Let the rumor-rang fly! In the June issue of EGM, rumor hound Quarterman claims industry rumblings are pointing at a Halo prequel as Bungie's first title since parting from Microsoft. According to the popular rumor page of the magazine, the rumored game is a third-person action/shooter hybrid that will chronicle the early battles between the ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers) and Covenant.The Master Chiefless adventure would hit the Xbox 360 in late 2009 and may or may not be related to the "Peter Jackson Halo Project" we've been hearing about forever. Quarterman closes off the Halo-future tidbit telling readers to expect a massive reveal around the time Gears of War 2 hits retail.
From the description it sounds a little like "sci-fi Ghost Recon," doesn't it? Well, not to add fuel to the fire but considering former Ghost Recon lead designer and Ubisoft creative director Christian Allen jumped ship to Bungie in August 2007, this one could have some juice to it.
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
4-25-2008 @ 2:49PM
Doug said...
Halo's story blows, so if Bungie tries more of that, look out. It's the art direction and game engine.
4-25-2008 @ 2:17PM
sambob117 said...
Halo Wars will cover the who odst prequel, so why do it again but in a different persective? personally I want to do a Halo prequel based on the first book, maybe do a fable esque beginning seeing John as a kid in training then working his way up the ranking. They could keep the 3rd person idea since alot of the original missions in the first book were kinda covert black ops.
my 2 cents.
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4-25-2008 @ 2:20PM
Sean said...
Yeah I agree... they keep talking about new IPs they are interested in and yet make another game in the HALO universe?
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4-25-2008 @ 2:30PM
Nigeria - MK: 0430-8491-9123 (formerly Fenix) said...
Sweet!
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4-25-2008 @ 2:50PM
brownc4 said...
Hmm Squad based Halo... no flood I would be all over it!
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4-25-2008 @ 2:55PM
Ian Murray said...
I was really, REALLY looking forward to something non-Halo from Bungie.
Didn't they come right out and say their next game wouldn't be related to Halo at all?
Now there are two Halo games on the horizon for gamers...I thought the market was saturated enough with this stuff.
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4-25-2008 @ 2:57PM
Xav de Matos said...
What they said was that their new game would be something very different.
So, by that logic it COULD be this.
We'll find out soon!
4-25-2008 @ 3:17PM
Philip (Fernando Rocker Defence Force) said...
But Xav is this really that different? It's still Halo, it's still a shooter, I will still be shooting at the same bad guys. I mean, what they're move the position of the camera and change who I'm playing as, yes it's different, but not that different. I think Bungie could and should do better.
4-25-2008 @ 2:58PM
c. thomas said...
Wouldn't it be nice. Human vs Alien. I'm down for that, just show Master Chief(In parts of the mission leading the group, then disappears).
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4-25-2008 @ 3:54PM
kyle said...
i dont see why they would do that, imo i think bungie jus needs an xcuse to make a video game, if this is true its prob gonna fail
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4-25-2008 @ 4:47PM
sirk said...
This sounds fantastic. If this is true we will have bad ass marines who are highly trained and at the same time unable to climb over a 3 foot wall or melee anyone.
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4-25-2008 @ 8:52PM
Sharp said...
To borrow what someone else said on joystiq.
"You aren't fooling me again Bungie!". Halo3 was a graphic let down and showed how blaringly weak the 360 hardware is. This was their flagship title and it was a giant mess of sub-HD lameness.
If they don't step their game up H3 would be the last title I ever buy from Bungie.
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4-26-2008 @ 1:02PM
Pure said...
Actually to bring it back to GoW , i didnt really like it and know alot ppl who felt the same , i didn't see why everyone thought it was so good but hey thats my opinion. Halo has a good plot and to see another one will be good but ... on the other side another halo game... I think bungie needs to move on from halo and get some new games and different story lines , but a prequel is better then trying to make another sequel
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4-28-2008 @ 4:51PM
Logan T. said...
I love the Halo universe, and I enjoyed Oni, but I really hope this isn't true. The ODSTs are cool characters, but I really want to see Bungie do something besides Halo. The universe is getting really oversaturated (if this game is real there will be 3 Halo games in the future!) and I want to see an interesting new IP from them. I'd prefer a real version of Pimps At Sea to another Halo game.
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