New Halo Project To Be Mobile, and Everything Else?

Maybe I could be playing Halo on my HTC.

The future of the Halo franchise may not be as straight-forward as you'd imagine, if a Microsoft job advertisement is anything to go by.

The listing - for a software development engineer - suggests that Microsoft are working on a Halo project that transcends the idea of a single platform or genre, and suggests they are instead working on an all-encompassing Halo world, using Xbox, web and mobile to build a new Halo community.

We're looking to blend console, web, and mobile to create an immersive Halo world that follows the dedicated Halo fan wherever they go. We need engineers that can build connected technology while working in a startup environment.

As an engineer on this team, your responsibility will be to deliver a great out-of-game interactive experience that takes the next step beyond the systems found in Halo 3. You will work with artists, designers, developers and testers to finalize design plans, implement those plans, and help coordinate large-scale testing of the out of game Live experience by gamers across the world. Your work also will involve several external teams-including other MGS studios and the Xbox Live team-coordinating development dependencies and design considerations of experience as a whole.

[via kotaku.com]

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Halo Portable? Maybe

Maybe Microsoft is developing a Xbox Portable.

When we're not too busy trouncing Halo 3-developer Bungie in "humpday challenges," we fancy ourselves quite the career builders. And so it was with shock that we found ourselves colliding directly with the enormously popular franchise on CareerBuilder.com, albeit under the auspices of Halo license-owner Microsoft. Apparently the company is seeking folks who not only love Halo but also love "building scalable online infrastructure and websites for large and passionate audiences.

"What does that mean, exactly? The listing doesn't go into as much details as we'd like, but it does say the job will blend, "console, web, and mobile to create an immersive Halo world that follows the dedicated Halo fan wherever they go." Our thoughts first went to iPhone integration of Bungie.net and future Halo community endeavors but then we realized that Microsoft may want to keep whatever mobile application it may be creating on Windows Mobile-based phones. We're hoping for our future-phone having selves that this isn't the case.

[via joystiq.com]

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There will be more content for Halo 3 From Bungie

I really hope so, I love the game.

"At the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, Bungie producer Allen Murray gave a talk about the studio's production process, which has gone through a major evolution of late. Formerly a one-project shop, Bungie has changed its approach to facilitate the development of multiple projects simultaneously. That's good news for gamers.

We've known for some time that Bungie is working on an entirely new intellectual property, and Murray noted that a development team is hard at work on that project. But that doesn't mean Bungie plans to close the book on Halo 3 after the ODST expansion ships this summer. According to Murray, the studio just finished a crunch -- a short period of intense production to meet a development milestone -- on ODST and another project, which he didn't name.

He could have been referring to the Mythic Map Pack, which was bundled with the Halo Wars Limited Edition in early March and will be distributed over Xbox Live on April 9. Or he could have been hinting that there's another expansion, multiplayer pack or surprise on the way.

"Halo 3 took two and a half years to make, and we're still working on it," Murray said. "We'll probably be working on it for two more years."

Murray's talk didn't delve into any details about Bungie's non-Halo 3 work, but the studio is definitely keeping busy. "We're working on multiple projects right now," he said. "

[via ign]

More Halo On The Way?

More halo too come? I hope so.

Halo Wars now, Orbital Drop Shock Trooper in November, and the Halo experience it seems shows no signs of letting any steam off. A plethora of job postings at our beloved Gamasutra tell many Halo fans that Microsoft is currently looking out for lead Designer(s), executive producer(s), lead environment artist(s), technical art director(s), senior concept artist(s) , animation director(s) for their upcoming unannounced Halo game. The postings also confirm a new team dedicated to the Halo universe grinding the cogs to fit in the legacy left by Bungie which now moves onto different projects. The advertisements squeal a number of changes that players might encounter, since they niftily boast of “breath(ing) a fresh vision into a new Halo experience” which aims to “drive the future of Halo.”

Since this will be a freshly coined studio at work, the question that remains poised in our minds is whether they shall actually release the next Halo project on the 360, in the view of the fact of rumors of Gearbox Studios being already hard at work building up an experience that is based on one of the most successful first person shooter franchises which somehow also translates into the world of Halo.

So guys if you think you fit the mark send in your resumes and give us an addition to the deadly and menacing Halo franchise.


[via v4vg.com]

The New Halo? or The New Forge

This video was just released by Bungie yesterday. Check it out.

New Bnet Feature Preview

When Halo 3 launches next week we will be ushering in a new and improved version of Bungie.net to blow your mind and offer an unprecedented amount of stats and features to embellish your Xbox LIVE experience. The Bungie.net team has been working overtime to cram a crazy amount of content onto the site. If you thought the Halo 2 / Bungie.net integration was cool... you aint seen nothin yet.

Chris Gossett, Bungie.net Development Lead, spoke with Team Xbox and gave them some additional details about what's in store for Bungie.net. You can check out a laundry list of features, new screenshots of the site and some insights right HERE.


This Wednesday, the first step towards Bungie.net interweb domination begins with the launch of our new framework and some infrastructure that's needed for the Halo 3 hoopla.

Then, this weekend, we will be pulling back the curtain and turning on all of the Halo 3 features. This means that starting on Saturday, if you start poking around Bungie.net, you could very well stumble across some information you may not want to see before you get the game. This would include things like the names of missions, achievements and - screenshots. Members of the press will start receiving their Halo 3 game discs later this week and there's a high likelihood that some people in the media will start to experiment with Bungie.net and upload screenshots to their gallery.

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Mark V Armor and other perms

Look at this picture. I did not know the Mark V Armor was available in Halo 3.

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Look familiar. Yes, its the Mark V Armor from Halo 1

Also some other armor perms pointed out in this picture

this one looks like my kind of helmet. lol

Halo 1 chestplate

Interactice Halo Diorama

Microsoft and Bungie put an interactive version online of the Diorama featured in the Believe campaign. Visit the John-117 Monument and get a hands-on look at the amazing detail that went into crafting this stunning tribute.

The exhibit is filled with first-person accounts from the soldiers who were there, fighting for our very survival. From billows of smoke erupting from a cannon to the sweat dripping from a Marine's brow, you can explore this painstaking recreation of our greatest fight, and Earth's greatest Hero.

You can take screenshots and the result make a great wallpaper. You even get to see master chief and its great. I will be posting a zip file with all the wallpapers to you don't have to. http://halo3.com/believe

Accurate Halo Mjolnir Armor on ebay

An accurate replica of the Halo Mjolnir Battle Armor is currently on sale on eBay. At the time of this writing, the current bid is $4,025. Below is the description for the item: You are bidding on the best and most accurate Master Chief Costume on Ebay. This suit is my own personal suit that I am now giving up. The suit is so awesome, it has been featured on Spike TV, G4 TV, and in a Dell Commercial. This suit is FAMOUS! Now it can be yours. The suit is made from a very hard Urethane Plastic. It isn't one of those cheaply casted vacuumformed suits. You could probably pound in a nail with your forearm if you wanted to. I'm 6"1' in the pictures, so you can figure out how well it might fit you from that. Also included is an Assault Rifle Display. The reason I say display is because it's ONLY HALF OF A GUN - the other side is flat. See pictures for what I mean.

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Great Moments of Halo 3 Live Feed

If you were on my blog last night you saw the live Feed From some 15 year old boy playing Halo 3 Epsilon. He of course got banned for life for even doing this live feed which you are not suppose to do but he did a great job and would like to thank him. Somebody recorded his great feed of the best parts of it so we got them.

Halo 3 Leaked - FireBombs

Halo 3 Leak - Plr Customization

Halo 3 Leak - Flamethrower

Halo 3 Leak - Co:op Gameplay

Halo 3 Leak - "The Forge"

Halo movie rumors Confirmed

Xbox Family has posted a short article showing the release date on the Halo movie. The picture shows a time line of releases of Halo merchandise, Halo 3 map pack, the soundtrack, and the movie. XF reported several rumors weeks ago but not may people believed them. So I guess we can all thank them for their great stories.

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Halo: Uprising #1 On-Sale Today

One of the most anticipated events of the summer is here—Halo: Uprising #1 (of 4) arrives in stores today! Featuring a brand new story of the Master Chief and his battle with the Covenant, and the Eisner-Award winning team of writer Brian Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, Halo: Uprising is the comic that no Halo fan can afford to miss! Bridging the popular Microsoft video games Halo 2 and Halo 3, this limited series answers the questions you’ve all been asking: Where’s the Master Chief? What is his new mission? And just why is the Covenant interested in Earth?

Critics are already hailing Halo: Uprising as a smash hit, with IGN.Com’s Richard George deeming the issue a “Must-Read,” explaining that, “Comic book and Halo fans will all find something to like here…[Maleev’s art is] something that is unique while delivering some jaw-dropping action sequences.”

Now that the Covenant have arrived on Earth, it’s up to the Master Chief to find a way to stop them—if he can survive! Don’t miss Halo: Uprising #1 (of 4), in stores today!

you can buy one online but i bought mine here

Halo past, present, and future

Heres a video of some peope talking about halo 1,2,3. It shows how good this game is.