Halo Waypoint

Halo Waypoint went live today on 360 (even if you are not in the preview program) and so I thought I would check to see what it is all about. The first thing that popped up was that I got an avatar reward. So far so good!

Waypoint is, "the central location for exclusive Halo screenshots, articles, and videos." This includes Halo: Legends an anime anthology that is premiering exclusively on Waypoint.

The "career" section checks your achievements in Halo and then tells you what "Career Milestone" you have reached. I have reached Career Milestone 3, which means that if you have played more than an hour of Halo yours should be higher than mine! If you ever wanted to coordinate your achievements from all things Halo (Halo 3, ODST, DLCs, etc.) into super achievements then this area might be your first stop. Getting these achievements will not increase you gamerscore, however, you have to increase your gamerscore to get these "achievements."

The "Intel" section of Waypoint appears to be where you will find all the latest news on Halo. There are videos, interviews, images, tips and tricks, etc. They say that this area will be updated everyday, so there should almost always be something new and interesting to see. There is also a "Welcome to Halo Waypoint" video that shows viewers the ins and outs and what to expect.

I have to admit that I think this is a really cool idea. Halo really might not be my thing, but for those who are big fans of the game I can see how this would keep them interested and entertained. If they did this for every game, it could easily get out of hand, but I think it would be interesting if there were more features like this for other games.

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