Den første Halo: Nightfall-traileren lover godt

Mellom de fire første spillene i Halo-serien, som skal lanseres i HD-versjon til Xbox One gjennom Halo: The Master Chief Collection, og det kommende Halo 5: Guardians, har den overordnede historien et hull. Dette hullet skal fylles av miniserien Halo: Nightfall, produsert av selveste Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator), som også skal slippes som en del av The Master Chief Collection.

For Halo-fans er derfor Halo: Nightfall en viktig godbit, og på Comcic-Con har Microsoft og 343 Industries vist frem den første traileren for serien. Samtiig har de fortalt litt mer om hva vi kan forvente å se på lanseringsdagen:

- Taking place between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians, Halo: Nightfall follows the origin story of legendary manhunter Jameson Locke (Mike Colter) and his team as they are caught in a horrific terrorist attack while investigating terrorist activity on the distant colony world of Sedra. Led by Locke, the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) agents are forced to coordinate with a Sedran commander with a remarkable history and deep-rooted mistrust of ONI. As the plot unravels, they're drawn to an ancient, hellish artifact where they're forced to fight for their survival, question everything, and ultimately choose between their loyalties and their lives. Agent Locke is a new character in the Halo universe poised to play a major role in Halo 5: Guardians releasing on Xbox One in 2015.

Led by world class talent such as executive producer Ridley Scott, Scott Free TV President David Zucker, award-winning director Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Battlestar Galactica, Pillars of the Earth, Heroes), and written by Paul Scheuring (A Man Apart, Prison Break), Halo: Nightfall takes full advantage of Xbox One's seamless blend of high-quality visuals and rich interactive storytelling features, connecting the games and the series in innovative new ways, skriver Microsoft på Xbox Wire.

Selv kommenterer dessuten regissør Ridley Scott serien på følgende vis:

- In science fiction, we're always searching for new frontiers. We're drawn to the unknown. With Halo: Nightfall, we're pioneering a new medium in terms of interactive storytelling on Xbox. It's going to be fun for long-time fans to see how the worlds come together with an ambition to attract new fans along the way with what we've created, forklarer Scott.

Få med deg traileren og de første bildene under. Halo: The Master Chief Collection skal slippes den 11. november, mens Halo 5: Guardians først kommer til høsten neste år.