A still from the game Halo 4, which is due for release in November.
A still from the game Halo 4, which is due for release in November.

Web series will usher in the newest game in Halo franchise



Anyone looking forward to the return of Master Chief (that's "Chief" for those wondering what George Calombaris was doing on a games page) won't have to wait until Halo 4's release this November. In the month building up to the game, Microsoft will be bringing us the web series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, five 15-minute episodes that will premiere exclusively on the Machinima and Halo Waypoint websites.

Apparently, the story will follow Mr Chief as he inspires a novice UNSC soldier to work his way up to command the UNSC Infinity spacecraft. Should Forward Unto Dawn prove a hit, it could well reignite the move to bring Halo to cinema screens, a plan that was originally on the cards with Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp, until they decided to make District 9 instead.