Microsoft Game Studios recently posted a bunch of recruitment notices up on its site specifically referring to the full fledged development of the next Halo project.

"Hollywood talent", does this mean/hint to Peter Jackson's' much touted Halo project, perhaps only time shall reveal the true nature of this oblivious and shrouded project.
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From Eurogamer:

"Bungie AI boffin Damian Isla reckons Ensemble Studios has "really understood what things Halo is known for", claiming Halo Wars will be top drawer.

"We've done a lot of talking with Ensemble guys, and we're all really excited about Halo Wars, because from everything we've seen so far it's a very cool, faithful adaptation," Isla told Eurogamer at the Develop conference in Brighton, where the sun shines and pigeons fight outside office windows."

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Today, details are coming in about what Bungie intended to reveal at Microsoft's E3 press conference. While specific information about its upcoming Halo project remain a secret, the developer reportedly planned to show a sixty second "knock'em down" teaser trailer, only to have it pulled at the last minute.
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Halo Wars, it's one hell of a big title, and one hell of a change from the traditional Halo gameplay. Halo games are known for fast action and quick intense fights. Real Time Strategy games on the other hand are famous, infamous to some, for their long drawn out sessions and slower, more methodical matches. Banking on Halo players to make the transition could be risky, not to mention that no console RTS has yet managed to prove as popular as it's PC counterpart. For their first ever non PC game Ensemble Studios, the people behind the acclaimed Age of Empires series, are confident that they've done the seemingly impossible and created a real RTS experience for the Xbox 360.
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Microsoft said Wednesday that the decision to pull Bungie's latest Halo project from its E3 press conference was made to help trim the presentation, an "embarrassment of riches" already planned to be shown, and the feeling that the title deserved a more dedicated event.
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XboxOZ360 recaps the news and then speculates as to what exactly the new Bungie Halo and Superintendent are.

"This would suggest that Microsoft felt that having seen the Sony and Nintendo conferences, they had done enough to "win" E3... It indicates Microsoft feels that Bungie's announcement was big enough to distract the media from their other announcements. Given FFXIII and the massive Live overhaul, this is extremely exciting!

But what is Superintendent?

We think it might be a reimaginging of an old Bungie franchise. Titles would include critical darlings Marathon and Myth, along with Oni... The only spanner in the works is the placement of the Superintendent figure over the area of Kenya in the Halo 3 multiplayer lobby. Given its very close links to the Halo universe, this naturally leads us to...

Microsoft's SVP of Interactive Entertainment, Don Mattrick, has confirmed Microsoft will be making announcements on Halo Wars and Bungie's Halo project sometime in the future, but that Halo Wars, Halo Chronicles and Bungie's Halo project are entirely separate titles!

Given Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter creative director Christian Allen is the lead of Bungie's next project; the strange Superintendent figure over Kenya; the much grittier direction already evident in Halo Wars new trailer... was Gamespot right about a tactical squad shooter?"
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MTV Multiplayer writes:

In an interview shot for MTV News on Tuesday, Microsoft's head of Xbox business Don Mattrick, confirmed to me that Bungie is indeed working on a new "Halo" game of some sort for Microsoft.

I had been asking Mattrick about the lack of "Halo" news at E3. He said that Microsoft's Monday press conference was already loaded with content and so any announcements for that series weren't needed to get gamers excited.

I pushed him on the lack of presence for the series and asked him if we should be worried about the no-show of Ensemble Studio's real-time-strategy game "Halo Wars." Not only did Mattrick say not to worry and that announcements would be coming, he also said that Microsoft is working with Bungie on a "Halo" game.

I asked for clarification, wondering if Mattrick meant Bungie's project was "Halo Wars" or the long-announced Peter Jackson "Halo" project. Neither, Mattrick said. The Bungie game is something else.

And then, not surprisingly, the topic was changed...
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Videogamer reports that a fact sheet included with the E3 2008 assets for Microsoft's line-up has revealed a significant release delay for the Xbox 360 exclusive RTS, Halo Wars.

The game had been expected to form part of Microsoft's autumn/winter line-up, but will now be released in the first half of 2009. No reason for the delay has been given.

However, Microsoft has confirmed that Halo Wars will feature multiplayer online skirmishes supporting up to 6 players with the New Xbox Experience.
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E3 is on the cusp of satisfying the gaming world in the way that only E3 can - through a flood of news and videos. And hot off the presses from the Halo camp are these brand new screen shots and concept art pieces. And from these it would seem that Ensemble has managed to squeeze in just about everything we know and love about the Halo world .
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1UP writes: "If you're a Halo fan, do yourself a favor and read all 7,000 words from our exclusive Halo Wars interview with Ensemble Studios lead designer Dave Pottinger.

But maybe a 7,000-word read is a bit much to digest at the moment? Since we're always looking out for you, we've gone ahead and pulled a few of the more interesting quotes on all the subjects we expect readers would want to read about most -- from how the game's structure is shaping up and the ways it addresses making an RTS work on consoles, to how its story fits in with Halo lore and what to expect from your favorite Halo characters in this new setting. Read on, stalwart fan!"
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It's fiesta time in the world of Halo 3 online multiplayer with the rollout of another Double EXP Weekend playlist, Fiesta!
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Ilovebees.com has returned, the site was originally used to promote Halo 2 and has since been closed, until recently.
The site is full of .wav files and collage's of photos and concepts, the site is probably full of content relating to Bungie's current work, fans will be searching through the site for clues as we speak.
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The Halo Wars team over at Ensemble have updated their site yesterday, adding some shots and info on two of the units set to feature in the game.
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Ensemble Studios: We're going to be showing a recent build of the game. We have a milestone that is shortly before E3, so we're going to take a few days to test it and make sure it's running well, then take it to LA," explained the update. "A lot more of the game will be visible and hopefully we will be able to hand over the controller to let people try it for themselves. We've come a long way in the last year, so get ready for a new look under the hood."
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Videogaming247 writes:

Speaking to Halo Wars Addict, Ensemble Studios' Graham Somers has toted a familiar line about when we can expect to see the RTS.
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Halo Wars will feature a two online campaign co-operative mode and support up to six players on Xbox Live for versus multiplayer, according to US mag GamePro. Aside from the now-standard options of co-op and multiplayer, we're also promised a shorter learning curve than traditional real-time strategy games. ... » Read More

GamePro has revealed the cover of their July issue, which contains new information on Halo Wars. According to GamePro's website, the article will feature new details regarding the Covenant and Spartans as well as new vehicles including prototype Elephants, Wolverines and Vultures. While we're certainly excited about the new Halo Wars details, what's even more interesting is that the cover also states that the article will discuss Halo Chronicles. Fans will recognize the name as one of the rumored titles for Peter Jackson's Halo project. Hopefully the article has some real details regarding the game because, thus far, we've got bupkis.
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Gamepro: The July issue of GamePro has a Spartan-sized treat for Halo fans: A world-exclusive look inside Halo Wars complete with new details (Covenant! Spartans!), new screenshots (they're amazing), and new vehicles (Wolverines! Prototype Elephants! Vultures!).
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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.
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There's a solid line-up of first-party Xbox 360 titles on show at Microsoft's spring media summit, but one notable no-show is Ensemble's Halo Wars, which was originally due to be shown at the San Francisco event.So where is it? We asked Microsoft Game Studios boss Shane Kim: "We're not showing Halo Wars here today because we wanted to focus on these titles," he said. "When we show titles we want to show them when they are ready. We've ... » Read More