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[djsampson]

[360] Halo Wars

[Nola]

I think Halo will be the next big sci-fi franchise, following the steps of Star Wars and Star Trek. There will be Halo for the next 20 years. The only difference is that there is no single man behind it. look at all the genres of entertainment it has touched:

-Video Game
-Online Multiplayer Game
-Sci Fi books
-Movie
-Graphic Novel
-Comics
-RTS Game
-Alternate Reality Game
-Soundtrack

[krystyn]

I kinda get the feeling, though (can't really cite anything off the top of my head) that Bungie sorta wants to put Halo to bed at some point.

Of course, all this new stuff sort of belies that, in a way, but I know I've heard them talk about storylines and finishing and stuff in the past.

[Nola]

[ubersaurus]

Makes sense. Bungie doesn't want to make Halo games forever, and they're probably fine with taking a backseat to developing halo games as long as they can still input on story considerations.

[djsampson]

I think the new Halo Wars isnt even created by bungie .... At least thats what I thought I read in on of the Halo forums

[krystyn]

It's being developed by Ensemble Studios, who were bought up by Microsoft during the success of the Age of Empires series. They do some nice real-time strategy (at least, I think so. I <3 AoE and AoM.), and would certainly handle most of the gameplay/campaign aspect, using Bungie Studios for Halo Bible tidbits and continuity, as it's sort of a jump back into the past (to the audience).

[ubercado]

I really need to get the internet connected at my new place...

[Dante]