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'''Xbox.com''' is the official [[Microsoft]] website for the [[Xbox]] and [[Xbox | '''Xbox.com''' is the official [[Microsoft]] website for the [[Xbox]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[Xbox One]] consoles, as well as the online gaming service [[Xbox Live]]. It has pages detailing popular Xbox games, including the ''Halo'' franchise portal [[Halo Waypoint]] which serves as the hub for all the ''Halo'' games, ''Halo''-related news and information. | ||
Prior to the release of Halo Waypoint, Xbox.com housed individual pages for each of the ''Halo'' games, which have since been merged with the Waypoint site. Of note is the backstory on the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' page, which was the first official source to describe the events that led to the formation of the [[UNSC]] as well as human colonization | ==Overview== | ||
Prior to the release of Halo Waypoint, Xbox.com housed individual pages for each of the ''Halo'' games, which have since been merged with the Waypoint site. Of note is the backstory on the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' page, which was the first official source to describe the events that led to the formation of the [[UNSC]] as well as [[Human colonies|human colonization]]. Xbox.com has also been home to the marketing websites for each of the ''Halo'' games, including [[Believe]] and [[Jake Courage|Jake Courage Exhibition]] for ''[[Halo 3]]'' and a marketing website for ''[[Halo Wars]]''. However, most of these have later been taken down. | |||
[[File:Radio infinity levels v03.ogg|thumb|Audio for the ''Halo 4'' page]] | |||
Around [[E3]] [[2012]], to coincide with the trailer shown at the event for ''[[Halo 4]]'', a page with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} command deck was made that took place during the crash shown in the trailer. This page had several pieces of information regarding ''Halo 4'', including audio that described events that happened happened shortly after the crash. | |||
== | ==Halo 2 Media player== | ||
== | Before ''Halo 2's'' launch, a media player skin was released to promote it. | ||
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File:Halo2-presentation1.jpg | |||
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==See also== | |||
*[[Halo2.com (Covenant)]] | *[[Halo2.com (Covenant)]] | ||
*[[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo|Portal page for ''Halo: Combat Evolved'']] | |||
*[[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo 4|Info on the ''Halo 4'' version of the Xbox.com site]] | |||
=== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/default.htm Xbox.com] | ===Landing pages=== | ||
*[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/default.htm Xbox.com landing page] | |||
*[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us Halo Waypoint website] | *[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us Halo Waypoint website] | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
===Defunct Pages=== | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130715024150/http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Halo-4/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d530919? '''Xbox.com (Halo 4 promotional site)'''] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:04, March 19, 2022
Xbox.com is the official Microsoft website for the Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One consoles, as well as the online gaming service Xbox Live. It has pages detailing popular Xbox games, including the Halo franchise portal Halo Waypoint which serves as the hub for all the Halo games, Halo-related news and information.
Overview[edit]
Prior to the release of Halo Waypoint, Xbox.com housed individual pages for each of the Halo games, which have since been merged with the Waypoint site. Of note is the backstory on the Halo: Combat Evolved page, which was the first official source to describe the events that led to the formation of the UNSC as well as human colonization. Xbox.com has also been home to the marketing websites for each of the Halo games, including Believe and Jake Courage Exhibition for Halo 3 and a marketing website for Halo Wars. However, most of these have later been taken down.
Around E3 2012, to coincide with the trailer shown at the event for Halo 4, a page with the UNSC Infinity command deck was made that took place during the crash shown in the trailer. This page had several pieces of information regarding Halo 4, including audio that described events that happened happened shortly after the crash.
Halo 2 Media player[edit]
Before Halo 2's launch, a media player skin was released to promote it.
See also[edit]
- Halo2.com (Covenant)
- Portal page for Halo: Combat Evolved
- Info on the Halo 4 version of the Xbox.com site
