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Is 'Halo 5' a Microsoft in-joke?

TechRadar:
A Halo 5 logo has been spotted on an Xbox 360 screen at Microsoft's Redmond, Washington offices, which begs the question: whatever happened to Halo 4?

Channel 4 News managed to spot the Halo 5 logo on a recent press visit to Microsoft HQ.

However, there are some in the games industry that suspect this is little more than a clever in-joke from the folks at Microsoft. If so, we don't seem to be laughing.

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Kon4845d ago

Halo1
Halo2
Halo3
HaloODST
Halo Reach
Halo 6

lol

Rush4845d ago

You don't count game's like that, ODST and Reach are side games, the next Halo if released would be Halo 4 not 5...

R2D24845d ago

@Kon

Metal Gear Solid (Japanese)
Metal Gear Solid: Integral (Japanese)
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Acid
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Acid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops+
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid Touch
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Rising

So why is MGS Guns of the Patriots number 4?

MintBerryCrunch4845d ago

you just rambled off a bunch of PSP games along with console games...every game in his list is a console game

Munky4845d ago (Edited 4845d ago )

God of War
God of War II
God of War: Betrayal
God of War: Chains of Olympus
God of War Collection
God of War III
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
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Resistance: Fall of Man
Resistance 2
Resistance 3
Resistance: Retribution

lol ;)

We can go on and on... it's a business. If game or series proves that it can bring in money, you can count on a sequel to be made.

MicroSony4Life4845d ago (Edited 4845d ago )

Contents [hide]
1 Platform series
1.1 2D Mario Platformers
1.2 3D Mario Platformers
1.3 Spinoffs
1.4 Platform Remakes
2 Role-Playing Games (RPG)
2.1 Super Mario RPG
2.2 Paper Mario Series
2.3 Mario & Luigi Series
3 Mario Party series
4 Sports series
4.1 Mario Kart series
4.2 Mario Golf series
4.3 Mario Tennis series
4.4 Mario Strikers series
4.5 Mario Baseball series
4.6 Mario Basketball
4.7 Mario & Sonic series
4.8 Other Mario Sports
4.9 Super Smash Bros. series
5 Puzzle series
5.1 Dr. Mario series
5.2 Mario vs. Donkey Kong series
5.3 Mario's Picross series
5.4 Mario & Wario
5.5 Hotel Mario
5.6 Wrecking Crew series
6 Licensed educational Mario Games
7 Cancelled Mario games
7.1 Super Mario's Wacky Worlds
7.2 Super Mario 64 2
7.3 Super Mario 128

LOL.

n4f4844d ago

LMAOOOO i had to laught.
i still dont know what game your talking about///s

RankFTW4845d ago

Half-Life
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life: Decay
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 Episode 1
Half-Life 2 Episode 2
Half-Life 2 Episode 3 (I wish)

Godmars2904845d ago

You do realize that ODST is a sidestory right? Pretty sure Bungie said so themselves, so there's no reason MS wouldn't think otherwise.

At the very least then, Halo 5 would at least be placeholder if not lazy code name.

Kon4845d ago

I was just joking, i know about this.

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OllieBoy4845d ago

Of course it's a joke. I mean a Halo sequel? Has it ever been done??

MAJ0R4845d ago

it could be them trolling but huge corporation can still screw up

Zack_Fair4845d ago

4 halos in this gen. (3, odst, wars and reach)
maybe the "5" be the next.

ManBearPork4845d ago

Comparing Halo wars to the others isn't really fair. Thats like saying Warcraft and world of warcraft are the same game.

2 real Halos this gen. (3 and reach)
1 expansion (see the name Halo3:ODST)

Halo wars just shares the name. RTS- ensemble / FPS Bungie

XRider4845d ago

That's why they call them "franchises" and they "all" milk them to death. That's right Sony, MS, Nintendo, Activision, and EA all "MILK" franchises. People that use the milked card remind me of people who say "I would never steal anything" then go home and download movies and music from torrent sites.

Then some people say things like this

"How to reboot a franchise like Final Fantasy?"

or

"But of course.
I'm buying all the collections.
All collections with two or three games and an irresistible price.
Support trophies for each game.

But I really wanted was a collection of Final Fantasy X and XII. (I dispense X-2)
I hope that Square decides to launch"

like the above cough Zack_Fair. The color "hypocrite" doesn't look good on anybody.

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Master Chief Became More Than A Machine In 343's Halo

In Halo 4, 5, and Infinite, Master Chief became a more nuanced, human character.

In spite of the Halo series’ struggles, 343 deserves praise for adding nuance and characterisation to the ever-beating heart of Halo - The Master Chief. Playing through Infinite, it's abundantly clear that the events of the current and previous trilogies have irrevocably changed the iconic hero. He’s no longer the ‘blank slate’ that was previously presented by Bungie. He’s a fatigued, damaged and fallible protagonist, and one who is meandering through currents of grief, while reveling in his newfound agency. Giving the Chief a compelling and meaningful voice was no small feat, and 343 should be proud of that victory.

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kingnick429d ago

This article completely misses part of the appeal of the original iteration of character in the original game trilogy. It was the Chief and Cortana vs an entire alien collective. The blank slate Bungie displayed in their games was genius, he was an mysterious hero a wide audience could identify with because he wasn't as clearly defined as most characters.

The books added a lot of lore and backstory but most Halo players just want a fun game with exposition that doesn't get in the way of gameplay, it's why the Cortana level in Halo 3 was derided.

Not every character has to be a damaged soyboy, a soldier has to suck it up and do his duty.

BandarHub429d ago

A lot of people give the 343 version of Master Chief a lot of slack.
But Fundamentally he is still the same character, he just has a couple more dialogues. He has not changed in terms of attitude.
"Not every character has to be a damaged soyboy, a soldier has to suck it up and do his duty."
And that's what he has done at the end of the day, he did his duty. Watch his partner die, and was ready to destroy the weapon in Halo infinite....he is still the same soilder that everyone remembers

Halo Infintes one was a nice balance between both.

slate91429d ago

Chief and the halo franchise became a joke under 343

Sciurus_vulgaris429d ago

The 343i Master Chief has is based on the books. However, in Halo 4-Infinite, the Master Chief overtime become. gradually becomes more willing to show some emotion.

Obscure_Observer429d ago

"However, in Halo 4-Infinite, the Master Chief overtime become. gradually becomes more willing to show some emotion."

Which is awesome! I love how Master Chief become more John and less soldier.

Sciurus_vulgaris429d ago

I didn’t even notice my typos,lol

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GameStop Kicks Off Four Pre-Owned Games For $20 Sale

Daily Video Game writes: "GameStop is running a new pre-owned game sale on over 1000 pre-owned games that offers four pre-owned ($9.99 or less) games for $20 across multiple gaming platforms right now, including PS3 and Xbox 360!"

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roadkillers670d ago

I mean, the deal is alright… Unfortunately for me the Serious S doesn’t have a disk drive and unfortunately for Gamestop a lot of those games are on or have been on Gamepass/PSNow.

Sgt_Slaughter670d ago

Given the nature of backwards compatibility on new systems, this is a great sale in case you missed out on some gems from last gen.

Mandingo2020670d ago

Most of the games on Xbox are on game pass. The Switch games in this sale are trash c'mon farming simulator that's laughable. The PS4 games should be cheaper. I can't wait for the GameStop going out of business liquidation sale.

neutralgamer1992670d ago

Seriously man I don't get the hate on GS and I guess you want even less options and give more control to the publishers

And you want thousands of people to lose their jobs because you don't like a company. One thing I have noticed is how most who hate on GS haven't shopped at the actual stores in years. Many who hate on GS have also done so listening to others negative stories or experiences. People on YT want clicks and hating on GS is the cool thing

SurgicalMenace669d ago

It's not people's hate that would lose people's jobs, it's the shady business practices of the company. So what you're saying is that because people work there individuals should just support what they don't want to? Sound advice; Hitler too had supporters, employees, and advocates but people go around hating him too. They only hate because of other people's bad stories or experiences; they only spoke bad about him because they wanted attention. It's been decades; lets give his way another go. With your logic anything could be made to sound good.🤷🏾‍♂️

neutralgamer1992669d ago

SurgicalMenace

Seriously you used Hitler as an example to say company has shady practices

You don't have to shop at GS there are many other retailers. I shop there and vast majority of my experiences have been positive and most of the employees are super nice

SurgicalMenace669d ago

Just having some fun, bro.🤣🤣

Mandingo2020669d ago

There are other places to work besides GS. Plus, their benefits are trash so why not work somewhere else?

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REDGUM670d ago

And none of those game you speak of you actually own as they are digital not physical & would cost more than $20 as the subscription costs more than that.

Mandingo2020669d ago (Edited 669d ago )

You know you can get game pass ultimate codes for the low on cdkeys or g2a right? You don't need to have a subscription 😂. GS is trash and I'd rather support the mom and pop game store here instead.

BlackTar187669d ago

Why are you people so full of hate? GameStop gives people jobs and provides a physical appearance to see things in the flesh and not just some soulless online experience.

Mandingo2020669d ago

You can get physical at mom and pop game stores plus you can get it online. GS is trash

neutralgamer1992669d ago

Because Mom and Pop shops cost two to three times more for the same product Angie the answer

BlackTar187669d ago (Edited 669d ago )

Mom and pop stores cost more and have even harder time competing against the internet. Also lie to me and tell you have a couple mom and pop stores near you selling games then lie and tell me you shop there.

IanTH670d ago

These sales, while potentially great, really struggle to be valuable given you can't easily parse what games are in stock. You can't just say "only show what is online & what are in my nearby stores". Probably 60-75% of these games in these massive lists are out of stock for shipping, and out of stock locally. It makes it a chore to find anything you'd want, much less 4 of them, much less enough if you wanted to get to a free shipping tier. It's a bummer.

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10 Best Halo Games

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.

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-Foxtrot740d ago

Halo CE over Halo Infinite anyday

Not to mention the impact it had at the time

Flawlessmic740d ago

Halo 3 at the top is correct the only thing id change is swap infinite and halo ce around.

AuraAbjure740d ago

Halo 4 best campaign and multiplayer. Halo 3 best story.

ChubbyBlade739d ago

Are you trying to give people cancer?

AuraAbjure738d ago (Edited 738d ago )

Halo 4 has the hottest Cortana too which explains why the MC is the hardest in that campaign and why H4's multiplayer is the illest. Chief ain't afraid to take on teleporting enemies that can one hit melee kill.

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