2017 included the release of a sequel to Halo Wars, Halo Wars 2, as well as many novels and comics.
Events
January
- January 20-30: Halo Wars 2 Blitz Beta.[1]
February
- February 17: The Forge Leader DLC for Halo Wars 2 was released for free, ahead of the Halo Wars 2 release.
- February 21: Halo Wars 2 is released.[2]
- February 22: Halo Wars: Definitive Edition left early access.
March
- March 1: A replica of the UNSC Spirit of Fire is released by Dark Horse Comics.[3]
- March 27: Morgan Kinsano is released for Halo Wars 2.[4]
April
- April 20: Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is released for standalone purchase on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Steam.
- April 25: Halo: Envoy is released.[5]
- April 27: Colony is released for Halo Wars 2.[6]
May
- May 4: Halo: Combat Evolved is inducted in the World Video Game Hall of Fame.[7]
- May 22: Sergeant Johnson is released for Halo Wars 2.[8]
June
- June 13: The Halo Wars 2 expansion Awakening the Nightmare is officially revealed, alongside the next two Leader DLCs; Jerome-092 and Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee.
- June 14: Halo Library Edition Volume 2 is released by Dark Horse Comics.[9]
- June 28: Jerome-092 and Ripa 'Moramee are released for Halo Wars 2.
July
- July 25: Serina and the missions of Operation: SPEARBREAKER are released for Halo Wars 2.[10]
- July 26: A replica of the AC-220 Vulture is set to be released by Dark Horse Comics.[11]
August
- August 17: Yapyap the Destroyer is released for Halo Wars 2.[10]
- August 25: Spartan Games is closed down, ceasing all production of Halo: Fleet Battles and Halo: Ground Command.[12]
- August 29: Halo: Retribution is released.
- August 30: Issue 1 of Halo: Rise of Atriox is released.[13]
September
- September 1: Halo model kits by Revell are released.[14]
- September 5: Halo: Warfleet is released in the United States.[15][16][17]
- September 20: Issue 2 of Halo: Rise of Atriox is released.[18]
- September 26: The expansion Awakening the Nightmare is released for Halo Wars 2.[19][20]
October
- October 5: Halo: Warfleet is set to be released in the United Kingdom.[21][16][22]
- October 11: The Halo: Adult Coloring Book is released by Dark Horse Books.[23]
- October 17: Halo: Recruit, the first Halo VR media, is released.[24]
- October 18: Issue 3 of Halo: Rise of Atriox is released.[25]
- October 24: Halo: Adult Coloring Book was released.
November
- November 14: Halo: Legacy of Onyx is released.[26]
December
Sources
- ^ Twitter - Dan Ayoub
- ^ E3 2016, Xbox Media Briefing
- ^ Dark Horse Comics - Halo UNSC Spirit of Fire Ship Replica
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Welcome Kinsano
- ^ Simon & Schuster - Halo: Envoy
- ^ Halo Waypoint - Welcome Colony
- ^ AP News - Video Game Hall of Fame adds ‘Halo: Combat Evolved,’ 3 more
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Welcome Sgt. Johnson!
- ^ Dark Horse Comics - Halo Library Edition Volume 2 HC
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint - Halo Summer Celebration
- ^ Dark Horse COmics - Halo: UNSC Vulture Limited Edition Ship Replica
- ^ Spartan Games
- ^ Dark Horse: Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 1
- ^ Twitter - RevellUSA
- ^ The Bookseller: Egmont signs Halo deal with Microsoft
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint - Community Update: Into the Storm
- ^ Bloomsbury - Halo Warfleet
- ^ Dark Horse: Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2
- ^ Halo Waypoint News - Introducing Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare
- ^ Gamestop
- ^ The Bookseller: Egmont signs Halo deal with Microsoft
- ^ Waterstones - Halo Warfleet
- ^ Dark Horse: Dark Horse and 343 Industries Give Fans a Colorful New Book
- ^ The Verge - Microsoft’s Halo VR experience launches on October 17th
- ^ Dark Horse: Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 3
- ^ Simon & Schuster - Halo: Legacy of Onyx
- ^ Dark Horse: Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 4
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