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One word:

Unfreakingbelievable!

Okay, maybe a few more:

Wow, thanks Bungie! You guys rock!

  • 09.27.2006 12:29 PM PDT
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I think that we all know now why Halogen was shut down. But hey this is probally gonna be better just we have to wait longer.

I <3 RTS

  • 09.27.2006 12:31 PM PDT

To Make Posts is Glorious

Some threads will get posts before others and it is the duty of the Leadership to ensure that posts are made that best suit the public welfare.

"heh"

So THIS is why they had to shut down Halogen.

Even better.

  • 09.27.2006 12:32 PM PDT
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About skipping school at Halo 3 launch day
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Posted by: Krazy_J
I'm going to school because I plan on having a life...
Yeah, only nerds skip school. Oh wait...

Oooh the trailer for Halo Wars is truly amazing, can't wait!

  • 09.27.2006 12:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: spartan1121
Wow bungie has steped so low as to totaly rip off someone elses concept and project. I don't know if anyone else knows this but there was a projects in place called "Halogen" by slipstream productions. It was a mod for the popular RTS command and conquer generals. Im mad, beacuse the people at slipstream have been working for many months on this, and microsoft has shut them down. I'd like to see if this "Halo wars" (which is one of the -blam!-est names for a game i've ever heard) was thought up before or after the Halogen mod was already underway. I'll probably get Halowars, but im really mad that the people at microsoft would stoop that low. Also im not sure expanding the franchise this way will be great, im a little iffy on it. Im about to watch the trailer, but i had to get that out of my system. Hopefully someone from bungie will asure me that halo wars was an original idea.


Ditto

mabey part of the deal that theyed stop was tht theyed get free copies of Halo Wars, or help with the development somehow.

  • 09.27.2006 12:33 PM PDT

Fight The Flood

So this is why HaloGen got shutdown.... Well at least now it sounds sensible.

  • 09.27.2006 12:37 PM PDT

ok watched the trailer and it looks exelent. Im still recovering, thats the same feeling i got when i watched the halo3 trailer....wow. Well im still a little pissed about the possibility of microsoft totaly jacking someones idea. But im sure that Ensemble studios has a much bigger staff and more money to spend to make this game more than just a mod for an old RTS. But i send my condolences to the Halogen team, whos work was all in vain. But im hoping franky will assure me that bungie was being totally original about this. If i don't see somthing from someone im gonna be rather suspicious.

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  • 09.27.2006 12:37 PM PDT
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the trailor looks pretty
but ahh i'm a bit confused as to the selling point of this game, i mean the unsc pretty much just ends up getting slaughtered throughout the entire halo history, with exception to a few ships in the books
so basically we can play as humans, and lose every engagement or what, because that sounds like a blast.....

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  • 09.27.2006 12:39 PM PDT
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OMG those elites in the trailer are freaking BEASTLY!!!!!! I WANT THIS!!!

  • 09.27.2006 12:39 PM PDT
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HOOOO MAN IS RIGHT!! This is goin to be the $hit. It's going to be even better than we expect.

  • 09.27.2006 12:40 PM PDT

Oh and in case anyone dosn't know, halogen was the exact same story line, the harvest encounter and so on. Im doubting bungie more and more...

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:(....It was better when it was FPS only!!!

  • 09.27.2006 12:42 PM PDT
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About skipping school at Halo 3 launch day
Posted by: RhythmKiller
Posted by: Krazy_J
I'm going to school because I plan on having a life...
Yeah, only nerds skip school. Oh wait...

Posted by: spartan1121
Oh and in case anyone dosn't know, halogen was the exact same story line, the harvest encounter and so on. Im doubting bungie more and more...


First, it's not Bungie that shut down the Halogen project, second I'd much rather play a professionally created game - no offense, but I believe that Halo Wars is going to be better than Halogen ever could be.

  • 09.27.2006 12:43 PM PDT

Posted by: spartan1121
Wow bungie has steped so low as to totaly rip off someone elses concept and project.

Well im still a little pissed about the possibility of microsoft totaly jacking someones idea.
In case you were unaware, Halo was being developed as an RTS prior to becoming an FPS. The concept of Halo as an RTS has always been our original idea. What happened with Halogen was unfortunate, but when you use intellectual property that does not belong to you, that's a risk you take.

There are already some threads dedicated to that subject, if you feel the need to discuss it further, use the search feature and I'm sure you can find them.

  • 09.27.2006 12:44 PM PDT
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The movie should all be done with those graphics. We do not need real people acting. Doom should have done the same with CGI and not terrible people like the rock. That way it will be true to Halo. This would be even more amazing if it was all done on Halo 3 visuals/graphics.

  • 09.27.2006 12:44 PM PDT

Posted by: Caboose413
From the god of all RTS creators?


Sorry, but Blizzard is not involved.

  • 09.27.2006 12:46 PM PDT
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http://www.halowars.com/index.html
Here is the website and every thing!WOOOT!

  • 09.27.2006 12:46 PM PDT
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For one, Microsoft and Bungie DID NOT rip off halogen by making a halo rts. In the beginning Halo was planned to be a RTS game. So technically, Bungie had this idea LONG AGO. So stop whining.


Anyway, I'm a little confused with the Peter Jackson thing. Is this the Halo movie? Or is this "unnamed project" separate from the Halo movie? Because I want my damn Halo movie.

  • 09.27.2006 12:46 PM PDT
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

  • 09.27.2006 12:47 PM PDT
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hey did the picture next to this story of the front page change to the gorilla for anyone else, it was a tank looking like it was selected in a rts game.

  • 09.27.2006 12:48 PM PDT
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Ah, look at the lonely people...

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hey did the picture next to this story of the front page change to the gorilla for anyone else, it was a tank looking like it was selected in a rts game.

It was an ingame shot they weren't supposed to show, I'll bet. someone, PLEASE have saved it.

  • 09.27.2006 12:48 PM PDT
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"The ends justify the means."




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  • 09.27.2006 12:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: The Binkster
hey did the picture next to this story of the front page change to the gorilla for anyone else, it was a tank looking like it was selected in a rts game.

Hey yeah thats right! I wish I saved it.

  • 09.27.2006 12:49 PM PDT
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Wow... just wow!

Incidentally this announcement has probably broken the world record for most gamer-joygasms within several hours :D

  • 09.27.2006 12:50 PM PDT
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A fantastic update, guys! Halo Wars is lookin' good.

  • 09.27.2006 12:50 PM PDT