Variety: Gearbox approached about Halo Game

by Randy Nelson { Aug 26th 2008 at 5:30PM }

Following up on yesterday's rumor out of OXM that Gearbox may be handling Halo 4, Variety's Ben Fritz reports that his source close to the dev confirms that it "has definitely had conversations with Microsoft about doing a new Halo game and is very excited at the prospect," but that "there was no deal in place." For those who might not remember, Gearbox has a history with the Halo franchise, having handled the PC version of the original game.

Fritz reckons it's "quite possible" Gearbox will helm a new Halo project ... it's just "not a certainty yet." If it happens, that would make at least four Halo-related titles in the works: Halo Wars; the Halo game that Bungie was supposed to reveal at E3; Peter Jackson's interactive take on the Halo universe; and whatever Gearbox may or may not be crafting. Given that OXM's rumor regarding Halo 4 as a launch title for 360's successor (if there even is one), we should expect to hear something official either way in, oh, the next year or two.

Tags: gearbox, gearbox-software, halo, halo-4, oxm, rumor

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Maverick Saturn @ Aug 26th 2008 5:34PM

Not bad at all :D

But I'm confused, someone please explain to me what Peter Jackson's is supposed to be doing in relation to Halo. I knew he was handling movie, but whats this interactive whatnot about?

Duke @ Aug 26th 2008 5:50PM

Actually, he wasn't involved with the movie, just the mystery game. I think its about trees, elves, Halos and Gandalf. Not sure though.

WhoMe @ Aug 26th 2008 5:40PM

Uh-Oh.

Gearbox doesn't exactly say "AAA" developer. >_

BananaBoat @ Aug 26th 2008 6:07PM

I had forgotten that they did Halo for the PC. At launch the game looked like a last gen (PC gen) game, but ran so poorly that you needed way more hardware than you should have needed to get the thing to run.

Hopefully they've learned how to optimize code since then...

Jonah Falcon @ Aug 26th 2008 5:44PM

Alert! Joystiq already posted this article earlier.

ice~ @ Aug 26th 2008 5:55PM

alert, Jonah Falcon doesn't read the articles, just the headlines!!!¡¡¡

Snowblind @ Aug 26th 2008 5:47PM

If Gearbox are making a new Halo game, I doubt it's Halo 4. I see no reason why Microsoft wouldn't just go to Bungie again, it was part of the agreement when they left.

Kizzle @ Aug 26th 2008 5:50PM

Gearbox doing a Halo game seems possible, even likely. Doubt it's a proper sequel though - definitely not Halo 4.

Churchy @ Aug 26th 2008 6:11PM

As long as it isn't proper "Halo 4" I supposed I'd be okay with this. Maybe like, Halo Helljumpers : The Jumpening or something?

ZippyDSMlee @ Aug 26th 2008 6:20PM

Can we haz a nice long 15-20 hour,well balanced,larger well made levels SP game nowz please?

if not sale it as a 60$ MP only game like Halo ep 3 is..only with no SP/offline mode, K thanx!

*waits for the lulzing to begin*

theturtle363 @ Aug 26th 2008 7:27PM

i have no idea what the fuck you just said

ANTCEP @ Aug 26th 2008 6:22PM

nah, its gonna be halo 3 pc

Dragod @ Aug 26th 2008 6:34PM

Anyone ever think about the possibility of them porting Halo 3 to PC? I thought Hired Gun did a great job with Halo 2 Vista, but it would make sense that they do it if they have a history doing just that. All I hope for in a PC port is a few new maps, and all old functionality be included. The thing I miss most from Halo 2 to Halo 2 Vista is Matchmaking... Sure, server browsing is great, but there are times that I get sick of "GLITCHES NO KILLING" gametypes and the 8 Coagulation-exclusive playlists and I want to play Team Hardcore.

And I've said it before; I won't buy Halo title sans Bungie, with the exception of Halo Wars.