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A new video documentary featuring the Spartans from Halo Wars.

Ensemble Studios and Microsoft have announced today that Halo Wars has gone gold. Also announced a demo for the game will be available on February 5th. The demo will let players get a grasp of the "groundbreaking" control scheme and gameplay elements. "In the demo, players will be able master Ensemble’s groundbreaking control scheme in optional beginner and advanced tutorials or jump right into the action to experience the beginning of the “Halo Wars” story with the first two campaign missions. The demo will also include “Chasms,” one of “Halo Wars’” 14 multiplayer maps, wherein players can battle it out in Skirmish mode vs. A.I., playing either as the UNSC with Captain Cutter’s leader powers, or as the Covenant with the Prophet of Regret’s own unique abilities." A video documentary series has been started and episode 1 is available on the Xbox Live Marketplace now.

The soundtrack to Halo Wars is set to release on February 17th through Nile Rodgers' Sumthing Else Music Works record label. The OST is based on the game and was composed by Stephen Rippy of Ensemble Studios and performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra and Choir Prague. "“For Halo Wars I wanted to write music that fit both the size of the story and its sense of discovery,” said Stephen Rippy, Ensemble Studios Music & Sound Director and Composer for Halo Wars. “Each of the various worlds in the game feels a little different; each of the main characters brings something to the mix. More than anything else, it was important that these tracks fit comfortably into the existing Halo universe. I hope they’ll take the listener to some new places as well.”" Hit the jump for the tracks listing. Track Listing: 1. Spirit of Fire 2. Bad Here Day 3. Perspective 4. Money Or Meteors 5. Flollo 6. Just Ad Nauseum 7. Unusually Quiet 8. Flip And Sizzle 9. Put The Lady Down 10. Six-Armed R...

The release date for Halo Wars had been "early 2009" for quite some time, and with early 2009 bearing down on us rather quickly we were wondering if the game would ever get a launch date. Cue Microsoft, the company has announced today via GamerScroe Blog that Halo Wars will launch March 3rd in the United States (and the rest of North & South America), Japan on February 26th, and Europe on February 27th. Why the U.S. gets a Halo game last is beyond me, but at least we have a solid date now. Pre-orders are available at most major retailers now for the regular or collector's editions.

Available tomorrow (Dec. 2) from Sumthing Else Music Works is the complete Halo trilogy soundtrack. The pack contains the award-winning music composed for the Halo trilogy by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori. The pack also contains four preview tracks from the Halo Wars soundtrack by Ensemble Studios Audio Director Stephen Rippy. Halo Trilogy - The Complete Original Soundtracks, Contents: Disc 1 - Halo: Combat Evolved Original Soundtrack. Disc 2 - Halo 2 Original Soundtrack Volume Two. Disc 3 - Halo Wars Bonus DVD; -Four preview tracks from the upcoming soundtrack presented in 5.1. -A behind-the-scenes look at the recording sessions set to the Halo Wars main theme music. -"Five Long Years" Opening cinematic of the Halo Wars campaign. Disc 4 - Halo 3 Original Soundtrack. Disc 5 - Halo 3 Original Soundtrack (cont'd). The set will be available at major retail outlets or via digital download at http://www.sumthingdigital.com.

Halo Wars will be available early next year, to tide you over we have some new screenshots and cutscene art! More images after the jump.

For those of you who are Halo and RTS fans, Halo Wars must be close to the second coming. Just announced today, Halo Wars will be getting a special edition that includes many things, in particular the upcoming Mythic Map Pack for Halo 3 from Bungie Studios. Here is a list of what the extra $20 (MSRP $79.99) will get you: Three New "Halo 3" Multiplayer Maps - Be one of the first to experience the Mythic Map Pack from Bungie which includes three new maps, "Assembly," "Orbital" and "Sandbox" Halo Wars: Genesis- a beautiful graphic novel by Phil Noto, Graeme Devine and Eric Nylund chronicling the first military campaign against the Covenant. The novel centers around the Sprit of Fire on a mission to discover why the Covenant are so interested in the world of Harvest Unique In-game Vehicle - "Honor Guard" Wraith Six Leader Cards - Leaders possess elite skills which can turn the tides of battle Spirit of Fire Patch - Start the journey as an o...

Check out the E3 2008 Halo Wars Trailer.