Halo Wars promised in first half of 2009

by James Ransom-Wiley { Jul 14th 2008 at 9:45PM }

Two words not uttered during the Microsoft keynote today: "Halo Wars." While the game's absence didn't force the only missing piece from an N-column "Bingo!" (curse you Alan Wake!), it certainly raises questions about the RTS's status, despite those supposed demo stations lurking in the bowels of the E3 convention center. 1UP today relieved some of the skepticism, reporting that lead designer Dave Pottinger confirmed last week that Halo Wars would not slip to 2010. In fact, the release date apparently has been narrowed down to ... the first half of 2009. Break out the magic markers, we still gotta lotta calendar days to x off!

Tags: e3-2008, ensemble-studios, halo, halo-wars, rts

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

aaron @ Jul 14th 2008 9:53PM

on g4tv they had a demo as well where one of the guys working on the game said spring of next year.

and i have to say the new demo looked pretty damn good.

deaftly @ Jul 15th 2008 10:31AM

Yea I watched G4 last night also, Halo Wars is looking fucking great.

Sora @ Jul 14th 2008 10:00PM

Yay!

nick @ Jul 14th 2008 10:37PM

Wasn't motion control also a missing piece or are you counting the lips microphones?

Mike M. @ Jul 14th 2008 11:48PM

What exactly makes these markers magic? Are they the color changing magic markers of my youth, or are they simple mundane markers that you call magic to make them sound more exciting?

Geist @ Jul 15th 2008 12:43AM

While I couldn't be damned if this game was coming out on PC, I'm curious to see how well it'll handle with an analog controller. Wouldn't want to play it though.

reign-♥-of-♥-love @ Jul 15th 2008 12:45AM

are rts games really that hard to make? i mean, it took less than 2 years to pump out another gears, and graw took 2 years, rb6-2 took 2 years, and many others are on schedules of 15 months. they trailered this back in 06. im just rambling but graphics on those games dont impress me.

wow i have a paper due tomorrow!! personal plans: wake up 4 in the morning and finish it. saying it here might make me get it done sooner.

capt_carl @ Jul 15th 2008 8:37AM

Dear Ensemble:

Please provide a 20-minute gameplay video and less prerendered crap I don't care about. Please bring back the PC version as well.

Thank you.