Halo fans dying to hear more about the next title in the series may not have to wait too much longer. Rumors about the anticipated title are starting to spread and if they’re correct, the game won’t be a sequel.
It’s unlikely Halo fans will care as long as they get more alien stomping action and a decent storyline, great graphics and plenty of multi-gamer fun. The Halo series is one of those that gamers either love or they don’t. But for those who love it, the series has become an obsession with written materials and an upcoming movie rounding out the storyline.
At yesterday's press event held in New York for the announcement of Viva Piñata, Shane Kim said “We're not here to talk about the mythical Halo 3, as I call it".
He continued: "We'll be talking about anything we're doing in the Halo universe - whether that's Halo 3 as I call it or anything else - at the right time. That time will be soon."
This last comment not only confirms the next game in the Halo series will be announced soon, probably at E3 2006, but also suggests that it might not be Halo 3 as everyone expects.
Either Bungie is working on more than one game set in the Halo universe, or the third game in the series won’t be a direct sequel to Halo 2.
According to the latest issue of Game Informer, Bungie's next project is called Forerunner and although the game belongs to the Halo series, it might actually be a prequel with a storyline set in the Halo universe, but focused on the origins of the Forerunners, their connection to humanity, and the Covenants.
An insider source supposedly told Game Informer that the upcoming Halo movie will be based on the Halo: The Fall of Reach book with the game complementing the movie, and therefore being a prequel as well.
Whatever the case may be, one thing is for sure…we’ll soon learn of Bungie’s secret project for the Xbox 360.
Team Xbox
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