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| HALO WARS (RTS) coming to Xbox 360
X06: Ensemble Making Halo RTS Named 'Halo Wars'
Age of Empires makers get a grip on Bungie's universe.
by Luke Smith, 09/27/2006
Remember when Microsoft turned off a user-made real-time strategy mod
that took place in Bungie's Halo universe? That mod was several years
in the making when Microsoft and Bungie (who were well within their
rights) decided to shut it down. In Barcelona, at its X06 media
briefing, Microsoft announced that Ensemble Studios and Bungie are
collaborating to make a Halo RTS -- Halo Wars -- the game will come to
both PC and Xbox 360 platforms. Suddenly, the decision to shut down
some kids' fan project makes a bit more sense -- Microsoft, Ensemble
and Bungie can bring a Halo RTS of their own to gamers; they don't need
the modmakers to do it for them.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3D3154046
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-- "Halo Wars" is an all-new real-time strategy game based on the
legendary "Halo" universe and designed exclusively for Xbox 360 by
Ensemble Studios, creators of the "Age of Empires=AE" franchise.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060927/sfw094.html?.v=3D63
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In other "Halo" news, Microsoft-owned Ensemble Studios (makers of the
"Age of Empires" franchise) also revealed it has been working on a game
set in that universe: "Halo Wars," a real-time strategy game for the
Xbox 360.
"For the Halo nation, it's a pretty exciting day," said Scott Henson,
director of Microsoft's Advanced Technology Group.
http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/27/com...tversion=3D200=
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Scott Henson, director of Xbox platform strategy, told me that
Microsoft is upping its investment in the Halo universe by developing
three titles at once: Halo 3, the collaboration in the Halo universe
with Peter Jackson, and the Halo Wars RTS game.
"It's a fun day for Xbox and the Halo nation," he said.
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/20...x06_detail.html
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