Redmond, WA - January 7, 2010 - The Halo Legends (collection of animated shorts) special edition Blu-Ray and DVD contents/features have been detailed, ahead of their release in the United States on February 9, 2010 - followed by a UK release on February 15, 2010. Pricing for all three versions is as follows: normal DVD is $19.99, SE DVD is $29.99, and Blu-Ray is $34.99.
The two disc special edition DVD of the anime series includes:
- The Making of Halo Legends - An introduction to Halo Legends followed by a making-of segment for each episode.
- Halo: Gaming Evolved - Explaining the Halo phenomenon from its inception as an Xbox video game to a present day entertainment franchise.
- Audio Commentary with directors Frank O'Connor and Joseph Chou
- Widescreen version of the animated film (1.78:1)
The Blu-ray edition will be "loaded" with bonus materials, including all extras from the 2-disc special edition as well as "Halo: The Story so Far, an overview of the Halo universe up until the end of Halo 3." Halo Legends is made up of seven shorts produced by five anime production houses (Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio4 C, and Toei Animation) as well as Microsoft's own newly-formed company, 343 Industries.
All information contained in this news post comes directly from a press release sent out by Microsoft and 343 Industries.
