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Halo: Combat Evolved - Coming full circle

Steve C. writes: 'On October 27th Halo 5: Guardians will be unleashed into the world. In the lead up to the release, of what will no doubt be the biggest selling Xbox One game so far, our Xbox Enthusiasts will be giving you the lowdown and a heads up on every game in the Halo series. We will explore the development, the story, the multiplayer and the reception of each game. First up is the original Halo game, Halo: Combat Evolved.'

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raggy-rocket3891d ago

Without a doub that, in my mind, this is one of the greatest and revolutionary games ever. Bungie should be immensely proud.

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FlexLuger3891d ago

Halo...Simply the greatest console FPS series of all time. quite possibly the best shooter series of all time, period.

the new tweaks will see just the right shakeups needed in MP. I expect to be impressed by my fellow spartans. Halo 5 s playstyle fit me like a glove in the BETA. Im ready to do this! ;)

spicelicka3891d ago (Edited 3891d ago )

The magic halo has really unbelievable. Amazing gameplay, amazing story, amazing, music, amazing multiplayer, its crazy how many things they got right in one package.

Rookie_Monster3891d ago (Edited 3891d ago )

Every Halo game is awesome even the Halo Wars RTS spinoff. Looking forward to both Halo 5 and Halo Wars 2.

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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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GOG Reportedly Teasing Possible Re-Releases Of Silent Hill 1 & Halo

GOG appears to be teasing potential re-releases of Konami's survival horror game, Silent Hill, and Xbox Game Studios' Halo: Combat Evolved.

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jznrpg300d ago

Still have my Silent Hill 1 copy

P_Bomb300d ago

So do I! It goes for a nice sum these days, but I ain’t sellin’!

Puty299d ago

Can we have SH1 on PS Store?

SimpleSlave299d ago

It's crazy to think that GOG will have Silent Hill 1/2/4, Dino Crisis 2, and Resident Evil 2/3 before the PSN. What the actual fudge is Sony even doing over there?

FinalFantasyFanatic299d ago

I will probably pick up Silent Hill 1 right away if GOG gets it, I grabbed BOF4 as soon as it was released, haven't picked up Dino Crisis yet since I already bought it on PS.

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Halo 4 & Halo 5: Guardians Sales Reached Nearly 10 Million Units Worldwide

Lifetime sales of 343 Industries' first-person shooters, Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians, reached nearly 10 million units worldwide each.

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Sciurus_vulgaris308d ago

There were reports that Halo 4 and Halo 5 had similar sales to Halo: Reach years ago. The clickbait websites and rage bait YouTubers from 2012-2016 just wanted to spread excessive negativity about the franchise for their own benefit.

VenomUK307d ago

What did Halo: Infinite sell?

Sciurus_vulgaris307d ago

I don’t know. However, I would assume around 10 million. All the Halo FPS titles have done around 10 million sales, except ODST. Halo 3, was reported to exceed 14 million copies. I still remember back in 2007-2008, Halo 3 and COD 4 would duke it out for the most played XBL game.

MrNinosan306d ago

@Sciurus

There is NO WAY Infinite sold 10 million. Wake up dude.
Once upon a time, there was gamers on the Xbox side who actually bought games. Those times are since long gone.

Infinite has most likely not even hit 5 million sales

slate91307d ago

Nearly 10 million units and killing the brand is crazy work. Nicely done.

peppeaccardo306d ago

This New: Putting chocolate chips on top of a freshly made dog turd .....

1Victor307d ago

So let me get this straight in almost 13 years both games sold a combined 10 millions units.
Now I’m not going to use the obscured mentality and compared it to the amount of consoles sold and say it’s a failure 🤷🏿

thesoftware730307d ago (Edited 307d ago )

1Victor,

Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians, reached nearly 10 million units worldwide "each."

Read it again, there is a word in there that clears up your misunderstanding.

1Victor306d ago

@thesoftware720
I apologize I skimmed through the article and the headline blinded me and stuck in my mind thank you for the correction 👍👍

AuraAbjure306d ago (Edited 306d ago )

Halo 4 is the best multiplayer ever! It’s even better than Titanfall 2. I admit Halo 4 got CoDified but there’s nothing wrong with taking inspiration from other games sometimes and halo 4 did it sooooo well with that speed boost plus sword combo and SAW plus damage booth combo, holy guacamole 🥑

Some crucial improvements to halo 4 could’ve been to boost the power of the AA sentinel, and whenever matchmaking pits people against each other with an armor abilities turned off completely then the map needs to routinely spawn, plentiful, predictable, power weapons. Also, all frame rate drops are unacceptable for a halo game during split-split screen or couch co-op. Just dynamically scale the resolution of the game down but whatever happens don’t let the framer dip in a Halo game for the love of all that is holy and good!

My personal gameplay of getting 30 kills in a 4 v. 4 game of team slayer up to 60.

https://youtu.be/ZYDvior_K-...

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