Saturday, February 5, 2011

Combat Never Changes

Before i state the first line of this actual post, i want to say that at the time of posting, this is nothing more than speculation and alleged report from "anonymous sources"... right, so that's said. Halo: Combat Evolved HD is said to be hitting shelves in November. Joystiq have quoted anonymous sources, saying that the remake of the ever popular first installment of the Halo series is being worked on by Saber Interactive (creators of Timeshift) and that they intend to have it released on November 15th (to coincide with the originals 10th anniversary). Supposedly the update won't just be a touch up in terms of graphics though, as the game is now said to be in full 1080p, 3D compatible and running on a completely new engine, DIFFERENT to the Reach engine. Multiplayer is still under construction, with the possibility of online co-op (the original had 2 player split screen co-op). Personally, i'm calling bullshit on this for now, as i find it hard to believe Microsoft would be having another studio put their name on a title that's sure to sell millions of units, but the rumours of a Halo remake have been persistent for quite some time now, so you never know.

2 comments:

  1. I have heard of such rumours but I had no idea it was going to be a third party deal....This interests me and also could disappoint me. I mean Bungie should really be the ones to make it awesome. And if so is it going be a XBL release or a full disc thing...Interesting indeed.

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  2. All future Halo work went to 343 Studios after Bungie finished Reach, so i knew it wouldn't be Bungie doing the remake, but i still don't believe they'd get Saber Interactive to do it either... and if they really are building it on a whole new engine, then it wouldn't surprise me if they make it a full retail release.

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