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Halo (franchise)

Halo is an American military science fiction video game series and media franchise, originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by Halo Studios (previously 343 Industries), part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The series launched in November 2001 with the first-person shooter video game Halo: Combat Evolved and its tie-in novel…

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Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Developers
Bungie (2001–2010) · Halo Studios (2011–present)
First release
Halo: Combat Evolved November 15, 2001
Genres
First-person shooter (primary) · Real-time strategy · Twin-stick shooter
Latest release
Halo: Campaign Evolved July 28, 2026
Platforms
Xbox · Windows · Mac OS X · Xbox 360 · Windows Phone

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Halo (franchise)

Nodes215
Edges214
Triples23
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009302
Components1

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Halo (franchise)

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Platforms · 10
Halo (franchise) → Arcade, iOS, Mac OS X, PlayStation 5, Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Genres · 3
Halo (franchise) → First-person shooter (primary), Real-time strategy, Twin-stick shooter
Developers · 2
Halo (franchise) → Bungie (2001–2010), Halo Studios (2011–present)
First release · 1
Halo (franchise) → Halo: Combat Evolved November 15, 2001
Latest release · 1
Halo (franchise) → Halo: Campaign Evolved July 28, 2026
Publisher · 1
Halo (franchise) → Xbox Game Studios

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halo game bungie xbox games series microsoft combat evolved new video 343 studios master released would industries chief announced franchise

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Halo (franchise)DevelopersBungie (2001–2010)1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)DevelopersHalo Studios (2011–present)1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)First releaseHalo: Combat Evolved November 15, 20011.00infobox
Halo (franchise)GenresFirst-person shooter (primary)1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)GenresReal-time strategy1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)GenresTwin-stick shooter1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)Latest releaseHalo: Campaign Evolved July 28, 20261.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsXbox1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsWindows1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsMac OS X1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsXbox 3601.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsWindows Phone1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsiOS1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsXbox One1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsArcade1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsXbox Series X/S1.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PlatformsPlayStation 51.00infobox
Halo (franchise)PublisherXbox Game Studios1.00infobox

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