Halo Legends (R1/US BD) in February

Warner Home Video have announced the US DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Halo Legends on 9th February 2010. This 7 episode anthology of 10-15 minute length each, explores the origin and historical events of the HALO universe, and various characters inhabiting the world. Like Animatrix and Batman Gotham Knight, each of the 8 episodes will be created by a separate prominent Japanese anime producer.

Available on DVD ($19.98 SRP), Special Edition DVD ($29.98 SRP) and Blu-ray Disc ($34.99 SRP), some early specs follow...

DVD
English, Spanish, Japanese and Thai DD5.1 Surround

Blu-ray
English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Norwegian and Finnish DD5.1 Surround
French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Norwegian and Finnish subtitles

Extras on the SE DVD and Blu-ray include:

• The Making of Halo Legends – An introduction to Halo Legends followed by a making of segment for each episode
• Halo: Gaming Evolved – Exploring the Halo phenomenon from its inception as an Xbox video game to present day entertainment franchise
• Halo: The Story So Far – Overview of Halo universe up until the end of Halo 3 (narrated by Frank O’Connor)
• Commentary – Frank O’Connor and Joseph Chou discuss each episode