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In this first video documentary for Halo 3: ODST Gunnery Sgt. Eddie Buck introduces his team to you for the upcoming Bungie-developed shooter.

The video also walks us through the mission giving us a look at the new tech built into the game’s characters, from weapons to electronics. We also get a taste of some of the personalities driving these new characters and plenty of in-game footage.
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Feast your eyes on the new Halo Legends anime. Microsoft is teaming with five production houses for a series of 7 separate short films called Halo Legends.

The creative director overseeing the production is Shinji Aramaki, director of Appleseed and Appleseed Ex Machina. The shorts will be available on DVD and via digital media next year, but will preview on Xbox LIVE this fall on the Halo Waypoint. Waypoint will also feature content including podcasts, trailers and screen shots, some of it exclusive to the “experience.” Microsoft will also offer fans a “career system” and player rankings tied to “in-game and out-of-game accomplishments.”
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Halo Waypoint

Microsoft has more than just Halo 3 ODST to whip the Halo fanbase into a lather this fall. It’s also launching the Halo Waypoint on Xbox Live, a “destination” for fans of Bungie’s space marine creation.

Halo Waypoint will give fans their first peek at the Halo Legends anime series of shorts, with “select” episodes debuting on Live. Halo Legends won’t hit DVD and other digital formats until next year, courtesy of Warner Bros.

Waypoint will also feature content including podcasts, trailers and screen shots, some of it exclusive to the “experience.” Microsoft will also offer fans a “career system” and player rankings tied to “in-game and out-of-game accomplishments.”

Considering the Halo series’ previous out-of-game hype building tactics, we’d imagine Microsoft and the newly christened 343 Industries have something fans will lap up.