Halo Waypoint Launches Today
Posted by Trace Aber on 11.05.2009
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The new Halo "hub", Halo Waypoint, has officially been released today on Xbox LIVE. Following a successful preview period, Halo Waypoint brings all the richness of the "Halo" universe together in one place and is now available to all Halo fans. Halo Waypoint features daily updates of fresh, exciting content such as developer interviews, trailers and screenshots, exclusive video footage, community activities and the latest Halo news.
In addition to all of that, there will be multiple ways for fans to pick up some free swag for their avatars. Rewards vary from stylish T-shirts to full sets of ODST armor. The experience is retroactive, so if players have already unlocked the requisite Achievements, the awards will be ready for them once they enlist in Halo Waypoint.
Players can unlock the following Achievements to gain access to Halo 3: ODST Avatar Awardables: Tourist: Accessed and downloaded the city map to your VISR. (Get ODST Black T-shirt) Dark Times: Killed 5 enemies while using VISR mode. (Get ODST hoodie) Campaign Complete: Normal: Completed the Campaign on Normal difficulty. (Get ODST Rookie Helmet) Good Samaritan: Killed no Engineers in the city at night during entire campaign, alone or with another ODST. (Get ODST Full Body Armor) Vidmaster Challenge: Endure: In Firefight, on any mission, pass the 4th Set on 4-player Heroic LIVE co-op (Get ODST Dare Helmet (Female) or the Recon Helmet (Male))
As a bonus for enlisting to Halo Waypoint, fans will receive a Monitor accessory for their Avatars modeled after the "Halo" character, 343 Guilty Spark. The Monitor will help fans find their way around Halo Waypoint. Starting this Saturday, the first preview episode of the highly anticipated anime series, "Halo Legends," will debut only on Halo Waypoint. Set to be distributed in early 2010 by Warner Home Video, the rich anthology of anime short films will tell all-new stories in the epic "Halo" saga.
