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Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless service provider, and IN-FUSIO, the international mobile games publisher, today announced the launch of the Halo: Mobile Portal for Verizon Wireless Get It Now customers to download on their wireless phones. The Halo: Mobile Portal is a way for fans of one of the best selling Xbox games to stay connected to the Halo Universe, even when they are away from their Xbox or PC. By downloading the Halo: Mobile Portal, Verizon Wireless customers with select Get It Now-enabled phones can customize their phones with official wallpapers and tones of their favorite Halo characters and scenes, check their most recent Xbox Live Gamertag statistics, send messages, get gameplay tips and receive weekly updates on new limited edition content. Halo: Mobile Portal is based on the Halo franchise created by Bungie Studios, one of Microsoft's premiere first party game development studios. To date, the Halo franchise has sold more than 14.5 million copies on the Xbox and PC and dedicated fans worldwide have logged more than half a billion hours playing Halo 2 via the XboxLive online service. The Halo franchise also includes toys, books and an announced Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox feature film. With Halo: Mobile Portal on Verizon Wireless Get It Now-enabled phones, customers can access: - Wallpapers - Artwork based on popular and even rare Halo images, including the forthcoming Halo 3, will be available to download, featuring the humans, Covenant, other inhabitants and various game environments. Fans can even create their own custom Master Chief wallpaper - choosing from poses featuring various weapons and different armor colors - and then set it up as the backdrop for the screen of their phone.
- Ring tones - Tones developed exclusively for the Halo: Mobile Portal will be available and will include Halo music, in-game sound effects and actual dialogue from the game, featuring the voices of Master Chief, Cortana, Sgt. Johnson, a Grunt, an Elite and a Marine (voiced by comedian David Cross).
- Xbox Live Gamertag Stats - The ability to retrieve statistics from Xbox Live on any player's recent Halo games by entering the appropriate Gamertag.
- "SMS Challenges" - An option which will allow fans to send a message via their phone to a buddy to set-up a time to play, talk trash, or discuss anything they want without having to leave the Halo: Mobile Portal.
- The Vault - The section will feature a locked area which can only be accessed through one of the many codes hidden throughout the world of Halo, giving fans access to limited edition content.
- The Halo Story - This section will include re-caps of the various elements of Halo Universe and new stories as they are revealed.
- Tips - An area where fans can get regularly updated advice on improving their Halo gameplay skills.
- TXT Alerts - The option to receive breaking Halo news alerts right to the handset.
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