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One of E3’s less surprising, but certainly interesting announcements was that Halo: Combat Evolved, the game that made Xbox a household name, was getting a full-on remake for 360. This rerelease is the first real test for Halo’s current flagship developer (343 Industries), as the team is taking over for franchise’s creator Bungie. Perhaps remaking what many see as the best game of all time isn’t most helpful way to examine 343’s abilities at designing new Halo content, but it certainly shows the devs devotion to the Halo franchise. That love is in full force during this lengthy trailer for the classic campaign level The Silent Cartographer...
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According to Joystiq, sources have confirmed that a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved will be released for the Xbox 360 on November 15, 2011, ten years after the original. The sources also claim that the game will not be a simple HD upscaling - it will include new art assets, 1080p resolution, stereoscopic 3D support, and may feature online co-op...
In an interview with IGN last week, Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer revealed that remaking Xbox classics such as Halo: CE and Halo 2 is pretty far down Microsoft's to-do list...
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July 7th, or 7/7, is Bungie Day - hey, that's today! Not sure what a "Bungie Day" even is? Remember the Seventh Column? It wasn't exactly in the gameplay, but you might remember the symbol from Halo 2's character creation menus. Along with Bungie's fascination with the number 7, it also happens to be the name of their official fan club.
In honor of today, Bungie teamed up with Rooster Teeth - famous for the Halo-based machinima series Red vs. Blue - and posted this video called "Deja View"...
The battle for supremacy begins - NOW. Genius Products, LLC and B1 Games today announced that the first-ever board game based on Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie's best-selling Halo property - Halo Interactive Strategy Game - has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Bringing the Halo universe to a broader audience through numerous family-friendly features, the game features a modular board that can be reconfigured to create a virtually limitless gameplay experience...
The gang at RoosterTeeth.com is back at it again with Red vs. Blue Reconstruction. Episode one of an this new Red vs. Blue series appears almost a year after its 100th and final episode.
Proceeds of the sale, conceived of by Bungie Studios and executed by bungie.org, a fansite, will go to the Brian Morden Foundation, an organization working towards a cure for Ewing's Sarcoma. 100% of the final bid, minus our costs, goes to this cause. The painting rendered in soft pastels on canvas with loving detail and craftsmanship signed by the creator and original artist, Frank Frankie O'Connor of Bungie Studios. from Bungie.org's eBay listing.
Earlier this week, Gearbox Software President and CEO, Randy Pitchford, revealed that the company is in the early stages of a new project that is the most important development they have ever worked on. If Gearbox is indeed developing the next Halo game, could this be Halo: Chronicles, the new chapter co-created by Peter Jackson, or are we looking at the first news of Halo 4? writes César A. Berardini.
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