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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, ''''' | ''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, ''''' | 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. | ||
It has not been made clear if these three will be the only Halo shorts, as some sources have claimed that there would be only three videos, while others have not. WETA's website does not specify if ''Last One Standing'' would be the final film in the series. It has also not been stated what kind of budget the shorts have. | It has not been made clear if these three will be the only Halo shorts, as some sources have claimed that there would be only three videos, while others have not. WETA's website does not specify if ''Last One Standing'' would be the final film in the series. It has also not been stated what kind of budget the shorts have. | ||