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Interview: Cliff Bleszinski Talks Prequels, Lil Wayne, And The "Halo" Crossover That Almost Was

Kevin L Clark: "With the Gears 3 multiplayer beta going on now—at least for those who pre-ordered the game or bought Epic/People Can Fly's Bulletstorm earlier this year—and the title racking up record-breaking pre-order numbers, it was the the perfect time for us to sit down with CB4 (we just made that up) to talk spin-offs, hip-hop, and why Drake isn't gonna be in Gears 3 after all. Oh, and how Master Chief very nearly became a playable character. Yeah, that's right."

NYC_Gamer5174d ago

real hip hop still exist its just underground

lazertroy5174d ago

Thats my point real hip hop used to mainstream. Todays rap is just POP.

NYC_Gamer5174d ago

^^^true,now its just sellouts on beats with no real type of lyrical content/message.

BigPappaPump5174d ago

Like Nas said, hip hop is dead.

starcb265174d ago

Real Hip-Hop mutated into a mole man and went underground.

Misterhbk5174d ago

Real hip hop is main stream too.

Its called Lupe Fiasco

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cr33ping_death5174d ago

ughh todays "hip pop" is pure BS... the older hip hop told stories...yes about the hood, drugs etc.. but it was interesting to listen to, the beats were better to.. todays crap is nothing more than made up words and..... i make so much money and have this many cars and drink this expensive drink and blah blah blah... i too miss the old hip hop :(

bebojet5174d ago

Like the title of one of Nas' albums. HIP HOP IS DEAD.

Kalowest5174d ago

Lupe Fiasco's last album sucks, but hes still a beast and better than lil(shit)wayne.

lazertroy5174d ago

Im 27 I grew up on biggie,pharcyde,wutang,bonethu gs,tribe called quest,nas etc. Todays music brings a tear to my eye.

Kalowest5173d ago

@lazertroy
"biggie,pharcyde,wutang,b onethu gs,tribe called quest,nas etc."

All of them are nasty.
add some Elzhi, Blu, CYNE, and Mos Def.

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2fk5174d ago

interesting....i would actually hate if lil waynes voice was in the game....his voice irritates me

ps3bestever5174d ago (Edited 5174d ago )

I hate cliffyB, he is a little androgyny !!!

Ducky5174d ago

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

HeavenlySnipes5174d ago (Edited 5174d ago )

How could you hate Turks?

Cookie if anyone gets it :)

thebudgetgamer5174d ago (Edited 5174d ago )

without looking at the link, is it a scrubs reference?

edit: nope.

gamingdroid5174d ago

NOOOOOO!

I would have loved to have Master Chief in Gears of War 3. You would probably stand out more of a target due to the colors, but imagine the awesomeness of chainsawing Master Chief!

Make it happen MS!

Rybakov5174d ago

CliffyB speaks and i space out

can they make a REAL unreal tournament like the older ones not the piece of crap they put out and called unreal

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Halo Reportedly Coming To PlayStation Soon, No Switch 2 Version Planned Yet

The Halo series is reportedly headed over to PlayStation consoles in the near future, while a Nintendo Switch 2 version is not yet planned.

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slate9119d ago

MS probably didn't want the negative press for over a year about Halo coming to sony, which is why they didn't reveal it this year. IMO

InUrFoxHole18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

I dont think that's it. Gears coming to PS is a big deal and we already know that MS is bridging all games. I think its gonna be a next year reveal or when ever they reveal the new xbox. I tell you what's funny. At 1st all gamers were in arms about MS bringing games to PS. Hardcore xbox were mad. Hardcore sony were happy and some trolling. Admittedly at 1st I didn't like it. Truth is for years these companies have been training their consumers to have brand loyalty and believe that certain games were only possibly because of the company they were made under. When you turn that silliness off you realize as a consumer this is one of the best things to happen in gaming. You have the choice to play where you like.

slate9118d ago

Totally agree. MS lost the console war so they moved into publishing where there is money to be made. Now everyone can have the once-exclusive gems on their system of choice.

InUrFoxHole18d ago

@Slate91
Agreed. No way in hell MS is gonna catch anyone in console sales. They're gonna go where the money is.

Shiro17318d ago

Now you clearly have a choice. That would be playstation. You can get Xbox games and all Playstation only games. Why in the hell would anyone buy a Xbox over a ps or pc is beyond me now.

dveio18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

"When you turn that silliness off you realize as a consumer this is one of the best things to happen in gaming.“

Microsoft easily could have told anyone in 2020 already.

They already knew how their next 5 years would evolve, didn't they? In hindsight?

So people could at least have thought about it twice if they'd pay for an X or S - or instead just buy a PS5 right away.

What I am saying is:

Nice try.

But I personally won't ever buy into their "It's about choices to play/we want to reach everyone" BS.

All they care about is money.

Especially 1st party exclusives are a special and completely logical treatment for your own hardware to offer at least some unique selling points to people.

The problem for Microsoft was they just hadn't any. In 2020. And they didn't know it in 2020 first, no, no.

They had 7 years from 2013 to 2020 to prepare for the Series Generation. Which they did - but they didn't tell their community just yet.

And this is just cheap and gutless, now disguised as "We care for everyone!", and again held up by their very own community, at least parts of it.

Because the Xbox brand will have lost another 12-20'ish million users between Xbox One and X|S.

For reasons. Don't you think?

If Microsoft could have done the ways they wanted, e.g. leaked throughout the FTC trial, they just would have bought everything.

From Sega, CD Projekt Red, Capcom, From Software, Warner Bros.

To even Nintendo and Valve.

And don't forget: they had already bought Zenimax and ABK, and STILL wanted more!

Microsoft is a cancer in the gaming business. And I very much wonder how people still don't see through it!

InUrFoxHole17d ago

@devio
You're conflating 2 different things. There stance is absolutely 💯 play anywhere. You can't deny that. But what they are doing is separate from why they are doing it. If you think any of these companies do it for any reason other than $, then you are fooled. MS hand was forced by piss poor decisions. I'm not blind to that

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darthv7218d ago

I say bring it... for years Sony fans have been saying they needed a Halo killer. Well... now they can play Halo themselves and enjoy what millions of XB fans have been enjoying. Why settle for the rest when you can play the best.

JEECE18d ago

"for years Sony fans have been saying they needed a Halo killer"

Lol are you posting this comment through a portal from the year 2008? The "halo killer" narrative died a long time ago.

Cacabunga18d ago

Darth is stuck in time.. Halo killer was born on xbox OG. Killzone 1 started it but the idea vanished when KZ2 was released in 2008 or 2009.

Profchaos18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

Halo killed itself

CrashMania18d ago

Yep, halo has already has a couple of killers, Microsoft and 343.

S2Killinit18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

Halo died when Bungie was not longer involved, a slow death, but surely 343 studios killed it with each iteration.

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The_Hooligan18d ago

I don't know man, lately it seems Halo is the Halo killer. In my opinion Reach was the last good halo game. Although I prefer ODST's campaign over Reach but man that Reach MP was so good.

IAMRealHooman18d ago

343 studios was the halo killer

TiredGamer18d ago

“343 studios was the halo killer”

No truer words have ever been spoken.

PhillyDonJawn18d ago

Halo 5 was much better than Halo reach. (MP)

tebis118d ago

It was said for a few years, then Halo decide to kill itself.

Profchaos18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

At this point though who hasn't played halo its not like its been cost prohibitive to go buy an old 360 or play it on pc

KwietStorm_BLM18d ago

The media said that. Time and time again. People minding their business on PlayStation didn't say they need a Halo killer. That doesn't even make sense.

1Victor18d ago

@darth: “ I say bring it... for years Sony fans have been saying they needed a Halo killer”
Wait I thought the halo killer was its tv show😂🤣

Sony had a lot of halo killers but couldn’t commit to one all better in one way or another than halo better graphics and gameplay without aim assist = kill zone.
Better multiplayer: Warhawk 32 players and Starhawk 64 players and a lot of fun to play.
Honorable Benton socom so yeah I blame Sony for not committing to what they had or putting it together 🤷🏿

Shiro17318d ago

Technically Halo killed itself.

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The Wood17d ago

Flux Capacitor....... send me the link please Darth

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ocelot0718d ago

If it's not Infinite or Master Chief Collection. Then maybe it's just a complete collection? Halo 1-5 + ODST and Infinite with a £70 price tag.

neutralgamer199218d ago

I think that would be smart but with how MS are handling gears we may see them bring 1 game at a time and charge $50 for each. I wss hoping for a complete gears of war collection

Gears 1-5 all dlx & Gears judgement for $80 but instead we get 1 game. Just like Sony are remastering and remaking games we will see MS now do the same

Eonjay18d ago

Why would Microsoft wait to put this on Switch 2? In a perfect world it would have come to the original Switch.... but if this is not possible, they may be looking to cash in on the fact that it is very likely that most Swich 2 onwers will also a PS5 meaning that they can get a lot of double dippers simply by staggering the releases. I think this is true for multiple Xbox Studios games on PS5. By the next Summer games fest, expect an onslaught of games coming to Switch in the same way they are coming to PlayStation now.

Levii_9218d ago

Halo 2 MCC is one of the best games ever.

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15 Top Notch Single-Player Games You Can Complete in 10 Hours

For those who don't have time for massive open worlds or role-playing games with epic tales, these 15 games are worth checking out.

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anast477d ago

Good games for the $9.99 bin, you can get all of the Metro's for $10 in a bundle.

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Gears Of War 3 And Judgement Servers Are Brimming With Life Once Again

Gears of War 3 and Judgement servers have returned to their "updated" condition, adding several features, such as increased XP and more.

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KicksnSnares740d ago

I currently play Gears 3 often, especially after the 60 FPS Boost. Gears of War is my favorite gaming franchise, and the Locusts are the coolest faction in history. Gears Judgment will always be a disgrace for not having the Locust in VS multiplayer.

AuraAbjure739d ago (Edited 739d ago )

GoW 3 and Judgement were the last installments before the series went woke and soulless. I'm level 50 in GoW 3 and LOVE it's multiplayer to death. It's just so crispy.