Halo 4 development underway ?

"The CV of a level designer at Microsoft's 343 Industries has outed the fact that development on an all-new Halo game has begun.

Although all eyes are on Bungie'sepic Halo swansong Reach, a new update on dev Paul Ehreth's LinkedIn profile (pictured, right) reveals that since 'July 2010' he's been 'designing new levels and missions for the next Halo project' at 343.

Ehreth is a former Sony Online Entertainment employee and has worked for Microsoft Games Studios since 2009.

Ahost of 343 Industries job adsappeared on the official Microsoft site on July 1, advertising for help on a new Halo project.

One of them read: '343 Industries, Microsoft's internal Halo studio, is looking for an experienced Missions Designer who can design and build missions for our next big project.'

Looks like Paul got the post - and that the game's underway.

343 Industries was formed in 2009 by Microsoft to oversee all new Halo projects - including recent animation Halo Legends. It is headed up by ex-Bungie chief Frank O'Connor.

Bungie announced that it was toleave Microsoft and become independenttwo years earlier. Microsoft retained the Halo IP.

Meanwhile, Bungie is pressing ahead with Halo Reach - which is due forrelease in the UK and US on September 14.

A Collectors Edition of the title wasrevealed earlier this month.

Bungierecently revealedthat it considered creating Halo 4 before deciding that Reach would be its final game in the franchise.

"Even before the idea to build a game based around Reach came about, a lot of other concepts were explored, up to and including a proper 'Halo 4,' where Master Chief was going to wake up from cryo-sleep and we were going to tell that story," community boss Brian Jarrard commented."

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Lol, all your links join up with the rest of the sentence. :3meconate

[QUOTE="Vinegar_Strokes"][QUOTE="meconate"]Lol, all your links join up with the rest of the sentence. :3meconate

It's a fully updated with the visuals and all the on-line & off-line bells & whistles of Halo Reach ..... this gen Halo CE remake / Relaunch. :D

Halo 4 will launch with the next MS console. :P

It's a fully updated with the visuals and all the on-line & off-line bells & whistles of Halo Reach ..... this gen Halo CE remake / Relaunch. :D

Halo 4 will launch with the next MS console. :P

SecretPolice

that sounds about right. make halo 4 a launch title for the new xbox. then again didn epic game said we wont see gear 3 till the next xbox?

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

It's a fully updated with the visuals and all the on-line & off-line bells & whistles of Halo Reach ..... this gen Halo CE remake / Relaunch. :D

Halo 4 will launch with the next MS console. :P

TheShadowLord07

that sounds about. make halo 4 a launch title for the new xbox. then again didn epic game said we wont see gear 3 till the next xbox?

On a side note, Bioware has always maintained that all three Mass Effects will launch on 360. :)

It's a fully updated with the visuals and all the on-line & off-line bells & whistles of Halo Reach ..... this gen Halo CE remake / Relaunch. :D

Halo 4 will launch with the next MS console. :P

SecretPolice - heres the link from ign. about gears 3 going to a next gen console. www.ign.com

The wait for Gears of War 3 could be longer than expected, with Epic Games President Mike Capps saying it will be released on the next generation of consoles – meaning that it could be between four to five years until we see Marcus Fenix and company again.

Capps was addressing an audience at this week's Tokyo Game Show in a Q&A session – attended by Eurogamer - that announced the foundation of a Japanese studio for the US developer.

Regarding the future of Epic's revered console series, Capp said "If there were a next Gears of War, that will be for the next console generation, whenever that is. If someone knows, please tell me! That's about four or five years away, I think."

I'm really looking forward to seeing what 343 will do with the Halo franchise, i just hope they manage to keep the same fantastic relationship with the community that Bungie do so well.

The real question is, how will these new halo games turn out? I am a huge halo fan and even I am a bit skeptical. Sure this is microsoft's biggest exclusive series, and sure you had a few guys from bungie jump ship to 343 in order to keep working on Halo, but at the end of the day 343 just isn't bungie. They are a team that has been thrown together by microsoft and 343 still has yet to prove if they can fill the giant gaping void that bungie has left.

I will remain skeptical for a while until I see what they come up with.

The real question is, how will these new halo games turn out? I am a huge halo fan and even I am a bit skeptical. Sure this is microsoft's biggest exclusive series, and sure you had a few guys from bungie jump ship to 343 in order to keep working on Halo, but at the end of the day 343 just isn't bungie. They are a team that has been thrown together by microsoft and 343 still has yet to prove if they can fill the giant gaping void that bungie has left.

I will remain skeptical for a while until I see what they come up with.

bobderwood97_1

The only aspect i'm genuinely worried about with 343 is the music, no Marty O'Donnell doing music for the next Halo game :(.

[QUOTE="bobderwood97_1"]

The real question is, how will these new halo games turn out? I am a huge halo fan and even I am a bit skeptical. Sure this is microsoft's biggest exclusive series, and sure you had a few guys from bungie jump ship to 343 in order to keep working on Halo, but at the end of the day 343 just isn't bungie. They are a team that has been thrown together by microsoft and 343 still has yet to prove if they can fill the giant gaping void that bungie has left.

I will remain skeptical for a while until I see what they come up with.

Snugenz

The only aspect i'm genuinely worried about with 343 is the music, no Marty O'Donnell doing music for the next Halo game :(.

SecretPolice - heres the link from ign. about gears 3 going to a next gen console. www.ign.com

The wait for Gears of War 3 could be longer than expected, with Epic Games President Mike Capps saying it will be released on the next generation of consoles – meaning that it could be between four to five years until we see Marcus Fenix and company again.

Capps was addressing an audience at this week's Tokyo Game Show in a Q&A session – attended by Eurogamer - that announced the foundation of a Japanese studio for the US developer.

Regarding the future of Epic's revered console series, Capp said "If there were a next Gears of War, that will be for the next console generation, whenever that is. If someone knows, please tell me! That's about four or five years away, I think."

TheShadowLord07

[QUOTE="Vinegar_Strokes"][QUOTE="meconate"]Lol, all your links join up with the rest of the sentence. :3meconate

[QUOTE="Vinegar_Strokes"][QUOTE="meconate"]Lol, all your links join up with the rest of the sentence. :3meconate

Halo Wars was a pretty good game and you do realize it sold very well.... Wellenough to possibly get a sequel one day.

Assuming they just started with Halo 4, it wont be ready until about 2012/2013, so yea around the time of the next xbox

They need to shape it up a little if they're going to continue making Halo games. Reach looks like the absolute ultimate Halo game, after which Microsoft will simply be re-treading the same ground. Change the art style, make it third person, make it a multiplayer-only arena game, whatever, just don't make the same game again. Ninja-Hippo

I wouldn't doubt it. The series will suck once Bungie stops making the games.

Halo 4? I thought the war was over though.

I wouldn't doubt it. The series will suck once Bungie stops making the games.

Wasdie

so a game is going to suck because its being made by a different company? most of the people in 343 came from bungie like frankie

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I wouldn't doubt it. The series will suck once Bungie stops making the games.

TheShadowLord07

so a game is going to suck because its being made by a different company? most of the people in 343 came from bungie like frankie

Yeah this was pretty much a given.

And i agree with everything Ninja-vox said.

I have no doubt that Microsoft is going to make another Halo game as soon as possible. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they pull an Activision and start ramping up production of sequels to cash in.

I have no doubt that Microsoft is going to make another Halo game as soon as possible. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they pull an Activision and start ramping up production of sequels to cash in.

hellhund

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I have no doubt that Microsoft is going to make another Halo game as soon as possible. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they pull an Activision and start ramping up production of sequels to cash in.

SpiritOfFire117

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[QUOTE="hellhund"]

I have no doubt that Microsoft is going to make another Halo game as soon as possible. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they pull an Activision and start ramping up production of sequels to cash in.

hellhund

[QUOTE="hellhund"][QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]Well if you played Halo 3, you would had known that another Halo would had been inevitable. ;)

SpiritOfFire117

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[QUOTE="hellhund"] I never bothered with Halo 3.hellhund

But don't bother. I've already exposed you as someone that doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. :lol:

[QUOTE="hellhund"][QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]Well that explains something.

SpiritOfFire117

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[QUOTE="hellhund"] The first one was alright back in the day, and the second one just made me bored. Why would I bother with the third?hellhund

here I thought they finished the fight

here I thought they finished the fight

Zaibach

It's practically a foregone conclusion that Halo 4 will happen.

here I thought they finished the fight

Zaibach

I think they should pull the plug on the Halo franchise already. It's been the same thing over and over since the first one, and the story is pretty weak to begin with. If it wasn't for the multiplayer, Halo would already be dead. 2, 3 and ODST might has well been expansion packs.

I think they should pull the plug on the Halo franchise already. It's been the same thing over and over since the first one, and the story is pretty weak to begin with. If it wasn't for the multiplayer, Halo would already be dead. 2, 3 and ODST might has well been expansion packs.

jubino

Yeah that's right. Pull the plug right when there are some unanswered questions. Good logic. :roll:

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here I thought they finished the fight

[QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

here I thought they finished the fight

mayceV

Didn't the Forerunners create the Halo things in order to destroy all sentient life? I mean, it may have been to destroy the Flood, but that's not exactly good/peaceful. :P

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

here I thought they finished the fight

SpiritOfFire117

[QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

here I thought they finished the fight

mayceV

[QUOTE="mayceV"][QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]If Chief and Cortana floating towards some alien world (possibly Forerunner) didn't give you that impression, then I don't know what to say honestly.

789shadow

Didn't the Forerunners create the Halo things in order to destroy all sentient life? I mean, it may have been to destroy the Flood, but that's not exactly good/peaceful. :P

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[QUOTE="mayceV"] but I thought the forerunners were good/ peaceful (atleast thats the impression I got from legends) if we're fighting the forerunners then I really want one of those energy sowrds from the anime in the game, that'd be awesome.SpiritOfFire117

Didn't the Forerunners create the Halo things in order to destroy all sentient life? I mean, it may have been to destroy the Flood, but that's not exactly good/peaceful. :P

Oh. That makes it all better. :P

[QUOTE="mayceV"][QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]If Chief and Cortana floating towards some alien world (possibly Forerunner) didn't give you that impression, then I don't know what to say honestly.

Didn't the Forerunners create the Halo things in order to destroy all sentient life? I mean, it may have been to destroy the Flood, but that's not exactly good/peaceful. :P

[QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

here I thought they finished the fight

Zaibach

[QUOTE="jubino"]

I think they should pull the plug on the Halo franchise already. It's been the same thing over and over since the first one, and the story is pretty weak to begin with. If it wasn't for the multiplayer, Halo would already be dead. 2, 3 and ODST might has well been expansion packs.

SpiritOfFire117

Yeah that's right. Pull the plug right when there are some unanswered questions. Good logic. :roll: