Some good info.
Halo Series: News and Notes
News | January 5, 2007 10:37 am
By zoboa
In a recent interview with XboxWay International, Frank O'Connor (Content Manager, Bungie Studios) drops some good info on all of the games in the Halo series.
Interesting info summarized from the interview you may not have known:
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[!]Halo started as a RTS for the MAC and PC, but evolved into a FPS[/!]
[!]Expects Halo 2 to re-gain #1 Xbox live ranking from GoW[/!]
[!]Will continue to update Matchmaking Lists for Halo 2[/!]
[!]TeamSwat for Halo 2 was killed due to large population playing and a need to balance playlists[/!]
[!]Promised "surprises and treats for Xbox 360 Halo 2 players" in coming months[/!]
[!]New Halo 2 Maps only on 360 due to resource constraints for developing and testing[/!]
[!]Halo 3 will be the end of the original trilogy, but the Halo universe will not end[/!]
[!]Halo 3 multi-player will be similar to Halo 2 with many improvements[/!]
[!]Halo 3 campaign will be dramatically different, with back to Halo style storytelling[/!]
[!]Xbox 360 power allows for "vastly improved encounters visually, technically, and also in the gameplay"[/!]
[!]Halo 3 will have better more thought out counter-measures to modders and jerk players[/!]
[!]Halo 2 and Halo 3 stats will not intermingle[/!]
[!]Halo 3 will have "more tools to record statistics and Achievements" and Bungie.net will continue[/!]
[!]Halo 3 co-op hasn't been announced one way or the other yet[/!]
[!]Halo 3 will not have a "cover" system, as game is not about using cover[/!]
[!]Bungie may work on Arcade title in the future, but not currently[/!]
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Read the whole interview HERE.
Interesting info summarized from the interview you may not have known:
[list=ul]
[!]Halo started as a RTS for the MAC and PC, but evolved into a FPS[/!]
[!]Expects Halo 2 to re-gain #1 Xbox live ranking from GoW[/!]
[!]Will continue to update Matchmaking Lists for Halo 2[/!]
[!]TeamSwat for Halo 2 was killed due to large population playing and a need to balance playlists[/!]
[!]Promised "surprises and treats for Xbox 360 Halo 2 players" in coming months[/!]
[!]New Halo 2 Maps only on 360 due to resource constraints for developing and testing[/!]
[!]Halo 3 will be the end of the original trilogy, but the Halo universe will not end[/!]
[!]Halo 3 multi-player will be similar to Halo 2 with many improvements[/!]
[!]Halo 3 campaign will be dramatically different, with back to Halo style storytelling[/!]
[!]Xbox 360 power allows for "vastly improved encounters visually, technically, and also in the gameplay"[/!]
[!]Halo 3 will have better more thought out counter-measures to modders and jerk players[/!]
[!]Halo 2 and Halo 3 stats will not intermingle[/!]
[!]Halo 3 will have "more tools to record statistics and Achievements" and Bungie.net will continue[/!]
[!]Halo 3 co-op hasn't been announced one way or the other yet[/!]
[!]Halo 3 will not have a "cover" system, as game is not about using cover[/!]
[!]Bungie may work on Arcade title in the future, but not currently[/!]
[/list]
Read the whole interview HERE.
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