go beyond the game with halo legends

In association with Warner Bros., Madman proudly presents HALO LEGENDS – a series of new animated tales based on one of the world’s most popular video game franchises. Available on DVD & Blu-Ray, March 3rd, 2010.

HALO LEGENDS takes viewers deeper into the world of Halo than ever before with a seven-story anthology – told across eight spectacular episodes – that explores the origin and historical events of the Halo universe.

Falling within Halo’s 26th Century mythology, as the battle between humanity and aliens rages on in an attempt to protect Earth and mankind’s expansive number of space colonies, these stories feature characters and settings familiar to Halo fans across two hours of action-packed and dramatic animated adventures.

HALO LEGENDS has been created in the same breakthrough style as THE ANIMATRIX and BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT, with each individual episode handled by renowned anime directors and animators, including Shinji Aramaki (APPLESEED) and Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL), and in conjunction with Microsoft Game Studios’ 343 Industries and Halo franchise development director Frank O’Connor.

HALO LEGENDS – 2-disc special edition version will have several hours of incredible bonus features, including:

• The Making of Halo Legends – An introduction to Halo Legends followed by a making-of segment for each episode.
• ‘Halo: Gaming Evolved’ – A documentary wxplaining the Halo phenomenon from its inception as an Xbox video game to a present day entertainment franchise.
• Audio Commentary with directors Frank O’Connor and Joseph Chou.

The Blu-Ray will also be loaded with bonus materials, including all the great extras from the 2-disc special edition as well as ‘Halo: The Story so Far’, an overview of the Halo universe up until the end of the Halo 3 game.