Report: Halo remake coming November

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:24:00 +1300

According to sources cited by website Joystiq, the rumoured remake of Halo: Combat Evolved will be released on November 15th for Xbox 360.

According to the source, the game has received a visual update with entirely new assets and the control scheme will mimic more recent Halo games but the audio has been left untouched. It is not being built on the engine used to create Halo: Reach. The remake is also rumoured to include online functionality.

The source also says that Saber Interactive is undertaking the work. The studio’s last game was TimeShift.

Halo Legends announced

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:09:00 +1200

Microsoft has unveiled a new project called Halo Legends, which will bring the Halo franchise and its sweeping sci-fi saga to an entirely new medium, in the form of several original anime short films.

Halo Legends is being produced by Microsoft’s 343 Industries and features creative direction from anime pioneer Shinji Aramaki, director of the critically acclaimed “Appleseed” and “Appleseed EX Machina” anime features, and Mamoru Oshii, director of the landmark “Ghost in the Shell” movies, with additional production from Joseph Chou of J-Spec Pictures. The compilation will include a series of short stories that explore different times, themes and characters from the Halo universe and will be distributed globally by Warner Home Video.

Influential studios that are part of the project include the creators behind some of the most popular and celebrated anime to come from Japan, such as “The Animatrix,” “Cowboy Bebop,” “Fullmetal Alchemist,” “Ghost in the Shell,” “Dragon Ball” and more.

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Report: Halo remake coming November

Halo Legends announced