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Microsoft Announces New "Halo Waypoint" on Live

Tucked way down at the bottom of a press release for the upcoming Halo Legends anime project, Microsoft also announced a new service for Halo fans on Xbox Live. This new feature called Halo Waypoint will bring together stat tracking, community news and exclusive Halo-related news.

Launching in fall, Halo Waypoint will be a new destination for "Halo" fans on Xbox LIVE around the world. It will inform fans of the latest "Halo" news and activities, and grant access to content ranging from podcasts, trailers and screenshots, to exclusive video footage you won't find anywhere else. It also will provide a new challenge for Halo gamers with a career system and player rankings tied to both in-game and out-of-game accomplishments related to "Halo." In addition to the limited, early episode premieres, Halo Waypoint will debut several behind-the-scenes videos that chronicle the making of "Halo Legends." A preview of select "Halo Legends" episodes will also make its debut on Xbox LIVE starting this fall through the Halo Waypoint.

It sounds pretty cool to us, but we wish that this community focus wasn't just limited to Halo since, you know, we've kind of moved on. But how cool would such a service be for fans of other games like Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead or Forza 3?