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| {{Title|''Halo Wars Launch Site''}} | | {{Title|''Halo Wars Launch Site''}} |
| {{Status|RealWorld}} | | {{Era|RW}} |
| [[File:Halo wars site main 1.jpg|thumb|250px|The Covenant side of the site]] | | [[File:Halo wars site main 1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Covenant side of the site]] |
| The '''Halo Wars Launch Site''' was a website used to market ''[[Halo Wars]]'' before the release of the game. It contained the viewpoints of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Covenant]] about the [[Harvest campaign]]. This happens between the events of ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' and ''Halo Wars''.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWLS|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/halowars/index.html?fbid=0eK_L23l9WQ|Site=halo.xbox.com|Page=Halo Wars Launch Site|Detail=(Defunct)|D=01|M=6|Y=2009}} | | The '''Halo Wars Launch Site''' was a site used to market ''[[Halo Wars]]'' before the release of the game. It contained the viewpoints of the [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] about the [[Harvest campaign]]. This happens between the events of ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' and ''Halo Wars''.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/games/halowars.html Launch Site Link] (defunct)</ref> |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
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| ==Related marketing==
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| There was a website "sidebar ad" created that linked to this website. It featured the tagline "Battles take soldiers but wars need leaders", with a small interactive section where the user can MAC blast a Scarab.{{Ref/Site
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| ==Production notes==
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| The site was made by the team at AKQA. The site featured a rotating Harvest that utilized the Papervision3D of Adobe Flash to render interactive points of interest which rotated in sync with a rendered video of Harvest.{{Ref/Site
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| The model for the planet Harvest used on the site was created in [[Wikipedia:Autodesk Maya|Maya]] by Matthew Law. He also created the transitions to the surface and ensured they seamlessly flowed into footage captured from the game itself.{{Ref/Site|Id=blogspotmlhw|URL=http://matthewlaw.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/halo-wars.html|Site=matthewlaw.blogspot.co.uk|Page=Halo Wars|Detail=Monday, February 9, 2009|D=29|M=10|Y=2020}}
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| The surface terrain was made using locations from Campaign and Multiplayer maps from ''Halo Wars''. The levels from the campaign that were used was [[Relic Approach]], and [[Alpha Base (Halo Wars level)|Alpha Base]]. The maps from the multiplayer that were used was [[Chasms]], [[Terminal Moraine]], and [[Frozen Valley]]. Nate Riley also made the Halo Wars posters that were unlockable on the website.{{Ref/Site|Id=cargocollective|URL=http://cargocollective.com/nateriley/Halo-Wars-Dive-In|Site=cargocollective.com|Page=Halo Wars Dive In|D=29|M=10|Y=2020}}
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| Antonio Gomez a creative developer worked on the site and its "sidebar ad".{{Ref/Reuse|electricbulb}} Adam Marrs a Computer Scientist also worked on the project.{{Ref/Reuse|visualextract}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| File:HWLS Microsite halowars.jpg|An image used on Halo Waypoint in 2009.
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| File:Halo Wars Launch Site Weird image.jpg|Image used on Halo Waypoint in 2010.
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| File:Halo Wars UNSC side.jpg|Image of the UNSC side of the site. | | File:Halo Wars UNSC side.jpg|Image of the UNSC side of the site. |
| File:Halo wars site main 1.jpg|Image of the Covenant side of the site. | | File:Halo wars site main 1.jpg|Image of the Covenant side of the site. |
| File:HWLS Harvest.png|A image of Harvest used on the site. | | File:Collage.jpg|Collage of all the locations used in the site. |
| File:HWLS-Harvest2.jpg|Another image of Harvest used on the site.
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| File:HWLS Collage.jpg|Collage of all the locations used in the site.
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| File:HW wall 1024X768 CV.jpg|Covenant poster unlocked though the site. | | File:HW wall 1024X768 CV.jpg|Covenant poster unlocked though the site. |
| File:HW wall 1024X768 HUM.jpg|UNSC poster unlocked though the site. | | File:HW wall 1024X768 HUM.jpg|UNSC poster unlocked though the site. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Sources== | | ==References== |
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| ==See also==
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| *[http://halo.xbox.com/games/halowars.html Alternate Site Link] (defunct)
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| [[Category:Promotional material]] | | [[Category:Promotional Material]] |
| [[Category:Websites]]
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