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Many products and ideas that are set in the Halo universe contain the word, or are titled, "Halo", named primarily after the Halo Array, a series of massive ring-shaped space installations.

Video games

The Halo logo up against a background of a Halo installation.

The original Halo trilogy - The original first-person shooter trilogy.

Halo: Combat Evolved - The first Halo video game.
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary - A remastered version of the first Halo game, released on November 15, 2011.
- Halo PC - The Windows and Mac version of Halo: Combat Evolved.
  - Halo Custom Edition - A free, unsupported upgrade to the Windows part of Halo: Combat Evolved.
Halo 2 - The second Halo video game.
- Halo 2 Vista - The Windows Vista version of Halo 2.
- Halo 2 Anniversary - A remastered version of Halo 2, released on November 11, 2014.
Halo 3 - The final installment of the FPS trilogy.
- Halo 3 Beta - The beta stage of the third installment.

The Reclaimer Saga - A follow-up to the original trilogy of games.

Halo 4 - The first game in the new saga made by 343 Industries, released on November 6, 2012.
Halo 5: Guardians - Second game of the Reclaimer Saga, set for release in Fall 2015.
- Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta - Beta stage for Halo 5: Guardians.

A series of Halo spin-off games.

Halo Wars - A Halo real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios.
Halo 3: ODST - A spin-off game on the Halo 3 engine.
Halo: Reach - A prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved.
- Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta - The beta stage of the sixth installment.
Halo: Spartan Assault - A top-down action shooter.
Halo: Spartan Strike - A top-down action shooter and spiritual successor to Spartan Assault.
Halo Online - A multiplayer-focused game.
Halo Wars 2 - A sequel to Halo Wars.

Canceled Halo games.

Halo: Chronicles - A Halo game developed by Peter Jackson and Wingnut Interactive in association with Bungie. As of 2009, the game has been confirmed as canceled.

Miscellaneous

Pre-Xbox Halo - Halo: Combat Evolved before it became the game it is today.
Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack - The expansion pack of the Halo 2 multiplayer.
Halo 3: Mythic - The expansion pack of the Halo 3 multiplayer introducing three new maps.

Promotional

Halo 3 Collector's Edition - A special edition of the game.
Halo 3 Legendary Edition - The ultimate special edition of the game.
Halo Wars: Limited Edition - The limited edition of the Halo RTS. Includes several rare pieces of merchandise.
Halo: Reach Limited Edition - The limited edition package of the game.
Halo: Reach Legendary Edition - The ultimate special edition of the game.
Halo 4 Limited Edition - The special edition of the game including exclusive in-game content.

Video game levels

"Halo" - The second level in Halo: Combat Evolved.
"Delta Halo" - The eighth level in Halo 2.
"Halo" - The tenth and final level of Halo 3.

Films and other series

Halo: Landfall - A series of live-action short films made to promote the release of Halo 3.
Halo Movie - The Hollywood feature production. It has been delayed indefinitely, and executive producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp have both confirmed that their involvement has ended.
Halo Legends - A series of anime shorts set in the Halo universe.
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn -A five part web-series based on a young UNSC cadet who is inspired by John-117.
Halo: The Television Series - An upcoming live-action TV series produced by Steven Spielberg.^[1]
Halo: Nightfall - A digital live-action series produced by Ridley Scott.^[2]

Books

Novels

Main article: Halo novels

Halo: The Fall of Reach - A prequel novel to Halo: Combat Evolved, by Eric Nylund.
Halo: The Flood - The novelization of Halo: Combat Evolved by William C. Dietz.
Halo: First Strike - The book explaining the events between Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, by Eric Nylund.
Halo Box Set - The box set featuring the first three Halo novels.
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx - The book introducing Onyx and the SPARTAN-III Program.
Halo: Contact Harvest - A prequel to the Halo saga set at the beginning of the Human-Covenant War.
Halo: The Cole Protocol - The latest novel set in the earlier years of the Human-Covenant War during the introduction of the Cole Protocol.
Halo Boxed Set - The box set featuring the first three Halo published by Tor Books.
Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe - A collection of Halo stories on various subjects.
The Forerunner Saga - A three-part series of novels set in the era of the Forerunners, by Greg Bear.
- Halo: Cryptum - The first part of The Forerunner Saga.
- Halo: Primordium - The second part of The Forerunner Saga.
- Halo: Silentium - The third part of The Forerunner Saga.
Kilo-Five Trilogy - A trilogy of novels set after the Human-Covenant War, by Karen Traviss.
- Halo: Glasslands - The first part of the Kilo-Five Trilogy.
- Halo: The Thursday War - The second part of the Kilo-Five Trilogy.
- Halo: Mortal Dictata - The third part of the Kilo-Five Trilogy.
Halo: Broken Circle - A book set in the dawn of the Covenant empire and during the Great Schism, by John Shirley.
Halo: New Blood - A novella revolving around Edward Buck's journey to becoming a Spartan-IV, by Matt Forbeck.
Halo: Hunters in the Dark - A novel featuring a joint Sangheili-human expedition team to the Ark, by Peter David.
Halo: Saint's Testimony - A novella that features the nature of artificial intelligence, by Frank O'Connor.
Halo: Last Light
Halo: Shadow of Intent

Other

Halo: Combat Evolved: Prima's Official Strategy Guide - The strategy guide for the Xbox version of Halo.
Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets - The strategy guide for Halo PC.
The Art of Halo - A behind-the-scenes art book, focusing on the evolution of Halo 2.
Halo 2: Special Collector's Edition Manual - The manual that comes with the Halo 2 Special Collectors Edition.
Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide
Halo 3: The Cradle of Life - A short webcomic made to advertise Halo 3.
Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide
The Art of Halo 3 - A behind-the-scenes art book, focusing on the evolution of Halo 3.
Halo Encyclopedia - The encyclopedia based on the Halo universe.
Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide - The strategy guide for Halo: Reach.
Halo: The Essential Visual Guide - A visual guide of the Halo franchise.
Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds - An art book chronicling artwork along the ten years of the Halo franchise.
Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 - An art book focusing on artwork of Halo 4.
Halo 4: Official Game Guide - The strategy guide for Halo 4.
Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide - A visual guide of Halo 4.

Comic books

Halo Graphic Novel - A comic book containing various stories set in the Halo universe.
Halo: Uprising - A Halo comic book series by Marvel Comics, set between the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3.
Halo: Helljumper - A comic series based on the ODST.
Halo: Blood Line - A comic series based on Team Black.
Halo: Fall of Reach - A comic book adaptation of the novel The Fall of Reach, comprised of three story arcs:
- Boot Camp
- Covenant
- Invasion
Halo: Initiation - A comic series based on Sarah Palmer's career, from an ODST to a Spartan-IV.
Halo: Escalation - A comic series based on the events after Halo 4.

Music

Forerunner constructs

Installation 00 and the Halo Array

Greater Ark - Similar in function to Installation 00, but more massive and with a different layout.
Installation 00 - A place where all Halos can be activated simultaneously.
The Halo Array - The Forerunner weapons of absolute last resort.
- Installation 01 - One of the multiple Halo rings not visited during the series, but seen in holograms.
- Installation 02 - One of the multiple Halo rings not visited during the series, but seen in holograms.
- Installation 03 - Discovered sometime near the end of the Human-Covenant War, now the site of an orbital research facility.
- Installation 04 - The first Halo discovered, also known as Alpha Halo.
  - Installation 04B - A replacement for the original ring that John-117 destroyed.
- Installation 05 - The second Halo discovered, also known as Delta Halo.
- Installation 06 - One of the multiple Halo rings not visited during the series, but seen in holograms.
- Installation 07 - The only surviving ring from the original main array of twelve 30,000-kilometer-wide Halos.
- Omega Halo - One of the original twelve 30,000-kilometer-wide Halo Array.

Gallery

The official Halo logo, 1999-2010.
The Halo logo for Halo: Reach and related media.
The Halo logo since 2010.

Sources

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[2] Tech Crunch - Ridley Scott Halo Feature Among Microsoft’s First Dozen Xbox Original Titles

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 *''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'' - A top-down action shooter and spiritual successor to ''Spartan Assault''.
 *''[[Halo Online]]'' - A multiplayer-focused game.
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 ;Canceled ''Halo'' games.
 *''[[Halo: Chronicles]]'' - A ''Halo'' game developed by [[Peter Jackson]] and [[Wingnut Interactive]] in association with [[Bungie]]. As of 2009, the game has been confirmed as canceled.