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The papers are signed and the ink is dry, 343 Industries and Mattel have signed a monster licensing agreement and are set to ship out a massive Halo toy line! Come inside for all the details.

Massive news for toy collectors, Mattel and 343 Industries will be shipping out a massive line of Halo toys, thanks to the exclusive licensing agreement they just signed. The partnership was in the making for some time thanks to their previous history together, according to Bonnie Ross, Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Head of 343 Industries.

“The success we’ve seen with the Halo Mega Bloks franchise over the years laid the foundation for this partnership; We’re excited to work with Mattel to bring innovative, quality and, most of all, fun products to old and new Halo fans alike.”

The partnership is a huge one for both parties as Halo is such a popular brand, it's garnered over $5 billion in revenue.

Surprise! Nine Inch Nails have a new album that they're putting out on Columbia later this year.

Trent Reznor admitted that he hasn't exactly been upfront about Nin's plans. "I've been less than honest about what I've really been up to lately," he said in a press release sent out by the label. "For the last year I've been secretly working non-stop with Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder on a new, full-length Nine Inch Nails record, which I am happy to say is finished and frankly f--king great. This is the real impetus and motivation behind the decision to assemble a new band and tour again. My forays into film, How to Destroy Angels and other projects really stimulated me creatively and I decided to focus that energy on taking Nine Inch Nails to a new place. Here we go!"

Notice anything ... different? Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder aren't members...

Trent Reznor is probably a happier camper now that Rush has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Turns out, the Nine Inch Nails frontman is a huge fan.

"Yeah," Reznor said when asked by CBC Q's host Jian Ghomeshi regarding his love of the Canadian rock icons. "Mid, probably 12, 13 years old. Every male friend I knew that played in a band were air drumming to 'Yyz' and Rush and every guitar player was trying to play those parts."

"We call it YYZed, but yeah," Ghomeshi jokingly interjected.

"I can forgive you for that," Reznor said with a laugh. "It was just part of being in a band. You know it was kind of like if someone was going to try out for your band you'd have them play 'Spirit Of The Radio' or something. That was just the language that everyone spoke back in that world.

Good news, for Nine Inch Nails fans; they can now satisfy any '90s Nin nostalgia with a viewing of "Closure," a 1997 documentary about the band recently made available online.

The 75-minute video was posted to Nine Inch Nails' Tumblr this week. The band explains the video as "a documentary of Nine Inch Nails’ 1994-1996 'Self Destruct' tour, including concert and behind-the-scenes footage." This footage includes appearances by Marilyn Manson and David Bowie and copious amounts of long-haired '90s mosh pitters head banging to the band's early hits.

"Closure" was originally released on VHS in 1997. The video (which includes Nsfw content) can be viewed above.

While Nine Inch Nails played a farewell tour in 2009, the band is set to rebuild under the direction of frontman Trent Reznor. Reznor has introduced new faces to the group, including Jane's Addiction's Eric Avery, and announced that the band has plans to tour,...