New Microsoft Studio Working On Halo Sized Franchise

[Adam91]

 

Source:

CVG

 

Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver is taking on scores of new staff as it begins to work on a next generation games franchise.

 

The studio, which has been rebranded as Black Tusk, is expected to double its headcount to 110 development workers by the end of the year.

Black Tusk studio manager Mike Crump says the team is "working on Microsoft's next big entertainment franchise".

 

"We're not working on an existing franchise, we're looking to build the next Halo here, for example, which is really exciting," Crump told regional newspaper The Vancouver Sun.

 

"We are building something from the ground up," he added.

 

According to its official website, "Black Tusk Studios is dedicated to creating immersive, AAA games that push the limits of Microsoft's entertainment platforms."

 

In May, the online CV of an art director at the studio seemingly let slip that the team was working on "a core AAA shooter experience using Kinect".

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[Lancer]

It's very interesting. I'd like to see a game that isn't Halo, but it's in the same universe.

[Js2 I SiLENT I]

Desperately need a new game franchise. Cod is done to death , halo and GoW have one more before they're mundane then what???

[a live dinosaur]

So, it follows the Halo story but isn't exactly Halo?

[Baby Nades]

Whatever it is, I don't think it is related to Halo. "We are building something from the ground up" the guy said.

[Sierra1117]

The game they're building has nothing to do with the halo universe, it's just gonna be an Xbox exclusive game.

[Mr. Bashful Brute]

Who's saying its set in the Halo Universe? Where are you guys getting this?

[Mr. Bashful Brute]

Ooh 3:43pm xD ^

[DoctorB77]

Excited...excited...excited...kinect XP

[Vendetta]

They should make it come out a year after halo 5 or 6.

[Waspinator1998]

No...just no. I heard the word "Kinect" and then I lost interest.

[Guest MC STYLES 117]

Black Tusk Studios should make the franchise exactly the same as Halo but from the point of view of the Covenant.

[TR1GG3Rn Host]

Remake halo 2

[TR1GG3Rn Host]

The only reason you made Halo 4 feel like call of duty is because you wanted to attract the tweens and the little kids that were born when halo 2 was made, Im not trying to sound like games you make should be exactly like halo 2 or 3 but at least listen to your older community of competetive players that want a ranking system and want kids to get mad when they cant get their 50s <EX You made a bad decision on your fanbase outlook all you want is money I know im speaking the truth. Maybe you should make a game that people enjoy next time. Ps. you suck

[Guest benny]

No...just no. I heard the word "Kinect" and then I lost interest.

i agree .anything with kinect never ends with a " that game was awesome"

[Guest James]

Make a game about a mans scrotum and the adventures it goes on

[Guest TheIcon]

Apparently TR1GG3Rn forgot that video games is a business first and formost. One day you will understand.

[Guest Cyclone Industries Clan Leader]

i would like to see this universe in the future, maybe in the year 2900 or 3000 or any time around then

[Guest Shinigami]

Personally, CoD, GoW, and Halo. All have much potential to continue onward for years to come. I don't see where this illusion of "It's too much coming from". Gaming Industry is business yet still, this new game seems interesting and despite being a gigantic fan of all these series without being too biased on either; I would love to see a new franchise come in and take the FPS thrown, we need the Golden Age of Gaming to come back.

[Guest Nate]

Personally I believe that halo has the potential to divert from being an FPS to different styles, like (something I'd really like too see done well), a space RTS game like Halo Wars would be cool. I'd even like to see possible a Squad based game kind of like Ghost recon was, or even Republic Commando. Although I would like too see where 343 is taking Halo after Halo 4. But I agree There needs too be a new original game or series soon from Microsoft, but either way Halo will probably never die as a gaming franchise.

[Michael El Chile Aguirre]

this is not gonna work out kinect really? im not interested i'd prefer not to use my body to play just my fingers on the remote... disappointing so far....im a halo fan and most gamers prefer not to use that noobish kinect gadget well heres my gamertag for 360 Srg AlphaEagle

[kill-time]

Oh god a game for the Kinect! AHAHAHAHAHA!!! A shooter too! AHAHAHAHAHAH! God this will be awful! :3