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Halo Retrospective: Part 1: Combat Evolved

From the PlanetXbox360.com feature article:

"Warthogs. Cortana. Needlers. The Pillar of Autumn. If you use these words out of context, they'll amount to nothing more than gibberish. But to Halo fans, it's a lifestyle. While Goldeneye 64 legitimized FPS games on consoles, Halo: Combat Evolved for the original Xbox solidified it. Despite the fact that Xbox Live wouldn't launch until exactly a year after Halo's release date, LAN play gave Halo the leg up it needed over Goldeneye: the ability to support more than four players, and thus, provided the opening for professional play on a much larger scale."

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Rhythmattic4950d ago (Edited 4950d ago )

Halo CE on a computer was the only way for me.

Edited: too many beers

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etowntwo4950d ago

Just finished the game again with a buddy that never played it.

The new hd Halo anniversary was a nice upgrade in graphics.

Allsystemgamer4950d ago

It is a great little package isn't it? I live switching back and forth between graphics in the campaign to see how far the series has come. Oddly enough Halo combat evolved has held up very well over the years and still has much more substance to it than many modern shooters. It was a very well designed game and indeed does deserve the praise it gets, even if you don't like halo, you should still appreciate what it did for the genre just like goldeneye and cod 4

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Rumour: Halo Remake Is Coming to PS5, Will Feature 'Modern Gameplay Mechanics'

Halo will make its PS5 debut with a massively modernised remake of the original Xbox game, Combat Evolved.

That’s according to the Halo Leaks account on X (or Twitter), which has accurately outed information about the franchise in the past.

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Goodguy01213d ago

I expect this to be announced pretty soon. Can't wait, this game was awesome. I wonder how of a remake it'll be though, hopefully not a remaster because we already have that lol.

S2Killinit212d ago

It needs to be a complete redo of graphics or else its not my cup of tea.

hennessey86212d ago

it will be running on unreal engine 5, so it will look good. The question is will it run as good as it looks

GenoPurpel212d ago

I think they teased it a few months back when they announced Halo studios. It does look quite incredible graphically but as Hennessy says above, how it runs is gonna be a different story given UE5 track record.

darthv72212d ago

it would probably be like the gears of war reloaded. Which was a remake of the remaster of the original.

...this gen is getting confusing with so many re-whatevers.

1Victor212d ago

@S2K: “ It needs to be a complete redo of graphics or else it’s not my cup of tea.”
I completely agree with you and would add a VR mode as well🥺

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gold_drake212d ago (Edited 212d ago )

oh yeh, theres like a showcase soon, maybe they'll announce it there.

or at the game awards

but ue5 only looks pretty. the games run ..
abit weird.

Notellin212d ago

It's being shown at the Halo World Championships which they had already announced a few weeks ago.

RaidenBlack212d ago (Edited 212d ago )

Better reboot than another re-touch (remake after an already remaster) .... but 343/Halo is incompetent now, so .... guess this is best they can do with help of Coalition

pwnmaster3000212d ago

So much memories with halo.
The original Xbox was my first console (actually 64 but barely played) and the first game was halo. Me and my brother use to play coop almost everyday.
We eventually traded in for a PS2 because of kingdom hearts lol

maximusprime_212d ago

I played the first 2 Halo games. That's Bungie's Halo.. I do not know whether 343's Halo is as good as Bungie's.

Either ways Halo is one of Microsoft's big franchises. So many rumours so it's becoming more likely it'll come to PS5

darthv72212d ago

Halo 3 is Bungie's game... so is Reach and ODST. 4, 5 & 6 (Infinite) are 343's. They aren't bad... just different. The original trilogy story ended and should have finished there. But MS wanted to 'Star Wars' this franchise and came up with new stories that sort of just sit there.

TheColbertinator212d ago

You haven't missed out much since Bungie left.

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Halo art director leaves studio after 17 years with ominous message alluding to discontent

Glenn Israel writes: "As of today and after seventeen long years, I am officially no longer contributing to the Halo universe. There is little more I can say for the moment, though I intend to share this particular story in its entirety when it is absolutely safe to do so next year. In the meantime, I have a message for anyone and everyone who needs to hear it.

I know that the state of our industry seems dire, but never forget that you are *free to choose*. No illusion of security nor promise of wealth or fame or power is worth trading away your health, your dignity, your ethics or values - and no one can force you to. Stay strong, take evidence when necessary, and find where you belong."

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Bathyj218d ago

My god.
There's a story for next year.

VenomUK217d ago

I’m really disappointed to learn there are still people/morale problems. I thought the whole point of rebranding 343i to Halo Studios was to signal that real changes had been made - not to cynically rebrand to paper over the problems.

I really hope the Halo CE remake is great and gets people hyped for the future of the series.

DarXyde217d ago

It's inevitable with the modern landscape. Even if some issues have been assuaged, new ones crop up all the time.

I'm willing to bet AI and the lack of regulation is causing substantial upset.

shinXseijuro218d ago (Edited 218d ago )

He said something very marking . We tend to complain a lot about the industry but deep down I realize that we never have we been offered this crazy amount of games all available for you to play now . You can literally play any sorts of games in 2025 . Nobody is forcing you to buy the latest COD or the latest BF . You’re more of a 8 bit cozy gaming guy there’s a whole niche of modern games for that . You like micromanaging there’s games for that . I feel like we have been spoiled so much we just stopped being realistic and thinking for ourselves . We follow trends cry about stuff online when you are the buyer you have the power .

Notellin217d ago

I'm not buying any games until another Immersive sim is made.

PhillyDonJawn218d ago

....wth happened over there?
Does this confirm a new Halo by next year?
What did they want him to do that made him feel it was morally wrong or a insult to his integrity?

-Foxtrot217d ago

Well how about that, a name change doesn’t fix internal issues

Who would have thought

jznrpg217d ago

MS was throwing money around for a long time but now it’s time to pay the Piper.

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Road to HaloWC 2025 – September

Tashi writes: Back in June we let the community know that we’d be continuing the conversation from last year’s HaloWC and the “A New Dawn” video and sharing more about what we’ve been working on. Like last year we’ll be on the Main Stage to talk about it but this year we’ve also got a “deep dive” panel planned for the Community Stage that you won’t want to miss.

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