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Kept under '''tight''' wraps, the set was announced unexpectedly on July 10, 2007 with the release of the first video, '''''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''''' on the front page of [[Bungie.net]]. ''Arms Race'' featured several shots of characters as well as special effects and set props, but little real action. The film was also shown at [[E3 2007]], and with it came promises of additional shorts<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=ethreeblowout Bungie.net E3 post]</ref>. | Kept under '''tight''' wraps, the set was announced unexpectedly on July 10, 2007 with the release of the first video, '''''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''''' on the front page of [[Bungie.net]]. ''Arms Race'' featured several shots of characters as well as special effects and set props, but little real action. The film was also shown at [[E3 2007]], and with it came promises of additional shorts<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=ethreeblowout Bungie.net E3 post]</ref>. | ||
''Arms Race'' was a live-action trailer that went up with another film one long month later, '''''[[Combat]]''''', released on WETA's | ''Arms Race'' was a live-action trailer that went up with another film one long month later, '''''[[Combat]]''''', released on WETA's website in August 2007<ref>[http://www.wetanz.com/holics/index.php?itemid=483&catid=2 http://www.wetanz.com/holics/index.php?itemid=483&catid=2]</ref>, telling the story of two [[ODST]] troopers fighting off [[Brutes]] while trying to retrieve an object on the battlefield during the [[Second Battle of Earth]]. | ||
A third film, '''''[[Last One Standing]]''''', was released on September 24, just hours before the release of [[Halo 3]]. This film was released first on the Discovery Channel's website, as part of their promotion for an unrelated show, ''Last One Standing''<ref>[http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/last-one-standing/halo-sweeps/halo-sweeps.html http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/last-one-standing/halo-sweeps/halo-sweeps.html]</ref>. This film continued the story of the two ODSTs in ''Combat'', featuring more weapons, special effects, and live action combat between the [[Marines]] and Brutes, ending with the sight of a fireball descending into the atmosphere, a scene which is the beginning for in Halo 3. | A third film, '''''[[Last One Standing]]''''', was released on September 24, just hours before the release of [[Halo 3]]. This film was released first on the Discovery Channel's website, as part of their promotion for an unrelated show, ''Last One Standing''<ref>[http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/last-one-standing/halo-sweeps/halo-sweeps.html http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/last-one-standing/halo-sweeps/halo-sweeps.html]</ref>. This film continued the story of the two ODSTs in ''Combat'', featuring more weapons, special effects, and live action combat between the [[Marines]] and Brutes, ending with the sight of a fireball descending into the atmosphere, a scene which is the beginning for in Halo 3. | ||