Halo Waypoint, the new virtual home for all things "Halo," launches today on
Xbox LIVE, and will be the exclusive destination for full-episode previews of
"Halo Legends" beginning Saturday, Nov. 7. Available for "Halo" fans worldwide
following a successful preview period, Halo Waypoint brings all the richness of
the "Halo" universe together in one place. Halo Waypoint features daily updates
of fresh, exciting content such as developer interviews, trailers and
screenshots, exclusive video footage, community activities and the latest "Halo"
news.
In addition, Halo Waypoint includes an innovative career system that tracks
players' accomplishments across multiple "Halo" games and gives them new ways to
show off their heroic gameplay feats. By downloading and "enlisting" in Halo
Waypoint, players will be rewarded with a variety of Bungie-created "Halo 3:
ODST" Avatar Awardables for attaining specific Achievements in the game. Rewards
vary from stylish T-shirts to full sets of ODST armor. The experience is
retroactive, so if players have already unlocked the requisite Achievements, the
awards will be ready for them once they enlist in Halo Waypoint.
Players can unlock the following Achievements to gain access to "Halo 3: ODST"
Avatar Awardables:
|
Achievement Title |
Achievement Description |
Achievement Awardable |
|
Tourist |
Accessed
and downloaded the city map to your VISR. |
ODST
Black T-shirt |
|
Dark
Times |
Killed 5
enemies while using VISR mode. |
ODST
hoodie |
|
Campaign
Complete: Normal |
Completed
the Campaign on Normal difficulty. |
ODST
Rookie Helmet |
|
Good
Samaritan |
Killed no
Engineers in the city at night during entire campaign, alone or with another
ODST. |
ODST Full
Body Armor |
|
Vidmaster
Challenge: Endure |
In
Firefight, on any mission, pass the 4th Set on 4-player Heroic LIVE co-op |
ODST Dare
Helmet (Female)
Recon
Helmet (Male) |
As a bonus for enlisting to Halo Waypoint, fans will receive a Monitor accessory
for their Avatars modeled after the "Halo" character, 343 Guilty Spark. The
Monitor will help fans find their way around Halo Waypoint, the new destination
for all things "Halo" on Xbox LIVE.
The rollout of exciting new "Halo" content doesn't stop there. This Saturday,
the first preview episode of the highly anticipated anime series, "Halo
Legends," will debut only on Halo Waypoint. Set to be distributed in early 2010
by Warner Home Video, the rich anthology of anime short films will tell all-new
stories in the epic "Halo" saga.
Written and created by an array of renowned anime studios and produced by 343
Industries, "Halo Legends" will explore never-before-told stories based on
themes and characters in the vast "Halo" universe. Sponsored by the U.S. Air
Force, previews of four new "Halo Legends" episodes will be available only on
Halo Waypoint during 24-hour live-streaming events on Xbox LIVE over the next
three months.
The first "Halo Legends" preview episode, "The Babysitter," is created by famed
anime house STUDIO4˚C, and follows the story of a group of ODST's who
reluctantly accept a Spartan sniper into their strike team. As they embark on a
perilous mission to assassinate a high-ranking Covenant Prophet, old rivalries
must be reexamined if the mission is to succeed. Watch what happens as the
mission progresses into hostile territory, and both the Spartan and the ODST's
discover something important about the other.
Following each preview episode on Xbox LIVE, fans will receive exclusive
behind-the-scenes looks at each studio's creative process through "making of"
specials. Below is the current broadcast schedule of upcoming "Halo Legends"
live-streaming events (subject to change):
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