You have to hand it to McFarlane Toys. They are taking advantage of this Halo license. With several waves of Halo 3 figures released and in production, the company now has its eyes set on Halo Wars. With the change in genre and gameplay style in mind, McFarlane is readying a new style of collectible for fans of the franchise.
Though Halo fans are getting a steady stream of new maps and features for Halo 3, it'll be a be a bit longer before they have a chance get get some new Spartan action in the form of Halo Wars. Developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, the real-time strategy game pull players back to the epic UNSC/Covenant conflict that took place before the Halo trilogy. The game is due for release in Q1 2009. McFarlane is looking to take advantage of the timing with a spring release for its figures. Photos seen here are prototypes of the new collectibles.
see pics here
Though Halo fans are getting a steady stream of new maps and features for Halo 3, it'll be a be a bit longer before they have a chance get get some new Spartan action in the form of Halo Wars. Developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, the real-time strategy game pull players back to the epic UNSC/Covenant conflict that took place before the Halo trilogy. The game is due for release in Q1 2009. McFarlane is looking to take advantage of the timing with a spring release for its figures. Photos seen here are prototypes of the new collectibles.
see pics here