Video- Halo World Championship Tournament Finals

If you haven't been watching our HaloFest multiplayer tournament, now's the time to start.

The “Halo Championship Series”, or HCS, was born of 343 Industries’ desire to curate a quality eSports experience – for pro players, enthusiasts, and spectators – by creating a single sanctioning body for Halo. Designed to foster the best environment and platform for competitive multiplayer, the HCS will showcase, sponsor and support existing tournament organizers in the growing landscape of eSports today. To help fulfill this ambition, 343 Industries has teamed up with Twitch, ESL, and various tournament organizers to create a year of high-stakes action featuring Halo 2: Anniversary, the newly reimagined multiplayer engine within Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Halo Championship Series Details:

• The first season of the Halo Championship Series will kick off shortly after the launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and run from November (preseason) through March of 2015.
• Teams of four Spartans will compete in a structured series of online and in-person LAN events.
• All officially sanctioned tournaments (LAN and online) will award HCS points to the top teams.
• At the end of each season, teams with the highest HCS point totals will be invited to compete at the HCS season finals in March 2015. More details to be announced.

Watch live video from Halo on www.twitch.tv

Watch Halo: Nightfall the premiere on November 11

Ridley Scott. Halo: Nightfall. Watch the preview, then watch the premiere 11/11. Check out the official Halo Nightfall trailer! Watch it now! Secure your access to Halo Nightfall debuting November 11, 2014 in Halo The Master Chief Collection.

Halo: Reach free download on Xbox 360

Halo: Reach is now free to download on Xbox 360 with Gold.

"Bungie's final Halo and one of the greatest shooters on Xbox 360, whether you're talking about the campaign (set on a planet doomed to destruction by the Covenant, directly before the events of Combat Evolved), the expanded Forge editor or the sprawling suite of competitive and cooperative modes. Notable for introducing Armour Abilities - optional gadgets and tricks such as jetpacks and the cloak - to Halo multiplayer."

Halo: Spartan Assault, out now

While Master Chief drifted toward Requiem, Halo's Spartan force warred on.



HALO LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE



For Xbox One, Xbox 360, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8



Enlist as a Spartan soldier and sharpen your tactical skills in battle! Set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4, Halo: Spartan Assault, developed by 343 Industries in conjunction with Vanguard Games, is a new chapter within the award-winning Halo universe. Spanning over 30 missions in vibrant, dangerous worlds, dive deeper into the backstory of Human-Covenant wars and the origins of the Spartan Ops program.



Play through the eyes of either Commander Sarah Palmer or Spartan Davis in simulation training aboard the UNSC Infinity, as they fight never-before-seen battles against Covenant forces. You can also join with a fellow Spartan in a Co-op battle against the Flood.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND ONLY ON XBOX ONE AND XBOX 360

• Play longer than ever in a new online Co-op mode, and watch each other's backs with all-new Co-op missions*


• Engage in Operation Hydra, the expansion from the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 game that brings mystery and a chilling addition to the single player Campaign


• Wage war against a persistent and overwhelming enemy – encounter the Flood for the first time in Halo: Spartan Assault


• Go in strong with an expanded arsenal that brings you more weapons, more armor abilities, and more upgrades – it's the ultimate Spartan Assault experience!


• Fans that have purchased "Halo: Spartan Assault" for Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 to date or purchase prior to December 15, 2013, will be eligible to purchase the Xbox One version of the game at the discounted price of $4.99!**


• "Halo: Spartan Assault" will be available on Xbox 360 in January 2014 and will offer the same upgrade discount ($4.99) as the Xbox One version.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY



Halo: Spartan Assault also brings a Halo videogame to touch-based devices and provides an accessible, pick-up-and-play experience for fans and newcomers alike.



Released in July of 2013, the game for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 PCs and tablets offers rich storytelling, integration with Halo 4, intuitive controls, as well as best-in-class action, audio and graphics. Halo: Spartan Assault brings the epic scale and action of the Halo universe to mobile devices through unrivaled action and intensity.

Unravel the story of the years between Halo 3 and 4 in the new Halo: Spartan Assault, out now:http://www.halospartanassault.com/