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Microsoft's Hiring Spree for the Next Halo

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.
donstar - contributor
Published: 495 days 12 hours ago | News | Xbox 360 | Dev News
 
 

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Eiffel - 495 days 11 hours ago
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Watch every PS3 owner storm this in a rampage to glorify their system and both sony.
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Tobias123 - 495 days 11 hours ago
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But but but, PS3 IS da best consul, Halo is overrated and making a 4th is just totally milking a dead franchise, M$ SUX!!!

Is that what you were expecting? Comments like that are about as bad as the ones ignorant fanboys make defending their beloved systems. Now on topic, I'm quite interested in the new Halo game, hopefully they keep it as fun as the first 3 were.:)
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Hellangelzx - 495 days 10 hours ago
1.3 - @Eiffel
I'm a ps3 owner, you don't see me discrediting halo do you?
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Eiffel - 495 days 10 hours ago
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Sorry just a Majority of PS3 owners let Sony's false hope fill their head will crap. Sorry if I offended you if it helps I own both I just can't stand sony fanboys on this site.
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Hellangelzx - 495 days 10 hours ago
1.5 - Neither can I
I dislike all fanboys.

Except nintendo fanboys, they're not mean =P

But for some reason, Microsoft fanboys make me want to defend my console... a lot
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I Make Stuff Up - 495 days 10 hours ago
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Way to fulfill your own prediction there.
It seems PS3 owners aren't even needed for animosity to take over...you do a good enough job of it yourself.

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@Tobias
I love how people are agreeing with you while I'm sure they completely missed what you meant. LOL I almost want to give you a bubble.
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Tobias123 - 495 days 10 hours ago
1.7 - @1.4
It's not really a majority of PS3 owners that give us(being a PS3 fan myself)a bad name, just the ones that do are bloody loud. Microsoft fanboys and Sony fanboys are about equal when it comes to the moron spectrum from what I've seen, it just depends on what day of the week you show up. That said, most intelligent gamers can sit back and enjoy games regardless of what platform they are on.

EDIT: @1.6 Yeahhh, when typing that out I was thinking in the back of my head "I wonder how many people are going to completely mistake what I'm saying here..."
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Meus Renaissance - 495 days 11 hours ago
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This game was announced at X06 and we haven't heard anything from it since then.
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dachiefsman - 495 days 11 hours ago
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and its bullsh|t. seriously.
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silverchode - 495 days 11 hours ago
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is peter jackson making a halo movie?
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Lucreto - 495 days 11 hours ago
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He was but no studio would make it as Peter Jackson and MS wanted too much money.
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DaKid - 495 days 11 hours ago
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Also there has been a rumor going around that the film is back on with a new script. This could be for the game that Jackson is working on also.
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jonboi24 - 495 days 11 hours ago
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Hopefully it does get support from some top studios like WB and Paramount. I know a lot of studios are looking for the next big movie franchise and Halo could be it. Halo has a big following and it could make a lot of money. So Sony Pictures better get this movie j/k. Hahahahaha how ironic would that be.
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silverchode - 495 days 10 hours ago
3.4 - jon
that would very ironic. if that were to happen i wonder if hardcore 360 fanboys would watch the movie.
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IdleLeeSiuLung - 495 days 11 hours ago
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jonboi24 - 495 days 11 hours ago
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Will Master Chief be in this game? Could this be Peter Jackson's Halo game? I really hope so. I'm actually quite interested in the events that took prior to the Halo and what happens to Master Chief after Halo 3. Here's hoping that it real be good.

@Eiffel - I'm a satisfied PS3 owner/supporter and I know Sony fanboys gives us bad names but there are some who know how to appreciate a good game and console. 360 is a great system and Halo is a great franchise and if some idiot fanboy can't see that they belong in the Open Zone.
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Kratos Spartan - 495 days 11 hours ago
6 - Last I read...
Peter Jackson's Halo Project is supposed to take story telling in games to a whole new level. I think it was in Game Informer a couple issues back.
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jonboi24 - 495 days 10 hours ago
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That wold be wonderful if the story was incredible because Halo hasn't been know for the best story. A great story could help push franchise to a new level.
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meepmoopmeep - 495 days 8 hours ago
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i would really like that to happen.
i loved Halo 1 but after 2 it just got really dumb.
but they were focusing on MP than SP so i guess that's why.

if Peter Jackson can revive the story telling i will get back into Halo.
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soul899er - 495 days 11 hours ago
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Hellangelzx - 495 days 10 hours ago
8 - Whoever they hire!
Make the next Halo more mature! More dark! How it should be!

Or at least how I pictured it ;) I mean, zombie aliens charging at you trying to infect you, don't you guys think that should give you a tiny sense of...horror?
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Dark_Vendetta - 495 days 10 hours ago
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Couldn't agree more. I loved the part in Halo3 when it got a little bit darker (attack of the floods) and almost felt like a survival horror game because you had to watch your ammo of the flametrower or otherwise it would become difficult (you can play the game on easy too, but that's boring). Putting more of it in the game would definatly add more fun in part 4 (or Peter J. project)
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Man_of_the_year - 495 days 10 hours ago
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I have to say i am a little surprised with this...i would have thought the game was already in development - now a couple of years later we are seeing postings for positions on developing for this game...i am very excited to see and experience this game but it looks like i may have to hold of for late 09 to 2010. This really sucks and i hope i'm wrong i really really do.
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Strife Lives - 495 days 10 hours ago
10 - On my downtime from SC4,I was playing halo3
And I was having fun.I actually enjoyed it.I enjoyed it last year,and after playing it to death,it sat there.but now Im playing it again.I want a new Halo game. I want to know what happens next.Chief and Cortana drifted near that planet . .then whaaat? ? ? If the next halo had the Chief.Im fine with that. But. . .new enemy please. New artstyle maybe? Less purple spaceships.
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Dark_Vendetta - 495 days 9 hours ago
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I bet the next game in on Onyx. There were a few hints at the end of Halo3
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richierich - 495 days 10 hours ago
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Well as long as the graphics in the next Halo arent as bad as Halo3 which looked not much better than Halo2
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Farsendor1 - 495 days 10 hours ago
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i would much rather have gears 2 gears 3 fable 2 fable 3 then another halo game but come on thats just me its my opinion
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NewSchoolGamer - 495 days 10 hours ago
13 - @eiffel
I'm a PS3 owner and I'm not saying anything, actually the xbox fans already got ahead of themselves.

if the series is sooo great why do you have to defend it before any PS3 fan mentions anything.
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jonboi24 - 495 days 10 hours ago
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I too am a PS3 owner and even I notice that the Halo franchise and Halo 3 especially is always criticized and used as an example for negative comment against the 360. Half the time no one mentions Halo and a fanboy would usually put it down out of nowhere. Though I'm not singling out Sony fanboys, 360 fanboys are the same.
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Sitdown - 495 days 9 hours ago
14 - If indeed Halo 4...
is in the works.......how do they improve on online play? I am beginning to realize that I am enjoying games for what they are, and not thinking about what they should have been....so I just want the opinions of how people think the game could/should improve.
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silverchode - 495 days 9 hours ago
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Skadoosh - 495 days 9 hours ago
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If this is supposed to be Halo: Chronicles than I expected it to be completely different that what we're used too. Maybe something like a RPG/Shooter kinda like Mass Effect. Either way, I'm a die hard Halo fan and have entered many pro tournaments. I'm all over this.
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SkyGamer - 495 days 9 hours ago
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I think Universal will make the movie as MS and NBC/Universal get along fairly well and that Universal was a strong backer of HD-DVD and EXCLUSIVELY has DD digital content only on Xbox Live. Besides you have MSNBC. I am betting that it is Universal as the Iluvbees site repeatedly stated Universal and Universal City, etc. I could just be hallucinating as well, need to get off the cough, cough, cough!
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madjedi - 494 days 21 hours ago
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Shouldn't it be bungie doing the hiring and not mgs, unless this is a devation from the main series.

As for the halo movie, i don't ever see it getting made, last i heard ms was wanting to much money from it's partners poured into the movie and not putting the same in themselves.

However good halo might be, and as much as i like scifi shooter movies, i think halo if made will be another generic scifi shooter movie(only with alot of good special effects).

Video game movies in general suck ass(the resident evils were okay), i am even leery about the metal gear solid movie that has been announced, hopefully it isn't live action.

While a halo movie could be good(if they do make it, ill bet the book is alot better), i don't have any hopes for video game movies in general, even less for a fps game based movie.
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Syronicus - 494 days 18 hours ago
18 - But I thought we "finished the fight" in Halo 3?
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