With "Halo 4" set to hit the shelves on November 6th, Microsoft has announced, through Variety, the planned debut of a live-action web series titled "Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn" that will premiere on Machinima later this year.

Planned for release as five weekly, 15-minute chapters, "Forward Unto Dawn" will detail Master Chief's effect on a young United Nations Space Command (UNSC) cadet who will then appear in the game.

Set four years after the events of “Halo 3,” "Halo 4" sees Master Chief returning to confront his destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe.

Full details of "Forward Unto Dawn" are expected to be revealed at San Diego Comic-Con in July.