"Mess with the best, DIE like the rest!" - Hackers the movie
whats to say that 343 wont pick up where halo 3 ended? masterchief and cortana were last seen floating through space towards a new "planet" their not dead nor do i forsee halo has a game dead. no matterw hat out of all the halo game releases halo:ce -halo 3, halo wars, halo odst, halo reach, master chief will always hold that great special spot amongs all halo fanatics, he is and will always be the most remembered charactor from teh halo series, then cortana and most likely the arbitor. halo, masterchief, cortana, their not gone, their not dead, just awaiting for their next chapter to be revealed.
[Edited on 09.19.2010 3:37 PM PDT]