Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Released to DVD and Blu-Ray Disc Today December 4, 2012

For those of you (like me) who was disappointed that the Halo 4 Limited Edition featured only a downloadable code for the Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Director’s Cut and not a physical copy of the game on a disc can breathe a sigh of relief.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn was a five-part live-action web series that was released in October and November of this year.  It expanded the story of Halo and told the backstory of some new characters in the Halo universe, including one of which who had a major role in Halo 4.  In a lot of ways, this could be the closest thing we ever get to ever seeing a Halo movie.

The new physical disc release includes a brand new Special Edition cut of the series, giving it more of the editing of a movie than an episodic web series.  I think this is really important because as I watched the series progress episode to episode I felt that I should have been watching it as one continuous story instead of in weekly twenty-minute episodes.  If I ever planned on reviewing Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, I wanted to review it in the format of a movie.  Now, the Special Edition release makes that possible.

The Blu-Ray Disc sports a DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound track for those with HD surround sound receivers.  It also includes over an hour of behind the scenes documentaries, featurettes, a live-action Red vs Blue PSA, two commentaries, and there’s even some easter eggs.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn has been released to DVD and Blu-Ray Disc today.