halo 3
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:41pm
Under collectibles+ halo 3+ xbox 360 games+ xbox gaming+ xbox live
Lots of rumors flying around about the Halo franchise right now, starting with the one quoted at the top here, which came from the lips of Phil Spencer from Microsoft Game Studios.
So, what can we expect? There’s a RTS in the works from Ensemble Studios, due for release some time in the first half of next year. They were also working on a Halo MMO, but this has been canceled by Microsoft, who intend closing the studio after the release of the RTS - which came as a shock to Bruce Shelley and the rest of the staff at Ensemble, as you might expect.
Meanwhile new achievements have been added to Halo 3 on XBL, including three “Vidmaster Challenges” which carry no extra points - but will eventually lead to a “pay-off… a pot of gold at the end of the Vidmaster rainbow and it is something you will want,” according to Bungie. There’s now a total of 79 Achievements, many of which lead to new maps and skulls, but Bungie’s not letting on what the details are for now.
Macfarlane is releasing more figures and collectibles, some are due to arrive in November, and a further batch next June. Pictured is an 18 inch (50cm) Master Chief action figure, which isn’t in stock yet. Entertainment Earth have a big range, and are offering $15 off any order of $99 or more if you click through from here and enter the code 4503080 at the checkout.
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August 27th, 2008 at 10:34pm
Under halo 3+ xbox 360+ xbox 360 games+ xbox 360 news+ xbox gaming
Halo is definitely in the news this week, starting with Bungie desperately backpedalling to quash rumors that AI ‘bots were to be added to Halo 3. As this is a finished product, it seemed pretty unlikely anyway. They’re not saying anything about future incarnations, though…
Which may be just as well, since Halo 3 has been knocked off the top spot on XBL for the second week running by COD4.
But the most interesting rumor concerns Halo 4, which is rumored to be under development by Gearbox, creators of Brothers in Arms. According to Joystiq… who heard it from OXM… who have been doing a bit of undercover work at Gearbox… who aren’t saying anything one way or the other, apart from studio chief Pitchford’s comment, “When you find out what this is, you’ll likely agree that I can’t oversell this one.”
Whatever Gearbox are working on, it appears that it’s destined for the next Xbox, aka Xbox 720 - even though Microsoft have said within the last 6 months that there is no next Xbox planned - which given their track record makes it almost definite that one is on the way.
Technorati Tags: brothers in arms, bungie, cod 4, gearbox, halo 3, halo 4, halo ai, xbl, xbox 720, xbox live
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August 22nd, 2008 at 11:58am
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The Halo trilogy, The Flood, First Strike and The Fall of Reach are in stock now at Amazon as a boxed set priced at $16.30 right now (usual price $23.97).
The series has 114 reviews, averaging at 4.5 stars, which is pretty good. According to Chris Lee Mullins, “Eric Nylund does a great job of injecting some humanity into the Spartans (yes, there’s more than one) and some drama and strategy into fight scenes with the Covenent[sic].” He reckons it’s an impressive “fleshing out” of a wonderful game series. So if you’ve been wondering about something in the game, it’s definitely worth taking a look.
Halo, Books 1-3 (The Flood; First Strike; The Fall of Reach)
Technorati Tags: eric nylund, first strike, halo books, the fall of reach, the flood, the halo trilogy
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