"Wake up, Chief. I need you."
Beginning with those words, spoken by the sexy, shimmering artificial intelligence Cortana to the emerald-armoured super-soldier called Master Chief, Halo 4 will mark the return of one of this generation's most iconic video game heroes.
But even a guy as tough as the 26th-century cybernetic warrior Master Chief might be daunted by the expectations that are weighing on this game, launching Nov. 6 on the Xbox 360. With a new studio (led by a Canadian, no less) at the helm and a fan community that ranges from casual sci-fi dilettantes to ferociously competitive online warriors, Halo 4 will be one of the most-scrutinized and most-played games of 2012.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
If the in game lighting looks anything like this picture then I tip my hat to 343i.
Halo 3 turned me into an FPS fan, before it I loathed the genre. Cannot wait to get back to Master Chief, the one who started it all (for me)
Wake up John.
Edit: who would have thought, that a guy in a modded motorbike helmet would become the badass gaming icon he is today?
Ive been getting sick of the FPS games over the last 2 years I have bought more of them than any other type of game and I think I just got sick of them. I have done nothing but play forza 4 on my 360 since it came out but I think Halo 4 will be the game that gets me back into the FPS games again.
we already knew it's not a reboot. It's gonna be epic.
"Halo 4 not a reboot."
No shit.