Bungie’s Secret Project: Halo-Based Tactical Shooter?
- Scribbled on July 13th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in E3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rumor Mill, Shooter
Gamespot is repeating the rumor that had been made 3 months ago (and before that in October 2007) that tomorrow, Bungie and Microsoft will announce their new project: a squad-based shooter based in the Halo universe, but without Master Chief, sort of like Rainbow Six: Halo.
According to the source, the new Halo game will be a spin-off that resembles “a cross between Ghost Recon and Gears of War.” It will reportedly tell a “less cartoony” and “more bloody, violent, and grim” tale of a battle between UNSC forces and the pan-racial religious empire known as the Covenant. The game’s atmosphere was described as similar to that of the live-action Halo shorts directed by South African filmmaker Neil Blomkamp (pictured), who was to helm the now-stalled big-screen adaptation of the game.
Should be believe this rumor? According to GameSpot, yes.
Based on the strength of the source, this is almost certainly not bogus. And with Bungie’s teaser last week, news about the game could arrive as soon as tomorrow’s Microsoft press conference at the E3 Media & Business Summit.
Would a tactical shooter set in the Halo universe - with online multiplayer, of course - float your boat? It sounds somewhat like our April Fool’s Joke in 2007.
July 13th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
It may not be tomorrow but at this E3 for sure.
I believe it. It fits for me.
Blows away my MMO prediction though.
I hope it has a serialised campaign.
July 13th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I like the idea of playing as the Marines. I really enjoy tactical shooters (SWAT 3 was my favorite).
July 13th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I didn’t realize I hadn’t been following this news site lately.
All of your articles on this topic have been very similar and not contradictory.
Kudos.
July 16th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
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July 22nd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Does anyone else feel like this might be a game about Sgt. Johnson? There’s already a book about him so I think a game about his past adventures is very likely.
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:16 pm
No. The scuttlebutt is that it takes place a few decades before Halo 1.