The sci-fi shooter franchise Halo was almost canceled because it originally started out as what entirely different genre?

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Bungie composers literally recorded themselves singing in a bathroom to create the iconic Gregorian monk chant that plays over the main menu screen of the original Halo game.

Bungie composers literally recorded themselves singing in a bathroom to create the iconic Gregorian monk chant that plays over the main menu screen of the…

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Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue holds a sacred place in hacker lore because it contained a specific exploit used to permanently mod and crack the original Microsoft Xbox.

Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue holds a sacred place in hacker lore because it contained a specific exploit used to permanently mod and crack the…

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Halo was publicly introduced to the world by Steve Jobs in 1999 as a massively anticipated third-person real-time strategy game built strictly and exclusively for Apple Macintosh computers.

Halo was publicly introduced to the world by Steve Jobs in 1999 as a massively anticipated third-person real-time strategy game built strictly and exclusively…

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Jeff Steitzer recorded his unimaginably iconic multiplayer voice lines for the original Halo game while sitting in a closet, trying desperately not to wake up his sleeping…

Jeff Steitzer recorded his unimaginably iconic multiplayer voice lines for the original Halo game while sitting in a closet, trying desperately not to wake up…

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Master Chief’s armor got its color from a Honda

The savior of humanity and the face of the Xbox brand owes his signature look to a completely random vehicle modification. When Bungie was struggling to nail…

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Halo completely revolutionized modern console shooters, but what legendary feature was almost cut before launch?

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The sci-fi shooter franchise Halo was almost canceled because it originally started out as what entirely different genre?

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Bungie composers literally recorded themselves singing in a bathroom to create the iconic Gregorian monk chant that plays over the main menu screen of the original Halo game.

Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue holds a sacred place in hacker lore because it contained a specific exploit used to permanently mod and crack the original Microsoft Xbox.

Halo was publicly introduced to the world by Steve Jobs in 1999 as a massively anticipated third-person real-time strategy game built strictly and exclusively for Apple Macintosh computers.

Jeff Steitzer recorded his unimaginably iconic multiplayer voice lines for the original Halo game while sitting in a closet, trying desperately not to wake up his sleeping…

Master Chief’s armor got its color from a Honda

Halo completely revolutionized modern console shooters, but what legendary feature was almost cut before launch?

A bigger world.
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