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Arbiter (Halo)


your supposed equal getting shot in the face repeatedly and generally making himself utterly useless. What is the point of sticking you with an AI compatriot if all he's good at is respawning?" "The New York Times" Charles Herold found that in comparison to "Halo 2", where the character played a central role, the Arbiter in "Halo 3" was "extraneous". On the opposite end of the spectrum were reviewers like G4tv, who argued that the Arbiter was more likeable, not to mention more
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Halo 3


, the game was included as one of the titles in the book "1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die". First-day sales of "Halo 3" reached $170 million in the U.S., setting a record for highest gross of an entertainment product within 24 hours of its release. The performance beat the previous record setter—"Halo 2"—which earned $125 million within 24 hours after its launch. The game was preordered by more than one million people in North America. Worldwide more than US$300 million worth were
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Arbiter (Halo)


but easy" and occasionally "boring", due to the lack of human weapons to balance the gameplay. A review performed by "Computer and Video Games" described the time that the player controls the character as "[those] crap bits when you play as an alien Arbiter" and listed this as one of "Halo 2"s flaws. Reviewer Jarno Kokko said that while he did not personally dislike playing as the character, the idea of "people disliking the concept of playing on the other side in a game that
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Just By Being You (Halo and Wings)


have come up with something worthy of their time and effort. The song was made into a music video, which premiered on Country Music Television on July 2, 2010. The video was directed by Kristin Barlowe. In the video, the duo perform in the middle of woods, while in the backdrop are two children playing. As the video progresses, special effects are used to simulate the children, as well as Steel Magnolia, turning into angels. "Just By Being You (Halo and Wings)" debuted on
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Ogre 2


tournament play in both Halo CE and Halo 2, finishing in the top 2 in 38 consecutive tournaments (winning 30 of these), including 10 tournament wins in a row between 2004-2005 and 9 tournament wins in a row between 2005-2006. They also have an older brother Marty, OGRE3, who served as a coach for Final Boss at several tournament. With the last season of Halo 2 quickly approaching in 2007, the team made a change. They dropped Saiyin, who had lost interest in the game
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Halo 2


2" at the same time. On July 7, also known as "Bungie Day", Bungie released the map pack called the "Blastacular Map Pack" for free. "Halo 2"s soundtrack was composed primarily by Martin O'Donnell and his musical partner Michael Salvatori, the team that had composed the critically acclaimed music of "Halo". O'Donnell noted in composing the music for "Halo 2" that "Making a sequel is never a simple proposition. You want to make everything that was cool even better, and leave
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Halo: First Strike


About.com's Eric Qualls stated that "First Strike" and the other "Halo" novels "make you appreciate "Halo" and "Halo 2" a hundred times more", and strongly recommended that fans of the game pick up the novel. Shawn of Digital Monkey Box criticized the way the Nylund sidelines characters who were developed early in the book as the Master Chief takes precedence but overall praised the book highly. Nylund's character development and the ethical challenges presented to the Master Chief were praised however and reviewer Josh Carter
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Halo (Beyoncé song)


want to know if you like it enough to consider it". I sent it to them and they flipped on it. They loved it and instantly said they wanted to do it. I was like, "Wait, wait, wait, no, it's not free yet!" Tedder and Beyoncé produced "Halo" in 2008 at Los Angeles' Manfield Studios, and at New York City's Germano and Roc The Mic Studios. Tedder did the musical arrangements and played the instruments, while Christian Baker assisted in
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Halo 2


enjoyed 16-player action via four networked consoles. "We looked at the small set of fans who were able to do this," said engineering lead Chris Butcher, "and just how much they were enjoying themselves, and asked ourselves if we could bring that to everybody. That would be something really special, really unique." The story for "Halo 2" grew out of all the elements that were not seen in "Halo: Combat Evolved". Jason Jones organized his core ideas for the sequel's story and
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Halo 3: ODST


groups of Covenant patrolling the city who could react from wherever you attack from and look intelligent doing it," Creamer said. Though the game engine remained unchanged, graphical enhancements such as fullscreen shader system and parallax mapping added greater detail and realism. The Firefight game mode was a late addition to the game. Staffer Tim Williams built a prototype shortly after "Halo 3" shipped, placing the player in a portion of a "Halo 3" campaign map and fighting enemies. When development commenced on "ODST", William
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Arbiter (Halo)


the Arbiter seen in "Halo 2" and "Halo 3", he was "like an alien Jack Bauer amped up on drugs". Despite the resistance to the character, Bungie staff defended the character's introduction. "I'd much rather experiment and do something surprising, and not have everybody appreciate it, than just turn the crank and do another alien war movie with a space marine," said "Halo 2" design lead Jaime Griesemer. Community lead Brian Jarrard attributed some of the fan backlash to a
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Halo: Combat Evolved


] a true classic," awarding it 9.0 out of 10. It received a score of 8.2 out of 10 from IGN, who stated, "If you've played the game on the Xbox, there's not much for you here." Eurogamer called the game "a missed opportunity," but stated that the online multiplayer component was "a massive draw ... for "Halo" veterans." "Halo" has been praised as one of the greatest video games of all time, and was ranked by IGN
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Breaking Benjamin


Alone" and other non-album tracks that appeared in "Halo 2" and "". The band's manager, Larry Mazer (who was also named in the lawsuit), asserted that the lawsuit was "totally frivolous" and his termination had "nothing to do with the paternity leave." Mazer said the band received no payment for the "Halo 2" appearance, adding that the song was included for promotional reasons and Burnley was happy to have it in the video game. The band received minimal payment
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Trickjump


in "Halo 2" by Trickjumper "Mr. Jukes". New techniques have been adapted and carried on as the franchise precedes. The most popular Halo Trickjumping video released has been "Look Before You Leap 2" developed by Halo Trickbuming team "Bojangles". The video has over 300,000 and at one point was featured as YouTube's #1 gaming video. The video was posted on Bungie's website and all members of Bojangles were rewarded Halo 3's most exclusive armor, Hayabusa. The video featured a variety of Trickjumping
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Josh Holmes (video game designer)


: Reach", Holmes worked with Bungie who had made the previous Halo installments. One of Holmes' favorite aspects of "Reach" was the "melancholy feel you had that you were understanding the stakes of the challenge and things weren't necessarily going to end up all rosy". He was the creative director for "Halo 4", and stated that early in the design process the design team was "on the road to play it too safe", and the team gained confidence over time to make changes from
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Halo 2 Original Soundtrack


video game music in the entertainment industry. "Halo"s music has since been played in concert settings, including "Play! A Video Game Symphony" and "Video Games Live". In the summer of 2004, "Halo 2" composer Martin O'Donnell and album producer Nile Rodgers decided it would be a good idea to present "Halo 2"s music in two distinct volumes. The first volume would contain the game's themes that were finished and mixed as well as "inspired-by" offerings from other artists. The first
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Flood (Halo)


the plot. "Rolling Stone" and "Kotaku" credited the appearance of the Flood as an excellent way the game kept players on their toes, forcing them to adjust their strategies; "Rolling Stone" called the twist as shocking "as if, several levels into a game of Pac-Man, the dots suddenly began to attack you". Despite the positive acclaim in "Halo", the response to the presence of the Flood in "Halo 2" and "Halo 3" was mixed. A panel
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Halo 2


War". "Halo" and "Halo 2" are still some of the most played games for the Xbox console. "Halo 2" has received critical acclaim. On review aggregate site Metacritic, the game has attained overall scores of 95 out of 100, respectively. "Halo 2" received multiple awards, including Best Console game and Best Sound Design from the Interactive Achievement Awards. According to Xbox.com, the game has received more than 38 individual awards. Many reviewers praised the audio for being especially vivid. Multiplayer
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Installation 01


"Halo 2", and "Halo 3" as a tribute to the series of games—with a specific target of "Halo 3"—and to do so without re-use of Microsoft assets. The game is named after the "Halo" ring created by the Forerunner race in the "Halo" universe. The studio planned to support some features from later "Halo" games, but only in custom game modes. Game artist Seth H. described a tension in the art and game design of "Installation 01" caused
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Halo Wars 2


. Hope praised the control scheme used in "Halo Wars" and aimed to enhance the system by ensuring "Halo Wars 2" would be intuitive to play on a console. One common control feature included in many PC RTS games but absent from the original "Halo Wars" is control groups, which lets sets of units be manually assigned to a key. As "Halo Wars 2" was developed for console and PC, the designers were keen to include the feature for both versions of the game. 343 Industries had
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Halo Wars 2


life scenarios. Multiplayer modes from the game were available to play at a number of video gaming conventions and expos including E3, RTX, Gamescom, and Paris Games Week. 343 Industries and toy maker Mattel announced a partnership to create a new line of "Halo" toys based on "Halo Wars 2". In August 2017, Dark Horse Comics published the first issue of "Halo: Rise of Atriox", a five-chapter comic book limited series about the games' primary antagonist. "Halo Wars 2"
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Characters of Halo


Master Chief during the novel "". Johnson plays a much larger role in "Halo 2", joining forces with the Arbiter to stop Tartarus from activating Installation 05. In "Halo 2", he is awarded the Colonial Cross for his heroic actions at Installation 04, In "Halo 3", the Forerunner construct 343 Guilty Spark kills him when Johnson tries to activate the incomplete Halo at the Ark. Johnson is featured in "The Halo Graphic Novel" story, "Breaking Quarantine," which details Johnson's escape
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Arbiter (Halo)


discord between the game's marketing and the actual gameplay. "I think, even more so than playing as the Arbiter, the thing that people were disappointed with and angry about is that they were promised this experience, through the marketing, of being really backs against the wall, Earth's under siege, we're going to do all we can to save our home planet... In reality, the game only had two missions that actually did that." Referring to "Halo 2"s cliffhanger ending, Griesemer said, "
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Ogre 2


teams in Halo CE finished first on multiple occasion,and were regarded among the best players. However, for 2v2’s, Ogre 2 played mostly with his twin brother, and they became the best duo in the history of halo. They became so unstoppable that the level "Chill Out" was nicknamed Ogre City. They won many events together, and quickly stamped their names as the best players in Halo. Since then, Tom has been a member of "" and "Halo 2" teams, some of which
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Halo 2


approached Staten for input. According to Staten, among the elements that did not make it to the finished game was a "horrible scene of betrayal" where Miranda Keyes straps a bomb to the Master Chief's back and throws him into a hole; "Jason was going through a rather difficult breakup at the time and I think that had something to do with it," he said. "Halo 2" was officially announced in September 2002 with a cinematic trailer, subsequently packaged with "Halo: Combat Evolved" DVDs
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Devil's Halo


's why the lyric is 'you do anything.' Some people do anything for their big dreams of sunshine." "Devil's Halo" was released by Downtown Records on October 6, 2009, to generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78, based on seven reviews. Reviewing the album for "Billboard", Gary Graff said it "neatly straddles a line between challenging and accessible",
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Halo 2


"Halo 2" had been played and more than 710 million hours have been spent playing it on Xbox Live; by May 9, 2007, the number of unique players had risen to over five million. "Halo 2" is the best-selling first-generation Xbox game with at least 6.3 million copies sold in the United States alone. The game received critical acclaim, with most publications lauding the strong multiplayer component. The campaign however, was the focus of criticism for its cliffhanger ending. A high-definition
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Podtacular


" claims to have a current rotation of shows, shown below: The "Podtacular" video podcast, otherwise known as "Pod TV" debuted on May 13, 2006 with its first show on tips for the Halo 2 map Lockout. "Pod TV" went on to do Halo 2 campaign and skull guides until the release of Halo 3, where similar episodes were released. After the retirement of the podcast, "Pod TV" became the primary source for the next three episodes of the podcast. "Pod TV
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Street Halo


Feldman of "PopMatters" described the EP's tracks as "even more compromised, even more ambiguous, than anything we've heard from Burial before." In a glowing review, Feldman wrote that with "Street Halo", Burial "continues to make beautiful, relevant, completely non-partisan music that stands outside ghettoising genre divides." Reviewing the 2012 "Street Halo / Kindred" reissue, "MSN Music" critic Robert Christgau said the two releases "cohere almost seamlessly as the album they become when you do
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Burn Halo


to say that they were working with producer Fred Archambault, who had previously worked on the Eighteen Visions album Obsession, as well as Avenged Sevenfold's City of Evil and self-titled album. On January 1, 2014, the band released "Wolves of War", from their new and upcoming album. The song was available for free on their Facebook page and also released on Burn Halo's SoundCloud page later that day. On May 13, a new song called "Fuck You" was played for the first time
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection


several of the multiplayer maps from "Halo 2". The team found it difficult to decide how many of the original 24 maps to redesign and eventually settled on six – two small, two medium, and two large – to provide some variation. Along with the visual upgrade, "Halo 2"s original score was re-recorded with the San Francisco Symphony at Skywalker Sound studio. Guitarist Steve Vai returned to the franchise to play on additional tracks with Periphery guitarist Misha Mansoor. The "Halo 2 Anniversary" soundtrack was released
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Ogre 2


Shadowrun", "Halo 3", "", "Halo 4", "", "", and "". The "Ogre Twins" are a highly accomplished pair, having won many national "Halo: Combat Evolved" and "Halo 2" tournaments. Tom has played for many professional teams, including Instinct, Shoot to Kill, Team Domination, DtO, Final Boss, and Team3D. In June 2006, he signed a three-year contract with Major League Gaming. He was shown on many
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Martin O'Donnell


. He is currently working on the soundtrack to their debut game "Golem", a VR game. O'Donnell's music has been packaged into several soundtrack collections. For "Halo"s music, O'Donnell created "frozen" arrangements that represented an approximation of a play-through of the games. The "Halo Original Soundtrack" sold over 40,000 copies, and was followed by two different releases of the music to "Halo 2". The two volumes of the "Halo 2 Original Soundtrack" were produced by Nile Rodgers, with
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Bungie


"Halo" and "Oni") and Michael Evans (project lead on "Oni"), and Certain Affinity, founded by Max Hoberman (the multiplayer design lead for "Halo 2" and "Halo 3"). Certain Affinity's team included former Bungie employees David Bowman and Chad Armstrong (who later returned to Bungie). The studio collaborated with Bungie in releasing the last two downloadable maps for "Halo 2" and the downloadable Defiant Map Pack for "Halo: Reach". 343 Industries, a
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Marketing of Halo 3


and let the tastemakers make the launch for you... to really drive it beyond the gaming press." The beta caused a spike in preorders for the retail version of the game. A component of "Halo 3"s marketing was an alternate reality game or ARG called "Iris". Alternate reality games, which involve cross-media gameplay and player participation, had been previously used for the promotion of "Halo 2" in the form of the influential and award-winning "I Love Bees". Soon after the "
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Halo: First Strike


who allowed Halo to be destroyed and "Ascendant Justice" to be captured; setting the stage for "Halo 2". Upon release, "First Strike" was a critical and commercial success, being the first "Halo" novel to make "The New York Times" bestsellers list. IGN stated that the writing was "terse and exciting" and that players waiting for the release of "Halo 2" could pick up interesting hints about what was to come in the game and in the ilovebees viral marketing campaign.
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Halo 5: Guardians


in "Halo" history." "GameSpot"s Mike Mahardy agreed that 343 had produced some of the best iterations of the game series' facets with "Halo 5". IGN's Brian Albert opined that 343 Industries had created an even bigger game than previous entries, with "the strongest combat "Halo" has ever seen". "Destructoid"s Chris Carter felt that "Halo 5" failed to grab him in the same way as previous games had, "but those of you who are still content with Master Chief and
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Halo Wars 2


Wars 2" received a number of visual enhancements for the Xbox One X. Additionally, cross-platform play between console and PC was enabled. The Xbox One version of "Halo Wars 2" received "generally favorable" reviews from professional critics, while reception towards the PC version was "mixed or average", according to review aggregator website Metacritic. The general consensus among critics was that "Halo Wars 2" provided an accessible strategy game experience befitting newcomers but that it either lacked tactical depth or was too conservative in its
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Halo Wars 2


2" would not be similar to their "Total War" series. Their approach was to build upon the foundation established with "Halo Wars". With "Halo Wars 2", the development team hoped to introduce new players to the strategy game genre while appeasing experienced gamers by including a range of multiplayer modes that a wide spectrum of players could enjoy. They also wanted to extend the purpose of leader units and their abilities by giving each of them a more defining role in the style of play they represent. Creative
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Michael Salvatori


Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR). Most recently, he helped to write "Destiny 2"'s soundtrack, released Fall 2017. O'Donnell and Salvatori's music has been packaged and released in physical and digital forms. The soundtracks feature "frozen" arrangements that represent an approximation of a play-through of the games. The "Halo Original Soundtrack" sold over 40,000 copies, and was followed by two different releases of the music to "Halo 2". The two volumes of the "Halo 2 Original Soundtrack" were
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's arsenal. The in-game cutscenes for "Halo Wars 2" were created by animation company Blur Studio; they previously created cutscenes for some "Halo" games, including the original "Halo Wars". The scenes were directed by Dave Wilson, who was the visual effects supervisor on the "Halo Wars" cutscenes. 343 Industries explained that alterations to the appearance of returning characters were a result of upgraded technology, the use of performance capture, and casting new actors. Wilson said advances in technology allowed the animation
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Characters of Halo


Red vs. Blue" won a lengthy charity auction for a voice role in "Halo 3", and do a comedy routine which changes depending on the difficulty level the game is played on. Cast members of the defunct TV show "Firefly"—Alan Tudyk, Nathan Fillion, and Adam Baldwin—have roles as marines in "Halo 3" as well as "" and "". Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, commonly referred to as simply the Master Chief, is the main protagonist and main playable character in the "Halo
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Karma (Halo player)


Ben Jackson (born 1988; also known by his pseudonym Karma) is a professional "Halo" player from Murrieta, California, United States. He attended Murrieta Valley High School, graduating in 2006. Jackson initially began playing the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" Trading Card Game around the time of his sophomore year; he then started playing "Halo" intensively when "Halo 2" was announced and widespread promotion of the Xbox 360 commenced. Jackson first attended a Major League Gaming tournament for "" in Los
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Halo 2


The game sold 260,000 units in the United Kingdom in its first week, making it the third fastest-selling title in that territory. It ultimately received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom. On June 20, 2006, Xbox.com reported that more than a half-billion games of "Halo 2" have been played on Xbox Live since its debut. "Halo 2" is the best-selling
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Characters of Halo


for "Halo 3", ostensibly because they wanted someone with an accent. Despite not being a part of "Halo 3", Benz said that she loved voiceover work and that it was pure chance she had become the voice of Keyes in the first place. When IGN asked Benz what she thought of her character, she admitted she hadn't played "Halo 2", even though Bungie had sent her "like four copies of the game." The character is voiced by Justis Bolding in "Halo 3"
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Halo Wars 2


" is set in the contemporary fictional timeline following the events of "Halo 5: Guardians", and is said to have a "sense of scale" that the first game was missing. This decision also opened a narrative thread in "Halo Wars 2", in which the returning characters are placed in an unfamiliar universe with outdated technology. Narrative director Kevin Grace said they took most of their inspiration for the game's tone from "Halo: Combat Evolved". The narrative team wanted to establish a new villain who
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Halo (franchise)


Industries announced "", released on November 11, 2014, for the Xbox One. The game includes the full campaign and multiplayer modes of "Halo: Combat Evolved", "Halo 2", "Halo 3", and "Halo 4". The campaign of "Halo 3: ODST" was later released as downloadable content, and was free for those who bought "The Master Chief Collection" during late 2014. Following Bungie's split from Microsoft, 343 Industries – a studio established by Microsoft in 2009
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Characters of Halo


"Electronic Gaming Monthly". Cortana, voiced in the games by Jen Taylor, is the artificial intelligence (AI) who assists the Master Chief throughout "Halo: Combat Evolved", "Halo 2", "Halo 3" and "Halo 4". She is one of many "smart" AIs, and is based on the brain of Dr. Halsey; the nature of her programming means that she will eventually "think" herself to death after a lifespan of about seven years. Her actions during "Halo
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Jarryd James


Jarryd James Klapper (born December 1984, Brisbane) is an Australian singer, songwriter and record producer who performs as Jarryd James. He released his debut single "Do You Remember" on 30 January 2015, which peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart. His debut album, "Thirty One", also reached No. 2 on the related ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, James won Best Pop Release for "Do You Remember". Jarryd first enjoyed moderate success from playing
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Halo Circus


released "Do You Believe in Shame" on the Duran Duran tribute album, "Making Patterns Rhyme." A compilation, it also included contributions from Moby and Warpaint. In September, Halo Circus began a four-week residency at the Hotel Café in Hollywood. In February 2015, with Brian Stead replacing David Immerman, the band decided to shelve an album they had intended to release as their debut. It was re-recorded over a six-week period at Little White Lotus Studios in Compton, California. It
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Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)


and Michael Whitehall. The series began on 22 July 2019. The programme was nominated for the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Factual Series. Series 1 – 11, 13 and 15 of "Who Do You Think You Are?" are available on DVD in the UK (Region 2). In October 2007, BBC Magazines began issuing "Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine", a monthly publication that includes material from the TV series. The series 1–4 box set of "Who Do You Think You Are
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Flood (Halo)


Halo Wars", they are encountered infesting a Forerunner installation and ultimately annihilated by the actions of the humans ship "Spirit of Fire"s crew. In the "Halo Wars 2" expansion "Awakening the Nightmare", the alien faction known as the Banished accidentally release the Flood while salvaging the wreck of "High Charity". The Flood also serves as an enemy in the game's cooperative "Firefight" mode. The Flood also appear in cooperative play in "". With "Halo 3", the developers added a
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The Ballad of Halo Jones


'd said to IPC, "Look, you know that you've ripped these characters off from us. If you were to give us the rights back, I would gladly write another three books of Halo Jones. Whereas if you don't I will never write Halo Jones and you won't get any money from the character. And they thought, 'Yeah, let's hang on to the character forever and you never get any rights to it and never write any again.' So that's where it is.
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Matt Leto


stress of competing is mental, though physical fitness helps in tournaments that can last 16 hours per day. Talents he has suggested players need include quick reflexes, concentration, and the ability to play under pressure. The transition from "Halo" to "Halo 2" was a mixed bag for Zyos, since he called it an "easier game", but tournaments started being more focused on two-on-two. Once "Halo 2" was released, Leto began to focus almost exclusively on it and did not
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Angelmouse


Victor and Hugo", "The BFG" and Father Christmas in "Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer". (They made their first appearance in the episode "My Friend Angelmouse") (Whenever Angelmouse's Thingamajig disappears when he makes a mistake, it is possible that You-know-who is responsible for taking the Thingamajig away as Angelmouse's punishment for some sort.) (Unlike the other angels, the Weather Angels do not have wings, robes, or halos, but are seen as spirits that deal
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Sinéad Lohan


Sinéad Lohan (born 1971) is an Irish singer and songwriter. A native of Cork, her song "Sailing By" appeared on the compilation "A Woman's Heart 2". In 1991 Lohan began playing regular gigs at The Lobby, a renowned club in Cork, and soon thereafter began recording her first album, "Who Do You Think I Am", produced by Declan Sinnott. She has released two albums, "Who Do You Think I Am" in 1995, which scored several radio hits in Ireland
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn


, who is the only cadet without a military family and has gained entry to the academy through his own achievements, Dimah Tchakova played by Kat de Lieva, Walter Vickers played by Iain Belcher and Michael Sullivan, played by Masam Holden. On April 30, 2012, Microsoft Studios announced that "Forward Unto Dawn" would play on Machinima Prime and Halo Waypoint (a marketing website for the Halo series) during the weeks leading up to the release of "Halo 4". The series' first episode attracted five million views
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Halo 3 Original Soundtrack


The score was nominated for "X-Play"s "Best of 2007" awards, under best original soundtrack. The score for "Halo 3" gave O'Donnell and Salvatori a chance to rework and revise existing themes heard in the games, as well as create new ones. "Halo: Combat Evolved" featured more strings, while the soundtrack to "Halo 2" featured conventional video game music staples such as guitars by Steve Vai; in an interview, O'Donnell noted that "to be honest, when I got to the
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Halo (franchise)


players looking for certain types of games. This was a change from the more traditional "server list" approach, which was used to find matches in online games at this time. Upon release, "Halo 2" became the game played by the most people on the Xbox Live service that week; it retained this title for over two years – the longest streak any game has held the spot. "Halo 3" is the final game in the main "Halo" trilogy, ending the story arc begun in "
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection


alongside a port of the collection to Microsoft Windows. "The Master Chief Collection" consists of "", the anniversary edition of "Halo 2", "Halo 3", and "Halo 4", complete with their full catalog of extras, including all multiplayer maps and gameplay modes. There have been no story or gameplay changes to the original releases. The games are first-person shooters with vehicular combat that takes place from a third-person perspective. All four campaign modes can be played alone or cooperatively
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The Wachowskis


and collaborate with them on the "Enter the Matrix" and "" video games, was impressed with their familiarity with the medium; this proved helpful during development. The Wachowskis owned both a PlayStation 2 and Xbox video game console and played several games such as "Splinter Cell" and "Halo 2". They reportedly destroyed their Xbox during a "Halo" deathmatch. Actor Collin Chou recounts an instance of visiting their office and finding them playing video games on the floor. Lilly is a fan of the "Death
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Halo Wars 2


and control territories on the battlefield. Combat is balanced by a "rock–paper–scissors" counter-attack system, in which ground vehicles are effective in combat against infantry, infantry are effective against aircraft, and aircraft are effective against ground vehicles. The game supports online multiplayer for playing cooperatively or competitively with other players. Development of "Halo Wars 2" began in 2014 when "Halo" franchise developer 343 Industries approached development studio Creative Assembly about a collaboration. Creative Assembly were chosen for their years of experience in
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Ogre 2


Electronic Sports League. OGRE 2 and his team mates were picked up by League of Legends organization Counter Logic Gaming, who were making their first splash into competitive Halo. The first HCS event was in Columbus, hosted by Iron Gaming, and once again OGRE 2 took home a 1st-place finish, with a hard-fought win over Evil Geniuses, making Halo 2: Anniversary the sixth gaming title he has a 1st-place finish in (his fifth within the Halo franchise), and his 40th national/global
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Halo 3: ODST


". Recalled Staten, "we realized that in "Halo" we do a pretty good job of describing the clash of these military industrial complexes, but it really is the soldiers' story," and "Halo 3: ODST" offered a chance to take a look at the unexplored civilian story. By December 2008, the game was "representational", meaning that players could experience the game from start to finish, albeit in an unfinished state. The entire Bungie staff was pulled from other duties to play through
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Cortana (Halo)


Cortana is a fictional artificial intelligence character in the "Halo" video game series. Voiced by Jen Taylor, she appears in "" and its sequels, "Halo 2", "Halo 3", "Halo 4", and "". She also briefly appears in the prequel "", as well as in several of the franchise's novels, comics, and merchandise. During gameplay, Cortana provides backstory and tactical information to the player, who often assumes the role of Master Chief Petty Officer John-117.
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Fillion) is a longtime human soldier. In "" he is the leader of a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs). He is subsequently inducted into the SPARTAN-IV program, and is a playable member of Fireteam Osiris in the video game "Halo 5". He makes a brief appearance in "" and is the main character of the novels "Halo: New Blood" and "Halo: Bad Blood". Jameson Locke is a Spartan IV who first appeared in "Halo 2 Anniversary"s both
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Halo 2 Original Soundtrack


said that ""Halo" is the only video game that ever inspired us to write a whole suite [of music]." The first pieces of music O'Donnell wrote for "Halo 2" were promotional in nature; O'Donnell scored the cinematic announcement trailer for "Halo 2" on August 2, 2002, and followed up with interactive music for the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2003 "Halo 2" demo. O'Donnell confirmed that the chanting monks of "Halo: Combat Evolved"s choral theme, along with additional guitars by Steve Vai
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Halo 3 Original Soundtrack


featuring music from "Halo 3" appears on the album releases "Video Games Live, Vol. 1" and "Video Games Live, Level 2". The audio and sound for "Halo 3" were nominated for numerous awards, including the 2007 Spike TV Video Game Awards "Best Original Score". Both the sound and score of "Halo 3" were also nominated as finalists in the 6th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards, and "X-Play"'s "Best of 2007" Awards in the
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Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)


by the individual band members. The first and last sections, titled "Who Do You Love Parts 1 and 2", are the most Bo Diddley-anchored sections of the song with vocals and his well-known beat. The non-vocal sections have titles that play on the original, but beginning with different interrogatives: when, where, how, and which. The second section features a jazz-influenced guitar solo by Gary Duncan and interplay with guitarist John Cipollina, while the third deconstructs into guitar effects and
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Halo 5: Guardians


it also does not have any local networking options. Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer commented on the lack of split-screen, stating "We see the robustness of what Xbox Live is today and where people are playing across Xbox Live—you at your house, me at our house. We know that's the vast majority of the co-op play. With "Halo 5", the team really wanted to focus on making that experience great, both visually on the screen that you're looking at,
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection


prior to launch, showcasing the updated cinematics and Terminals featured in "Halo 2 Anniversary", and gameplay from all titles across the collection. On October 31, 2014, 343 Industries released a documentary, "Remaking the Legend – Halo 2: Anniversary", chronicling the history of "Halo 2" and the development of "Halo 2: Anniversary"; it also features interviews with developers at Bungie and 343 Industries. The documentary was initially broadcast on Twitch.tv, and was later available on the Halo Channel, Xbox Video
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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary


she sends the Master Chief to find Keyes. While searching for the captain, the Master Chief encounters the Flood, a parasitic organism that infects sentient life. The release prompts Halo's caretaker, the AI 343 Guilty Spark, to enlist the Chief's help in activating Halo's defenses. The Chief's activation of the ring from the Control Room is stopped by Cortana, who reveals that Halo's defenses do not kill Flood, but rather their food in an effort to starve them—meaning that activating the ring would wipe
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Carlisle United F.C.


training with Carlisle, once arrived late for training and Shankly asserted that he would play by United's training rules even if he didn't play there. According to Shankly, he said to Broadis: "What do you think you're doing? Who do you think you are? If you do the training we do you can train with us and we'll play five-a-side and you'll run your guts out as an example to everybody else". Carlisle were members of the Third Division North until 1958
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The KLF


which "the original meaning of the advert would be totally subverted". Much as the JAMs' early recordings carried messages on the back of existing musical works, their promotional graffiti often derived its potency from the context in which it was placed. For instance, The JAMs' "SHAG SHAG SHAG" graffiti, coinciding with their release of "All You Need Is Love", was drawn over the "HALO HALO HALO" slogan of a "Today" billboard that depicted Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable James Anderton, who
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Matt Leto


later the "IGS Monglers". On September 13, 2005 Zyos was defeated by the Ogre twins in the third game of the World Cyber Games' United States Finals. Leto attributed his loss to his weakness in two-on-two play, and stated his desire to continue playing one on one. In October 2005, Zyos competed and won the DigitalLife Tournament Series Halo 2 tournament, defeating "PdgfProxa" in the final match. Leto competed professionally in "Halo 2" and "Project Gotham Racing 3" at
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Gravemind


and defeating the Flood once again. Resigned to his defeat, Gravemind nonetheless insists that it will only slow—not stop—the Flood. Other appearances of the Gravemind is in "Halo Wars" and the "Halo Wars 2" expansion "Awakening the Nightmare". The Gravemind's conversations with Cortana after "Halo 2" and during "Halo 3" are detailed in the "Halo Evolutions" short story anthology. Critical reception of the leader of the Flood were mixed. In a review of "Halo 2"
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Halo 3: ODST


feel more powerful. The health mechanism was added to provide a level of tension; "it reminds you that you're vulnerable," Staten said. With the main characters in place, the development team had to decide on a setting. "The events that unfolded on Earth is something fans still clamor for after being 'short changed' in "Halo 2"," Jarrard said. "Fans wanted to know what happened back on Earth, how humanity was defending it." New Mombasa's urban environments fit the
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The Ballad of Halo Jones


is one of the finest graphic novels ever created – if you've never given them a go, shame on you – but this is the perfect place to start if men in tights superhero stuff puts you off. Halo Jones has it all – a fantastic storyline, cinematic graphics and characters that knock dead most of the ciphers you find in contemporary fiction." "The Complete Ballad of Halo Jones" was voted the third best book of 2001 by the readers of "Dreamwatch" magazine. The whole trilogy was reprinted in
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Arbiter (Halo)


-cut. We knew we had a trilogy on our hands, so we were looking past the shock of playing as the enemy [to the events of "Halo 3"]". Presented in "Halo 2", the rank of "Arbiter" is bestowed upon a Covenant Elite by the Covenant leadership—the High Prophets—during a time of "extraordinary crisis". The Arbiter acts as the "Will of the Prophets", undertaking highly dangerous missions to preserve the Covenant. It is expected that these
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Goodbye Halo


Park for the Apple Blossom Handicap, where she finished second. Returning to California for the summer, Goodbye Halo ran second in the Hawthorne Handicap and third in the Vanity Handicap, both at Hollywood Park. On September 2, she won the Grade 2 Chula Vista Handicap. Following that win, she was again shipped east for a second-place finish in the Spinster Stakes at Keeneland to Bayakoa. Goodbye Halo stumbled at the start and was unable to catch Bayakoa, who was loose on the lead and won the race by
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Halo Wars 2


multiplayer mode, however they were still apprehensive about its shortcomings. "GamesRadar" called Blitz the most forward-thinking area of "Halo Wars 2", in contrast to other parts of the game which they thought were formulaic. Other writers agreed the mode was an interesting twist on RTS and enjoyed playing it. While Blitz card packs could be earned through playing the game, critics still expressed disappointment about the inclusion of microtransactions for purchasing card packs. A couple of reviewers suspected that winning games in Blitz may be too reliant
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Halo Wars 2


, since they replaced resource management with individual unit combat. "Halo" franchise development director Frank O'Connor explained that "Halo Wars 2" would be more integrated with other fiction in the universe than its predecessor. The story of the first "Halo Wars" is set 20 years before "" and is largely isolated from other games within the series. This was to prevent it from interfering with other projects ("Halo 3" and "") that were also in development at the time. Consequently, "Halo Wars 2
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Halo 2


, Breaking Benjamin, and Hoobastank. The "Halo 2 Original Soundtrack: Volume Two" CD, containing the game music organized in suite form, was released on April 25, 2006. The release of "Halo 2" was preceded with numerous promotions, product tie-ins, and movie trailer-like commercials. There was a "Halo 2" Celebrity Pre-Release Party at E3 2004, in which a private home was transformed to replicate the world of "Halo", complete with camouflaged Marines and roaming Cortanas
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Halo (Beyoncé song)


singing with vibrato yelps and trills—rapid alternations between two adjacent notes, usually a semitone or tone apart. The arrangement also consists of symphonic "crescendos" and electronic accents. In "Halo", Beyoncé professes her all-encompassing love to her heavenly lover with open-hearted emotion. She said, "['Halo'] is angelic ... like you see [angels'] faces instantly when you hear it. [Its lyrics] are basically saying that I had these walls built up about love; you
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Halo Wars 2


Halo Wars 2" development team within Creative Assembly was composed of people who worked on "" (2014), the "Total War" series, and new employees hired for the project. While Creative Assembly is a PC-centric developer, staff from the "Alien: Isolation" team were able to provide experience in producing games for consoles. On January 18, 2017, the development team announced that the game had "gone gold". Creative Assembly's studio director Tim Heaton said the gameplay of "Halo Wars
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Halo: Uprising


a "Halo" comic book would attract readers who had never picked up a comic book before. Bendis said that drawing casual gamers to the comics was a major goal for the series. While using established characters meant that Bendis had to cooperate with Bungie and Microsoft, he said he did not feel it was a restriction. "You can get pretty bloated and sloppy with total autonomy all the time." The Bungie team allowed Bendis to explore lesser known areas of the "Halo" story, which he enjoyed. Writing
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Halo Corporation


"WildC.A.T.s" vol 1, #1-50) Several months later, Jacob had somehow regained full control over the Halo Corporation, but the WildC.A.T.s disbanded after Zealot apparently died. Jacob removed himself from human society to follow his destiny as a Kherubim High Lord. This destiny ended in his physical death and spiritual ascension. Jacob Marlowe left the Halo Corporation to Spartan, who took the name Jack Marlowe and posed as a relative of Jacob. Former WildC.A.T.s Grifter and Void joined Jack, who had decided that he could do
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Halo Wars 2


days early, and a copy of "Halo Wars: Definitive Edition"—an enhanced version of the original game for Windows and Xbox One. "Halo Wars 2" debuted in second place on the UK's weekly retail sales chart. Following the launch of "Halo Wars 2", a demo, featuring the campaign's opening mission and the Blitz Firefight mode, was released on the Xbox One and Windows. 343 Industries and Creative Assembly supported "Halo Wars 2" post-release with additional content and updates. A multiplayer ranking
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Halo Corporation


The Halo Corporation is a fictional company appearing in Wildstorm comics. It first appeared in "WildC.A.T.S." volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee and played an important role in "Wildcats" volume 2 and 3. The Halo Corporation was founded by Jacob Marlowe. In 1990, Jacob Marlowe was a homeless man, amnesiac and often drunk, living on the streets of New York City. On August 8, 1990, Jacob was attacked by several criminals, but rescued by
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection


on November 11, 2014. On June 9, 2014, "Halo: The Master Chief Collection" was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo with a trailer titled "Hunter and the Hunted". The trailer was created by animation company Digital Domain, which had previously collaborated on other "Halo" commercials. The trailer recreates a moment from "Halo 2", in which the Master Chief rides a bomb into a Covenant ship. It is narrated by Keith David, who voices the Arbiter. Several other trailers were released
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Flood (Halo)


of online reviewers noted that the Flood appeared in "Halo 2" for no obvious reasons, and was simply described as "aggravating" to play against. Similarly, reviewers including Victor Godinez of "The Dallas Morning News" felt that the Flood was too derivative of other sci-fi stereotypes, and functioned as "space zombies". Daniel Weissenberger of Gamecritics.com noted in his review of "Halo 3" that even though the Flood looked better than ever, its single strategy of rushing the player proved tedious over time.
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Halo (franchise)


. "Time" magazine included the franchise in the "2005 Time 100", highlighting that in the first ten weeks after the release of "Halo 2", players spent 91 million combined hours playing the game online. A "The New York Times" report noted the success of "Halo 3" was critical for Microsoft, persuading consumers to buy the Xbox 360 console which was experiencing waning sales compared with the Nintendo Wii, as well as helping restore the console's image. On September 25, 2007, the
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Street Halo


Street Halo is the fourth extended play by British electronic music producer Burial. It was released on 28 March 2011 by Hyperdub, who announced the release five days prior. The EP serves as Burial's first solo release since his second studio album "Untrue" (2007). "Street Halo" was met with positive reviews from music critics, who noted its refinement of the musical style established by Burial's previous work. Hyperdub later re-issued "Street Halo" and Burial's follow-up EP "Kindred"
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Emotive (sociology)


to convey descriptive meanings (Castell 1949). Emotion claims are attempts to translate into words (1) nonverbal events that are occurring in this halo or (2) enduring states of this halo and this background. Emotion claims, as a result, can be viewed, by analogy with speech act theory, as constituting a special class of utterance, [called emotives] (Reddy 1999). Reddy tells us in his later writing that emotives are similar to performatives in that emotives do things to the world. Emotives are
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Jackie Blue (band)


load of "City Nights Live--The Princess Mix." But why leave things as they are? In 2006, both Chris and David departed Jackie Blue...and then there were two. What do you do with a lead singer and bass player besides create the bastard child of the White Stripes? Well, you just follow this well thought out process: 1) Recruit guitar wiz Big Wave Dave Buzzeo who Tom played with in bands beginning in undergrad school. 2) Audition an untold number of drummers (untold,
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Halo Corporation


Void, who told Jacob that he was in fact the Kherubim Lord Emp. With the help of Void and a silent business partner, Miles Tsabo, Jacob created the Halo Corporation and gained a wealth over a billion dollars within 2 years. For Marlowe the Halo Corporation was first and foremost a way to finance the WildC.A.T.s, a group of superhumans (most of them descendants of Kherubim like himself) who battle the Kherubim's enemy, the Daemonites. Jacob would often accompany the WildC.A.T.s on their missions; during one of these
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Who Do You Love Now?


—Minogue's longest stay on the UK Singles Chart for any of her singles. It reached the top 20 in Australia and Canada and the top 30 in Sweden. In the United States, "Who Do You Love Now?" was successful on the "Billboard" dance charts, where it reached the top position on the Dance Club Play chart. "Who Do You Love Now?" also received a New Zealand release and had solid airplay on radio by the request of fans. The single was also played heavily
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Halo Wars 2


"Halo Wars 2" was considered a spin-off to the core "Halo" games, the composers were not as beholden to Martin O'Donnell's established sound of the series. This gave them the opportunity to experiment with the soundtrack and introduce elements like brass instruments to the music. The opening track of "Halo Wars 2"s soundtrack, "Recommissioned", is an adaption of the "Spirit of Fire" theme from the original "Halo Wars" soundtrack. The composers wanted to put their own style on this existing
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Halo 2


slipspace jump, and Keyes, Johnson, Cortana and the Master Chief follow aboard the UNSC ship "In Amber Clad". The crew discover another Halo installation; realizing the danger the ring presents, Keyes sends the Master Chief to kill Regret while she and Johnson find Halo's activation key, the Index. Meanwhile, the disgraced Covenant commander is presented before the Prophet Hierarchs, Truth and Mercy, who acknowledge that though the destruction of Halo was his fault, he is no heretic. They offer him the honored position of
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Halo 3


levels. Bungie began developing "Halo 3" shortly after "Halo 2" shipped. The game was officially announced at E3 2006, and its release was preceded by a multiplayer beta open to select players who purchased the Xbox 360 game "Crackdown". Microsoft spent $40 million on marketing the game, in an effort to sell more game consoles and broaden the appeal of the game beyond the established "Halo" fanbase. Marketing included cross-promotions and an alternate reality game. On the day before its official release
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