The Halo franchise has been around for more than a decade now, and halo fanatics could probably swear they know everything about its favorite title. However, there are always some things that you may not have known, things that are just not as easy to find.

Halo is one of those game franchises that, like the Mario and Zelda before it, really doesn't need an introduction. The first game in the series was released in 2001, as a launch title for the original Xbox. Since then, the series has gone to spawn numerous sequels and spinoffs, including the upcoming Halo: Reach. To celebrate this anticipated event, here are some little known facts about the franchise that redefined online console gaming, and made dual wielding guns feel totally new even though Lara Croft did it years earlier.

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