Microsoft working on 'new experience in the Halo universe'

CC: We've been searching through the job listings again (after we found that Rainbow Studios arecurrently developing for next-generation consoles) and we now believe that another Halo title is in development other than Halo: Reach.

[mj246]

I wouldn't mind Bungie doing another one, though i would prefer Epic taking a break after Gears 3 then smashing the Halo experience!

[Icyhot]

Epic doing Halo would kill the online multiplayer as I have lost trust in them after the Gears 2 online fiasco. Epic are better of doing Gears as they don't know sh!t about how to make a good story.

I knew Bungie would break and go crawling back to M$ for a Halo title sometime, but they cracked even before the launch of Reach LMFAO. Bungie should accept the fact that they are a one trick pony and do what they do best... Make Halo games.

[Tony P]

343? Of course.

Bungie? Don't see it.

Probably taking it far too literally. Just mentioning Halo in a Bungie listing isn't proof in itself. It's their most famous game and in fact mentioned at least once in all their listings on Gamasutra.

[mjolliffe]

I think it's the fact that the Bungie listing asks if someone has "10 ideas on how to make Halo’s player interface better" makes it quite clear that they're working on a new Halo title.

[Kushan]

@Icyhot that would be true if everything else Bungie made crashed and bombed, but since they've only made Halo Games for the past decade, how can you honestly say it's all they are good at? See what happens when they release something new and different before saying something like that.

[Nihilism]

'new experience' clearly means natal halo game. How very very lame.

[wxer]

i know it

NATAL

[Shadow Flare]

I wonder how many halo games we'll see this generation. We've already seen 3 with a 4th on the way. Now it sounds like there'll be a 5th. Within one generation. Got milk?

[Tony P]

@mjolliffe: Yeah, but that's one question among many asked in the introduction. All you have to do is read it and you'd know it's not conclusively proving anything about a new *Bungie* Halo. The link to the listing is right there in the article. It just needs to be read.

[Elvfam511]

Halo Reach is like the Halo 3 commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Minimox16]

Halo kart? Halo Party? Halo dance dance marine revolution? or maybe halo hero, they said "new experience" :\

just saying....

[Shepherd 214]

to be fair, Hideo Kojima has not worked on anything significant outside of Metal Gear Solid for many years, so anyone bashing Bungie for sticking with Halo would be a bit out of line.

[Consoldtobots]

wow
someone actually had the cojones to use the word new in connection with the Halo franchise?

EPIC FAIL

[dpdvxkpizbnwg]

Nah i'd hate epic to doa nything other than Gears, unless it's their original game.

[Bumpmapping]

It Only Does Halo.

[Nac]

"It" only does trolling.

[commodore64]

lol

xbox360
It only does superior multiplats.

Ps3
It only does not.

[AuToFiRE]

Microsoft Xbox 360:
It only does milk

[aaron5829]

That's hilarious...

I thought it only does cows

[robotnik]

Xbox, it doesn't have GAMES.

[Rocco Siffredi]

PS3 - It only patches everything!

back to topic: REACH will be the best halo game ever! Better graphics as in KZ2 were already confirmed. And the gameplay is always the best in a Halo game..

[Nac]

What evidence do you have to back any of your claims?

[lh_swe]

Really? Are you that stupid? You base that opinion of a couple of HHG claims and those shaky cam pics from not too long ago?
Considering that no-one apart from Bungie has access to the game there is no verifying that claim.

If Halo Reach did match KZ2 graphically I'd be surprised and happy because as of yet I have had no proof it and I would like to see some 360 devs up their game to the level of ND and GG and considering they are working on "more complex hardware" and it being "soo much harder to develop for the PS3" I am surprised 360 devs haven't capitalised on their "easy to develop for hardware".

[champ21]

translation:

microsoft are working on "new experiences in the halo universe"

aka

galo kart
galo party
galo tennis
galo painting

as they are aware the bot fanbase will stop at nothing to support this franchise..

also nothing else they do will sell.

[Nac]

Bet your feeling pretty proud of yourself. Turning Halo into Galo. Which looks more like it reads "Gallow" instead of "Gaylo"(which I am sure is the desired effect). Not going to lie, it doesnt really work without the Y, maybe next time champ...

[lindquist]

fail

[Nac]

who?

[insomnium]

ofcourse. You fail even more for asking...

[CharlesDCI]

@Kushan

If Bungie keeps making new Halo games without even attempting to make a new IP then they are earning the term "one trick pony".

[DelbertGrady]

I guess the same can be said for Polyphony Digital? Doubt we will ever see you crying "Pleeez no more Gran Turismos" though.

I like Halo and I think it would be retarded in so many ways not to make more games in the series. It's hugely popular and has a very big fanbase.

[lh_swe]

PD are probably only good at making racing games while Bungie would probably make other great games if they wanted to.

[dragonelite]

From what i heard all bungie has made are shooters for mac and now the halo series on the xbox.

[lh_swe]

But what I also said was that if they wanted to they could make another game in another genre and it would most likely be good.

[beardpapa]

actually Bungie made a strategy game before called Myth. I loved it so much.

[bjornbear]

And comparing it to Bungie?

PD have little flexibility in their "concept", whereas Bungie have a lot of it, and tbh aren't using any of it =/

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Waxing Master Chiefs helmet in thin air now possible with Natal.

[madpuppy]

In all honesty, I wouldn't mind seeing where the story will go after the end of 3.

[spinbot_lv1]

project natal + new experience in halo universe =
this---> http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[TheDeadMetalhead]

Too much Halo. Enough already. >.>

[4Sh0w]

I dont know if I would buy the next Halo game, I enjoyed ODST but Im sort of burned out on Halo myself, unless Reach has amazing new concept I think I'll be skipping it. Still I have friends screaming for more Halo, why would I care or hope Bungie/microsoft not release anymore Halo games for people who enjoy it. There are other great devs and plenty of other great games available, if Im sick of Halo I can simply not buy anymore Halo games, so unless all the other devs stop making games, I really dont see the problem.

[Pumbli]

MMORPG!

Remember people, I called it! :P

[Pumbli]

Gosh! on the disagrees, can nobody in here take a joke? :P

[STRAIGHTASL]

halo go to Sheol...

[saggyscrote]

Yawn

[The Iron Sheik]

Don't change too much. Change frightens the bots. Why do you think they are still using DVD and SDTV's?

[PS360PCROCKS]

No thank you...just Reach

[Mizz_mai]

probably a third person shooter instead

[Mizz_mai]

yaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwn cmon microsoft dont turn masterchief into mario or even worse sonic

[adsaidler]

natal halo!

[NYC_Gamer]

Wow so more free freatures that MS will charge people to use....

[Xi]

The perter jackson halo game fell through when the movie did and I wouldn't doubt that they'll use assets from the closed project in what they're currently working on.

I'm going to say that they might be working on a mmofps, similar to something like Dust415 but set in the haloverse. Which I wouldn't complain about honestly.

[uglyboy]

i mean how much can u fing milk a fps it has its limits for christ sake do something else bungie u spineless excuse for a video game developer

[SportsFan]

and I hope this new vision goes back to it's roots. The story, interaction with other troops, cut scenes, and musical score were great! I hear Natal will somehow be inplemented in a future Halo game, seems like a good idea. If it's as good as the 1st Halo, I may be interested.

[ForROME]

"1.4 -
@Icyhot that would be true if everything else Bungie made crashed and bombed, but since they've only made Halo Games for the past decade, how can you honestly say it's all they are good at? See what happens when they release something new and different before saying something like that."

Kushan the same can be said the other way around, how do we know if they can do anything other than HALO styled games

[chrisulloa]

Since I came to this site, I've managed to help bring the PS3 population into desperation here. Seems like all of the PS3 fanboys are now delusional and suffer from mental retardation, no wait, it was like that when I joined.

[TheTeam06]

You know what sounds delusional to me?

"I feel like I'm playing with something out of date and unrefined when I use the PS3 controller. Oh wait...."

-5 days 2 hours ago

Somehow you don't feel a disc tray, DVD9, no bluetooth or "memory units" to be just a teeeeeny bit out of date?

*sings*ironyyyyyyyy*sings*