Master Chief (Halo)
MCPON John-117, or "Master Chief", is a fictional character and the protagonist of the "Halo" fictional universe created by Bungie. Master Chief is a playable character in the series of science fiction first-person shooter video games "", "Halo 2", "Halo 3", "Halo 4", and "". Outside video games, the character appears in books and graphic novels—"", "", "", and ""—and has cameos in other "Halo" media, including "", "", "The Halo Graphic Novel", "Halo Legends" and "".
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
In August 2014, UK retailer Game revealed two special editions of "The Master Chief Collection". The "Limited" edition includes a steel book case, a map book, and an in-game modifier, while the "Mjolnir" edition includes all the content from the Limited edition, along with a statue of the Master Chief. In October 2014, Microsoft announced a white "Master Chief Collection" Xbox One bundle for Brazil and other "select markets". A second Xbox One bundle containing the collection was announced for release in the United States during March 2015.
The collection was released worldwide in November 2014. 343 Industries confirmed that the collection would be available to download from the Xbox Games Store on the day of release. A 15-gigabyte patch went live to those who had digitally preordered it through the Xbox Games Store on November 6, 2014. Players who preordered through the Xbox Games Store also received early access to the "Boom" Skull, which provides double the explosion physics in the "Halo: Combat Evolved" and "Halo 2" campaign mode; it became available to all other users on December 12, 2014.