Halo 4 limited edition Xbox 360 set for release later this year

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To take advantage of the hype surrounding the upcoming Halo 4 title, Microsoft is set to release a special Halo 4 edition of its Xbox 360. Some images of the Halo 4 customized version of the game console have been leaked online. The console is expected to come out after the launch of Halo 4, which is scheduled for November 6, 2012. The much-talked about Xbox 360 Halo 4 model is a limited version. The device will bear Halo 4 cover, logos and its characters. The console was first seen in an exhibition in the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Not much is known about the upcoming Halo 4 gaming console. Microsoft has not officially announced the gaming console. That is, no details regarding its specs and features are available. Of course, there is no chance for the console to sport any new hardware modifications from its original version. Besides the Halo 4 logo and its character images, the Xbox 360 console and its box may not have any more changes from its regular version. Anyway, we will have to wait until Microsoft officially announces the device to see when it will come out of cover.

Halo 4
It is an upcoming iteration of the famous first-person shooter video game from 343 Industries and Microsoft. The eighth edition of the franchise is being developed for the Xbox 360 console. This version is meant to be the first of a new trilogy of Halo series titles, dubbed the Reclaimer Trilogy. The Halo 4 is to begin four years after the end of Halo 3, which was developed by Bungie. What is special with the Halo 4 is the return of the Master Chief as the main protagonist and AI Cortana. The comeback of the new characters will make the game more enjoyable for the fans of the title.

Microsoft officially announced the new Halo 4 on June 4, 2011 at E3 2011. The company then set November 6, 2012 as the release date of the gadget. Fans of the game are waiting for the new version of the franchise. “Halo is among the most successful video game franchise in recent years. It is a multi-billion dollar empire and has a massive fan base all over the world. It is an interstellar war game between humans and aliens. It is considered as the best first-person shooter video game for consoles and also revered as a killer app for Microsoft’s Xbox,” says Business 2 Community says.

As per analysts, Halo 4 release is to become the biggest game sale of the year. The game will take on the titles such as FIFA 13, Assassin’s Creed 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 in number of sales due to the increased popularity. Well, Halo 4 is supposed to become a hit in the market soon after its release. The game will be a major gift item in the upcoming holiday season. Yes, it is to come out just ahead of the year-end vacation season in the U.S. Microsoft and its gaming developing unit is busy working with various plans to make the Halo 4 release as lucrative as possible for the company. Indeed, the new Halo 4 limited version of Xbox 360 is part of such a strategy.

Rumored Limited Edition Halo 4 Xbox 360
The speculated limited edition of Halo 4 is a thin version of Xbox 360, which is adorned with the Master Chief’s image in the front part, reveals the leaked images of Halo 4. On the one side of the device, there is an iconic Halo charter and emblem and a menacing weapon on the other side. We have no details available about the price of the gaming console.

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