Editing Halo Legends

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''Halo Legends'' was distributed by [[Wikipedia:Warner Home Video|Warner Bros.]] and released onto standard DVD and Blu-ray on February 16, 2010.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/07/video-game-publishers-microsoft-ubisoft-invading-hollywoods-turf.html '''Los Angeles Times''': ''Video game publishers Microsoft, Ubisoft invading Hollywood's turf'']</ref> And on February 9, the [[halo Legends: Original Soundtrack|''Halo Legends'' Original Soundtrack]] was released. Some of the episodes were briefly distributed on [[Halo Waypoint]] before the release of the DVD.<ref name="xbox360.ign.com">[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/107/1073289p2.html "IGN-next six years": Legends, Movies and the Next Six Years]</ref>

''Halo Legends'' had origins in the 2006 [[Marvel Comics]] tie-in, ''[[The Halo Graphic Novel]]''; Frank O'Connor said that the idea of an anime compilation existed for years before there was momentum for the project.<ref name="majornelson-343">[http://majornelson.com/2009/12/09/show-343-interviews-with-some-of-the-343-team-about-halo-and-more/ "majornelson-343"]</ref> Wanting to tell smaller stories in a different format than video games and novels and in different art styles, Frank O'Connor said that anime was a natural fit. An additional consideration was that 343 Industries felt that the Japanese style of narrative fit the stories well.<ref>Halo Legends; The Making of [DVD; Disc 2/2]</ref> Most of the animation studios Microsoft approached were available for the project. Most studios were "afraid" of creating their own stories, even if they were familiar with the series, so O'Connor sent them possible story treatments. Microsoft was deeply involved in making sure story details were correct and writing the scripts for the stories, Frank O'Connor estimated that 50% of the dialogue in the final products were verbatim from the original scripts.{{Ref/Reuse|majornelson-343}} While all the stories save [[Odd One Out]] are considered canon, Frank O'Connor noted that some discrepancies were the cause of artistic interpretation.<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/frankie_legends_qa.html "Frankie's Halo Legends Q&A Session"]</ref>

The animation studios were given wide latitude in their presentation.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/07/video-game-publishers-microsoft-ubisoft-invading-hollywoods-turf.html "Los Angelas Times"]</ref> In developing their stories and styles, the anime studios were supplied with access to [[Halo Story Bible]] and art assets.{{Ref/Reuse|xbox360.ign.com}}

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In November 2010, before ''Halo Legends'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray, on the Xbox 360 [[Halo Waypoint]] application was shown 4 episodes. One was ''The Babysitter'', and another was ''The Package''.

''Halo Legends'' was originally to be released on February 9, 2010, but its launch was pushed back a week to February 16. The compilation comes in three different retail packages: a standard DVD release with all the episodes, a two-disc special-edition which contains additional commentary, and the Blu-ray Disc edition, featuring the special-edition features and a summary of the ''Halo'' storyline.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/news/6245077.html?sid=6245077&part=rss&subj=6245077 "Gamespot.com"]</ref> The film's United States premiere was held at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco on February 10,<ref>[http://bluray.ign.com/articles/106/1067221p1.html "IGN.com":  IGN Presents Halo Legends Premiere]</ref> with the companion soundtrack released by [[Wikipedia: Sumthing Distribution|Sumthing Distribution]] the day previous. ''Halo Legends'' was later included in the 2017 release of the ''[[Halo: The Complete Video Collection]]''.

Based on Rentrak and ''Home Media Magazine'' numbers, ''Legends'' ranked second and fourth in Blu-ray Disc and DVD sales, respectively, during its first week of sales in the United States. It also ranked seventh in Blu-ray Disc rankings in Japan. In its second week it dropped off the US Blu-ray Disc Top 20 charts, and slipped to tenth for DVD sales.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-05/halo-legends-ranks-no.2-on-bd-no.4-on-dvd-in-1st-week "Anime News Network": Sales]</ref> According to The-Numbers.com, ''Legends'' sold $2.56 million worth of merchandise or 168,000 DVDs its first week.<ref name="The Numbers">[http://www.the-numbers.com/interactive/newsStory.php?newsID=4954 "The Numbers"]</ref> Total sales have reached $8.27 million.{{Ref/Reuse|The Numbers}}

*''Halo Legends'' is the final piece of media to use the original ''Halo'' logo.

File:Halo-SE-DVD.jpg|Artwork for the ''Halo Legends'' Blu-ray and DVD.

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