Mega Bloks are those big plastic building blocks that you have seen in the toy store, like large Legos. Microsoft has decided it would be a good idea to make a Halo version of these blocks.
MEGA Brands, the creators of Mega Bloks, has partnered with Microsoft Game Studios to bring you globally licensed Halo Wars Mega Bloks.
Under the global agreement, MEGA Brands will develop the first-ever construction toy sets based on the key characters and vehicles of Halo Wars under the Mega Bloks umbrella.
The Halo Wars Mega Bloks will be arriving in the Summer of this year.
Microsoft seems to be throwing all kinds of money behind Halo Wars. I am not sure where this one ranks in terms of whoring out a franchise but I personally am starting to become concerned. Please Microsoft, pull back on the reins.
[Via Yahoo]
No more guessing or vague timetables. Halo Wars is officially coming to the U.S. on March 3rd, 2009. In an odd turn of events the U.S. won’t be the first region to receive the game. Halo Wars will be making it’s way from East to West, releasing first in Japan and Asia Pacific area and a day later in the rest of the European region.
Us Westerners (including Canada, Mexico and South America) will be receiving the game a little later than we expected but all good things come to those who wait. All I have to say is Halo Wars better be is good as I expect it to be because I am starting to get a bit antsy. It’s been well over a year now since Halo 3 and all I have had in between were novels, I need my Halo fix immediately!
Microsoft Game Studios has announced that the much anticipated Halo Wars from soon defunct Ensemble Studios will be arriving at retailers sometime in February 2009. There will be both a standard and limited collector’s edition through participating retailers. The most exciting part of this news is what is included in the collector’s edition:
- Three New “Halo 3” Multiplayer Maps – Be one of the first to experience the Mythic Map Pack from Bungie which includes three new maps, “Assembly,” “Orbital” and “Sandbox”
- Halo Wars: Genesis – a beautiful graphic novel by Phil Noto, Graeme Devine and Eric Nylund chronicling the first military campaign against the Covenant. The novel centers around the Spirit of Fire on a mission to discover why the Covenant are so interested in the world of Harvest
- Unique In-game Vehicle – “Honor Guard” Wraith
- Six Leader Cards – Leaders possess elite skills which can turn the tides of battle
- Spirit of Fire Patch – Start the journey as an official Spirit of Fire crew member
- As an added bonus, fans eager for their chance to battle the Covenant will be able to pre-order “Halo Wars” and receive a pre-order card to download a special in-game Warthog vehicle with flame decals from select participating retailers.
The standard edition will retail for $59.99 while the collector’s edition will be $79.99. I know what you are thinking about the collector’s edition pricing but don’t forget you get the Mythic Map Pack, a $10 value. I just can’t contain my excitement, I am going to run out and pre-order myself a collector’s edition immediately.
[Via Gamerscoreblog]
If you have at least some vocal ability, much unlike me, you might be excited for this news. Microsoft has released some details regarding the pricing of the Lips bundle and a song list.
The bundle will include two wireless microphones and of course the game for $69.99. Pretty much what we expected for a price range here as you are basically paying $10.00 for two wireless microphones, which is not too shabby. The song list consists of 40 extremely varying tunes plus later DLC to be announced. The one feature that seems to be of great importance is the freestyle mode. Here you will be able to import your own DRM free music from any MP3 player or through the Xbox 360 streaming media library. The imported songs won’t include any lyrics but who needs lyrics anyway for a singing game? Lips is set to release sometime in November.
The song list is after the jump.
[Via Gamerscoreblog]
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