343 Industries has issued an official statement about the release of Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6, stating that Microsoft has initiated actions to protect its Halo intellectual property. 343 Industries and Microsoft have clarified that while they do support mods and fan remakes, they will not allow copyrighted material to be distributed for free (as is the case with Halo Online ElDewrito). Continue reading Microsoft has initiated actions to protect its Halo intellectual property due to Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6
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Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6 is now available for download
The moment a lot of Halo PC fans have been waiting for has finally come. After two years, the team behind ElDewrito has released a new version of its amazing mod for Halo Online that is available for download right now. Continue reading Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6 is now available for download
Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6, cancelled free-to-play Halo 3 online game for the PC, releases on April 20th
Back in March 2015, we informed you about an official free-to-play online version of Halo 3. This project, called Halo Online, targeted Russian gamers and was officially coming from Microsoft. However, in August 2016, Microsoft announced its cancellation. Continue reading Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6, cancelled free-to-play Halo 3 online game for the PC, releases on April 20th
Microsoft cancels Halo Online
Back in 2015, Microsoft announced a F2P multiplayer version of Halo for the PC, called Halo Online. Halo Online was powered by a reworked version of the Halo 3 Engine, and was meant to be released first in Russia. However, it appears that Halo Online will never get officially released. Continue reading Microsoft cancels Halo Online
Halo Online – Unofficial Version 0.5.0 Released, Adds 6 New Halo 3 Maps
The team behind ElDewrito has released a new version for it that includes 6 additional maps from Halo 3. As the team noted, this update will allow players to play on all of the new maps present in the latest official release of Halo Online: High Ground, Last Resort, Narrows, Standoff, The Pit and Sandtra. Continue reading Halo Online – Unofficial Version 0.5.0 Released, Adds 6 New Halo 3 Maps
Halo: Online – New Screenshots From The Latest ElDewrito Build Released
A couple of days ago, a new version of ElDewrito was released to the public. Thanks to ElDewrito, players from all regions can basically enjoy Halo: Online. Halo: Online was originally announced for Russia only, and even though it has not been released yet, fans got their hands on a leaked version and have been working on improving it. Below you can view some new screenshots from it (courtesy of Reddit’s member “RabidSquabbit“. Enjoy! Continue reading Halo: Online – New Screenshots From The Latest ElDewrito Build Released
Halo Online – Unofficial V4.7 Released – Adds Voice Chat, Text Chat & Server Browser
A new unofficial version of Halo Online hit the Internet a couple of hours ago. This new version can be downloaded via the game’s launcher as all future updates can be done through the game’s launcher. Continue reading Halo Online – Unofficial V4.7 Released – Adds Voice Chat, Text Chat & Server Browser
Halo: Online Modded Is in Playable State, New Video Shows Proper Multiplayer Action
I seriously don’t know whether we should congratulate modders for what they have accomplished or not. Because this hacking attempt may doom all other possible attempts at bringing the Halo franchise to the PC. Despite Microsoft’s attempts to take down the modded version of Halo: Online, YouTube’s member ‘GamingPranks’ has shared a new video showcasing proper multiplayer action from its latest build. It looks cool, so make sure to watch it! Continue reading Halo: Online Modded Is in Playable State, New Video Shows Proper Multiplayer Action
Hackers/Modders Continue Work on Halo: Online, First Multiplayer Match Showcased
Despite Microsoft’s attempts to take down the modded alpha version of Halo Online, the modding/hacking team Eldorito has been constantly working on it. YouTube’s member ‘Freelancer852’ has shared a video, showcasing a Multiplayer match from the latest build of this modded version. Ironically, the game’s closed beta phase has not been launched yet in Russia. Guess you really “can’t kill progress”. Enjoy! Continue reading Hackers/Modders Continue Work on Halo: Online, First Multiplayer Match Showcased
Microsoft Targets Halo Online Modders, Issues DMCA Takedowns
Recently Microsoft announced Halo Online, an online multiplayer only F2P FPS. The closed beta was announced exclusively for the Russian marketplace however, so given we game on PC, one of the things that happens on PC, happened; mods. Chiefly mods that allowed gamers to bypass said Russian region lock. Continue reading Microsoft Targets Halo Online Modders, Issues DMCA Takedowns