The ships sublight power plant is a Naoto Technologies: V4/L deuterium fusion reactor. Owing to its enlarged hangar bay, the Charon-class frigate is better suited to landing forces groundside than other frigate classes. According to 343 Industries' Matt McCloskey, Forward Unto Dawn is more than just an advertising campaign. At 490 meters in length, the Charon is a rather small vessel. At the series' conclusion, Microsoft intends to package the entire collection together and make it available in a yet-to-be-determined form (though a release though Xbox Live seems practically certain). 'We needed a way to ensure there was a way for people to get onboard this universe without feeling intimidated.'Įach of the five episodes is slated to run roughly 15 minutes. 'Every time we do a live-action commercial the audience says, 'We want to see more so that we can explore the Halo universe a little bit more.' Demand grew more and more out of the two little vignettes we'd previously produced.'Īt the same time, O'Connor believes that Forward Unto Dawn will offer an easy inroad for players new to the Halo series. 343 Industries' Frank O'Connor says the web series grew, in part, out of fan demand.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn represents Microsoft's 'largest investment' in live-action film-making to date, according to a company representative.

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