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Halo 4 Is A Reality… (maybe)
So there’s a ton of talk going around in the last day or so about the possibility that Gearbox will be developing Halo 4. More evidence of that has emerged regarding one Gearbox developer Corrinne Yu leaving for Microsoft. Reports have varied as to her title but Shacknews got the scoop.
A Gearbox representative has confirmed with Shacknews that staff member Corrinne Yu has indeed taken a position at Microsoft, and clarified that has she served as Gearbox’s director of platform technology, not technology director, for the past six months.
Word of Yu’s departure surfaced yesterday when this supposed internal Gearbox memo got circulated (certain information removed for privacy reasons).
Hello, friends.
I am Corrinne Yu, Director of Technology of Gearbox Software.
I was offered and recruited to the position of Principle (Lead) Engine Architect of Halo Franchise Team at Microsoft. I accepted the offer to lead the team to build the engines and games for future Halo’s on Xbox’es and PC’s at Microsoft.
I am staying to simu-ship Brothers In Arms all versions. I will start Halo after BiA starts manufacturing. Aliens: Colonial Marines and Borderlands are more than mostly completed. I assure you I will continue to help Gearbox. I am starting on Halo Team at Microsoft after 09/15/2008. My email after that day will be XXXX@microsoft.com.
I would be glad to introduce my friendly helpful Corrinne replacements at Gearbox to you. I am stoked to program and design and build some awesome Halo’s.
Let’s stay in touch!
after 09/15/2008
Corrinne Yu
Principle Engine Architect
Halo Franchise Team
Microsoftafter 09/15/2008:
XXXX@microsoft.com
XXXX@XXXX.com
XXXX@XXXX.netbefore 09/15/2008
Corrinne Yu
XXXX@XXXX.combefore 09/15/2008:
XXXX@gearboxsoftware.com
XXXX@XXXX.net
Director of Technology
Gearbox Software
So while nothing absolutely confirms that Gearbox and or Microsoft internally will be developing a 4th Halo, the fact Yu will be the lead developer of a Microsoft Halo Team lends strong credence to the rumor and her ties with Gearbox further suggest their involvement.
Anyway, word is a working game probably won’t be available until around 2012, possibly to coincide with the release of the next gen Xbox but you can expect to hear lots of Halo talk in the future.
via: Kotaku
Halo 4 Being Developed By Gearbox, So Says The Rumormill
As these things go this ranks right up there with the constant rumors about iPhone evolution. According to Joystiq a rumor is going around that has Gearbox developing Halo 4 for launch with the next-gen XBOX 720 probably somewhere around 2012. Supposedly there is more in the October issue of OXM but some interesting evidence is being thrown around.
First, Gearbox headman Randy Pitchford is quoted as saying they have a new project that’s going to be big.
I’ve started a new project. It’s big. It’s, like, look-at-our-line-up-and-imagine-something-even-bigger kind of big. I’m Directing it myself. I can’t mention it publicly yet. When you find out what this is, you’ll likely agree that I can’t oversell this one.
Variety blogger Ben Fritz did a bit of snooping and had this to say:
I checked with a source I have who is close to Gearbox and the best info I can confirm is that Gearbox has definitely had conversations with Microsoft about doing a new “Halo” game and is very excited at the prospect. However, last my source heard, there was no deal in place. So as far as I can tell, it’s quite possible Gearbox will be doing “Halo 4,” (or whatever they end up calling it), but it’s not a certainty yet.
So it seems at least plausible that the new Gearbox project could indeed be a fourth iteration (or 5th if you count Halo Wars) to the extremely popular Halo series. The question in my mind is, why switch from Bungie? Perhaps they wanted too much money?
What do you guys think? Can another company maintain the standard set by Halo 3? Do you care as long a Master Chief lives?
via: CrunchGear
