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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn live-action trailer launches on Machinima

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn live-action trailer launches on Machinima

Microsoft is taking the transmedia approach to the launch of its Halo 4 video game for the Xbox 360 this fall with a Halo live-action online video series: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.

The company released a teaser trailer this morning for the jarhead-style space marine videos on Machinima’s YouTube channel and Halo Waypoint. The new series debuts in October on the Machinima Prime channel on YouTube and on Halo Waypoint. The live-action digital film series takes fans back to the “terrifying beginning of the Human-Covenant War,” when Master Chief (the hero of the Halo series) was a young cadet who would become a leader aboard the UNSC Infinity space vessel. The story depicts the events leading up to Halo 4.

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The series is planned to have five episodes and to be included in the Halo 4 limited edition of the game. More will be unveiled at the Comic-Con event in San Diego, Calif., on July 12-15. Halo 4 debuts on Nov. 6.