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MS: One Halo Game Every Three Years Not Frequent Enough

For more than the first half of Microsoft's foray into the videogame world, players looked on with interest for years as they waited for the next Halo game to materialize. Recently, with the releases of Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach, that wait has been reduced to 12 months or less. Expect that trend of short waits to continue, though perhaps not necessarily on an annualized pace.

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Shaka2K65397d ago ShowReplies(12)
Christopher5397d ago

1 new game every 2 years for each IP tends to be about right.

RageAgainstTheMShine5397d ago

How do you design a game where making money is the main design criteria?

DORMIN5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

LOL Now that Bungie has left 'Halo' with MS they are going to milk the hell out of this. Next CoD here we come
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AngryTypingGuy5396d ago

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Any game that is released annually will eventually burn out. By having Halo come out ever two years, it will prolong the life of it.

BubbleSystemSuck5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

MS=Milk Shake?

i hope MS dont destroy the Halo frnachise with the new develpment studios

Anton Chigurh5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

I was and Still Big Socom fan but I was very disappointed with Socom confrontation ... D@mn man that game was unpl@yable. Lets hope that the new development studio (halo) don't follow slant six failure.

Nothing can replace Bungie and Zipper :(

iHEARTboobs5397d ago

I'm sure Bungie will bring something better to the table. Maybe not as popular but the gameplay should be better.

BubbleSystemSuck5397d ago

but now, the situacion with Bungie is unknow...

First... Microsoft... but now: Activi$ion Kotik

:scared:

but i have all my Hope on Treyarch. i really enjoyed World at Ward...

MW2?
*cough*
*cough*

Brklynty15397d ago

They dont want to make a halo game every year...ironically they sign with a company known for killing the damn cows...O_o

iPad5397d ago

Santa Monica: "We don't want to release a new God of War game every year. It'll make the series irrelevant."

They actually said something like that.

PshycoNinja5397d ago

Sony Santa Monica only developed GOW 1, 2, 3. 1 released in 2005, 2 released in 2007 and 3 released in 2010. Ready at Dawn have made the PSP games.

So they have not released a single GOW game within a year of eachother.

XactGamer5397d ago

Ratchet and Clank 1-12
SOCOM 1-8

thats milked

spooky2055396d ago

if we were to apply that to any ongoing franchise we could also include 7 metroids, 13 zeldas, and over 20 marios. There are differences storywise and gameplay changes in all of those sequels that keep it fresh. Some will continue to play and enjoy others will move on. I would say milked would be more along the lines of Madden, the new guitar heros, COD, anything that could have been patched in or DLC but added in and sold at 60 bucks.

kaveti66165397d ago

You haven't played the game. You're saying the online hasn't expanded. That's how people know you're wrong. The internet affords people the anonymity to say something without having any credibility, and people will believe them. But only to an extent. Then people like you, who don't know how to properly con people and manipulate them into believing lies, show up and say such stupid things, that anyone can now see that you're just a bullshitter. Not only that, but you're a multiaccount fanboy whose never had anything positive to say about 360 or its games.

I'd tell you to go play your PS3, but I'm certain you're having more fun here. What does that say about your games?

outrageous5396d ago

I hope so...the last thing M$ should do is listen to the PS3 community about anything gaming related. The hardcore 360 gamer deserves a Halo game every year, no different than COD. Find 2 great devs and let them go at it. While we are at it a Halo MMO would be great. A Lego Halo game would sell millions. Where's a TPS Halo game with squad control.

The fan base is there...hurry up already.

madjedi5396d ago

I doubt ms would allow travler tales enough control over the game, to make lego halo, add to the fact they would lose half the market instantly is another minus.

And i truly hope you viewing a yearly halo release like cod is a good thing is sarcasm. I'll put aside your fanboy comment for now. What 2 great devs, the unproven 343 industries and who isn't already busy with current projects.

Lmao wow i really hope this is satire, if not your stupid, beyond blatant rude fanboyism.

Do you know the phrase wearing a franchise out, that's why insomniac alternates between r&c and resistance and their new mp game.

It's also why bungie is done with halo for now, and people are telling naughty dog to lay off uncharted 3 and do a jak and daxter game.

While a lego halo game, isn't a bad idea, too much of any series gets tiring for most people after a while. Ms will kill the halo franchise if it isn't careful and tries to push too much halo in too short a time frame.

"the last thing M$ should do is listen to the PS3 community about anything gaming related." Lol yes built-in wifi or non-proprietary hard drives, free online play are all bad ideas don't listen to the ps3 community ever.

Which is ironic sense other than a brand attachment, there is are more in common with ps3 and 360 owners as gamers than actual differences.

The only significant difference is exclusive games and ps3 owners seem a bit more accepting of unconventional games than the 360 audience is, to me at least.

Solid_Snakeps35396d ago

god... M$ seriously want to live up to their stereotypes

avengers19785396d ago

Now that Bungie won't be making them. You'll probably see them come out every year to year and a half.

Roozium5396d ago

theKiller:

Chill the f**k out you fanboy.

paintsville5395d ago

It takes time to develop a quality product. Killzone 2 didn't come out over night and Microsoft shouldn't expect anything less from it's developers. I'd rather have a quality game than something just thrown out there to fill the gap ie ODST (terrible full priced expansion).
Quality over quantity any day.

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swiftshot935397d ago

These guys can go to hell without Bungie.

THC PRITCHARD5397d ago

I hope you are right, The next xbox is doomed

ingiomar5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

lol Halo 4 will probably be a launch game for the 720..no way it will be doomed and with the current install base which is building up really fast, i dare to say its impossible for the 720 to be doomed.

if the Annualized Halo are Spin-offs like
Halo wars, Im a happy Haloer

As long as it isn't
2011> Halo 4
2012> Halo 5
2013> Halo 6 etc, etc..

BiggCMan5397d ago

@ingiomar
i personally look at halo reach as the true successor to halo 3, and believe it is the real halo 4. it just happens to be a prequel. but still halo 4 in my eyes.

Comet5396d ago

"Xbox 3" will not be on the scale with a PlayStation 4.
Who said the next Xbox will come with Blu-Ray? That's right...

YoshiMeetsU5397d ago

Really? You and the 13 agrees want these people to go to hell because it won't be Bungie behind it? You are not even going to give the new studio a chance?

Even though the founder of Bungie and main creator of Halo Frank O' Connor is with this new team? A team that has ex-devs from Naughty Dog, Ubisoft Montreal and Irrational Games? Some seriously good talent there and MS has built this studio around said talent.

And THC Pritchard you hope he is right?

I hope you are dead wrong as a gamer.

bustamove5397d ago

Oh noes, someone wrote an opinion you don't like! Give me a break, really.

lastdual5397d ago

@bustamove: He didn't just disagree. And he formulated a logical response to that opinion, and backed up his position by reason of the talet involved.

That's what mature people call debating.

callahan095397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

Bungie is one of the most talented developers in the world. The technology behind Halo: Reach is incredible. The polish on that game is immaculate. The menus, the presentation, the features, the options, the design in every category is just so far above and beyond any other game out there, and that's a fact. Maybe you don't think it has the most interesting story and characters, or even the most fun pure gameplay in terms of its level design and mechanics, but if you enjoy the game for the game on offer at all, then what really makes it such an incredible package is the polish and multitude of features on display. I don't see any other developer doing what they've done, and I don't see how a developer who has never released a single game (343 industries? what is that? who are they?) are going to compete with the level of talent that Bungie has. I just don't see how any developer BUT Bungie can make a Halo game that can stand up to Halo: Reach.

units5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

3 years is more than enough for a halo not every year

TheHater5397d ago

There was 2 Halo games release last year and another one this year. I think that milking it

Eiffel5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

One an RTS that was GREAT and made by a different studio.

There have only been six Halo titles since 2001. That's far from milking unlike some franchises.

Convas5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

Oh No, not the COD treatment. MS, you idiots, think! GAHHHHH!

However, I'm not worried all that much, as one guy said in the IGN comment sections, 343 has to worry about getting people interested in Halo 4 first. They are going to have to earn our trust before they can even think about mega publishing.

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein678d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED677d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183913d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion912d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad913d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90913d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183912d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90912d ago (Edited 912d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde912d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90912d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde912d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator912d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13912d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183912d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar998d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken997d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar997d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos997d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP997d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken997d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149997d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE997d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341997d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90997d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos997d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90996d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai997d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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