Because no company can ever resist celebrating ten years of anything, Microsoft today announced it'll be making a big show of the series' tenth birthday at this year's PAX Prime, sponsoring an in-show fan-oriented extravaganza it's calling "Halo Fest." With the Halo franchise's decade mark quickly approaching, many among us may find ourselves suddenly realizing that we have gotten really, really old. 

Any PAX Prime badge-holder can access the event, which promises to offer a wide-variety of tantalizing delights for the Halo enthusiast, including tournaments, exclusive panels, and prizes. Hours will run all three days of the show--which is scheduled this year for August 26th to 28th in Seattle, WA--from 10am to 6pm. More details are expected to come along via the Halo Waypoint website in the near future.

Because no company can ever resist celebrating ten years of anything, Microsoft today announced it'll be making a big show of the series' tenth birthday at this year's PAX Prime, sponsoring an in-show fan-oriented extravaganza it's calling "Halo Fest." With the Halo franchise's decade mark quickly approaching, many among us may find ourselves suddenly realizing that we have gotten really, really old. 

Any PAX Prime badge-holder can access the event, which promises to offer a wide-variety of tantalizing delights for the Halo enthusiast, including tournaments, exclusive panels, and prizes. Hours will run all three days of the show--which is scheduled this year for August 26th to 28th in Seattle, WA--from 10am to 6pm. More details are expected to come along via the Halo Waypoint website in the near future.

Goddamn, saying "ten years of Halo" makes me feel old.

Guess there's just no room for Nicholson anymore. Alex and Kleb are churning out the news recently like a well whiskied machine.

I've never been to a PAX before but to people that do go, is it getting more and more corporate? I heard the guys talk about the last one saying how booth babes and pre-order tickers were coming in and that does not sound like a good way to improve PAX. And this just seems like another corporation getting in. Am I just an outsider looking in or is this becoming a legitimate problem?

Finally Halo fans are getting the publicity they deserve, he said sarcastically

Leave PAX alone, damn it.

@RE_Player92:

not really, marvel  and DC always have big booths at conventions. it seems like an appriopriate place to let fans celebreate halo.

Seems intresting , wonder if anything will be announced

" Guess there's just no room for Nicholson anymore. Alex and Kleb are churning out the news recently like a well whiskied machine. "

Even though I think the idea of a Halo Fest is kinda ridiculous, PAX is probably the right place for it. It is a video game festival after all. I can tolerate it.

Well good for them, I guess.

hmmm nearly tenyears since the first Halo....

sponser a "halo fest"........

I'm already speculating an announcement of  HD remake of Halo: CE at pax prime.

" @Abyssfull said:

" Guess there's just no room for Nicholson anymore. Alex and Kleb are churning out the news recently like a well whiskied machine. "

I wonder why Brad 2 isn't getting in on the news anymore.  Maybe he was just a freelancer. "

" Finally Halo fans are getting the publicity they deserve, he said sarcastically "

...And this just seems like another corporation getting in. Am I just an outsider looking in or is this becoming a legitimate problem? "

" @Kyreo said:

" @Abyssfull said:

" Guess there's just no room for Nicholson anymore. Alex and Kleb are churning out the news recently like a well whiskied machine. "

I wonder why Brad 2 isn't getting in on the news anymore.  Maybe he was just a freelancer. "

Also he was being relentlessly hounded on twitter and in the comments for what most considered shoddy writing. "

@RE_Player92 said:

" I've never been to a PAX before but to people that do go, is it getting more and more corporate? I heard the guys talk about the last one saying how booth babes and pre-order tickers were coming in and that does not sound like a good way to improve PAX. And this just seems like another corporation getting in. Am I just an outsider looking in or is this becoming a legitimate problem? "

No.   They do NOT allow booth babes at PAX.  It's is NOT getting more corporate.  Yes, you preorder tickets.  They sell out FUCKING FAST.  So do hotel rooms.  I don't see how ticket preorders make the thing "corporate"

I must go to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Call me when there's a "Viva Pinata-Fest".

So bored of Halo. Just let it die whilst it's not, completely, dragged out.

" Call me when there's a "Viva Pinata-Fest". "

" So bored of Halo. Just let it die whilst it's not, completely, dragged out. "

This being integrated into the show would be really dumb to me if Bungie hadn't already finished with Halo. Given the circumstances - 10th birthday, Bungie moving on, and being in the hometown - this is a pretty cool thing to do

" @melcene

@RE_Player92 said:

" I've never been to a PAX before but to people that do go, is it getting more and more corporate? I heard the guys talk about the last one saying how booth babes and pre-order tickers were coming in and that does not sound like a good way to improve PAX. And this just seems like another corporation getting in. Am I just an outsider looking in or is this becoming a legitimate problem? "

No.   They do NOT allow booth babes at PAX.  It's is NOT getting more corporate.  Yes, you preorder tickets.  They sell out FUCKING FAST.  So do hotel rooms.  I don't see how ticket preorders make the thing "corporate"

Relax. There were booth babes at PAX East and when I said pre order tickers I meant for games. Take Brink for example, I'm not sure if that was the game exactly, they had a booth on the floor where you could pre-order the game there and the amount of pre-orders they got was displayed on a monitor. "

" @RE_Player92 said:

" I've never been to a PAX before but to people that do go, is it getting more and more corporate? I heard the guys talk about the last one saying how booth babes and pre-order tickers were coming in and that does not sound like a good way to improve PAX. And this just seems like another corporation getting in. Am I just an outsider looking in or is this becoming a legitimate problem? "

No.   They do NOT allow booth babes at PAX.  It's is NOT getting more corporate.  Yes, you preorder tickets.  They sell out FUCKING FAST.  So do hotel rooms.  I don't see how ticket preorders make the thing "corporate" "

" @melcene said:

" @RE_Player92 said:

" I've never been to a PAX before but to people that do go, is it getting more and more corporate? I heard the guys talk about the last one saying how booth babes and pre-order tickers were coming in and that does not sound like a good way to improve PAX. And this just seems like another corporation getting in. Am I just an outsider looking in or is this becoming a legitimate problem? "

No.   They do NOT allow booth babes at PAX.  It's is NOT getting more corporate.  Yes, you preorder tickets.  They sell out FUCKING FAST.  So do hotel rooms.  I don't see how ticket preorders make the thing "corporate" "

http://stickskills.com/article/1536/pax-east-booth-babe-controversy/ There was booth babes at PAX east, friend of the site Eric Pope talked about it on a women in gaming panel he was on. "

I like Halo. Like, a lot. This seems pretty cool.

" @Kyreo said:

" @Abyssfull said:

" Guess there's just no room for Nicholson anymore. Alex and Kleb are churning out the news recently like a well whiskied machine. "

I wonder why Brad 2 isn't getting in on the news anymore.  Maybe he was just a freelancer. "

Also he was being relentlessly hounded on twitter and in the comments for what most considered shoddy writing. "

" @RE_Player92 said:

" I've never been to a PAX before but to people that do go, is it getting more and more corporate? I heard the guys talk about the last one saying how booth babes and pre-order tickers were coming in and that does not sound like a good way to improve PAX. And this just seems like another corporation getting in. Am I just an outsider looking in or is this becoming a legitimate problem? "

No.   They do NOT allow booth babes at PAX.  It's is NOT getting more corporate.  Yes, you preorder tickets.  They sell out FUCKING FAST.  So do hotel rooms.  I don't see how ticket preorders make the thing "corporate" "

" @dvorak said:

" @Kyreo said:

" @Abyssfull said:

" Guess there's just no room for Nicholson anymore. Alex and Kleb are churning out the news recently like a well whiskied machine. "

I wonder why Brad 2 isn't getting in on the news anymore.  Maybe he was just a freelancer. "

Also he was being relentlessly hounded on twitter and in the comments for what most considered shoddy writing. "

Really? You guys are outstanding. So when you're not sending offensive and sexist messages to  Leigh Alexander, you're busy saving the world. Just wow. "

What the crap. Don't be assholes.

" @dvorak said:

" @Kyreo said:

" @Abyssfull said:

" Guess there's just no room for Nicholson anymore. Alex and Kleb are churning out the news recently like a well whiskied machine. "

I wonder why Brad 2 isn't getting in on the news anymore.  Maybe he was just a freelancer. "

Also he was being relentlessly hounded on twitter and in the comments for what most considered shoddy writing. "

Really? You guys are outstanding. So when you're not sending offensive and sexist messages to  Leigh Alexander, you're busy saving the world. Just wow. "

I'm gonna guess.

Whatever is announced at e3 for halo will be playable at PAX Prime?

Die-Hard Halo fan here. I want some more halo now! Take the best from Halo 3 and from Reach. Get ride of Armorlock (wtf is this cheap shit) Make the shottie more powerful (I'm tired of being killed with a sword guy) HOW THE FUCK DO YOU BLOCK A SWORD HIT WITH YOUR ELBOW????


/rant

" Guess there's just no room for Nicholson anymore. Alex and Kleb are churning out the news recently like a well whiskied machine. "

Damn, I was only 9 when I saw halo at a friend's birthday party and wanted to get into this whole vidjegamez thing? I feel young.

I think I might go to Pax this year, just gotta get the money for the flight.

Missed PAX last year.. Really hoping to go this year, and this would be an awesome thing to check out.

Does an Halo fest means...more Halo games (coming soon?)

People talking about PAX becoming "corporate" are....

" People talking about PAX becoming "corporate" are....

Actually, why would I bother.

"

"

I'm already speculating an announcement of  HD remake of Halo: CE at pax prime.

"

Come on guys, Halo RPG, when's that coming out?

So Other Brad is no longer with Giant bomb? cant say i'm suprised considering how everyone was very hostile towards him. 

If the venue is anything like the L4D(2) safe room, it won't protect them from a Tank.

" So Other Brad is no longer with Giant bomb? cant say i'm suprised considering how everyone was very hostile towards him.  "