Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
-George S. Patton
I believe that the community is well aware that the next Halo Game is going to most likely be a Halo: CE remake, but this was found on Dualshock Nexus on April 27. Don't know how much justice it will serve but its worth giving a look at.
The Following is from Dualshock Nexus
Halo 4 Announcement Immanent:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011
"For all you Master Chief fans out there, I'm sure you'd love to know that he will be returning for a fourth Halo. A Microsoft studies employee, who is part of 343 Industries, has indicated that Halo 4 is well under development.Paul Ehreth Linkedin, who is a designer at the Microsoft Game Studios, stated on his profile that ever since July 2010 he has been busy designing new levels and missions for the next Halo project at 343 Industries.
Bungie's boss Brian Jerrard even confirmed that he had considered making a Halo 4 before deciding on Halo: Reach. he quotes "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. We were going to tell that story."
Microsoft's 343 Industries website has put up several ads of job offers, which are advertising for a new halo project. An ad read: "343 Industries, Microsoft's internal Halo studio, is looking for a an experienced Missions Designer who can design and build missions for our next big project." They are also looking for a Senior Character Artist to work on a "new experience in the Halo Universe". The chosen candidates will "play a significant role in establishing and maintaining the vision for both new and redefined characters, levels and missions."
343 Industries doesn't think the core game mechanics needs to be changed, but the next Halo game will feature both "slight tweaks" and "dramatic innovations" to the traditional Halo format.
Frank O' Connor, the director of Microsoft's 343 Industries, says he doesn't think the Halo series needs to be taken in a new radical direction. It just needs to go "deeper".
"Ultimately the core game mechanic and strength of the universe doesn't need to be changed, it just needs to be taken deeper. We want to make Halo games-dont' want to make Call of Duty or Ridge Racer. We want to make Halo games because we understand what's special about Halo."
Chances are we will see something regarding Halo 4 at this year's E3 expo. Keep your fingers crossed."
Microsoft's Press Badges Hint At E3 Reveal:
Badge Links:
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"E3 is just two weeks away, and Microsoft is getting ready by sending out press badges to its big press conference for the show. And while I normally wouldn't report on this sort of thing, Microsoft's press badge seems to be dropping some hints as to what their big games of the show will be.
The badge came in the mail in two parts. First, there is the badge itself, which has a number of blank boxes marked as "Status," "Favorite Hero," "Motto," and such. The second part of is a sheet of stickers, which can be used to fill in the blank boxes on the badge.
Now, what stands out most are the sticker options for the "Favorite Hero" category. Some of the characters are the expected standard Microsoft fare, like Marcus Fenix, Master Chief, and Cortana. Others represent big games that will be present at the show, like Batman and Lara Croft. Arkham Asylum had exclusive PS3 content, so it's possible Microsoft has secured its own exclusive DLC this time around and will announce it at E3. There really isn't a lot known about the new Tomb Raider, but the fact that Microsoft is billing it as one of their top titles certainly is encouraging for the reboot.
But two of the options just don't fit like the others. Luke Skywalker, specifically, seems to suggest that the Star Wars Kinect game first revealed last year will get a more formal introduction at E3 2011. The press badge also included stickers of a lightsaber and the phrase "May the force be with you," so expect some significant Star Wars-related news to come out of Microsoft's press conference. The other name that stood out to me was GLaDOS, which could simply be capitalizing on the recent popularity of Portal 2. Though, her inclusion on the press badge reminds me of the Xbox Live Arcade release of Portal: Still Alive and the possibility of a similar XBLA release tied in with Portal 2.
Will Tomb Raider, Gears 3, Arkham City, and Star Wars steal the show at E3? Is a new Halo (or the often rumored remake of the original) planned for the series' 10th anniversary? Is Microsoft just having a bit of fun and I'm reading entirely too much into it? We'll find out on June 6 when Microsoft kicks off its press conference bright and early at 9AM PST.
Paul Ehreth Linkedin, who is a designer at the Microsoft Game Studios, stated on his profile that ever since July 2010 he has been busy designing new levels and missions for the next Halo project at 343 Industries.
Bungie's boss Brian Jerrard even confirmed that he had considered making a Halo 4 before deciding on Halo: Reach. he quotes "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. We were going to tell that story."
Microsoft's 343 Industries website has put up several ads of job offers, which are advertising for a new halo project. An ad read: "343 Industries, Microsoft's internal Halo studio, is looking for a an experienced Missions Designer who can design and build missions for our next big project." They are also looking for a Senior Character Artist to work on a "new experience in the Halo Universe". The chosen candidates will "play a significant role in establishing and maintaining the vision for both new and redefined characters, levels and missions."
343 Industries doesn't think the core game mechanics needs to be changed, but the next Halo game will feature both "slight tweaks" and "dramatic innovations" to the traditional Halo format.
Frank O' Connor, the director of Microsoft's 343 Industries, says he doesn't think the Halo series needs to be taken in a new radical direction. It just needs to go "deeper".
"Ultimately the core game mechanic and strength of the universe doesn't need to be changed, it just needs to be taken deeper. We want to make Halo games-dont' want to make Call of Duty or Ridge Racer. We want to make Halo games because we understand what's special about Halo."
Chances are we will see something regarding Halo 4 at this year's E3 expo. Keep your fingers crossed.""
Who knows...we just might be given one heck of a surprise!
[Edited on 05.24.2011 2:30 PM PDT]