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343 Industries Collaborates with Sperasoft on Halo Infinite Development

Game studio Sperasoft has announced that it will be collaborating with 343 Industries and Xbox game Studios to developer upcoming video game Halo Infinite.

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IRetrouk1451d ago

Isnt 343 already using contractors anyway?
Why is this being anounced so close to launch?
Is it for future dlc etc?

RamRod881451d ago

The contractors are there to help with finishing the game before launch. I imagine Sperasoft will help with post launch content like how Splash Damage helped with past Halo games.

IRetrouk1451d ago

I guessed as much, just seems odd to announce it is all, so close to launch too.

crazyCoconuts1451d ago

So close to launch is hard not to read as a negative. Along with the demo we saw I'm afraid the team might be in death march mode

The Wood1451d ago

I guess crunching is OK now right. . . . RIGHT. . . . . . .lol

Wrex3691451d ago

I'm excited for Halo for real but it is odd as hell to announce this. Maybe they got the feedback and realized they needed to up their team size to compensate for the new load. Hopefully they can get some more Series X/PC textures worked into the game because of this.

3-4-51451d ago

Hopefully they are focusing on making 4x4 Team Slayer maps or just on one thing.

CaptainHenry9161451d ago (Edited 1451d ago )

Unfortunately I see some bad reviews incoming. Hopefully I'm wrong

morganfell1450d ago (Edited 1450d ago )

This was announced July of last year...so it isn't necessarily about jumping in at the end and attempting to fix something which is good news for the game.

https://www.spieltimes.com/...

https://gamingbolt.com/halo...

From the article: "Sperasoft will take care of the motion capture and participate in the realization of the levels.

Indeed we can observe in the section “Career“, the studio is looking for a Level Artist as well as a Lighting Artist. Two key positions in the realization of levels and atmosphere."

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Sciurus_vulgaris1451d ago

One of the contractors, Skybox Labs is was brought on largely for forge.

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TheColbertinator1451d ago

Contractors are used in nearly every single AAA game to assist with development issues towards the launch or porting the game to several other systems for quality assurance.

Call of Duty, FIFA, GTA and several other big games require contractor services before and after launch.

Magog1451d ago

"You can't polish a turd, Beavis" - Butthead 1994

Futureshark1451d ago

But you can roll it in glitter!

Rude-ro1451d ago

“Howdy ho. You all smell a lot like flowers”
Mr. Hankey

aaronaton1451d ago

What do you think will look more polished at launch, Bugsnax or Halo:Infinite?

caddytrek1451d ago (Edited 1451d ago )

Bugsnax.

Stanjara1451d ago

Bugsnax baby, Masterpiceaaaaa c'mon!

outsider16241451d ago (Edited 1451d ago )

Lmao... come on now...are you comparing a AAA flagship title running on a system with the powah of teh 12 Tflops against a new looking indie game? Really.?

Bugsnax is insulted.

jairusmonillas1450d ago

From the looks of Halo Infinite it doesn't even look AAA. More like AA just like the bunch of gamepass fillers.

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1450d ago (Edited 1450d ago )

I'm still wondering why some people are obsessed with Bugsnax. It's a child's game. As for your question, I'm going with Bugsnax. Halo is less than 4 months from release. and all signs point towards a clogged toilet filled with brown goodness.

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moriarty18891451d ago (Edited 1451d ago )

extra help was needed to make sure Craig is handled with the utmost care going forward. He is very important to MS now and Xbox would not be the same without him. All jokes aside, maybe the fallout after the reveal and the criticisms made 343 realize they needed more help to make sure this game gets done on time for launch.

Bathyj1451d ago

I bet Craig gets an upgrade and not much else.

NVMGaiden1450d ago

From what I saw the trailer they released after had better textures and they announced raytracing. Also keeping in mind we only saw a verticle slice. I'll never be a Halo person but it's clear much more is to be seen.

Bathyj1450d ago

Announcing raytracing sounds so weak dude. This game is screaming rushed to market just so Xbox had something to launch with. It should be delayed.

When you look at how games like God of war, tsushima, last of us looked 2 years out from launch there's no way the flagship title of the world's most powerful console should look worse than them. And it does. It looks worse than last gen games. It looks worse than Killzone which was a launch game on PS4.

This close to launch the game should be all but finished and going through final polish and bug testing. It looks like they have their work cut out for them.

DJStotty1450d ago (Edited 1450d ago )

@Bathyj

Wasn't the demo/trailer running on a PC? So chances are the PC could have caused the texture issues, which is why when you look at the 4K trailer today it looks so much better.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Bathyj1450d ago

It's the exact same trailer running on PC it's just the 4K direct feed version not a crappy stream. All the pop in, pop out, disappearing textures, flat textures, bad lighting, bad animation, missing effects and the rest of it is still there it just looks a bit better cos it's in 4K. You can't defend this man it's severely unpolished and unfinished and shouldn't have been shown in this state. 1 gun has a muzzle flash yet no light is reflecting off the gun and another gun has no muzzle flash and yet there is light reflecting off the gun. What is that?

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Sea of Thieves Developer Rare Now Has a Dedicated Doggo Park

Rare, the developer behind pirate adventure Sea of Thieves, has introduced a dedicated dog park to its studio grounds for employees' good boys and girls.

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CrimsonWing691d 7h ago

Is the industry hurting for money or not?

Hofstaderman1d 7h ago

They belong to XBOX. Its a dog's life....

Chocoburger1d 7h ago

Nice thing they did, but not actually gaming related, not sure why this article was approved. Also strange informing us what game Rare worked on, as if we don't know their legacy.

Tacoboto1d 6h ago

Sorry you hate dog news - here's a game-related headline for you, the latest: "Deathsprint 66 is a hyperviolent freerunner that proves game journos suck at games | Video Gamer"

Yeah we need more headlines like *that* on this site, instead of news about a studio's employee perks.

GaboonViper1d 6h ago

Its actually nice to see a story like this instead of the usual doom and gloom but people still moan, anyhow hope these beautiful doggos have a great life.

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GaboonViper1d 6h ago

Really nice story, kudos to Rare.

Mulletino13h ago

I went to look at new apartments and saw only dog parks, no kid parks. We're so screwed.

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Concept Art For Bluepoint's Next Game Spotted In PlayStation Tour Video

A new PlayStation Malaysia tour video shows what looks to be concept art for Bluepoint's next game.

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phoenixwing1d 10h ago

Damn was hoping for a fantasy setting. Looks futuristic

jznrpg1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

I think that’s a screensaver if you look to the right it looks more like a fantasy game and so does the concept art leaked earlier. Who knows though

phoenixwing11h ago

Unless that structure/pillar thingy in the right picture is long forgotten technology it's futuristic.

Name Last Name1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

Another shooter? Yawn. Thought the prevous concept looked more fantasy.

just_looken20h ago

With there same look on the right a arena setting this might be live service game #5 from sony

So a live service shooter like concord.....

StormSnooper19h ago

It looks like a fantasy game on the right screen. You are looking at a screensaver.

Goodguy011d 9h ago

Been looking forward to what they have next. Looks interesting.

Eonjay1d 9h ago

Really excited to see them release an original IP

GaboonViper1d 6h ago

Looks like my dream of them remaking Metal Gear Solid is over, still cant wait to see what they are cooking up.

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World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 20h ago

Unions in gaming are necessary fr fr

montebristo1d 8h ago

I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.

shinoff21831d 8h ago

Unions are necessary regardless of how you feel. You know how fked the working class would be without them. As if we're not already.

montebristo1d 7h ago

No they aren’t, regardless of how you feel. Unions make zero sense for skill based labor. They are for people who press a button every 10 seconds on an assembly line. “working class” is a made up term. I don’t care about corporations or developers, I just want good games lol. Killing your incentives to appease the lowest common denominator doesn’t lead to great games imo

montebristo1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

I wasn’t trying to be offensive if I came off that way. The Union is an old mentality and I can see their usefulness but also the danger. We’re in the age of AI and robots and skill based labor. Unions can be dangerous these days. You could replace your entire workforce in one move. Checkmate. Look to the kiosk replacing workers in the 20 dollar minimum wage era.

Well run businesses don’t need unions. If you need a Union that business won’t survive anyway. Unless it’s propped up by the government with corporate welfare (which is the real issue). If you’re not going to spend some on your workers (Amazon, Google) then your welfare is cut off. No tax breaks. All you put together don’t match their wealth and resources, the union is a traditional memory at this point and counterproductive with this new enemy we face. They need a flying elbow from the top ropes. And by “working class is a made up term” I just mean we’re not a class system and even CEO Bobby Kotick puts in a days work lol. Or did.. It’s just a vague term that doesn’t mean anything no offense lol. People say “middle class” but that can change quick right? Up or down. That’s not a “class system”.