Ensemble Studios

A picture says a thousand words, but movies really show game fans what you have up your sleeve. Below is a collection of movies showing both pre-rendered and in-game footage.

  

E3 2008: Five Long Years Cinematic

Halo Wars is set in the year 2531 right as human UNSC forces retake a planet called Harvest from the alien Covenant. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard Spirit of Fire, a UNSC support vessel. As the ship approaches the planet Harvest to begin a dangerous and urgent mission, Captain Cutter reflects on the long and bloody battle to retake Harvest from the Covenant...

Duration: 1:29

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18MB, 360p, 1500kbps .WMV
(Stereo)

Med Bandwidth
68MB, 720p, 6300kbps .WMV
(Stereo)

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70MB, 720p, 6500kbps .WMV
(5.1 Audio)

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E3 2007: Demo Level Video

Here's where we were back in July 2007. Graeme Devine takes us on a tour of our E3 demo level that we showed to the press in Los Angeles that year. This was the first time we brought Halo Wars out to be seen by the public. Graeme shows us base building, the UI, and battles.

Duration: 10 minutes

Low Bandwidth
61MB, 360p, 828kbps .WMV


Med Bandwidth
141MB, 360p, 1800kbps .WMV


High Bandwidth
482MB, 720p, 6500kbps .WMV


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2006: Announcing Halo Wars - Cinematic Trailer

This is where it all began. When Halo Wars was announced at X06, which was held in Spain that year, this is the movie that was shown to let everyone know what Halo Wars was.

Duration: 1:36

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360p Stereo .WMV 14.9Mb


High Bandwidth
720p Stereo .WMV 81.1Mb


High Bandwidth
720p 5.1 .WMV 83.5Mb


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