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With the light shining just on the horizon for one of the biggest video game releases this holiday season. 343 Industries the current creators for the upcoming Halo 4,5,6 trilogy branched out in a new interesting way to promote their game. They launched a web series that leads up to the beginning events of Halo 4.

Fans of the Halo series have been waiting for a cinematic portrayal of their beloved Master Chief for years and have been rubber banded back and fourth as rumors came and went disappearing into obscurity. As news of Halo 4 was announced and the release date drawing ever so closer fans were blown away with another announcement that created even more buzz for the series. Finally after all these years a live action portrayal of Halo was to be released and it would tie in with the Halo 4 game.

Backed by Microsoft and 343 studios “Forward unto Dawn” was Written by the talented Helbing brothers (Spartacus, Mortal Kombat: Legacy) and directed by Stewart Hendler (Pretty Tough, H+). The series was green lit and the twenty-five day long shoot in Vancouver came up with ninety minutes worth of content that would be cut into five webisodes and released every Friday leading up to the release date of Halo 4.

Halo 4: Forward unto Dawn was so well written with a engaging storyline that introduced new lore into the Halo universe. The acting was nothing short of spectacular led by Tom Green a young Australian actor better known for his role as Samuel Liberman in Dance Academy and Anna popplewell known for her role as Susan Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia. The visual effects were so gorgeous and rich and the soundtrack was equally as beautiful. This series is diffidently worth a peek.

Halo 4: Forward unto Dawn is a testament to the potential of the new era in which media, art and information is headed. Web series like this are popping up all over the net and giving directors, writers, actors, and many others a chance to get their foot in the door of the entertainment industry and many big companies are taking notice. Welcome to the new era of entertainment.