It was long thought that Red vs Blue had bitten the dust with it’s 100th episode not to long ago, but the upcoming release of Halo 3 in September can’t go without Rooster Teeth having something to say about that, right. Coming up before the release of that little ole game Halo 3, comes five special edition episodes of Red vs Blue.

In anticipation of the big launch of Halo® 3 in September, a five-episode special edition of Red vs. Blue will premiere at participating retail websites starting on Tuesday, July 31. The episodes feature Sarge preparing Donut, Simmons, and the rest of his soldiers for the upcoming move from Halo 2 into Halo 3.

Red vs. Blue is a pioneering video series created by Rooster Teeth that uses Halo® characters to act out a continuing story. The animation is created in real-time by using a video game engine to power the visuals. Graham Leggat of the San Francisco film society, dubbed Red vs. Blue the “first masterpiece of machinima.” This very popular “machinima” series, which has a huge online following, spans five seasons and 100 episodes, and it portrays the adventures of two groups of rather unwilling soldiers in an isolated canyon called Blood Gulch.

With clever dialogue and engaging characters, the series has won four awards from the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences. Rooster Teeth also created the machinima series 1-800-MAGIC, based on the world of Shadowrun. Episodes of Red vs. Blue are available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace, or you can find out more by visiting their official site.

Funny enough these new episodes are going to be available at Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City, GameStop, and Wal-Mart. No Live Marketplace availability as far as is known at this time. Anyway you look at it, Yay! Red vs Blue fans rejoice!

RvB Promotion [Xbox.com]

-William “thewilleffect” Bell-