The Forerunners sent the humans to Earth, reverting then to a primitive civilization based in Africa, and fought the Flood, which spread through an infestation of sentient life and had overrun much of the Milky Way Galaxy. However, instead of helping their pets, it eventually infected and contorted them into a new parasitic species, connected by a hivemind to the minds of the last Precursors: The Flood. It spread like wildfire due to ancient humans rubbing the powders on their pets, believing it helped their pets to live longer. Instead of fighting back, the Precursors let themselves die to their creations, turning into a dust to later become themselves once again. In retaliation, the Forerunners drove the Precursors into extinction.

However, the Precursors wanted to give such power, instead of to the Forerunners as originally planned, to the human race. Hundreds of years ago, the Mantle of Responsibility belonged to the Precursors, who gave all life to the galaxy. With more than $6 billion in franchise grosses, Halo is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time, spanning novels, graphic novels, comic books, short films, animated films, feature films, and other licensed products.

Its sequels expanded the franchise's commercial and critical success, and have sold more than 81 million copies worldwide. Microsoft established 343 Industries to direct the franchise going forward, and has produced games itself and in partnership with other studios.Ĭombat Evolved was a critical and commercial success, serving as the Xbox's ' killer app' and cementing Microsoft as a major player in the video game console space.

Bungie regained its independence in 2007, releasing additional Halo games through 2010. The latest main game, Halo Infinite, was released in 2021.Ĭombat Evolved started life as a real-time strategy game, then became a third-person shooter, and finally a first-person shooter releasing as an exclusive on Microsoft's new Xbox video game console after Bungie was acquired by the company. The series launched in 2001 with the first-person shooter video game Halo: Combat Evolved and its tie-in novel, The Fall of Reach. Halo is a military science fiction media franchise, originally created and developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by 343 Industries, part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios.

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