Halo 4 Creative Director quits

Contrary (or is it?) to our story yesterday of trouble in Crytek with staff, Halo 4′s Creative Director Ryan Payton has left the project. “I had a great run at Microsoft,” Payton told Kotaku. “I don’t regret one day of it. But after a few years, there came a point where I wasn’t creatively excited...

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Halo isn’t Halo without the Chief

In the latest issue of OXM, Phil Spencer from Microsoft says that the key ingredient missing from Halo Reach and ODST was the fact that the player wasn’t playing as Master Chief. Kind of like an Indiana Jones movie without Indiana Jones. “We kind of lost our way a little bit, I’ll say. And that’s why I wanted...

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Microsoft ponder social gaming

The future is very interesting. Recently Microsoft announced that Kinect is the fastest selling consumer electronics device since the Zune (I jest). However, with Kinect, Microsoft reckons social gaming will become a whole new beast in the future. It’s a shame they look at Zynga’s FarmVille, but at least they are...

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Shamrock Kings Crowned Halo Champions

The Shamrock Kings were crowned as Halo: Reach champions after defeating the Celebrity Halo: Reach Elite Spartan Squad, comprising of Idris Elba, Star of HBO’s The Wire (Stringer Bell) and BBC’s Luther; Irish rugby star Jamie Heaslip; RTE TV presenter Baz Ashmawy; and 98FM DJ Steven Cooper at the official launch event in the...

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64 midnight launches in Ireland

Halo: Reach might just end up being as big an event as Halo 3, with an incredible 64 stores across the country planning to open at midnight to ensure you get to go into work tomorrow morning with the reddest, blust-lust-filled eyes possible. 52 Xtravision and 12 Gamestop stores will open when the clock strikes twelve to cater for...

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