X360: Halo 4 is set to reinvent Bungie’s game for a new audience, but according to creative director at 343 Industries, Josh Holmes, it hasn’t been easy…
Pure Xbox writes: "Microsoft has appointed Alan Hartman as the new Head of Xbox Game Studios. If you're not familiar with Hartman, he's been part of Forza Motorsport team at Turn 10 Studios since 2005.
Over the past couple of years he's led as Corporate Vice President of Forza and Fable, and before this was the Forza Studio Head at Turn 10."
Seems like a solid choice considering Forza and FH have been the only high quality studio, consistently for Microsoft.
What a nice reward for the latest Forza, which is probably the most mediocre of the lot so far.
Still think Rod Fergusson would have been a good shout. He's got a track record of fixing stuff and I assume he's still at Blizzard.
Not heard of this guy but I feel like anyone is better than Matt Booty
I thought Dan Greenawalt was head of Turn10 though (although I noticed he didn't do the on stage stuff at e3 this year). Is he not there anymore?
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This is the best news I've heard since the last piece of xbox news!
Go team xbox! Xbox will rule the world!
He's over overlooked The Forza games which have been consistently good through our the years. Hopefully he has the same eye for quality for the rest if the studios going forward.
Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has moved to explain a recent microtransactions price hike following a community backlash.
so they made several changes how the helmets etc work, however, ive never seen anyone raising prices in a shop due to changes THEY made.
There is absolutely no reason for ever raising the price of cosmetics. They are some of the quickest assets to create but charge silly prices for them. Its greed. There's no other way to spin it no matter what the game is.
343 Industries will continue to work on the Halo series going forwards, but other studios may get involved in development, it’s been suggested
man what a failure halo wars 2 was the only good thing from this series on xbox one/series
10yr plan new ring that can change over time slipspace engine all gone now halo is another steam game sitting in the background.
Kids/teens today have no clue they halo we grew up with.
If a cod dev gets involved then that will be worse current cod out now is only popular because its the best out of the crap pile. i launched it the other day 4 cash shop popups one unskipable add then 30min trying to find the game through all the mt's.
It's good to see that 343 cannot handle the task and are looking to do something. But how many years have gone by where there has not only been nothing to show, but issues. Microsoft is the issue here. And as of just 1mth ago with Refall, it has been proven again. Guess what,,, Phil S is NOT a developer and not does he have any legs to say a damn word about development. Wake up people.
crazy how indifferent ms is about one of the biggest franchises in gaming. it looks pretty bad when you don't even have a clear plan for your flagship title. ms just has no idea how to make good games anymore.
I bet something is. Drawing a tree is quite easy.
Probably the hardest thing is inheriting an IP, esp. such a popular one.
If you mess this up or even if it's not what people expected, the blame will come down on you.
In that sense, making a new IP gives you more of a breather.
If you have been continuing the IP you have created, I think that falls below a new IP in terms of stress and effort.
But inheriting a popular IP and expecting to improve it has got to be the worst kind of burden. I wish 343 the best of luck, I know they'll need it. (Just like all the other devs out there that are inheriting established IPs)
I completely agree. They are expecting to take over one of if not the best first person shooter franchise and build upon it without killing what made the shooter who it is.
So far it seems like they have done a good job but it has to be a tough job non the less.
They certainly have a whole lot of attention on them...so I'm sure the pressure alone to get it right is through the roof.
But at the same time, the success is well worth the price.