[img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//34690208/355c1821921c2917cafde1ef31842f474d031f4d.jpg[/img] In 2007, the Master Chief finished the fight against the Prophet of Truth and the Gravemind, escaping extragalactic space with Cortana and Arbiter Thel ‘Vadam aboard the UNSC [i]Forward Unto Dawn[/i]. Unseen forces conspired to send the Dawn to a new destination, resulting in the Arbiter making it back to Earth while the Chief and Cortana were sequestered in the severed aft section as it drifted towards a mysterious Forerunner shield world, and we were left to wonder what new fight loomed over the horizon... That question would be answered in [i]Halo 4[/i], the debut mainline title entry from 343 Industries, which released November 6, 2012. Ten years ago to this day... It’s been ten years since we made landfall on Requiem and awakened the Didact, who unleashed his army of Prometheans as he sought to find the Composer to imprison humanity within his deadly war machines. Ten years since Cortana, struggling with the debilitating condition of rampancy, sacrificed herself to go out on her own terms, save Earth, and send the Master Chief back home. Ten years since weekly Spartan Ops episodes with Dr. Halsey’s manipulative shenanigans as we protected eggheads from hinge-heads. Ten years since BTB on Exile, since the debut of Mantis stomp (and victory crouch), since Dominion on Longbow, Ace vs Pistola, Flagsassinations, leaked camcorder footage of multiplayer matches recorded on VHS tapes in barns... Ten years since [i]Halo 4[/i]. As we mark this milestone and look ever forwards to [i]Halo[/i]’s future, we thought we’d gather some folks from the studio to reminisce about what [i]Halo 4[/i] means to them. [hr][/hr] [url=https://aka.ms/Halo4TenthAnniversary]Read more from the fine folks who helped bring 343's debut [i]Halo[/i] title to life as we journey with them back to 2012 before looking to future support coming to [i]Halo 4[/i] in MCC over on Halo Waypoint.[/url] [hr][/hr] At Halo Fest 2011, on our journey towards Requiem, we teased [i]Halo 4[/i] with a concept art trailer. Today, we return to Requiem once more and see how that concept art was realized into a stunning new game world for the Xbox 360, accompanied by Neil Davidge's haunting score "Legacy," capturing the ethereal, mythic tragedy of the Forerunners. [previewyoutube=f2wrJ_Tv1kQ;full][/previewyoutube] Happy Birthday, [i]Halo 4[/i]. 💙💚