343 Industries announced that the upcoming Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary release has added another new classic map. The map is called Breakneck and is a re-imagining of the Headlong map.

The map is straight from Halo 2 and is a fan favorite large scale multiplayer map revealed today at the Tokyo Games Show. Additionally, 343 Industries debuted and demoed the very first “Halo” campaign level ever, “Pillar of Autumn” in its newly remastered, “Halo: Anniversary” form. While the corridors and corners of the iconic starship remain true to their classic form, the all-new graphical treatment and remastered audio paint an altogether more detailed, visceral introduction to the “Halo” universe and its iconic hero, the Master Chief.

Also in Tokyo, 343 Industries revealed new details around the highly anticipated title update for “Halo: Reach.” Announced at Halo Fest, the update features the return of the iconic “Halo: Combat Evolved” Magnum pistol and classic playlists designed to reignite the multiplayer mayhem players first enjoyed a decade ago.

The update will also introduce a myriad of multiplayer fixes fans have been clamouring for, including balancing armour abilities like Armour Lock and Active Camo. Players will be able to experience a first taste of some of these changes when beta playlists become available on 4 October. The beta will be open to all “Halo: Reach” players with an active Xbox LIVE Gold membership, and will culminate with the launch of a full suite of classic playlists and map variants when “Halo: Anniversary” arrives on 15 November.

The announcement of Halo 4 back at E3 earlier this year brought excitement to fans all over the world. Halo has 10 years of history behind and has grown into one of those franchises that is bound to last a lifetime much in the way Star Wars has. With 343 Industries at the helm of this direct sequel to Halo 3 they want to present Master Chief as both a force to be recokoned with and a character.

It appears that Cortana will play a larger role then she did in the previous games and you get to see her relationship with Master Chief grow in terms of character development and who knows what that means in the overall story. We will see new locations as well new enemies in this upcoming trilogy. We wont’ see Halo 4 hitting store shelves until the end of 2012.

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It was announced from HaloFest this weekend in the Penny Arcade Expo that the upcoming new warthog in Halo 4 will be playable, at least in an interactive museum experience kind of way, in Forza Motorsport 4.

In this new Autovista experience players get to see a first hand look at the Warthog. When players pick up Forza Motorsport 4 you’ll be able to interact with this Warthog in the Autovista experience and listen to the narration by none other then Cortana herself. Forza Motorsport 4 releases in the UK 14 October.

More exciting gameplay videos coming out of Gamescom today with multiplayer maps from the upcoming Halo remake, Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary.

The above video details two maps, Damnation and Beaver Creek both previously in the original Halo Combat Evolved release. Both maps have gotten an HD make over and you get to see them in action.

Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary releases exclusively on Xbox 360 on November 15 worldwide.

Halo fans rejoice! Microsoft will be releasing Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary in honor of the 10 years Halo has been in existence. The game will release on November 15th, 2011. The game clocks in at a MSRP of $39.99 and is being developed by 343 Industries in collaboration with Certain Affinity, the new developer at the helm since Bungie’s departure from the series.

The game is a complete high definition remaster of its previous release. With everything from map details to multiplayer maps and more. You’ll also be able to use co op over Xbox Liv. More details to come, stay tuned. We have a lovely video of the remake after the jump, so come take a look.

The Microsoft E3 Press keynote just ended moments ago and the last and indeed most surprising announcement was that of Halo 4. Master Chief and Cortana are back and look to kick off a new trilogy it appears as well. 343 Industries is at the helm and has a proposed release date of Fall 2012. You can take a look at the teaser right here:

343 Industries has updated Halo Waypoint to coincide with the release of Halo: Reach. Waypoint is now easier to navigate and has new social features like being able to message friends, compare achievements and share news stories. Some exclusive Reach armour is available to be unlocked with Waypoint now too.

343 Industries is looking for recruits for its first title on their website. It’s been highly rumoured that it will be the next Halo game (as that is what the studio was set up for), but nothing has been confirmed at this point. The big jobs seem to be a mission designer, a senior 3D artist and a senior character artist, but there are a few more going. Halo: Reach will be Bungie’s last Halo game, and will be released on 14th September.