When Red Storm creative director Christian Allen (of Ghost Recon fame) joined Bungie last year, we speculated that he'd be working on a Halo-themed squad game. Lending further credence to our mutagenically induced prescience, EGM's Quartermann rumor column reports that Bungie's first game post-Microsoft will be a third-person Halo prequel "chronicling early skirmishes between the ODST troops and the Covenant" (read: no Master Chief). They're not sure if this is the same as Peter Jackson's mysterious Halo project, though it would appear that they're hiring a team specifically for that. EGM says that Microsoft will be ready to reveal all once the hype-train for Gears of War 2 has come to a halt.
[Via X3F]
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 5:25PM (Unverified) said
Agreed. Nice to see the Chief's back. =D
We're terrible.
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We're terrible.
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 5:00PM D3m0sthenes said
According to Vegnagun bwf, since he has probably read the books, you can look forward to many more MCs.
Enjoy:D
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Enjoy:D
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 4:43PM (Unverified) said
They need to add a LOT more to this than they did going from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3, otherwise it's just another freakin rehash and cash in of the halo name.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 5:24PM (Unverified) said
Yeah that was nice in halo 1...back in 2001ish
And they didn't standardize dual wielding cause goldeneye did it before them (might be others too but that's the only one I could think of)
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And they didn't standardize dual wielding cause goldeneye did it before them (might be others too but that's the only one I could think of)
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 6:24PM (Unverified) said
GoldenEye had Dual Wielding, yes... But Halo 2 had independently controlled Dual Wielding, and Halo 3 further elaborated on their independence.
There's a difference between doing it first and setting the standard.
I only moderately like Halo btw, if it wasn't for the amazing original score and excellent story line / dialog it wouldn't have been worth my time. If this rumor is true, hopefully it will continue those two traditions :D
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There's a difference between doing it first and setting the standard.
I only moderately like Halo btw, if it wasn't for the amazing original score and excellent story line / dialog it wouldn't have been worth my time. If this rumor is true, hopefully it will continue those two traditions :D
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 4:46PM (Unverified) said
Awesome! It's about time we got to kill some more Elites, I'm tired of all this Brute/Grunt malarkey!
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 4:58PM (Unverified) said
I believe that is from the Neil Blomkamp (not sure how to spell his name) Halo series that he made. It was just a few short videos of Marines during the time between Halo 2 and Halo 3. Pretty good stuff.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 4:58PM (Unverified) said
^^^The pic is from the Halo live shorts released by Microsoft on XBL. Just google "live halo shorts" and you should find them. Basically they are a glimpse into what a live action halo movie will be like.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 7:43PM (Unverified) said
From the Neil Bloekamp shorts entitled "Arms race" i believe. As for the game it would be awesome to have a "Ghost Recon: ODST"
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 4:59PM Alex R said
Is anybody else wanting some NEW games?
And am I the only one in the world who doesn't like GTA IV?
http://theramblingsofalex.blogspot.com/2008/04/gta-iv.html
That isn't spam, btw.
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And am I the only one in the world who doesn't like GTA IV?
http://theramblingsofalex.blogspot.com/2008/04/gta-iv.html
That isn't spam, btw.
Posted: Apr 27th 2008 4:36PM Alex R said
Sorry. I should have just copy/pasted the article.
Here:
Grand Theft Auto IV comes out on Tuesday the 29th. It seems like I am the only person in the whole world who really, really doesn't care. Thanks, but I think I'll stick with Condemned or Burnout...Xbox Live is going to be a very lonely place for the next few weeks until people get bored of GTA. *Sigh*...
Sorry, but I couldn't care less... And the main character looks like an angry Chuckle Brother...
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Here:
Grand Theft Auto IV comes out on Tuesday the 29th. It seems like I am the only person in the whole world who really, really doesn't care. Thanks, but I think I'll stick with Condemned or Burnout...Xbox Live is going to be a very lonely place for the next few weeks until people get bored of GTA. *Sigh*...
Sorry, but I couldn't care less... And the main character looks like an angry Chuckle Brother...
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 5:21PM RudyHuxtable said
The one thing I can say that would be nice would be to abandon, or at least "update" the Halo look. Since this is not QUITE Halo but still is halo, it'll need some of the same art direction, but it's a chance to make it look more natural and less cartoonish/gamey. I would like to see a more Gears of War/Call of Duty type of realism in the graphics this time around. That would be a nice change.
As for a touch of Rainbow Six, that's cool, too.
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As for a touch of Rainbow Six, that's cool, too.
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 6:22PM (Unverified) said
"I would like to see a more Gears of War/Call of Duty type of realism in the graphics this time around."
Yea because there's certainly not enough next-gen games adopting that sort of look as it is.
/sarcasm for sho
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Yea because there's certainly not enough next-gen games adopting that sort of look as it is.
/sarcasm for sho
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 6:24PM RudyHuxtable said
Well, if not more realistic, then I want Halo Pinata. Where I can have a garden to grow my own grunts and Elites, but I gotta feed em gems from a gem tree.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 7:41PM RudyHuxtable said
No. I would like them to add more cowbell. I gotta have more cowbell.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 8:20PM (Unverified) said
I know what you are saying abandon the matel look and stop throwing lights at peoples faces.
If you ask me the way the camera moves in halo is awkward and the multiplayer maps are pretty meh.
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If you ask me the way the camera moves in halo is awkward and the multiplayer maps are pretty meh.
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 5:47PM (Unverified) said
The vision they originally had for Halo looked pretty fucking awesome. Hopefully this will play more along those lines.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 6:38PM (Unverified) said
The original Halo was a RTS so I am thinking you guys are looking for that game. The one mentioned in the rumor is more along of the lines of Ghost Recon with power ranger *cough* I mean Spartans
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 6:58PM (Unverified) said
RTS? No no no...Halo was originally a third person adventure game that transitioned from third to first person perspectives based on what weapons you were holding and certain situations. It was planned (and was going to be) much MUCH better than what the trilogy of video games has brought to the world (nothing).
Oh Halo, what you once were... *sniff*
PS: I still have the PC Gamer from 1998/1999 that showcases Halo from it's earliest stages. Believe me, it was epic.
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Oh Halo, what you once were... *sniff*
PS: I still have the PC Gamer from 1998/1999 that showcases Halo from it's earliest stages. Believe me, it was epic.
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 7:43PM SoulBlade said
When devs find a franchise that sells like hotcakes, they milk it for everything its got. Look at Mario, Zelda, Megaman, etc. I'm not saying Halo will be as bad as them in terms of milking it... at least not yet... but there's definitely a lot more Halo to come after this.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 8:13PM (Unverified) said
When is it coming to the PC? No need to put this under the 360 section only.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 8:24PM (Unverified) said
Hey it's Halo :D
I'm not falling for that one again.Rot in hell Bungie.
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I'm not falling for that one again.Rot in hell Bungie.
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 8:44PM (Unverified) said
This game will do well in sells but poorly with gamers, you do not play as Spartans but as normal soldiers. In my opinion normals humans in the Haloverse seem to be pointless, and as far as the games went they were on the special side.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 10:44PM F1 Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu said
Must... Buy... Game...
Need... More... Halo...
Hoping... for... more... advertising... on... Mountain... Dew...
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Need... More... Halo...
Hoping... for... more... advertising... on... Mountain... Dew...
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