Halo Waypoint Video and Possible Gameplay
Halo Waypoint is due to launch for free on November 5th to all Xbox Live members and shortly after, to gold members only. Waypoint is a xbox 360 dashboard hub that aims to aggregate data across all Xbox 360 Halo games in an effort to bring more interactivity to the table. Developed by Microsoft’s Halo group, 343 Industries, in conjunction with game development studio Certain Affinity, Halo Waypoint will include…
Reach Confirmed As Prequel.
Even though it was already fairly safe to assume that Halo: Reach would be a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, it was never actually confirmed until now. Frank O’Connor was recently interviewed by USA Today, and revealed that it is indeed a prequel to Halo 1: “It’s a prequel to Halo 1,” says Frank O’Connor, creative director for 343 Industries, a division of Microsoft that handles all things Halo. A…
Reach = Halo + Battlefield?
Once in a while someone will pitch something, new or old, in order to spark interest and conversation. sarcasticgamer’s Lono recently wrote up a little article speculating That Halo: Reach may have class-based multiplayer. This isn’t a new theory, in fact, most theories were all mentioned days after the Halo: Reach e3 Trailer was announced. You may recall my own theory that Halo: Reach may be squad-based. Squad-based gameplay and…
Too Early for Project-Natal
Bit by bit we try and piece together information about Halo: Reach. You may recall the past hype about Halo: Reach possibly making use of Project-Natal, a device that promises to change the way gaming is done by incorporating motion-tracking capabilities along with voice recognition. VideoGamer recently caught up with Alex Cutting, producer on Halo 3: ODST from Microsoft Game Studios. Alex had this to say: “A lot of people…
Reach Footage at Tokyo Game Show? Possibly.
Gamerzine.com has a few details as to what Microsoft has in store for this year’s Tokyo Game Show, including debut footage of Halo: Reach. We’ve been informed by one of our development ninjas that the controller-less Project Natal should be on show with a selection of previously shown games. Moreover, a new Rare title is expected to be announced at the event, though it’s not believed that Natal capability will…
Firefight in Reach? It’s up to you.
During Bungie’s Halo 3: ODST panel at PAX, Brian Jarrard briefly talked about Halo: Reach: “I can’t talk too much about Reach specifics, but hopefully the game mode’s going to be received as well we think it will be, and people are going to enjoy it. I don’t think we’ve ever been known to really take things away from each successive release, so I think it’s safe to say that…
Squad-Based without the Baggage
In a recent GTTV episode meant to highlight Halo 3: ODST and the reveal of “Kizingo Boulevard,” a tank-based level that follows an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper near the middle of the story, also revealed a little piece of the puzzle for those who are following Halo: reach(we hope you are!) Towards the end of the episode, Host Geoff Keighley tries to squeeze any bit of info out of Bungie’s…
Reach Not the Last Halo Game Afterall?
In a recent interview, Brian Jarrard said the following about the future of Halo and Bungie: “I think there’s a lot of work just to get Reach done between now and next fall. At that point anything’s possible. We’re going to keep looking at making the games we want to make. Maybe that’s Halo. Maybe it’s not. We’ll have to wait and see.“ Before Jarrard said this, it was pretty…
