3 next month, which should be playable for attendee's (Which is fantastic news for us, as we'll actually be able to play the game at E3 if we're lucky, and hopefully let you guys know our hands on impressions).They also go into detail about The Cyclops the UNSC Unit Line Up! All in all not a bad update, but go and see it for yourselves!!!Find the update Here.... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-9714-Untitled-3.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-9714-Untitled-3.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Brutes_Have_Been_Spotted_In_Halo_Wars-id87 Well thanks to the eagle eyed member "James T." of the HaloWars.com forums, a Brute has been spotted in one of the recent Halo Wars Screenshots GamePro released earlier this week!Now as far as balancing the game goes with this new addition, we don't have a clue. But what I know is, that's a brute and I'm now officially excited about getting my hands on Halo Wars!... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-7826-brute.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-7826-brute.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/HWA_Podcast_Episode_1-id86 That's right girls and boys, we've got a podcast. We cover a number of topics in this episode From our Ensemble Interview to Bruce Shelley revealing he's actually Master Chief. Big thanks goes to one of our most creative members, Shane (Squirrelz) for making our intro music. Also a big shout out to Richard over at http://www.podcastingintros.com/ for doing the voice over on the intro. Length: 34:35 Size: 31.6mbListening on iTunes: It's taking longer than expected for our Podcast to go through to iTunes, however if you go into iTunes and click on "Advanced" and then "Subscribe to Podcast" Type ... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-5833-podcast.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-5833-podcast.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/40_New_Halo_Wars_Screenshots-id85 Courtesy of the guys at GamePro.com - Thanks for e-mailing us to let us know!From what these screenshots tell us it seems Halo Wars is going to be an epic game. Have a gander at all the grunts with needlers and the flamethrower marines. Personally every aspect that we have seen so far looks amazing and I cannot imagine a game with such a fine appearance being put off for a 2009 release. Hopefully we can look forward to getting our hand on it soon.... English http://halowarsaddict.com/images/news_icons/divine_supreme_leader_of_universe.JPG http://halowarsaddict.com/images/news_icons/divine_supreme_leader_of_universe.JPG 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/GamePro_First_Hands_On_Article_-id84 Well ladies and gents, the past two weeks have had a Halo Wars information extravaganza from GamePro. Well just when you thought it was all over - They've just released a "Hands On" article which can be found Here.In the article they cover a range of topics from a "Bungie-Less" Halo, How Halo started out as an RTS and a lot of Multiplayer and Campaign details.... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-6776-news.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-6776-news.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/HWA__E3_2008-id83 Well ladies and gents, hasn't the last week been an exciting one. Halo Wars information coming in from all angles, HWA's Interview with Thunder...It's all pretty exciting!Well today I received confirmation that Halo Wars Addict will be at E3! Yes that's right, we're going to be reporting live from E3 keeping you up to date with all the Halo Wars Information Ensemble releases through the week!We're hoping to sit down with some of the guys from Ensemble for a video interview, so if you have an interesting question to ask them, mail it to me at Tom.Bastable@HaloWarsAddict.com!... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-4499-e3news.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-4499-e3news.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/HWA_Editorial_Halo_Wars_Release_Speculation-id82 Written By Darko On June 16th 2008Halo Wars is coming and the anticipation has become overwhelming. The game that will quench the thirst for every Halo fan for another year is on its way to completion. Halo Wars has been in development for almost three years now and it shows. Every time we get a new look at the game it looks more amazing the last. There has been a lot of speculation on when Halo Wars will actually be in our hands. There have been reports that Halo Wars might not even see a 2008 release date. All fears and doubts were smashed when Shane Kim said in an interview recently that Ha... English http://halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-3699-schparteeeeen.JPG http://halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-3699-schparteeeeen.JPG 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/HWA_Exclusive_Interview_Ensemble_Studios-id81 Thats right Ladies Gents. Recently HaloWarsAddict.com was lucky enough to sit down and talk to Graham "Thunder" Somers, about a little title called Halo Wars. You can see the full interview below, Enjoy!Tom: Thunder, thank you so much for giving up some of your time to come and talk to us about Halo Wars!Graham: Happy to do it! Tom: To kick this interview off, could you give us an introduction of who you are and what you do at Ensemble Studios.Graham: Sure thing. My name is Graham "Thunder" Somers and I'm the Community Manager here at Ensemble Studios. I interface with the fans of our game... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-1892-Untitled-4.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-1892-Untitled-4.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Halo_Wars_Confirmed_To_Be_Shown_At_E3.-id77 Well thanks to the guys at IGN, we have a list of games that Microsoft will be showing at E3. Well let's see what we have here... Banjo Kazooie, Fable 2, Gears of War 2, Too Human Viva Pinata 2...Oh and just a small title you may of heard about; Halo Wars!!Finally...we can sleep tonight as we now know we'll be getting some Halo Wars goodness this July. What that’s going to be however, we have no idea. But I would say this is possibly Ensembles last chance to announce a 2008 release and still have time to initiate a big Hype Engine for the game. So everybody...Cross your fingers tight for a Re... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-5049-news.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-5049-news.jpg 90 90 http://www.halowarsaddict.com/Bruce_Shelley_Ensemble_Smoothing_Out_The_Edges.-id76 Ahh Bruce Shelley...If GBPosters.com did a pin up of Bruce, I'd sure as hell buy it. He's been in the Games Industry since the 80's and now he's one of Ensembles games advisors - He's definitely worth some recognition for the time he's dedicated to the games industry over the years..So Bruce - We salute you. ... English http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-7168-shels.jpg http://www.halowarsaddict.com/images/upload/hwaIMG-7168-shels.jpg 90 90