Articles tagged with 'halo wars'

Fable 2 & Halo Wars joining Xbox 360 Classics range [Update]

Friday, 05 February 2010 Henry Dowling

Microsoft has decided to expand the Xbox 360 Classics range with two more blockbuster titles: Fable 2 and Halo Wars ...

Historic Battle DLC announced for Halo Wars

Tuesday, 14 July 2009 Steven De Klerk

Those of you who weren't put off by the first DLC offering, will be happy to hear Robot Entertainment has announced Historic Battle, the second DLC pack for Halo Wars, scheduled to hit XBLM on July 21 for 800 MS Points ...

Halo Wars Strategic Options DLC comes out, starts riot

Wednesday, 20 May 2009 Tarryn van der Byl

Okay, so Strategic Options is out now. It throws in three additional game modes, including something called Tug of War, along with Reinforcement Mode, and Keepaway that's really just Capture the Flag. The pack also adds four new Achievements worth 100G, and is going for a not inconsiderable 800 MS Points on the Marketplace. The entire DLC pack is also only 2 MB in size, prompting complaints about the high price point and speculation that the content is already on the Halo Wars disc, while all you're buying is an unlock key ...

First Halo Wars DLC pack detailed

Wednesday, 22 April 2009 Aaron James

"Strategic Options" is the name of the first DLC pack for the popular console RTS, Halo Wars. The DLC pack is expected to offer a dramatically different multiplayer experience that will force experienced players to rethink their usual their battle tactics. The DLC is expected to accomplish this with 3 new multiplayer game modes ...

Halo Wars sells over 1 Million, DLC in the works

Thursday, 19 March 2009 Aaron James

Microsoft announced today that the Xbox 360 exclusive, Halo Wars, has managed to sell more than one million units worldwide. This makes Halo Wars the best selling real-time strategy game on any of the current-gen consoles. No easy feat when looking at the track record of RTS games on consoles since the beginning of the generation. It seems the simple RTS controls and gameplay, as well as with the Halo franchise to back you up, anything is possible. Come to think about it, these days, all you really need to do is add the Halo name and you’ll do just fine. Microsoft must be proud. ...

Halo Wars demo out now on XBLM

Thursday, 05 February 2009 Steven De Klerk

The wait is over for those wanting to try out Ensemble Studios' new real-time strategy, Halo Wars, as the demo is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace for a 1.4GB download. ...

CES 2009: Halo Wars demo hits XBLM February 5

Thursday, 08 January 2009 Steven De Klerk

Microsoft's Robbie Bach has announced a demo for the upcoming real-time strategy game, Halo Wars, which will be available for download from Xbox Live Marketplace on 5th February. Bach also confirmed the release date for all major regions will fall into February, with a European (and South African) release date of February 27 and a US release date of February 28 ...

16 Most Anticipated Xbox Games of 2009

Thursday, 01 January 2009 Steven De Klerk

It's the new year, so its about time we take a look at which Xbox games you should keep your eye on in 2009. I'm sure we'll see a good deal of announcements in the coming months, but from what we've seen so far, I've compiled a list of 16 games which I feel will make a splash on the Xbox console in 2009. Lets get started.. ...

Halo Wars coming in February 2009

Thursday, 06 November 2008 Steven De Klerk

Microsoft has announced that Halo Wars, a RTS game based on the Halo universe, is expected to hit stores in February 2009 [Confirmed February 17 for Europe/South Africa]. It's being developed by Ensemble Studios, the creators of the Age of Empires franchise, so it can be expected to be something special. As always, there will be a Limited Collectors Edition, and they have something special for Halo 3 fans as the Mythic Map Pack will be included. The full details are as follows ...

New Halo Wars cinematic and gameplay trailers

Monday, 06 October 2008 Steven De Klerk

3 new videos have been released for Halo Wars on GameTrailers.com. The first is a new cinematic trailer called 'Field Trip' and the other 2 show us more gameplay. Enjoy ...