280°

MS pulled Bungie announcement, confirms a Bungie Halo - But what are they?

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?"
Superfragilistic - contributor
Published: 484 days 8 hours ago | News | E3 2008 | Xbox 360 | Industry News | Dev News
 
 
 

Multi
ImpulseGamer: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Re...
Multi | Review
The events of the latest explosively action packed Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2, take place not too long after Call of Duty 4. The Russian Ultra-n...

Multi
Interview with Square Enix's CEO
Multi | News
JVN.com had an interview with Yoichi Wada. Here are som quotes : About FF XIII : "I think we can release Final Fantasy XII much earlier than...

Gaming
Turn based console JRPGs: A dying breed
Gaming | Article
The Canadian Examiner writes:With gaming, as with any broad medium, genres come and go. They may not necessarily die off, but the tastes of fans (...

Multi
Loading Reality: LEGO Rock Band Review
Multi | Review
Loading Reality reviews the newest music game, LEGO Rock Band. When it comes right down to it, LEGO Rock Band is a sign of better things to come an...
About N4G
N4G is a social game news site that covers the game industry 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
More Info... | Submit News