DK to publish official Halo Encyclopedia

by Richard Mitchell { Apr 7th 2009 at 4:30PM }

Reference publisher DK announced today that it has partnered with Microsoft to publish the Halo Encyclopedia. As its title suggests, the Halo Encyclopedia is a reference guide to everything in the Halo universe including "characters, weapons, vehicles, equipment, and locations" from every Halo game all the way up to Halo 3: ODST. The press release notes that Microsoft approached DK after the San Diego Comic-Con last year after seeing its reference guides to subjects like Star Wars and Marvel comics.

The book will span 352 pages and will feature a foreword by Halo franchise development director (and former Bungie community guru) Frank O'Connor. The encyclopedia, which marks DK's first reference based on a game, is expected to be published in several territories and in different languages. It's scheduled to hit retail this November, and while no price is specified in the press release, Amazon is offering pre-orders for $27.34, which is apparently 32% off its list price of $40.

The real question, of course, is whether the encyclopedia has an entry on what happened to the frakking pistol.

Tags: dk, dk-publishing, halo, halo-encyclopedia

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

The Dark Wayne @ Apr 7th 2009 4:36PM

That's cool, I like books like that, they're great for bathroom reading. For the past 3 years ive had a new fun fact everyday to tell people thanks to Uncle Johns Bathroom reader, a Halo version would only be better

Whocares @ Apr 7th 2009 5:58PM

bathroom reading? flicking straight to cortana then........oh dear, sorry about that

UNSCleric @ Apr 7th 2009 4:44PM

I'll be buying it day one.

Swede33 @ Apr 7th 2009 5:16PM

Definitely going to buy this.

ittybittygirl @ Apr 7th 2009 5:47PM

We had all he DK Eyewitness books published, always were fun to look through. Wonder if this will carry any of that nostalgic charm with it, would love to pick it up.

Mal F4cti0n @ Apr 7th 2009 6:22PM

Donkey or Diddy Kong?

Brian @ Apr 8th 2009 4:13PM

what?

Gary @ Apr 7th 2009 8:02PM

still waiting for my "halo: uprising" hardcover i preordered back in 8/07.

EtOH @ Apr 7th 2009 8:36PM

http://halowiki.net/p/Main_Page
This is what I use. Not bad and free.

Blessed Ossoona @ Apr 7th 2009 11:34PM

Lol, me too EtOH, and probably more in depth, albeit, not as cool.

Jorge @ Apr 7th 2009 11:02PM

no point in buying this.... you can find all that information online for free.

Blessed Ossoona @ Apr 7th 2009 11:35PM

I wonder tho, this apparently doesn't include the novels or comics? And what about Halo Wars?

Kayla @ Apr 8th 2009 12:23AM

Good question. The article says "everything in the Halo universe" but then only mentions the games "up until Halo 3: ODST." A bit of a contradiction, there, since the games aren't the entirety of the Halo universe.

If the encyclopedia is going to include EVERYTHING in the Halo universe (including books, comics and Halo Wars), then I'd definitely purchase it.

Blessed Ossoona @ Apr 8th 2009 1:05AM

Yeah, it's very vague. Technically speaking, games "up until Halo 3: ODST" includes Halo Wars, unless it just means the Halo Trilogy.

Here's a piece of the press release I just found:

"New York, NY, and Redmond, WA, April 6, 2009. DK Publishing announced today that the company will publish the officially licensed encyclopedia to “Halo®”, one of the most successful video game franchises in history. The Halo Encyclopedia will be a comprehensive guide to the characters, weapons, vehicles, equipment, and locations from “Halo: Combat Evolved”, “Halo 2”, “Halo 3”, “Halo Wars”, and “Halo 3: ODST”. Created in full collaboration with Microsoft, the book, which is scheduled for publication in November 2009, will give fans unprecedented insights into the “Halo” universe in 352 full-color pages and it includes a Foreword by “Halo” franchise development director, Frank O’Connor. "

Looks like no books or graphic novels.