Bungie Makes A Killer Announcement Regarding The Master Chief

Gamer Syndrome: Halo fans, rejoice! Bungie has today made an announcement that is sure to make you scream like a little school girl.

During Bungie’s Comic-Con panel, the firm told attendees that:

“You haven’t seen the last of Master Chief.”

[Raoh]

During Bungie’s Comic-Con panel, the firm told attendees that:

“You haven’t seen the last of Master Chief.”

[GreenRingOfLife]

He is by far one of the most interesting and unique characters in a video game

Reach FTW

[RedDragan]

:/

Nobody actually believed Microsoft would let their cashcow go did they?

[SnuggleBandit]

yes greenring, we know you want some time alone with master chief...just you him and a big tub of petroleum jelly

[FURY__UNLEASHED]

A guy who's face you've never seen who has no personality whatsoever, is "by far one of the most interesting and unique characters in a video game history"?

GTFO! Your trolling is just stupid. Good trolls are subtle and actually believable, but you're just obvious and desperate for attention.

The fact that you still haven't been IP banned just shows how retarded this site's mods are.

[D4RkNIKON]

@RedDragan, what else do they have?

[RockmanII7]

You know Gordan Freeman has never said a word or shown any emotions, yet he is still one of the most beloved characters in history.

[karl]

an space marine with a motorcycle helmet ..

that sounds really deep

[TheIneffableBob]

@BaseballFan15
Thing about Gordon Freeman is that he is actually you. That's why he's never heard from or shown outside of artwork.

[Lich120]

@Dark

Gears? Thats a pretty big one.

[Theonetheonly]

i guess

[jerethdagryphon]

im sorry but how can you call a generic space marine interesting?

not trying to pick a fight or anything but john 117 is as cardboard cutout , enhanced humans ever,

personalitywise its almost nonexistant a few lines indicating hes hard but heck marcus fenix has more personality the the chief....

[beans]

"im sorry but how can you call a generic space marine interesting?"

For me it's the way Halo 1 and the books made me fall in love with Spartan 117. When you hear the music and realize your the last hope it's just touching. My first time playing Metroid 1(the ending), Golden Eye, Half Life, and Turok were all the same. Millions love Halo for a reason even though just like movies (Watchman or whatever) everybody has a different opinion.

[BuIIetproofish_]

If Halo is a cashcow what would one call Mario?

@FURY__UNLEASHED
The same with characters like Link or Gordon Freeman.

[TheGameFoxJTV]

Except Valve actually makes Gordon and the other characters interesting. Halo tries, and fails miserably. In halo 3 i wished i could just kill eeryone else so i could get back to killing aliens. And when Johnson got shot by the Monitor, I shot him again because he was taking too long to hand the S'Laser to me. LMAO

[Lich120]

@Feral

I agree with you there. I've never felt much of anything (cept maybe irritation) for the other characters in Halo. Save for Cortona, I like cortona, but thats it.

[dawgsfan117]

Just curious. How is Halo a cash cow franchise? There have been what 6 games in almost 10 years that carry the Halo name. 1 of which was an FPS and another a spin-off from a different perspective. So a game series that releases a new FPS title every two or more years is a cash cow? He is the Xbox's iconic game character. Of course they want him to live on and so do fans.

What would you call the Mario franchise? Look when they make Master Chief Tennis you can call the Halo series a cash cow.

Oh and for the record I own and enjoy all the current gen systems. I know on N4G you have to make that clear.

[Folezicle]

Would you be upset if Uncharted was cut from Sony. Although Halo sells well, it isn't necessarily Microsoft that are choosing to milk the franchise (excluding Halo ODST and arguably Halo Wars), but more the fact that if they abandoned the franchise, a lot of potential sellers and xbox owners would be in an uproar. Despite this Reach's forge looks interesting (really the only feature that makes me want to get the game) but I think MasterChief is nothing special to other video game characters (Some of Nintendo's characters have been memorable)

Otherwise, why is there an influx of Playstation owners on a Microsoft topic.

[Brewski007]

Surprise surprise....oh wait, no its not!.
Really, master chief is like a little mascot for the xbox franchise now. He'll go where that goes.
Probably a launch title for the next gen xbox console. Damn money milking micro$oft

[Tikicobra]

This is a joke, right? He has no face, he hardly talks, and he has no personality.

[SO71D]

HAHAHA!!!

[Trroy]

LoL. He is faceless, relationship-less, and all he speaks are one-liners. How is that character?

[Darth_Bane79]

This guy is just too much.. Is there really no way to get him banned from posting any comments?? then again he probably has other trolling accounts..

[RedDead]

I'm betting 10 quid that Reach is the planet MC was over. This game will have you playing as other Spartans to see what happened on Reach, they'll all die or something and after a timeskip we will play as MC in the last quarter of the game.

EDIT--Oh and remember. MC doesn't play a part in the battle for Reach on the surface at least. He's only there for a while at the start I think

[Spydiggity]

i think your time line is a little off.

[RedDead]

Yeah that's why theres a timeskip haha MC

[IaMs12]

Well he could be right, i mean you can play him in the space missions. or the VERY VERY beginning of Reach where you are sent around on missions taking care of the rebels or whatever.

But it could be what CoD does, jump around playing different parts that all tie in and connect together, the utter destruction of Reach lol

[dawgsfan117]

Anyone who truly knows the Halo series knows that after the occurrences of Halo: Combat Evolved John Spartan 117 returns to reach and the Covenant have left a portion unglassed. They are mining there for an artifact and the Chief goes in to rescue the last of the Spartan IIs that are hidding there. However in Reach we will be playing as the smaller and less indestructible Spartan IIIs so I have no idea how that ties in.

[Anorexorcist]

He'll continue to get milked like the family cow.

Edit: Why the disagrees? This article alone validates my statement. Oh so what now? Master Chief will indeed receive a grand, honorable retirement ceremony and he'll never be seen again, in any media/entertainment format???

Stupid disagreeing Halo fanboys are even denying what they believe in and crave the most.

[RedDead]

6 games in 9 years is not milked, especially when there is 3 sequels and an expansion. I agree that Halo Wars is just using the name, even though its actually a decent game.

You want milked? Cod is milked. Metal Gear is milked(be glad it is)

[Bumpmapping]

Def milked 2 halos in one year that's worst than COD

[SOAD]

Saying that a great game is milked is just a low, mongoloid way of trying to find a fault with it.

The only thing that that you can say against the series is that it has frequent iterations? Boo-fucking-hoo. More to love.

[Spydiggity]

they all love to say halo is a milked franchise and then ignore all the milked IPs on their system. metal gear being a great example of that. but god forbid you say that on n4g...home of the ps3 fanboy.

how many god of wars have wee seen since last gen? i count at least 4. how many GTs? i count at least 4

we've got a 3rd uncharted and a 3rd gears of war coming out in the same gen...nobody is saying they're being milked.

ppl just love to hate on halo cuz, to date, not a single FPS has been able to top its legs. More ppl play Halo 3 at any given time 3 years later than every ps3 exclusive combined. NOBODY plays Killzone 2 online, NOBODY plays Uncharted 2 online. meanwhile...several hundred thousand ppl play halo 3 every day.

it's all unjustified hate...and it's pathetic.

with that said, if MC makes some lame ass cameo in Reach, i'll be very disappointed.

EDIT: wow, 3 disagrees in less than a minute. which means the ps3 fanboys are trolling a 360 exclusive article again. SHOCKING!!!

i guess i should have just said "ps3 is the best system ever and M$ only cares about money. fa fa fooi, fa fa fooi."

EDIT 2: and btw, who cares if we get a new major halo every 2-3 years? it's a great, successful franchise. like any one of you wouldn't keep releasing content for something you know makes tons of money, gets loads of community support, and millions of ppl love to experience. like i said... hypocrites. you don't like? don't buy it, and STFU. not a single person that intends to buy reach is going to be influenced by your pointless, stupid comments.

[Sarobi]

Lol The PC/Cod Fanboys would all be angered at you XD

[STICKzophrenic]

If you think Halo is being milked, then don't click on articles about Halo and Master Chief.

[Eric Barrier]

"2 halos worse than cod" Maybe true. Remember that in 2007 we got 2 Ratchet and Clank titles. In October 09 we got Mario and Luigi which was a cool RPG version of Mario with humor and a neat art style. Then just the next month we got New Super Mario Bros. Wii which was a throwback then just months later we got Super Mario Galaxy 2. All of those games a quality titles. It is possible to have both quality and quantity. From 2002 to 2009 there were 9 Ratchet games. They were all fantastic. Halo is not milked dry. Reach looks like a GOTY contender. All Halo games have been fantastic game. I know what you are thinking but I believe ODST was a superb title but absolutely not worth the ridiculous $60 price-tag. So now can we please stop arguing between franchises, consoles, and what series is more milked than the other and enjoy what we love, video games.

[TheIneffableBob]

@Spydiggity
I agree with some of the things you said, but...

"ppl just love to hate on halo cuz, to date, not a single FPS has been able to top its legs."
Have you ever heard of Counter-Strike? Millions still play that game daily, and that's not even counting the tens of thousands of cyber cafes that have the game.

[Spydiggity]

yes, i apologize. meant console FPS. good call.

and i realize cod is very popular too. however, it doesn't have the longevity that halo does, which is why they have to release a new cod every year...to keep ppl playing. Halo 3 has stayed this popular for almost 3 years now. COD also has the luxery of appearing on 360, ps3, and pc (and even wii, cell phones, pdas, watches, electric razors, toasters, etc...).

in fact, if anyone should be arguing that any franchise is being milked, it's COD.

@cez of rage (below): i haven't seen some of those. that forge video is awesome. lets see one of those other less "milked" franchises do something like that. lol.

[Motorola]

@Spydiggity How is metal gear milked? It has ONE game on PS3! Two if you count rising! And no1 plays Killzone 2 or Uncharted 2 Online? Your such a fanboy man...I played both of those this week "its all unjustified hate and its pathetic" I cant believe u sed that DID U READ YOUR COMMENT? Cmon man be realistic, Halo is great and games arent always about multiplayer... and there were 3 Metal gears on PS2, all great.....oh and just saying i see more people play MW2 than Halo 3 on PS3....

[Shepherd 214]

Comment #1.3.3 is amazing.

I firmly believe that the Master Chief is retired beyond Halo 3 timeline-wise. We may see more of him in prequels and cameos and such, but Halo 3 is the farthest in the timeline that you will see him i bet.

[Spenok]

LMAO!!!! You are hilarious. MGS being milked? Really? How long ago was it that MGS3 came out? Thats right, 6 years ago. That gives a 2 year cycle inbetween 3 and 4. Yes there have been 2 on PSP, but those are side projects not necessarily meant for the main fanbase.

4 new GoWs? There have only been 2, GoW 3 and GoW PSP. Yes there was GoW collection but thats not new, its re-released with better graphics, 720p HD support, and trophies. Yes there is a new one comming for PSP soon, but to my count thats still 3.

4 new GT's? By my count there seems to be yet again.... wait for it... 2! GT5 prologue, and GT PSP. Yes there is another comming, but thats GT5.

When did they announce a new Uncharted? I didnt hear about that? Oh and when a game has at least a 2 year wait before the next one comes out its not considered milked.

No one plays U2 and Killzone anymore? Ill admit there isnt as many people playing either as much as Halo, but there are more then 10,000 people each day playing both. By my count thats not nobody.

And i hate to burst your bubble, but more people play CoD now then Halo. Oh, and i fully understand this franchise is being milked to the max. With how many systems it releases on its almost impossible for it NOT to be huge. LOL at the toaster comment. xD
And i have to say i dissagree that the game lacks longevity, the ONLY reason they release this game every year is because thats Activisions business model. They only keep franchises they can release yearly. Remember how they dropped Brutal Legends because they didnt think it had the potential to see a yearly release?

Oh and the main reason people say Halo is milked is because since 2007 alone we have seen 3 new Halo games. Halo 3, Halo Wars, Halo ODST. Remember when i said that if theres at least 2 years inbetween games its not milked? Yeah. It being milked is the "main" reason Bungie left Microsoft. They wanted to do something else becides Halo. Yes, they love the franchise, since its there birthchild, but they want to stretch there creative legs and do something new. If they would have stayed with Microsoft they wouldnt have been able to do anything other then Halo.

Its a great franchise, ill be honest. Its a good game that many people love. I personally dont enjoy the game, but thats why its my opinion. At least im willing to admit its a good game. But when we see a Halo EVERY year that is a bit milked no matter how you want to look at it.

When you want to call others fanboy retards who are pathetic look at they way you comment and see that its no very different from what your bi#$hing about.

[Rush]

Ok since your a complete tard like any respectable Sony Troll let me ask you 2 simple questions.

1) What came first Halo or SOCOM? A: Halo

2) How many games have been released for either Series? A: Halo 6 SOCOM: 10

Actually since your counting Reach I will have to count SOCOM 4 so it's 11.

Maybe Sony didn't get the memo but that's some massive milking going on there. They see to take a page out of Microsoft book and stop milking there top franchise's.

[arm57rong]

Kratos games: 5
Master Chief games: 3

[arm57rong]

You could count GoW Collection as the ultimate milkfest. New graphics AND trophies!!!! YAY!

Please, Kojima has stooped so low to make a Metal Gear, that isnt really a Metal Gear. Lightning Bolt Action? YAYYYYYYYYY!

Don't get me wrong I'll buy it but still. The fact is that the Halo franchise has been one of the most changing franchises in games. Name me one sequel of any game that isn't milked and exactly the same thing with shinier bells and whistles?

Halo Trilogy-Better graphics, new weapons. You can't change the feeling too much! You are the same character!

ODST-Stealthish FPS

Halo Wars-RTS

They have tried to make Halo fresh, and Reach will be the best of all of them. It's a shame "gamers" probably won't give it a shot because it's halo.

[arm57rong]

MGS 1, 2, 3, 4

Acid 1, 2

Portable Ops, Portable Ops Plus

Peace Walker

9 Metal Gear Games.

[RubMyTaco]

The reason that people think Halo is being milked is that Halo was supposed to end after Halo 3. The marketing and everything was stating that you would finish the fight. Now all of a sudden after Halo 3 was released they're bringing back all kinds of crap just to keep the cashflow going with Halo. The Halo story was done with 3. That's why everyone says it's being milked.

Just stating the obvious.

- Taco

[llkrazykatll]

If there was an xbox handheld console, i'm sure there would be halo games on there as well. Same with gears of war etc... Nintendo does it with mario, zelda, etc... Sony with MGS, GOW, etc... and i'm sure MS would do it.

U2 is not considered milk, because the game isn't close to the same. It is only the second game and the story is brand new, and it added online, which wasn't seen in the first one. There is no talk of a U3 yet, but i'm sure there will be one in a year or two.

MGS is not milked at all when it comes to the main series. The numbers on psp are getting a bit annoying and milked.

GT is not milked at all the last main GT game was made last generation. Don't know what prologue has in it, but the game is far from milked. For a 13 year old series and only 4 main games out so far, GT 5 coming soon, it hasn't been milked really.

Gears of war is the same deal with Uncharted. Doesn't seem milked to me.

[Inside_out]

It is absolutely insane to me that M$ could let a team like Bungie go. They are easily one of the best developers out there and Halo Reach will be one of the best games ever made.

Look at the forge world and listen to their words...this my friends is how you do it...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

If master chief makes an appearance at the end of Reach, it would be great...if you get to run through a level with him...it will be epic.

Here's some more Halo greatness...Here's a look at Halo 1-2-3...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Halo Reach Vidoc...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Halo Reach E3 Demo...incredible...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

" The definitive Halo made by the people who created Halo "...5 more weeks to go...

[IHateYouFanboys]

"It is absolutely insane to me that M$ could let a team like Bungie go."

they didnt really have a choice. if an internal team of developers want to leave, you either let them buy their company back off you and maintain a good working relationship, like Microsoft did with Bungie, or you say 'no we're not letting you become independant again' and then watch as the entire team quits and just forms another studio that is 100% independant.

Bungie wanted to be independant again, Microsoft gave them their wish and as a result they still get Halo Reach, and will still get all future Bungie games on their system. theres no bad blood between the 2 companies, which there wouldve been had they refused to sell Bungie back to its employees.

[siyrobbo]

@IHateYouFanboys

your spot on, MS made the right choice with bungie, look how activision handles infinity ward, it would have beeen awful to end up like that

[crzyjackbauer]

dude look up 343 industries in wikipedia
its main crew is built off bungie veterans so as for halo 4 i am not worried

[vhero]

I think there will a guest appearance of MC in the game or maybe a stupidly overpriced DLC as people will pay it for a character they have never actually seen. As for Bungie them being independent made them only stronger and MS made the right choice there. Reach will be the last Halo game most likely but there will be no doubt plenty of DLC.

[TROLL EATER]

Surely we will c da greatest hero again.

[All Time Greatness]

Sony fanboys can't stop crying.

[gcolley]

who cares?

[J-Smith]

he is not real LoL

[DelbertGrady]

To PS3 fanboys he is. They act like The Flood everytime someone mentions his name.

[el zorro]

So true, Soda. It's just sad the way ps3 fanboys hate on Halo. It's so obvious that it is motivated by nothing more than jealousy.

[vhero]

Sony fanboys cant stop crying?? because MC is in reach?? How does this make a difference?? Sure its great for people buying game but it would have sold as many copies with or without him. That comment was just plain idiocracy and shows how immature you are "All Time Greatness". MC means nothing to PS3 fanboys Soda sure some of them probably want halo but it could easily live without MC mainly because he is bland and they could pass off any spartan in a suit as MC mainly because you never see his face.

[Odin777]

Why does everyone think you have to be a Sony fanboy to dislike Halo? I genuinely despise the series (except the first one) and that has nothing do with me owning a PS3. It's just that the series--to me at least--is just tired with little gameplay innovation that an average sequel should have.

[Reefskye]

Agreed Odin777 had to original Halo on Xbox was an ok game nothing major about it that stuck in my head though, only really remember tiny bits from it. Call me a fanboy or whatever but I have more memories from the Original Killzone than I do Halo and I never even finished that! Ended up swapping my xbox for a graphics cards lol.

Every generation I've had all consoles, except this Gen cos i wont pay M$ to play online and I have no interest in the Wii at all So PS3 and PC are what I game on now.

[hybridtheory12]

lol @360 fanboys getting happy over probable Downloadable costume XD

[gcolley]

lol @ ps3fanboys trolling halo articles. have you run out of PS3 news? get a life

[otherZinc]

The Chief!

Any Master Chief news is Great News!

[ShadowCK]

He's one of my top favourite video game characters ever. So happy he will be making a return. (Hopefully)

[Akagi]

Pretty sure I learned of this after beating H3 on Legendary.

[Odin777]

@ dawgsfan117 How is Halo not a cash cow for Microsoft? I don't think you realize just how much money Microsoft makes on the Halo name alone.

[EVILDEAD360]

While the mass trolls stumble over each other to hate...the Halo series with the best one to date launching in September remains strong..

Look we all secretely hope that the Spartan shows his face in Reach before the end credits..but it was well known that 343 would take the series forward.

If I was a betting man..it will be released in 2013 for the next Xbox..until then..We ALL know Master Chief survived Reach..so it safe to say that he will be apart of it in someway..

Bungie is obviously throwing the kitchen sink at the igame...it's the classic gamers have been waiting for a looong time

September is the day the gaming EARTH stops in it's tracks..

Evil

[SOAD]

There should be a scene in a Halo game where we see Master Chief's face.

As for Bungie's announcement, we already know there will be a Halo 4.

[Imperator]

No. Personally, I don't find Master Chief likable, but the fact that we've never seen his face is what makes him more... iconic (I guess). If we see his face, the mystery around him will disappear.

[SonyPS360]

Agree with this. Plus, as a Halo fanboy, I'm not too bothered about seeing Master Chief again. Yeah he's the hero, but he has no personality whatsoever.

I know I'll grow more attached to the much more alive/human seeming characters in Reach.

[Game-ur]

That would be a mistake, he's like Judge Dread.

It s gona be a letdown if he turns out to be a bald guy named Bob.

[DaBadGuy]

His name is John, doofus. And he's not bald, his head is shaven, there's a difference....ah crap they better not show his face. No matter what it is, nothing will match the badassery that is his legend, unless it turns out to be, idk, Snake or Luigi or someone like that. Could you imagine if Master Chief took off his helmet, and utters his first words without the voice changer: "It's Luigi Time!" How many bricks would you shit?

[SOAD]

Balding guys say that all the time.

[spooky205]

and bam!!!!! SNNNAAAKKKEEE! Turns out he is one of naked snakes most genetically enhanced clones. In fact all spartans end up being a more advanced version of the genome soldiers. Fanboys would literally shit bricks in anger.

[RockmanII7]

His face has been explained in the books, He is an extremely pale, has had his hair shaved off, and has freckles.

[jerethdagryphon]

if you speant 40+~ years in armor 90% of the time youd be pale too but yea

halo fall of reach best halo item out there sets up the char gives him some damn personality and sets up why he is what he is

[HarryMonogenis]

It's pretty evident that nearly all Halo fans would like to see his face. But the thing is, once people see what he looks like, will the Master Chief be as interesting to follow?

[PandemicPrawn0]

Your right.

Darth Vader was a much more interesting character when he didn't have a face.

I think I read that 343 industries will be developing Halo 4. It will probably be a launch title for XB3.

[KILLERAPP]

“Look fans, even do where leaving MS to make games for activision there will still be Halo games coming so this is not the end”….

[Mmmkay]

is USA: where = we are ???
do = though ???

[DaBadGuy]

In soviet russia, keyboard types on you!

[SixZeroFour]

usually find those corny, but when they come up unexpected like that, i lol'd

[TheColbertinator]

Halo 4 will take place in Onyx

Developed by Gearbox

[SOAD]

343 studios.

[TROLL EATER]

hopefully conture the 117's story

[edhe]

343 control the IP, they will not develop anything.

They'll farm the IP out to other studios for games.

[jdktech2010]

Seriously? We knew this 2 years ago when 343 took over......There's gonna be a Halo 4 and it's most likely gonna involve Chief. It's made by former Bungie employees as the lead designers and it's most likely gonna be a launch title for the new xbox (unless they treat Kinect as another launch and wait 4 years or so)

[jerethdagryphon]

117s story is mostly done

time line

book fall of reach
possibly halo reach game links ( the trailer shows spartan 3s, label, and the sparten 3s where not developed using the same process as spartan 2s as there the budjet version but they are led by one

halo game
book halo the flood

halo 2

halo book ghosts of onyx.

halo 3
thats where master chief really steps out of rthe timeline

ghosts of onyx is the introduction of the spartan 3s and lindas recovery and the docs attempt to save the few sparten 2 children she has left.

chiefy goes elswhere during most of that.

anything further will be pandering. to fans

[FragMnTagM]

I still have not wrapped my head around the last few chapters. Anyone know how to explain what happened at the end of the book? All I remember is that they were on a forerunner built planet and somehow they ended up inside or something? It has been a long time that since I have read it. So forgive me if my mind is not accurate.

[aviator189]

But I really don't want his face unveiled. That would just kill his character. I'd rather just see him make a quick appearance in Reach. And well all know that Halo 4 is going to come no matter what.

[Bluemaster77]

Yessssssssssssss Wait I thought Bungie was done with Halo

[Hooby]

They're referring to Halo:Reach.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Were, and when did bungie ever say they are done with halo?

[Hooby]

I dont get all this halo 4 talk. The human-covenant war is over. The flood are dead. What else is there to do without introducing something completely stupid to the series?

Now, if they set it before even halo reach, well theres 25 years worth of war they could cover if they want...

[geth1gh]

you obviously didn't beat h3 on legendary and see the ending after the credits.

[Hooby]

You obviously didn't read what I said. He's floating towards a planet. That doesn't change the fact that the covenant war is over and the flood is dead. What would the game consist of, you running around a forerunner planet taking pictures of the scenery? Halo 4: Picture surprise! Use kinekt to pretend to take pictures of pretty flowers and upload them online!

Unless they introduce a new enemy, which would be stupid, there's no one to fight.

Seriously.

[SonyPS360]

Or there could be another race of bad ass aliens on it, hooby. Who knows? There's really no reason for the snide comments.

Who said the next Halo was gonna be a sequel anyway? You said it yourself, there's 25 years worth of war they can cover. So why do you 'not get all of this halo 4 talk'?

Your own first comment is an oxymoron.

[Skadoosh]

Their is still a lot more expansion available to the Halo World. It's called imagination. New races, new conflicts, new characters, new wars. The possibilities are endless. Just look at novels. How many Star Wars books are there? The Halo universe hasn't even begun to evolve.

[TheColbertinator]

The brutes were defeated but they will most likely have one more war with the Elites for total control

[geth1gh]

either way, halo franchise is a fail these days. just a corporation trying to cling to a title that people know, instead of a title that can actually ad ingenuity.

[Kingdom Come]

He couldn't even complete the game on Legendary...
"It's too Hard's!" :P

[Darth_Bane79]

It would be like Konami making another Metal Gear with Snake on the lead role.. Might as well call it Metal Gear Geriatric.. lol

[jerethdagryphon]

yea but before reach cmaster cheif really didnt have his armor he was with hsi squad and well he didnt look the part , id like to have seen a game showcasing his training and early missions leading up to reach heck that would have been awesome the ending cutscene is a redone opening cutscene from halo that would have been epic

[The BS Police]

Going by the Halo: Evolutions novel the Covenant was not eliminated, they still hold massive fleets and are still resisting against the Elites.

[arm57rong]

Read Ghost of Onyx book bro. That planet that Chief was floating towards at the end? Yeah.

[geth1gh]

ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG!!!!

even though its pretty much past that point for the halo franchise.

move on bungie and show us that you can actually keep up with the gaming industries demands and not just cling on to the only thing you are known for.

example....
rare made perfect dark, one of the best n64 games. then they made perfect dark zero for the 360 and.....

[el zorro]

WTF are you on about? Halo Reach is packed full of innovation and win. There are millions of fans that are going to be extremely happy this September and you are whining about and saying it should die. Ignorant.

[Colonel-Killzone]

If you seen the end of HALO 3 you would have to know that Master Chief was far from being over. Just stating the obvious.

[jdktech2010]

Apparently, it's needed for some people. The same could be said for God of War....The Greek Gods and their heirarchy are all pretty much gone (come on no spoilers....it's the point of hte game)....what else is Kratos to do? Wreck Norse mythology? That makes no sense since he's in a Greek world......That would be like taking Master Chief into Star Trek and inserting him into that war....it's just dumb.

Anyway, Halo 4 will be there and it should be great but first things first, I want me some Reach

[darkgunner]

The conference wasn't Bungie, it was 343 *facepalm*

They're talking about future MS games, not about Reach. Jeez.

[Skadoosh]

Master Chief is a bad ass. We're definitely going to see him again.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

if you read the books it tells u. Theirs far more halo s then just two or three, the writters have put themselves in the perfect spot to continue to expand the story

[xino]

Halo 4 will be Hack n Slash like Ninja Gaiden/God of War 3/Bayonetta/ Devil May Cry

how do you all feel?:P

[Honor_in_Armor]

wanted John 117 to go on a little exile. But he'll be back. :)

...As a reincarnate

[Alos88]

Curse you, gamers! You haven't seen the last of Master Chief! *twirls mustache*

[Kingdom Come]

Refering to the 343 Studio's Halo title, I can feel it. Halo 4...

[dragonelite]

Didn't 343 revealed something about new novels being place post halo 3 how the universe reacts in the power vacuum left with the covenant disbanded we may have destroyed the halo's and the ark but we haven't eliminated the covenant and their religious nut heads who will probably hunt down humans for destroying those holy artifacts. Perhaps we get to see a Bad forerunner Ai controlling a sentinel army.
And the flood we knows what the have been planning on those other 5 halo rings.

[bobdog626]

That CashCow is not going nowhere.She's as big as a Whale right now and Microsoft and Bungie are going to Rake in the Maga Millions she Produce.This time the World will know why the Halo Train Can Not Be STOPED.

[bjornbear]

not the fact that it will be a great game or a fun experience.

to you all thats worth mentioning about Halo: Reach is the fact that it will rake in plenty of money.

enjoy your "gaming"

[el zorro]

You sound butthurt, bjornbear. You really do.

You guys are so sensitive that whenever anybody mentions the success of Halo you guys go into spasms of anger and jealousy.

I think bobdog626 was just explaining why Halo will not be going away. Millions of people love it and it is an extremely successful franchise from a business standpoint as well.

[PS360PCROCKS]

::shocked:: ...not...

[CryofSilence]

People do know that Master Chief (John, at that time, I believe) was on Reach when it fell, right? He space jumped from a ship into the atmosphere. I mean, I'm no Halo fan, but I remember something of the lore.

[Kingdom Come]

The majority of Spartans were positioned on Reach, I think that's were training of Spartans took place...

[CryofSilence]

Something like that. I do remember that the majority of them were dead once MC arrived... or something.

[dragonelite]

John was never on reach when the covenant attacked.
He was in space part of the space team to needed to recover a information crystal. The other were the ground team when there pelican got shot on high altitude they had to jump from it. The ground team needed to defend the power generator that powered the huge space based mac cannons.

[Raider69]

Master Chief and Cortana,sex mini game!Since Cortana is an AI it will be Virtual!

[Xi]

it's 343 industries and waypoint.

just wanted to clarify that.

[writersblock]

I like Felix, Drake, Logan, Snake and other characters because they seem...likable. They talk, they interact, they do shit

Chief doesnt talk, and you never see his face do you? He's basically just another grunt with a nice suit

So you dont really like chief. You like his suit

[Kahvipannu]

hmm.. Chief talks all the time, or have you played Halos on mute then? :D

[IHateYouFanboys]

master chief talks.......

[writersblock]

I played through 2 when I had the original xbox and he never talked once

[etownone]

Obvious troll attempt to say MC doesn't talk.

Nice try kid

[bjornbear]

don't ask why. its probably genetic.

not that i dislike unexpressive futuristic space marine suits! Isaac FTMFW!

[Kahvipannu]

It's pretty obvious that MC will return, my guess is Halo4 for "new Xbox", or maybe even earlier in HaloWars 2?. But I don't believe it will be anytime soon, since Reach looks to have very long life expectancy, like H3 have too.

And I really don't get the talk about "milking the franchise". There have been 4 games, 2 for Xbox, 2 for 360, and one wasn't Bungies, and it was RTS..

[m23]

I agree, I don't understand how they are milking the franchise. I would understand if the games were declining in quality but they are going above and beyond for every release.

[etownone]

Just label it under jealousy and envy from every single PSfanboy.

I hope they keep releasing Halo games, it's the reason I bought the original Xbox and the 360.
Mario, Link, and Samus are the reasons I will always buy a Nintendo console.

What can PS fanboys say? Last gen and early this gen they were braggin and raving of all their franchises until most or should I say all the great ones went multi-plat. That's why this gen, Sony had to get some new IP's to establish itself from scratch.

I'm sure Sony will release some more Cole, Drake, Kratos, & Resistance for next gen ...... tell me what PS3 wouldn't want to continue playing great franchises/characters on a PS4.

[m23]

It wasn't even Bungie's panel, it was 343 Industries.

[lonix]

And announced his homosexuality

[OC_MurphysLaw]

LOL....OMG...you are sooo witty! /sarcasm. What are you like 12yrs old?

[mcnablejr]

I love how blind ps3 fanboys throw this word around.

Look at your own games for gods sake!

[aviator189]

Sad, but true.

[unknownhero1123]

I agree that halo isn't being milked as it's only on it's 4th game(i'm not counting that expansion) but I haven't seen a exclusive game on the ps3 that is being milked. now, games like CoD are milked because they come out every year.

[awi5951]

That planet looks alot like the marathon planet from bungies first game back in the day. And since Halo happens several hundred years before the marathon games i think bungie has just set it up for the marathon games to come back. And the marathon character is really like the MC and i dont think they game explains where he came from. Its very possible that the halo story is a prequel to the marathon story.

[The BS Police]

Marathon wasn't a planet, it was a ship. The planet at the end of Halo 3 is obviously a Forerunner world.

[dizzleK]

i don't know why people are attacking ms for halo. you don't think that sony wouldn't be pumping out god of war, uncharted or gran turismo games every year if they could? sorry, sony isn't somehow more "noble" than ms, they simply lack iconic characters. you would literally have to be retarded to stop producing what sells, especially when there has yet to be a bad halo game.

[ExposingLames]

got milk? cuz xbox has a bunch of little kids ready to put a dent in mommy and daddies wallet

[BrownCURRY]

i'm pretty sure we've been knowing that.
and bungie isn't making halo 4, 343 is.
the only known "appearance" of mc in reach is his voice.

[November 9 2004]

Bungie is making Halo 4,not some unknown pos company.

[Dorwrath]

If Bungie did say this I believe it's more do do with the ending, or maybe legendary ending of Reach.

Presumably on the Pillar of Autumn just before it jumps to the first Halo ring.

[frostyhat123]

Then came Forge World. Now it's a day 1 purchase.

[Miacosa]

This is the last Halo game Bungie is doing, however, Microsoft is going to develop future Halo games which most likely have Master Chief making a comeback from cryo-sleep.

[yamzilla]

reach will be sweet!!!

Halo 3 was pretty good and damn good multiplayer....odst.....pretty weak...

I have faith in reach.....

[sickpup]

ODST didn't really have a multiplayer. The lack of Xbox Live support for Firefight pretty much sealed the deal on that mode. Now with that support, customization, new forge mode, and hopefully seeing an online mode where you can play random created user maps would make this an awesome experience. They haven't said they would do that but I think if they pick like 1 every week and feature it in a playlist it might spur development.

[sickpup]

We already know Master Chief is making an appearance in Halo: Reach. This was determined weeks ago when the audio cast was determined and the person who records for Master Chief did some clips. Why would he appear you might ask...read the books and it will make sense.

[ATi_Elite]

I'm no Halo fan as I think it's over rated but I wouldn't want to play Halo without Master Chief as the main character.

Seriously that would be like us PC gamers having to play Half Life without Gordon Freeman and the Gravity Gun/Crow bar. So I truly understand 360's fans and their excitement about this announcement.

As far as Halo being "milked" NO way. Even though I vomit when I here casual gamers brag about being a hardcore gamer because they got Halo, the series is good. It's a quality game that's loved by millions of gamers so as always...

Give the gamers what they want.

[NeloAnjelo]

Good Points. Although I'm not a Halo fan, I agree that the hate is unjustified. Its VERY successful franchise, and deserves it. I do disagree that no one plays KZ2 and Uncharted Online, as I have no problem finding games to join, multiple games infact. I play KZ2 at leasr three times a week.

[ndibu]

I counted 9 Metal Gear games on wikipedia. 6 Halo games, 3 main trilogy and 3 spin-offs/prequels.

[AgileNate]

I dont know if it will interfere with Reach's time-line but I would like to see the last level be the first level of Halo CE.

[BlackSharinganX]

WOWWW REALLY?! I GUESS ITS TIME TO GET ME SOME HALO REACH JUST BECAUSE THE CHIEF WILL APPEAR CAUSE HES AN EPIC CHARACTER AND ALL...not come on seriously that pathetic screw the franchise

[HarryMonogenis]

Someone isn't happy..

[BlackSharinganX]

not really iwas expecting a more epic thing LOL. not something like " master chief will appear" wow so this is all the orgasm about lol

[na2ru1]

It's everything I wanted halo 3 to be. Good graphics, action packed and a kickass storyline. Hope this has online splitscreen too.

[AndyLFC5]

This is why its embarrassing to be associated with gamers. You gang of retards, talking about a silly fictional character from an average story line, and bigging up Bungie as if they some sort of gods (which they believe) The story mode in halo is so overrated its frightening. Multi player yes, its good and I cant wait for reach, except though, Bungie say they are breaking the mould and all that crap, yet split screen has big fat black bars. Is it that the 360 cant handle split screen?, because theres a lot more going on in Killzone and there is no black bars there. Anyway try and string a sentence together without saying 'Awesome or cool' What you can't!

[angelrebirth]

This is just ridiculous, it's really empty... "Master Chief will be making an appearance" ? And so what ?
Is this only sentence mean something ? Or makes a good game ?

Masterchief is just the most flat video game character ever. It takes the "Samus style", this makes every fan can imagine himself inside the armor...

But look at the best character design please.

Halo don't need "Lego" licence, because it looks already like LEGO universe !

[Whackedorange]

I dont like the Halo franchise but i have no trouble seeing that it have a enourmous popularity and a huge fanbase. Alot of people hate it for a reason i cant understand and most of that hate comes from the ps3 camp. The only reason i could say would be jealousy, the ps3 have many good exclusive but none of them dont even get to master chiefs knee in the popularity and for some sony boys thats a very hard pill to swallow.

[lochdoun]

You mean like... Twisted Metal, God of War, Socom, Ratchet and Killzone?

[belowradar]

Having played every Halo game and read all the books the games narrative has pretty much taken back seat to running and gunning.
For me, Halo was never about the story it was about the multiplayer. I see myself putting in hundred of hours into multiplayer with my son on Reach.
As far as a new Halo title, I don't see a new Halo title out for sometime. At least another year or so to give Reach legs plus you know there will be a few map packs to extend its life.
I own all 3 systems and Halo is probably the one franchise I look forward to every time a new game is announced.

[artynerd]

Seriously, what's with all the PS3 fanboys here? Anything having to do with Microsoft's console immediately sparks rampant trolling. Anything posted about the PS3 brings out worship and praise.

This site has gone WAY downhill. N4G used to be a great place to get news and now it's Playstation Defense Force 2.0

I'm looking for a new video game news aggregate site. Who knows of some more mature ones?

[WLPowell]

Is that why majority of the posts here are creaming their panties over super-one-dimensional-man making an appearance and jumping all over anyone who says halo is overrated? Cause it's nothing but PS3 fanboys right? Yup, this site used to be good for news when every headline was about how much fail the PS3 was, right?

[BlackSharinganX]

you got a point

[AmazingBrian]

If it was 343 industries, okay. But bungie keeps saying they're done with halo but they keep going back to it.

[EditorAtGNG]

Flame-storm incoming. Oh, dang... to late xD

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Not very surpising seeing how Microsoft wants to keep dishin out halo games but it does raise the question. Does this mean another halo in the mix. Only time will tell.

[WLPowell]

Finish Halo 3 on Legendary... It was obvious from the jump there was gonna be a Halo 4.

[AndyLFC5]

I own both systems, so I don't give a shit either way, and I love Halo multi-player, but all those Xbox only lovers please try and defend -

BIG BLACK SCREEN BARS ON SPLIT-SCREEN, come on lets here the excuses!!!!!!!

you can't can you

I mean this is on par with what you'd expect on the Wii, its frightening and embarrassing!

[xg-ei8ht]

Dropping halo is like nintendo dropping mario.

Isn't going to happen.

[MyWordIsGospel]

The most bland Videogame character in history gets another lease of life, YIPEE!!