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<center>''Were you looking for [[Waypoint]], a UNSC news source, or [[Navigation point]], also called "waypoint"?''</center> | <center>''Were you looking for [[Waypoint]], a UNSC news source, or [[Navigation point]], also called "waypoint"?''</center> | ||
[[File: | {{Game Infobox | ||
|name= ''Halo Waypoint'' | |||
|image= [[File:Cboxhalowaypointv3.jpg|center]] | |||
|developer= [[343 Industries]] | |||
|publisher= [[Microsoft Studios]] | |||
|platform= *[[Xbox LIVE]] | |||
*PC | |||
*Mobile | |||
|releasedate= November 5th, [[2009]] | |||
|genre=Community portal | |||
|modes= | |||
|rating= [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Ratings Board|ESRB]]: Mature (M) for Blood and Gore, Language, Violence<ref>[http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Halo-Waypoint/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5308ce '''Xbox Live Marketplace''', ''Halo Waypoint'']</ref> | |||
}} | |||
'''Halo Waypoint''' is an online portal for all ''Halo''-related content. It is accessible online at [[Xbox.com]] as the primary ''Halo'' website,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us '''Halo Waypoint''' website]</ref> and through [[Xbox LIVE|Xbox Live]] where it is available to Xbox Live Gold members. The Xbox LIVE version of Halo Waypoint was co-developed by [[Certain Affinity]] and [[343 Industries]].<ref>[http://certainaffinity.com/waypoint/ '''Certain Affinity''': ''Halo Waypoint'']</ref> It was released by 343 Industries as part of the Xbox Fall Update on November 5, [[2009]]. A mobile version of Halo Waypoint has been released for the Windows Phone 7, iOS, and Android platforms for free, though it lacks certain features such as career milestones. An additional feature called ATLAS was released in December 2011 which shows detailed diagrams of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' multiplayer maps and near real time game player and weapon location stats in Matchmaking and Custom Games. ATLAS is free on the Windows Phone 7 and available for $4.99 on iOS and Android.<ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2011/12/08/The-Halo-Bulletin-12811-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 12.8.11'']</ref> In May [[2012]] Halo Waypoint was updated to include [[wikipedia:Kinect|Kinect]] compatibility. | '''Halo Waypoint''' is an online portal for all ''Halo''-related content. It is accessible online at [[Xbox.com]] as the primary ''Halo'' website,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us '''Halo Waypoint''' website]</ref> and through [[Xbox LIVE|Xbox Live]] where it is available to Xbox Live Gold members. The Xbox LIVE version of Halo Waypoint was co-developed by [[Certain Affinity]] and [[343 Industries]].<ref>[http://certainaffinity.com/waypoint/ '''Certain Affinity''': ''Halo Waypoint'']</ref> It was released by 343 Industries as part of the Xbox Fall Update on November 5, [[2009]]. A mobile version of Halo Waypoint has been released for the Windows Phone 7, iOS, and Android platforms for free, though it lacks certain features such as career milestones. An additional feature called ATLAS was released in December 2011 which shows detailed diagrams of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' multiplayer maps and near real time game player and weapon location stats in Matchmaking and Custom Games. ATLAS is free on the Windows Phone 7 and available for $4.99 on iOS and Android.<ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2011/12/08/The-Halo-Bulletin-12811-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 12.8.11'']</ref> In May [[2012]] Halo Waypoint was updated to include [[wikipedia:Kinect|Kinect]] compatibility. | ||
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[[File: | [[File:Waypoint Title Banner.png|thumb|250px|right|Halo Waypoint's official banner.]] | ||
Halo Waypoint provides users with various kinds of ''Halo'' information, including information on members of the ''Halo'' community, various [[machinima]] videos and gameplay strategies and tutorials. It also allows players to access their own gameplay-related data, tracking "milestones" and progress through multiple games in the series. The weekly [[Halo Bulletin]] and most major announcements regarding the ''Halo'' series are also posted at Waypoint. The site also features a ''Halo'' discussion forum. On December 15, 2010, the [[Halowars.com]] forums went offline and were subsequently merged with the Halo Waypoint forums.<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/forums/1/953396/ShowThread.aspx '''Halowars.com''': ''Halo Waypoint Transition (Please Read)'']</ref> On March 31, [[2012]] Halo Waypoint officially took over all record-keeping responsibilities from [[Bungie.net]]. | Halo Waypoint provides users with various kinds of ''Halo'' information, including information on members of the ''Halo'' community, various [[machinima]] videos and gameplay strategies and tutorials. It also allows players to access their own gameplay-related data, tracking "milestones" and progress through multiple games in the series. The weekly [[Halo Bulletin]] and most major announcements regarding the ''Halo'' series are also posted at Waypoint. The site also features a ''Halo'' discussion forum. On December 15, 2010, the [[Halowars.com]] forums went offline and were subsequently merged with the Halo Waypoint forums.<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/forums/1/953396/ShowThread.aspx '''Halowars.com''': ''Halo Waypoint Transition (Please Read)'']</ref> On March 31, [[2012]] Halo Waypoint officially took over all record-keeping responsibilities from [[Bungie.net]]. | ||
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File:Waypoint intro screen.jpg|Waypoint's title screen. | File:Waypoint intro screen.jpg|Waypoint's title screen. | ||
File:Halo Waypoint logo.jpg|Halo Waypoint's original official banner. | File:Halo Waypoint logo.jpg|Halo Waypoint's original official banner, 2009-2010. | ||
File:Waypoint cover 2009-2010.jpg|Halo Waypoint's first cover, 2009-2010. | |||
File:Waypoint cover 2010-2011.jpg|Halo Waypoint's second cover, 2010-2011. | |||
File:Waypoint app.jpg|Halo Waypoint mobile app icon. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||