Hallmark is kicking off the holiday season early with a fresh lineup of ornament (see here), and this year’s selection is perfect for gamers. Adding to the previously announced 2024 collection, a brand new Halo Master Chief ornament is now available for preorder for $18.99. It's got an official release date set for October 21, so you can get your hands on it pretty soon as well.
This highly anticipated addition makes it easy to bring a bit of Spartan spirit to your holiday decor. Hallmark's gaming collection also includes ornaments of an original Xbox, Mario in a propeller helmet, Boo, Toad in his kart from Mario Kart, and Sonic collecting rings.
If you want to keep with the Xbox theme, there are quite a few Xbox deals worth checking out right now, too. You can score 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at the moment, which is a great way to avoid the impending Game Pass price hike. There are also great deals on games right now, headsets, and more, which you can see in our roundup of the best Xbox deals today.
If you're looking for even more items to pick up for your preferred platform, it's worth having a look at our other various gaming roundups including the best PlayStation deals, and the best Nintendo Switch deals. Each of these contains a variety of different deals on everything from games to storage to headsets, so they're worth a look if you've been itching to pick up some new games or hardware at a discount.
In other Halo news, Xbox recently announced that 343 Industries would be renamed to Halo Studios, and would be producing its new Halo games in Unreal Engine 5.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Digital Foundry chief Richard Leadbetter said moving to Unreal 5 makes for “easier” multi-platform development than porting across the existing Slipspace engine.
"It stands to reason that an engine designed for deployment across multiple platforms would be easier to work with than existing technology built for Xbox and PC,” Leadbetter said.
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