Halo 5 Guardians Live Stream Confirmed for October 26th

I can’t say I’m surprised that Microsoft is making a big show of Halo 5: Guardians’ launch – this is the Xbox-exclusive series, after all.

343 Industries and Microsoft Studios are set to launch the 12th game in their “Halo” franchise in two weeks, and video game publisher and developer have released a final trailer featuring a fallen Master Chief battling against a group of Spartans, and in particular, Spartan Locke.

The first Xbox roundtable featuring the writers behind Halo 5: Guardians and Nathan Fillion, the voice of Spartan Buck. Nothing else could explaining launching toys to space or having fans play games in one helicopter while looking at another parallel helicopter.

In conversations with other Halo fans, the idea of co-op coming into play with the game’s main campaign has created a few concern about whether or not the focus will get away from Master Chief.

Special fan events will take place at all Microsoft stores.

Get Halo: The Fall of Reach in Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition.

Go hands-on with Halo 5 at an exclusive pre-launch event!

A Taiwanese cosplayer will work with a jewelry designer in Australia to design a Master Chief helmet for charity bidding, one that is embedded with more than 30,000 Swarovski crystals. Master Chief and Spartan Locke action figures will, according to Microsoft, “travel to the edge of space for the most epic Gamertag selfie”.

Guardians is the biggest Xbox One release of October 2015.

True to its global approach, there will be special events for Halo fans happening around the world (showcased locations include Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand and Hong, ) with numerous activities from competition to cosplaying and real-life combat simulations. He is one of the most iconic characters in the industry and fans don’t want 343 Industries to lose sight of what has made him and Halo so essential over the years.

The full “Halo 5: Live” launch day programming lineup will be announced soon.