Halo's new steward Activision reportedly considering rebooting the series, with a team in Sledgehammer Games leading the charge
We recently learned that Microsoft gave development of its next Halo game to Activision , where "a new purpose-built team" - separate from the teams working on Call of Duty - has been created to oversee the franchise going forward.
We recently learned that Microsoft gave development of its next Halo game to Activision , where "a new purpose-built team" - separate from the teams working on Call of Duty - has been created to oversee the franchise going forward.
The short version
- Now, in a report from well-known Halo and Xbox insider Rebs Gaming , a possible timeline about how the process progressed internally at Microsoft has started to take form.
- And the report suggests that Activision's take on Xbox's premiere sci-fi shooter will be a reboot of the series -one that possibly explores Master Chief's origins.
- If you're not a fan of the Halo novels, the closest we've come to a Master Chief origin story was in the slightly pants Halo Paramount Halo TV show, which was cancelled after two seasons .
What happened
You have to wonder, if Activision does go back in time to show the ultra-fascist roots of Master Chief's rebellion-crushing origins, will he also have sex in front of Cortana in the game ? In the report, Rebs suggested that the overall team that'll take ownership of the new title may well be built "within Sledgehammer Games", per the report.
Why it matters
"Please keep in mind that Activision's Halo project is in early development so things can change," Rebs warned..
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