Halo 3's out, Bungie's off the MS leash, but there's no time for rest as studio manager Harold Ryan reveals the developer is already hard at work on not one but two new IPs, and new Halo games. "We're actively engaged with the senior staff here on a couple of new IPs right now, but the team that can generate cool Halo games is still running full-speed as well," Ryan has revealed in an interview with Develop magazine.
Speaking about Halo and the split with Microsoft, he said, "Obviously Microsoft wanted us to make more Halo games. Both I and some of the more senior guys from the original Halo game have deep piles of game designs for the Halo universe that we are excited to build at some point".
"If the stars align and motivations are good and the platforms are right we'll do them," he teased.
He explained that new game prototypes created during the development of Halo 2 were ditched to deal with the hefty workload that was Master Chief's second outing. But it's not dead and buried.
"We kept that prototype running throughout the development of Halo 3," he said, "and now we have a creative team which feels like they own that".
Ryan continued, "We also have Halo DLC on the way, and a new IP prototype that we are very excited about. Then we have other Halo games that are cranking along also. So the end result so far has been exactly as it should have been - we're happy, excited, and doing our best work on a path that lets us grow."
Was always likely that the Halo franchaise would live on. They also left it open to continue the series if you watch the small extra scenes from the Legendary ending. So far we know of Halo Wars and the Peter Jacksn game so I wonder what else they have going on. Also looking forward to a new IP from Bungie so they can show us if they can actually have success outside of the Halo series.
Great... Multiformat Bungie and a milked halo franchise
Im looking forward to Master Chief Golf on Wii, and a lightgun Halo compilation on PS3
I think we've been down this road on another thread with someone's suggestion of Ubisoft's Sam Fisher Kart!
A 2.5D shoot 'em up on XBLA in the style of Metal Slug would be good fun I reckon, and it'd be a cheap as chips development too. Acutally I really want this now!!
Hopefully Bungie will sort out the server problems and even the game up for the Euro servers. It can't be that hard can it Bungie, or will you still favour the US servers?
as a ps3 fan i would like a halo game but im not that fussed
what i dont want is loads of games u know: the prequel, the on rails shooter, the designed by different people and crap sequel, the multiplayer only game etc etc
They definately left the door open for sequel Halo games, completed on lengendary the last video see's the chief's half cruiser heading towards a Dyson Sphere which was featured in the final halo book.
If they do make sequels they better be good, just hope they don't over do it.
Great... Multiformat Bungie and a milked halo franchise
Im looking forward to Master Chief Golf on Wii, and a lightgun Halo compilation on PS3
I think we've been down this road on another thread with someone's suggestion of Ubisoft's Sam Fisher Kart!
A 2.5D shoot 'em up on XBLA in the style of Metal Slug would be good fun I reckon, and it'd be a cheap as chips development too. Acutally I really want this now!!
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