Confirmed: Bungie working on Halo project for Microsoft

Bale Fire | July 16, 2008 | News | XBOX 360 E3 2008 Company

Yep its happening, while I personally think the Halo franchise should stop after Halo Wars it appears money speaks otherwise to Microsoft. Microsofts head of Xbox business Don Mattrick confirmed it in a interview with MTV today and as such should be considered official. So get ready to finish the fight...again.

Heres something to add to all the E3 drama this week about Bungie Studios canceled/postponed/hyped debut of a new game

In an interview shot for MTV News on Tuesday, Microsofts head of Xbox business Don Mattrick, confirmed to me that Bungie is indeed working on a new Halo game of some sort for Microsoft.

I had been asking Mattrick about the lack of Halo news at E3. He said that Microsofts Monday press conference was already loaded with content and so any announcements for that series werent needed to get gamers excited.

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Fishlock | July 17, 2008

Hmmm...i wonder if this will end up being awesome or a failer...
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Demonfurby | July 17, 2008

Is this the only series Bungie knows how to make games for?
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Final Blade | July 17, 2008

_{So this must be talking about Halo 4 then, haha and to all the people saying its a rumor. XD

Well I wouldn't have doubted it from the start, after all Bungie does love Halo and much as MS.

Wonder how the game will play or add.}
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Cdemon | July 17, 2008

I doubt we'll see a Halo 4; I hear it's a different take on the franchise from a completely different perspective-- gameplay and story wise.
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  Seproth | July 17, 2008
  
  According to the books there are other spartans dealing with their own shit other places. Perhaps you get to mess around with them.
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Marshal Loss | July 17, 2008

I agree with Seproth, it's probably some expansion to the story line that doesn't involve Master Chief.
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Tank | July 17, 2008

I'm sure I read something about Peter Jackson doing some kind of interactive movie type Halo thing.
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cheatcodeman11 | July 17, 2008

hopefully it will be good.
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Absolute | July 17, 2008

I don't think this has to be Halo 4, either... All he said was "project", not "sequel".
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huntyr | July 17, 2008

Microsoft is going to ride the halo franchise into the ground and then release more sequals on top of that.
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  Donnelly | July 17, 2008
  
  lol. You're saying that after 3 games?
  
  I wonder what you'd be saying if it had 13 main games like Final Fantasy or Zelda.
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    Final Blade | July 19, 2008
    
    _{Horrible analogy considering the fact those games are entirely different, has nothing to do with the others. Where as halo series are sequels. GG Don.}
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      Donnelly | July 19, 2008
      
      And is this game not rumoured to be a completely seperate game? Is Halo Wars not a completely seperate game?
      
      ...Oh and many believe the Zelda series do have a connecting storyline. GT's take on it.
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      Final Blade | September 07, 2008
      
      _{This doesn't mean Don its talking about Halo Wars, it could in fact be talking about Halo 4. Thats what I was saying.
      
      Also I was talking about Zelda and Final Fantasy games being different. I one of those who don't believe they have a connecting storyline.}
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  aj lakai | September 06, 2008
  
  as its a new project i dont think its HALO, its only called halo simply because of the ring world in the story, it could very well be a story on the spartan program or earth up until 2545 etc. i dont think there gunna through the whole spartan / space experience that all the fans enjoy now, there at there peak of fame, they'd be throughing it away on something COMPLETELY different .
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Supernouva | July 18, 2008

People just need to get over Halo. Geez, watching people talk about "OMG THERE'S GONNA BE HALO 4" is like watching a person trying to quit smoking having withdrawal symptoms.
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aj lakai | September 06, 2008

and if it was a halo 4, not saying it is, but if, it was it would do soooooooo welll. considering the legendary difficulty cliff hanger it was left on, they dont make it through the portal and he goes to sleep, and they drift towards a new ring etc, they wouldnt do that, for nothing. think about it.