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Saturday

12:00pm-1:00pm
Hatching the Cosmic Halo Egg

At this year's PAX, Halo Fest is enormous! But ten years ago, it only took a small core of ambitious Bungie developers to fill the Halo universe with life. In this panel, the birth mother and father of Halo – Joseph Staten and Marty O'Donnell – along with a handful of Bungie alumni discuss the origins and development of the Halo franchise, and field your questions from the Community.

2:00pm-3:00pm
Halo: Building a Universe of Toys and Collectibles.

Meet some of the biggest names in the toy and collectible industry and get an exclusive first look at upcoming Halo products! Get the scoop from fan favorites McFarlane Toys, MEGA Bloks, and NKOK.

3:30pm-4:30pm
Halo Universe Fiction

Join Frank O'Connor and Kevin Grace as well as special Halo guests Greg Bear and Karen Traviss for a discussion of the first 10 years of Halo and what's coming next!

5:00pm-6:00pm
Halo Anniversary Campaign Discussion

Can't get enough Silent Cartographer? Does Assault on the Control Room make you weak in the knees? If so, this panel discussing the reimagining of the classic single player Campaign is a can't-miss!

Sunday

10:00am-11:00am
Halo 4

Here is your first chance to see and hear from the 343 Industries team that is creating the exciting next chapter in Master Chief's heroic story. Panelists include Franchise Development Director Frank O'Connor, Creative Director Josh Holmes, Executive Producer Kiki Wolfkill, Senior Art Director Kenneth Scott, and Audio Director Sotaro Tojima.

11:30pm-12:15pm
Xbox talks 10 years of Halo!

How does a new multiplayer service prepare for the Halo juggernaut? Just how wrong were the projections for concurrent players? Which panelist thought that an FPS on the console could not possibly be any fun? Join founding members of the Xbox team, Doug Hebenthal and Jerry Hook, as well as Eric Neustadter ("e"), Larry Hryb, Xbox Live's Major Nelson, and Stephen "Stepto" Toulouse to discuss how Halo helped shape Xbox Live.

12:45pm-1:30pm
Halo Anniversary Multiplayer

Want to get all the nitty-gritty on Halo Anniversary's Multiplayer? Do you have questions about the Reach Title Update? If so, this is the panel for you!

3:15pm-4:00pm
Red Vs. Blue Table Read

Join the (voices of) The Galaxy's Dumbest Recruits as they attempt to learn their scripts to record an episode of Red Vs. Blue.