Twenty-five years is a long time in gaming. For Halo, it’s a quarter-century of matchmaking, machinima, midnight LANs and music that gets stuck in your head for days. Halo Studios wants to spend the year celebrating that history with the people who made it feel legendary: the community.
They’ve rolled out a handful of things worth bookmarking if you make content, collect memorabilia, or just want to be part of the party.
A streamer-friendly Silver Anniversary bundle
If you stream or create Halo videos, Halo Studios published a practical guide and a free Silver Anniversary Content Creator Bundle you can download today. The package is explicitly built for streamers who want instant, polished Halo flair: custom subscriber/follower/donation alerts, 15 Halo-themed emotes, webcam overlays and profile borders, high-fidelity audio cues, and a branded stinger transition for scene changes. The official guide walks through putting it all into OBS Studio and services like Streamlabs or StreamElements, from adding a browser source with an alert widget to cropping webcam overlays so they don’t hide the HUD.
Read Halo Studios’ creator guide here: Silver Anniversary Content Creator Guide.
If you’re shopping for a laptop to run streaming software on the go, something like a MacBook can be an easy, portable choice — available on Amazon: MacBook.
How to get the look (without reinventing the wheel)
The guide isn’t just a download page — it’s a practical walkthrough. It explains building scenes in OBS (Gameplay, Lobby, Starting Soon), adding Display Capture or Video Capture Device sources, layering a webcam and an image overlay, and linking alerts and chat via Streamlabs/StreamElements widgets. There are also quick tips: use the included .webm alert animations, keep alert durations reasonable, and try the provided Stinger transition with a 1,100 ms transition point for smooth swaps between scenes.
If you’re new to this, the write-up reads like a patient friend: keep scenes simple, test your widgets, and crop overlays with Alt/Option when things don’t line up.
What else is on the anniversary menu
Halo Studios’ broader Silver Anniversary plan centers community participation. They’ve launched a Silver Anniversary Community Hub and are encouraging fans to share memories under #Halo25Together — everything from first-time campaign runs to Forge maps and esports highlights. You can submit personal testimonials for a chance to be featured in future Waypoint posts.
On the in-person side, Halo Fest 2026 is slated for December, with a one-night orchestral performance of Halo music on December 11 followed by a two-day convention celebrating characters, lore and community moments. Tickets are on sale through the Halo Fest pages.
If you want something even more intimate before the main event, Halo has partnered with Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture for a one-night Halo x MOPOP Supper Fan Club on December 9, 2026 — a themed dinner with Halo-inspired courses, cocktails, table-side multiplayer and curator stories from the UNSC archives. Details and reservations are available in the official announcement: Halo x MOPOP Supper Fan Club.
A year-long invitation
Between free in-game anniversary unlocks in Halo Infinite, wallpapers, and creator resources, Halo Studios is positioning 2026 as a year for fans to be seen and heard. Whether you’re polishing a stream for the first time with the Silver Anniversary bundle, planning a trip to Halo Fest, or just reminiscing about that clutch match that made you a convert, there are lots of small ways to join in.
If you care about the community angle: share a story with #Halo25Together, test the creator assets in a private stream, or save a seat at the MOPOP supper if you’ll be in Seattle come December. The party’s going to be many things — loud, nostalgic, and community-first — just the way Halo has always been.