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While it was recently rumoured that Halo 2 Anniversary is in the works at 343 Industries alongside Halo 4, the developer itself appears to have denied that is the case.

According to various sites including The Halo Council, 343 touched on the subject of a follow-up to Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary in a recent Q&A posted on Microsoft ExpertZone, a registration-only resource the platform holder uses to train retail partners.

Asked if there was any chance we'll see Halo 2 HD before the end of this console generation, 343 reportedly said: "We are not working on that at this time. We are kind of busy."

An Xbox PR representative told us they couldn't confirm whether the supposed Microsoft ExpertZone Q&A was the real deal or not, but added: "Our focus right now is on developing Halo 4. Beyond that, we do not comment on rumours or speculation."

http://www.computera...-2-anniversary/

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Highlights include confirmation there will be 10 new weapons, 2 new vehicles and Spartan Ops will be 50 missions spread over 10 weeks. "Improves support to create organize and track Groups" - Clans?

To save you the hassle of pretending you work for GameStop, I've captured all the new info and presented it here:

Loads more after the jump.

http://www.littleeng...expertzone.html

It would have been very easy for Jessica to say there's only going to be the Limited Edition that we've already seen, so this does seem to suggest there may be something more they've still to announce.

We know there's no Legendary version of the game, but I've previously speculated that we could see a Legendary Xbox 360 console. With previous Halo releases where there's been a Legendary game and Special Edition console, many fans have had to choose one or the other and end up feeling as though they're not getting the "complete" package. So it would make sense for them to forego the Legendary game in favour of a really special version of the Xbox 360 hardware.

Sad Diego Comic-Con in a couple of weeks (12-15th July) would be a logical place to announce a new console - it's the right audience at any rate - so hopefully we won't have too long to wait.

Big thanks to Quentin for the tip!

http://www.littleeng...-4-to-come.html

http://halocouncil.c...ws-about-Halo-4

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343 has confirmed that Halo's beloved Skull multiplayer modifiers have gone the way of the Dodo, for the sake of the new weapon and gear levelling system. Speaking to OXM at E3, lead multiplayer designer Kevin Franklin also shed a little more light on the game's multiplayer scoring system. In brief, this is the first Halo game where you'll score points for making a bloody spectacle of yourself.

Well, that's what I'm calling the new "distract assist", of which you'll read more in a mo. But what's all this talk of Skulls? "No, we've moved away from that," Franklin stated. "We're looking at the Infinity experience very specifically as a new one."

"The only way to make things work across all the nodes to your progression, like if you're playing with or without your friends you're still earning the same armour and experience points and levelling up the same character - to get that shared progression we really needed to unite the different experiences. So we went in a different direction which we're really happy with."

First glimpsed in Halo campaigns, Skulls later appeared in Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach's Firefight modes, allowing players to

The game's competitive modes take place on the deck of the aforesaid Infinity, a hyper-advanced UNSC starship. Its co-op component sees Infinity crewmates venturing out on planetside missions. The idea in both cases, we're told, is to give multiplayer a sense of permanence and narrative logic.

And what of these new Assists? Well, 343 wants to foster the sort of mutual gain mentality that governs Battlefield 3, with its roster of rewards for supporting actions. Thus, "if you're running and an enemy starts stars shooting at you, but gets killed by a teammate because he was distracted by you, you're rewarded for distracting the enemy.

"This came straight from players in our feedback sessions who felt they should have been rewarded for that. There are all sorts of assists. For instance, the King assist in Regicide is the first ever assist in a free-for-all game, so even though you're all playing against each other, we'll still give you an assist for helping kill the score-leader, even if you kill the other player a few seconds later.

"All of these things wrap up into our assist spree so you can get a Wingman spree. We found lots of ways to reward players for doing things other than kills. We're really stoked to show off our objective games because that'll come through even more."

http://www.oxm.co.uk...assists-are-in/

How does Halo 4 feel compared to other games in the series? Which does it most feel like?

It feels most like a combination between Halo 2 and Halo 3but also with a little Halo: Reach thrown in. The reason I say that is because the way it played was an updated classic Halofeel, like Halo 2 or Halo 3, and played nothing like Halo: Reach. Although Halo 4 does have armor abilities and sprint (which were new additions to the Halo series from Halo: Reach). Don't worry because they are a lot better designed this time. Halo 4's armor abilities and sprint features excelled over how Halo: Reach's armor abilities and sprint were implemented into the Halo series.

The new armor abilities (Hardlight Shield, Promethean Vision, and Thrust Pack) just were a lot fun to use and you could tell that the armor abilities were designed to play in a far better way overall. Halo 4's sprint is slower and much better balanced because now all players will have the ability instead of it being an armor ability like in Halo: Reach. After playingHalo 4 at E3, I think that it has the potential to be the bestHalo game ever released.

Which do you feel is the better weapon, the BR or the DMR? Where does the Carbine weigh-in?

All three of those weapons were extremely powerful. Keep in mind that any gun could still be changed before the game will be released on November 6th, but I felt the best weapon was the Battle Rifle. The Carbine was also extremely easy to use and shot really fast. A lot of people liked using that gun but I still prefer the Battle Rifle over it. The Battle Rifle shoots similarly to the Halo 3 Battle Rifle except it has better hit registration and I absolutely love it, feels great to shoot. The DMR was, in my opinion, the worst of the three but it can still be deadly especially at long range. I wouldn't be surprised if they nerfed some guns like the Carbine to shoot slower and make it harder to use.

Talk a little bit more about the new armor abilities. How powerful is Promethean Vision going to be?

Like I mentioned before, the new armor abilities that I saw were Hardlight Shield, Promethean Vision, and Thrust Pack. Everyone was using the Promethean vision at E3 because it is just such an advantage being able to see through walls but in my opinion I don't think it is overpowered.

One of the maps we played named Adrift was designed in a way to make the Promethean Vision less powerful because Promethean Vision can only look through one wall at a time. On Adrift there are many hallways, rooms, and outside areas so it is very hard to see where players are with the Promethean Vision because of the limited one wall areas. It would be wise to use other armor abilities like the Hardlight Shield or the Thrust pack with your team on Adrift.

On a map like Haven, however, the Promethean Vision was so powerful that it could look through nearly every wall/floor on the map. The thing I am most excited about though is how all of the armor abilities are going to be used as a team. It is going to be awesome to see a Hardlight Shield player out front tanking shots for his team while his teammate is behind him with Promethean Vision looking through a wall waiting to poke out at the right moment.

343 Industries did a great job on implementing the new perks system and how loadouts are made because now every player will be very unique in helping their team win.

What was your favorite weapon to use?

My favorite weapons to use had to be any new weapon they added into the game as well as my old favorites the Battle Rifle and the Sniper. The new weapons like the Scattershot, the Rocket Pistol, and the Sticky (Plasma Grenade) Detonator all were really fun to use. I can't wait to see all of the weapons that will be usable once the game launches. All the guns in the game shot so well to the point where I think 343 really perfected it. Every gun had a nice feel to how it shot and was used.

Of the maps you tried, which was your favorite?

I only got to try three maps Haven, Adrift, and Longbow but out of those three, Haven was my favorite because it was easily the most competitive map. Adrift was more of a close quarters camping map and Longbow was more of a big team battle type map.

Are there any old maps you'd like to see remade forHalo 4?

I would love to see Lockout, Warlock, Midship, The Pit, and Sanctuary be remade. All of those maps are classics in theHalo series, Midship is the only one that has had a proper remake so far named Heretic in Halo 3, but the other four maps have not (Blackout in Halo 3 was not a good remake of Lockout).

I would also say Beaver Creek but 343 Industries just made a decent remake of it in the Halo 1 Anniversary Map Pack forHalo: Reach. MLG settings are definitely going to need good maps to play on and it will be one of the factors in how goodHalo 4 can be as a competitive title for the MLG circuit. The forge system will be really updated as well so hopefully MLG could easily make maps if 343 does not supply them with enough competitive 4v4/2v2/1v1/FFA maps.

What are your thoughts about the new Infinity Slayer game mode?

The new gametype Infinity Slayer was very fun and it's awesome to see new gametypes like this one are being put into the Halo series. Having to score and rack up points instead of kills to win and also having the ordnance drop every time you reach a certain amount of points makes for a faster paced game. I do not think it will be a MLG gametype but for normal matchmaking it's great.

What didn't you like about the game?

I had so much fun playing it; there was not really anything I did not like about the game. I always tell everyone that the only thing I didn't like about the game was that I wish there was even more content to see because it is going to be a truly amazing game. The classic Halo feel is what made the Haloseries what it is today and this game definitely has that feel. When Halo 4 comes out it will set the stage for the revival of the Halo community and I for one am definitely going to be leading that charge by example. Halo is going to be back to how it once was and I can not wait until that day: November 6th.

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Play Halo 4 at RTX!

Huge, awesome news everyone: Halo 4 will make its world hands-on gameplay premiere for fans at RTX, this July 7 and 8 at the Austin, TX convention center! Halo 4 marks the return of Master Chief and the beginning of a new saga in the best and biggest game series ever. We're proud to announce that fans will have their first opportunity to play Halo 4 at RTX, and more than likely, destroy several members of the Rooster Teeth cast and crew in a few games. Thanks to everyone at 343 for making this happen!

RTX tickets are still available online until this Friday, June 22, so buy now for the discounted price. Remaining tickets will be available on site.

And even more awesome news, RTX is pleased to announce that YouTube superstar Freddie Wong, aka freddiew, will be our Keynote Speaker! Freddiew blends visual effects, humor and gaming culture to create videos that are unlike any other, making him the perfect fit for keynote speaker at RTX, where gaming meets the Internet.

http://rtxevent.com/...arousel=1&cid=4

For the first time since 2007, we'll get a true, full-blown continuation of Master Chief's story, and from what we've seen, Halo 4 will feature a new enemy and a big graphical leap forward. Morgan Webb and Blair Herter take a look in the video below.

Click this link for the video. http://www.g4tv.com/...u-need-to-know/

http://www.g4tv.com/...w-about-halo-4/

Well, here it is: http://halo.xbox.com...ach/filebrowser

A quick check suggests it has similar functionality to what we had come to expect from Bungie, though I think the way it offers up content on the front page like this is actually better than B.net - Awesome!

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Well, here it is: http://halo.xbox.com...ach/filebrowser

A quick check suggests it has similar functionality to what we had come to expect from Bungie, though I think the way it offers up content on the front page like this is actually better than B.net - Awesome!

http://www.littleeng...er-is-back.html

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The two teams are laid out like playing cards. It looks like each card has the player's rank in the bottom right corner, emblem in the top right and then some other lines of text I can't read (presumably GamerTag and Service Tag). I don't think the menu is as pretty or elegant as the one in Reach, but I do really like that they show off the player's armour in the lobby like this - gives it much more prominence than it had in Reach.

Also worth noting is that box in the top right of the screen "YOU ARE ON TEAM DEMON". Clan names, maybe? Perhaps Red and Blue have been renamed Demon and ???

The other screen showed the armour customisation, you can select primary and secondary colours as we've come to expect - I haven't counted, but that looks like more colour options than in Reach.

Also of note is the emblem ("SPARTAN ID"?) which appears to be a man with the head of a unicorn. Is he playing a violin? Nun-chucks, maybe?

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