Mantic announce HALO coming September 24

[zemjw]

Looks like Mantic have got the license for HALO - https://www.manticgames.com/news/on-the-12th-day-of-xmas-special-announcement/

No pictures yet, but more info in March

Biggest surprise, it's NOT going to be a Kickstarter release 

Today, UK-based tabletop studio Mantic Games announces a partnership with 343 Industries to launch a brand-new Halo miniatures combat game.

Launching directly to retail in September 2024, Halo fans can eagerly look forward to amazing Spartan miniatures that bring Halo multiplayer battles to life in an expertly crafted team combat game experience for tabletop newcomers and veterans alike.

“We are thrilled to team up with Mantic Games to bring a new Halo tabletop game to fans in 2024”, said John Friend, Head of Halo and Xbox Consumer Products. “Mantic is a leader in tabletop gaming, and their quality and experience show through in all their work. I’m most excited in this case about their passion for the Halo franchise and for bringing Halo gameplay to tabletop gaming in an incredibly authentic way.”

[Kelly_]

Saw this too, and I assume by March they mean everything will be previewed at Adepticon.

Biggest surprise, it's NOT going to be a Kickstarter release 

I don't think that 343 would allow crowdfunding campaigns under the license, they did not for Spartan Games either on the first two Halo table top games, and while I do not care either way about the method of launch, I cannot imagine that their license will allow any stl support for alternate models through the Vault.   

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Saw this too, and I assume by March they mean everything will be previewed at Adepticon.

And Salute.

[Maniac]

Saw this too, and I assume by March they mean everything will be previewed at Adepticon.

I don't think that 343 would allow crowdfunding campaigns under the license, they did not for Spartan Games either on the first two Halo table top games, and while I do not care either way about the method of launch, I cannot imagine that their license will allow any stl support for alternate models through the Vault.   

Well, to be clear, Wizkids did a tabletop game before Spartan.  It was roughly 32-35mm minis, and was designed to mimic multiplayer.  It was mediocre, but did manage to produce a scarab.

[zemjw]

Slight necromancy, but this is finally up for pre-order.

More info at https://haloflashpoint.com

[Malebolgia]

Looks awesome. I'm a huuuuuuuuuuuge Deadzone fan and I think this game will be fantastic. Great miniatures, great scenery and (in my opinion) the best sci-fi skirmish game rules as the basis. And for a licensed game the prices look quite decent too!

[YPU]

TBH for the the solid focus on spartans and nothing but spartans just doesn't do it for me. Super elite space marines need normies or hordes or enemies to look cool next to, otherwise they are all just baseline.
That being said, I do find it interesting that they are apparently mimicking Halo multiplayer rather than the wider war as the single player campaign depicts, its peculiar and not to my taste but interesting from a outside observer point.

Meanwhile, I've found that the Spartan games version has an active community and a bunch of fan models and that is looking more and more tempting by comparison.


Last note, calling the "basic set" the Recon edition is kinda genius. Sells what it is while still sounding cool, that's good marketing that is.