"True, the days of premium boxed console strategy titles like Tom Clancy's EndWar and Civilization Revolution appear to be behind us, though there's still the mouth-watering prospect of an XCOM: Enemy Unknown reboot. But if it hasn't conquered the conventional way, the console-based strategy game has made in-roads elsewhere - by diversifying to suit new audiences, and by settling distribution channels where the financial entry thresholds are less."
Did Bungie actually hate Halo Wars? Why wasn't Master Chief in the game? Lead designer Dave Pottinger reveals all.
Halo Wars is still widely considered one of the best and most accessible RTS games around, and that formula could work with other Microsoft IPs.
I think Crackdown would fit in a more turn-based tactics system via Xcom then a RTS type game play. Being able to customize multiple agents, deploying that group in an crime infested urban zone, going against other super powered enemy and fodder type thugs. The potential for that is huge if they won't do another successful, ground breaking, GOTY open world outing like Crackdown 3....
NoobFeed Editor Joshua Burt writes - There are many games in the famous Halo Franchise that are stellar titles and need to be revered. And some that do not. These games stand out from the crowd and deluge of colossal Halo titles. Games that made Halo great. We do need to iron out what qualifies the game for this list. They have to be in the Halo franchise… Obviously.
Halo 3 at the top is correct the only thing id change is swap infinite and halo ce around.
The days when FPS was not the go-to genre. How I miss those days :(