2007 (real world)

This article is about the real world year. For the in-universe year, see 2007.

The year 2007 saw the release of several Halo-related titles, most notably Halo 3, the conclusion to the Halo trilogy, and the novel Halo: Contact Harvest.

Events

February

• February 20: Crackdown, a game containing an invitation to the Halo 3 Beta, was released.

April

• April 17: The Blastacular Pack for Halo 2 is released.
• April 19: The book Halo Effect: An Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time is released

May

• May 11: The Halo 3 Beta is first released to a limited audience.
• May 16: The Halo 3 Beta becomes accessible to the public.
• May 31: Halo 2 Vista is released for the PC.

June

• June 10: The Halo 3 Beta comes to a close.
• June 14: Halo 3: The Cradle of Life was found by a Bungie.net user, crazyBoy3.

July

• July 10:
  • The Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer is released.
  • Halo: Arms Race, the first in the Halo: Landfall series of live-action short films, is released.

August

• August 1: Marathon 2: Durandal is released on Xbox Live Arcade.
• August 10: An internal build of Halo 3 titled Halo 3 Epsilon is released to Microsoft employees.
• August 22: The first issue of the Halo: Uprising series of comics is released.
• August 28: Halo: Combat, the second part of the Halo: Landfall series, is released.
• August 29:
  • Halo 3 goes gold.
  • Halo 3 Epsilon is closed.

September

• September 18: Halo ActionClix is released
• September 24: Halo: Last One Standing, the final part of Halo: Landfall, is released.
• September 25:
  • Halo 3 released in North America.
  • Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide was released.
• September 26: Halo 3 released in Europe.
• September 27: Halo 3 released in Japan and the rest of Asia.
• September 28: Halo 3 released in most South Korean video game shops.

October

• October 9: Gravesite was released digitally.
• October 30: The novel Halo: Contact Harvest is released.

November

• November 20: The Halo 3: Original Soundtrack is released.
• November 21: The second issue of Halo: Uprising is released.

December

• December 11: The Heroic Map Pack for Halo 3 is released.

Unknown Date

• Museum first aired on TV.
• The trailer Believe: The John 117 Monument was released.
• Enemy Weapon first aired on TV.