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In a departure from Bungie’s development strategy for Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, 343 Industrieswill forgo a public multiplayer beta for the latest in the popular FPS franchise. "While we are testing Halo 4 code, gameplay, and systems at significant scale to get excellent data, input, and feedback, we are …
Read More »Microsoft: Halo 4 is our ‘big bet’
Developer 343 admits it is under pressure to get the return of Halo 4 right. The studio has taken over Halo development duties from series creators Bungie. It was responsible for last year’s remake of Halo: Anniversary Edition and the online service, Waypoint. Yet this year’s Halo 4 is the …
Read More »Halo 4 director quits amid creative differences
Senior Microsoft director was given red light on 'crazy' project
Read More »Halo 4 creative director quits 343 Industries
One of the creative directors working on Halo 4 has quit not just the game but also developer 343 Industries. Ryan Payton, who Kotaku reports has been previously diagnosed with depression, says that despite a great run at Microsoft” that he doesn’t regret, there came a point where I wasn’t …
Read More »Halo 4 part of the ‘Reclaimer Trilogy’
The ‘Reclaimer Trilogy’ – that’s the name of the three games that will kick off with the arrival of Halo 4 next year, 343 Industries has told an audience at the Halo Fest event. Eurogamer reports that around 200 developers are currently working on Halo 4 and that work on …
Read More »Halo 4 in development
Microsoft to revive the series with a new trilogy inbound
Read More »Bungie game ‘key’ to Activisions growth
We might not know what game Bungie is working on, but Activision says it will be one of its key long-term revenue drivers. In an investor call Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg talked up the game which isn’t scheduled to hit shelves until 2012. This is one of our key …
Read More »Microsoft hints at Halo remake
Halo: Combat Evolved could be getting a next-gen makeover courtesy of Microsoft’s in-house developer 343 Industries. The game is rumoured to run on the Halo: Reach engine and is expected to be released next year, before the next full Halo sequel arrives in 2012, CVG reports. Microsoft UK’s director of …
Read More »New Halo project underway at 343
An update to the CV of a level and mission designer currently working at Microsoft Game Studios’ 343 Industries seems to suggest that work began this month on a brand new title in the lucrative Halo franchise. As spotted by CVG, the document now claims the developer in question began …
Read More »Microsoft ramps up Natal recruitment
Company issues score of new Natal-related job vacancies
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