Author: Dean Takahashi / Source: VentureBeat
Now everybody can become a Halo hero. Microsoft announced today that it will stage a traveling event dubbed Halo: Outpost Discovery in five cities this summer.
The fan events will take place in convention centers where Microsoft and its 343 Industries division can bring to life the characters and environment of the Halo universe, which is nearly two decades old.
The event is kind of like a mini-theme park for Halo, and so it fits in with the trend toward theme parks and events featuring video game themes.“This lets us bring all aspects of the Halo universe to life in a real physical space,” said Kiki Wolfkill, studio head of transmedia at Microsoft’s 343 Industries, in an interview with GamesBeat. “We can bring the gameplay, characters, community, cosplayers for the fans over a weekend in both physical and virtual settings. We look at this as a celebration of Halo.”
The events will take place July 5 to July 7 in Orlando, Florida; July 19 to July 21 in Philadelphia; August 2 to August 4 in Chicago; August 16 to August 18 in Houston; and August 30 to September 1 in Anaheim, California. These events will cover more than 300,000 square feet of activities in places such as convention centers. I am betting that Microsoft will have some kind of game to talk about at that point — like the upcoming Halo: Infinite — if I had to guess why it’s doing these events. Microsoft declined to comment on that.
The weekend-long event will let fans step into Halo’s epic world, with themed attractions, interactive in-universe encounters, and the latest playable game releases.
Experience details, ticket information and more are available right now at HaloOutpostDiscovery.com.
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