HALO WARS ANNOUNCED

Rava Benitez · 27 Sep 2006 at 19:17

THAT WAS A KILLER CONFERENCE

JUMPURS · 27 Sep 2006 at 19:18

wee bit more info in post plz??

Rava Benitez · 27 Sep 2006 at 19:18

JUMPURS said:
wee bit more info in post plz??

Sorry mate.

Its the RTS that was being developed by ensemble before microsoft shut them down.

well it seems they bought ensemble, and now they are making the RTS

KennyBhoy · 27 Sep 2006 at 19:21

1up.com said:
X06: Ensemble Making Halo RTS Named 'Halo Wars'

by Luke Smith, 09/27/2006

Remember when Microsoft turned off a user-made real-time strategy mod that took place in Bungie's Halo universe? That mod was several years in the making when Microsoft and Bungie (who were well within their rights) decided to shut it down. In Barcelona, at its X06 media briefing, Microsoft announced that Ensemble Studios and Bungie are collaborating to make a Halo RTS -- the game will come to both PC and Xbox 360 platforms. Suddenly, the decision to shut down some kids' fan project makes a bit more sense -- Microsoft, Ensemble and Bungie can bring a Halo RTS of their own to gamers; they don't need the modmakers to do it for them.

JUMPURS · 27 Sep 2006 at 19:22

hmmmm interesting

Alrik · 27 Sep 2006 at 19:44

Trailer http://www.halowars.com/trailer.html

Kainz · 27 Sep 2006 at 19:56

MS are really hitting the competition hard. First E3 and now all this X06 news lark.

WolfR1der · 27 Sep 2006 at 20:03

Ensemble wasn't making the Halo RTS mod that got shut down recently(unless they were making something else too), it was Slipstream Productions . I still think it's harsh to let them work on a project for so long, and get so close to releasing it and then shut them down. But I guess with something like this on the horizon you can't have a free competitor...even if it is on the PC

For the record I think the name is terrible :rolleyes:

, but i'll probably end up buying it if it turns out to be good. The halo universe really lends itself to an RTS, although console + RTS hasn't been too great in the past.

Edit: The trailer is really quite something :eek:

Alrik · 27 Sep 2006 at 20:17

I read somewhere that its being made by the same people who did AoE 3. God I hope its not true since it was such an aweful game.

gord · 27 Sep 2006 at 20:21

OMG just watched the trailer.. lovely FMV.. and its just so right.. cant wait now considering the quality of RTS games were seeing with the likes of CoH. Dammit i wish Relic was making it.

MadFruit · 27 Sep 2006 at 20:25

Sometimes I wonder if people just post threads to get some sort of "in there first bragging rights". I mean, whats the point when you don't give any other info.

kalanium said:
I read somewhere that its being made by the same people who did AoE 3. God I hope its not true since it was such an aweful game.

Indeed it is being made by Ensemble. They may have done AoE3 - which was pretty dire - but they also did AoE1 and AoE2 - which was fantastically out of this world

I just hope it comes out on the PC, because I don't fancy playing a RTS on a console

Alrik · 27 Sep 2006 at 20:35

Its confirmed for both PC and X360. I just hope its not one of those RTS where the bigger army wins and everyone just stands there while shooting each other. Also I hope its squad based and not just individual units.

Smit · 28 Sep 2006 at 08:36

Looks good.

Be interesting to see how well they can pull it off or if it will be just an average RTS with Halo characters

Chris [BEANS] · 28 Sep 2006 at 11:42

What use was that trailer?? We already knew it was in the halo universe and we know it has the same characters from the halo games.
Without any in-game footage that doesn't even give us a clue as to whether the game will be any good or not

Rava Benitez · 28 Sep 2006 at 13:37

Chris [BEANS] said:
What use was that trailer?? We already knew it was in the halo universe and we know it has the same characters from the halo games.
Without any in-game footage that doesn't even give us a clue as to whether the game will be any good or not

Yeah we all know that, but damn wasn't that a cool trailer.

Its a bit like getting hyped for any PS3 game, however when they show CGI they try and pass it off as gameplay.

At least here they are being honest.

The game probably wont come out until 2008 anyway.

The Mad One · 28 Sep 2006 at 14:00

They should have called it Red vs Blue hehe

Manlove is my forte · 28 Sep 2006 at 16:36

Ok its a nice trailer, hopefully the Elites will look and sound as good in Halo3. Otherwise what was the point?

So far my understanding is this game happens towards the start of the Human/Covanant war. So Pre Halo.

If thats the case again whats the point? The Humans got their arses handed to them in space and on the ground. It really was only the intervention of the Spartians that ballanced things out. Even then if the ground defence of a planet was successful the Covanant "Glassed" the planet. IMO the Halo RTS needs to be in space, to remain Canon, and should probably happen during Halo2 and 3 (certianly for the ground offencives/defencives).

Well that asside if the game works the game works and I hope it does. I certianly hope it is a base building game so you gather resources, build a base train troops and kick arse.

I've been waiting for a good console RTS.