Who could make Halo 4? MTV's Stephen Totilo speculates

by Scott Jon Siegel { Oct 4th 2007 at 11:26AM }

There's a bit of bubbling on the internets that post-Halo 3, Bungie and Microsoft might split ways. This is seeming more and more unlikely, but if it were to ever happen, Microsoft would most likely retain rights to their FPS cash cow, and the milking would begin. The question is, who would be signed to develop the next true Halo sequel?

Over at MTV's Multiplayer blog, Stephen Totilo does the dirty work and compiles a list of likely suspects to continue the franchise. Notable on the radar are developers like Rare, Free Radical, and id, with each possibility being given "wholly speculative" odds on the likelihood of such a thing ever happening.

Of course, it's all just speculation at this point, but it never hurts to wonder. Who could work best with Bungie's golden franchise? For that matter, who could do the most damage to its hallowed reputation?

Tags: bungie, free-radical, freeradical, halo, halo-3, halo3, id, microsoft, rare, rumors

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Konny @ Oct 4th 2007 11:31AM

If id got the contract, it would come out in just in time for XBOX360 5.0.

Bobby Ensminger @ Oct 4th 2007 11:35AM

just don't give it to EA or 3D Realms.

MariosInferno @ Oct 4th 2007 11:41AM

What's wrong with 3D Realms....aside from the fact that the game would never come out??

vidGuy @ Oct 4th 2007 11:36AM

I don't think Free Radical really has the track record, and Rare would probably destroy it very quickly.

Team Ninja would have to add their female Spartan Nicole, which might suck up a lot of resources because they'd probably have to add some sort of jiggly physics.

So I'll go with id.

rockintom @ Oct 4th 2007 12:25PM

Jiggly armor... not so appealing.

blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 4th 2007 11:36AM

just leave it in bunjie's hands, and ask them to have another one out in like 4 years

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 4th 2007 11:37AM

Retro Studios. For the Xii.

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Oct 4th 2007 11:50AM

So you're saying that Microsoft is going to buy Nintendo?

Looks like it'll be PS4 for me!

Noshino @ Oct 4th 2007 11:52AM

in other news, FERNANDO HIT HIS 1000 COMMENT ON JOYSTIQ!

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 4th 2007 11:55AM

1000 Comments Celebration:

I want to thank all my family and friends that support. I want to thank specially to Nintendo, for bringing me so many years of happines and joy, and I also, I want to thanks Sony, for making so many mistakes with the PS3... they made me laugh a lot.

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Oct 4th 2007 11:56AM

You seriously need to stop obsessing over Fernando, dude. It makes you look...well......yeah..

NATO_Duke @ Oct 4th 2007 1:17PM

Samfish is on the money.

Someone has a thing for Fernando. Just stop. He's married.

Slaziman @ Oct 4th 2007 1:35PM

I hope Microsoft buys Nintendo's "hardcore" division and the rest of Nintendo just keeps up some casual console thing. That would be awesome.

Shignami @ Oct 4th 2007 11:37AM

Halo 4 was made 17 years ago, its called "Marathon"

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 4th 2007 11:48AM

In theory YES but all the knowledge about the issue is pure speculation IMO the next game in the series should be Marathon: The prelude I mean how the hell did Master chief got there in the first place?

umm....hello??? @ Oct 4th 2007 1:42PM

Bungie already said that Marathon and Halo are not related in any way. moron.

Shignami @ Oct 4th 2007 3:47PM

think about it, marathon begins with a combat cyborg in hypersleep, who is awoken by an AI when their ruined ship crash lands on a strange planet, a year after the events of Halo 3, and contains many allusions to the Halo universe.

If you saw the legendary ending to Halo 3 then you would realize that its basically the prelude to marathon.

Zeus the God @ Oct 4th 2007 5:15PM

I'm sick of all you tards. THERE IS NO LEGENDARY ENDING AFTER THE CREDITS. You get that cinematic in ANY difficulty.

Moorio @ Oct 5th 2007 5:02PM

Zeus the God,

there is an extra 15 seconds at the end when beaten on Legendary that does indeed hint at a Marathon connection.

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Oct 4th 2007 11:41AM

Give it to me. I'll fix it.

charles @ Oct 4th 2007 11:42AM

LOL, like John Carmack is going to spend 3+ years developing an Xbox exclusive (at least 1 year timed exclusive to PC).

he hates the Xbox 360 (and PS3) hardware setups too

copa @ Oct 4th 2007 11:52AM

I think Id would be the right choice. Halo has always been a triumph of technical mastery over storytelling or design, and that perfectly fits Id's modus operandi.

And yes, Carmack is spending a lot of time hacking on the consoles these days.

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 4th 2007 11:56AM

"Halo has always been a triumph of technical mastery over storytelling or design"

Yeah, right.

Eric @ Oct 4th 2007 1:32PM

Carmack hates the PS3 and Xbox 360? "Hates"? From what I've read and seen, he's pretty happy with the 360, but feels the PS3 isn't quite as developer friendly.

John Carmack on the 360: "The Xbox 360 will probably will be id's primary development platform. ... All of our tools are on the PC, and we re maintaining the game running on the PC, but probably all of our gameplay development and testing will be done on the Xbox 360. It s a really sweet development system.""

Sean @ Oct 4th 2007 11:44AM

Totodile?

Dr. Strangel0ve @ Oct 4th 2007 11:45AM

John Romero's gonna make Halo his BITCH!

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 4th 2007 11:50AM

Yeah and gamers everywhere would have to wait 10 years before getting their hands on a used whore.

Paul P. @ Oct 4th 2007 11:47AM

Yeah, if MS gave development of Halo 4 over to Rare, that would pretty much be the worst mistake ever.

Funkul @ Oct 4th 2007 11:49AM

American McGees Halo. Now with more WTF.

Joe @ Oct 4th 2007 11:54AM

Well out of the group there I would hope it is Free Radical seeing as they have made some of the best games out there. Just to let you know I am not talking about the games they made with the Free Radical name but what they did before they made there own company. Many members to that company made Golden Eye and soem other big first person shooters.

But if it could not be them I could see Team Ninja being the one to make the game seeing as Tomonobu Itagaki has said in the past He is a big fan of Halo and even He is listed in the credits in Halo 2. So His team could make the game.

As for Rare if Rare was to do it could turn out like crap or if they make it like Golden Eye and Perfect Dark not Zero to let you know the game could be really good.

Viridium @ Oct 4th 2007 11:55AM

C'mon, all good things must come to an end, else they get so diluted and past their glory days that you end up hating the franchise. Final Fantasy MCMXLIV anyone? Let the Halo FPS franchise remain a trilogy.

VampireHunter Z @ Oct 4th 2007 12:01PM

I still believe in Rare. Golden Eye wasn't luck.

Corbo @ Oct 4th 2007 1:15PM

No, it wasn't luck, but it WAS the team behind it. Who left Rare to form Free Radical. So if you like Goldeneye, they're the guys you want.

Trenchalicious @ Oct 4th 2007 12:03PM

but.... I.... FINISHED THE FIGHT!

Will Master Chief be in a retirement home fighting all the other old people for tv space?

Eric @ Oct 4th 2007 1:34PM

My guess is that the next Halo game won't be centered around the Master Chief, but will just be set in the same universe.

Halo: Fall of Reach, maybe?

Vagn Henning @ Oct 4th 2007 12:04PM

Who could do the most damage to its reputation?

Nintendo obviously, although Microsoft wont buy them until after releasing Halo 4.

Developed by Microsoft Game Studios' Nintendo branch and released in 2015, the cel-shaded Halo 5: Master Chief and Friends; Superstars Adventures in Dreamland is a massive disappointment.

http://www.loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/228

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Oct 4th 2007 12:05PM

Shigeru Miyamoto is confident he could make Halo.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 4th 2007 12:16PM

Nice video I lol'd and died a little inside I hope you are proud of yourself.

Also that the X720 made by Nintendo are like what 2 XB360 duck taped together not to mention that the motion controllers are just a lame gimmick and the VR is just awful :P

Anyway talking About Nintendo, Rare and The Future what the eff happened to Banjo 3?

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 4th 2007 12:05PM

Well I will play your game

I say ID since Doom 3 was pretty good well that's my 00.2$, it wasn't a bomb but it was actually good a Halo or Marathon game with the Doom 3 effects would be spooky and cool also that Id has a lot of experience in the FPS department but it might end being like Enemy territory Quake Wars.

If ID isn’t available Epic would be the one. The Unreal Engine might break or bend the game a little but it would look awesome also I would like to see a halo game a la Gears of war with cover mechanics and more creepy and realistic enemies.

Rare, I have to say that I must be the only one here that doesn’t hate them in fact I like most of their games. Story wise er… No but the gameplay is great, IMO Rare could make Halo 4 (Cough Marathon: The prelude cough) but MS would have to hire someone else to do the script and the story.

Team Ninja? Lol NO but I would like to see a Naruto game made by those guys

EA, Activision or Ubisoft could do it but I’m afraid of the results.

Phranctoast @ Oct 4th 2007 12:13PM

Theres always the possibilty someone will create a mod for UT3 that takes place in the Halo universe. While Bungie would not like it (like Halo wars) the mod could be done fairly hush hush, and could be completed and released before MS/Bungie was any the wiser.

djSaMOs @ Oct 4th 2007 12:10PM

2k should i think they did a good job of games like the darkness bioshock, then agen id are very good at fps aswell.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 4th 2007 12:26PM

Darkness and Bioshock for the Win,those games are great story wise but multiplayer wise I don't think so.

Kunikos @ Oct 4th 2007 12:13PM

id Software will never do a licensed game. They are purely doing their own IP now and forever into the future. So guessing that they would do Halo 4 is just stupid.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 4th 2007 12:31PM

Guessing that Bungie will leave MS to develop original IP which sounds kind of silly since Bungie have only developed 3 Franchises so far and 1 of them might be the extension of an older one also sounds stupid so just join the fun.

What ya think could the creators of Fallout handle Halo 4?

Kunikos @ Oct 4th 2007 1:45PM

I'm not sure what you mean about the "creators of Fallout" and what that has to do with anything. Black Isle has been out of business for years, and Bethesda (who have inherited the Fallout throne) isn't really the ideal choice for this type of game.

Some developers who could make a pretty good Halo 4:
Raven (Soldier of Fortune, Jedi Academy, Elite Force)
Starbreeze (Riddick)
Gearbox (Brothers in Arms)