Showtime’s adaptation of the hit video game series Halo has hit a blip, with director and executive producer Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) announcing that he has stepped down from his positions due to a change in scheduling. “It’s with great disappointment that changes to the production schedule of Halo prevent […]
Master Chief confirmed for Showtime’s live-action Halo series
Having been stuck in development hell for years, Microsoft’s long-planned Halo TV series found a new lease of life this past summer when it was picked up for a 10-episode season by Showtime, and now THR is reporting that the network has started casting for the show. The outlet reports that the Halo series will […]
Showtime president provides an update on Halo TV series plans
Back in June it was announced that Showtime has rescued the long-gestating Halo adaptation from development hell, with the cable network ordering a ten-episode season for a TV series based upon the hugely-popular Xbox video game franchise. The series is being written by Kyle Killen (Awake), with Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) […]
Unboxing Loot Gaming Crate “Grub!” featuring Castlevania, Skyrim, Bioshock Infinite and Halo
This months Loot Gaming Crate is rather bluntly named “Grub!”. Getting your daily slices of the five important main food groups is difficult for most people, but us gamers have it especially hard as we’re up against numerous fiends that span both space, alternative realities and time. This month you’d better pack a big lunch […]
Halo TV series coming to Showtime
After years of speculation and development hell, the hit video game series Halo will finally be coming to the small screen. Showtime has ordered a 10-episode season for Halo, currently the working title of the series, which will be based upon the Xbox video game franchise. The Halo series comes from Kyle Killen (Awake), Rise of the Planet of the Apes director […]
Halo TV series is apparently “still in very active development” at Showtime
If you cast your mind back to 2013, you may recall that Microsoft announced it was teaming up with Steven Spielberg to develop a TV series based around the Halo video game franchise. Given that we’ve heard absolutely nothing since, you’d be mistaken for assuming that the project was dead, but it seems that isn’t […]
Halo Wars 2 soundtrack to get a limited edition vinyl release
Something rather special is about to arrive for all Halo fans from Sumthing Else Music Works, the award-winning record label dedicated to licensing and distributing video game soundtracks. It’s been announced today that the Halo Wars 2 Original Soundtrack will be getting a special limited edition, deluxe gatefold, red marbled, double LP vinyl release. Not only […]
Microsoft says Steven Spielberg’s live-action Halo series is still in development
Way back in 2013, Microsoft announced that it was teaming up with Steven Spielberg to develop a live-action TV adaptation of the blockbuster Halo video game franchise. Four years later, and said series is still yet to materialise. However, it seems the project remains in development, with AR12 receiving the following response from Microsoft and […]
Will PlayStation’s Bare Autumn Help Xbox Close The Gap?
Samuel Brace on whether PlayStation’s bare autumn could help Xbox to close the gap… PlayStation is winning. There is no doubt about it. In all likelihood the Sony console is 10 million units ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox One. Now, Xbox isn’t doing badly, not by any stretch of the imagination, but PlayStation 4 — for […]
Halo TV series “still in development” at Showtime
Last year it was announced that Xbox Studios and Showtime were teaming up to produce a live action Halo television series with famed director Steven Spielberg helping produce the series. That announcement was made in May 2014 and it wasn’t long after that Xbox stated their intention to put the series out in Fall 2015, […]
