Rumor: Halo 4 Already in Development?

[Beantown]

Re: Rumor: Halo 4 Already in Development?

I thought it was UNSC.

The ODST is a specialized group (The Orbital Drop-Shock Troopers, I believe) within the UNSC.

They're basically the biggest non-Spartan badasses within the UNSC.

[sportsdude]

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Now, hopefully the other rumor of it being a squad-based tactical shooter focusing on the ODST is true as well.

man that would be so sweet.

and to all the people that were disappointed with Halo 3, I ask, what did you expect? Halo was groundbreaking because of its incredible graphics and control, not to mention it popularized the two-gun system. In other aspects though, Halo was just another shooter. It was extremely linear with a semi-decent storyline. Halo 2 was more of the same but was huge because of the added online play, basically establishing a PC-style online shooter on a console. With Halo 3, Bungie was basically in a lose-lose situation. If they made it similar to the previous two, then they'd have people like some of those in this thread saying it was a huge disappointment. But if they radically change it, then they run the risk of alienating the already massive fan base worldwide that made the series popular in the first place. I think some people thought a new Halo on a next gen system would equate to the most uber-elite gaming experience ever when in reality it was just the third in a trilogy. But it was a game that made improvements in graphics, controls, physics, added weapons, added enemies, brought the story to a close and improved even more on an already good online experience.

[Candyman5]

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The ODST is a specialized group (The Orbital Drop-Shock Troopers, I believe) within the UNSC.

They're basically the biggest non-Spartan badasses within the UNSC.

O now I know what you are talking about. The guys that droped in the pods and were in the books. They were badasses.

[Candyman5]

Re: Rumor: Halo 4 Already in Development?

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[Flawless]

Re: Rumor: Halo 4 Already in Development?

This is interesting.

Why All This Gearbox Halo 4 Talk? Here's Why... (Maybe)

Earlier we posted that Gearbox Software (Brothers In Arms, Borderlands) was rumored to be working on Halo 4. With Bungie out of the picture, Gearbox does seem like a logical fit — the developer did do the PC version of Halo: Combat Evolved.

What's more, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford stated in February: "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." But that doesn't necessarily mean Gearbox is doing Halo 4. The "big" project Pitchford is talking about could be something else entirely. And Halo 4 hasn't even been announced. (Though, Microsoft would be silly not to do it.)

So, why all this talk about Gearbox and Halo 4?

The current Director of Technology at Gearbox is Corrinne Yu. Corrinne Yu (pictured) has been called, for lack of a better comparison, "the John Carmack of female programmers". She's an industry vet, cutting her teeth as the Lead Programmer for the 3DO's Asia launch, going on to work as Lead Programmer for the Prey Engine and even working as Director of Technology at John Romero's ill-fated ION Storm and also at 3D Realms.

Her recent work at Gearbox includes programming Brothers in Arms, Aliens: Colonial Marines and Borderlands. So why all this talk about Corrinne Yu? We've come in possession of an internal Gearbox email that Yu sent out. It reads:

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 [email protected].

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
Microsoft

after 09/15/2008:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

before 09/15/2008

Corrinne Yu
[email protected]

before 09/15/2008:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Director of Technology
Gearbox Software

Obviously, we added the "XXXX" for privacy. So this email doesn't exactly confirm that Gearbox is doing Halo 4 (it doesn't even confirm Halo 4), but it does make it seem more possible. Perhaps Yu has been hired to act as a go-between for Gearbox and Microsoft? Or maybe Yu will be lending her programming wizardry to internally developed Microsoft Game Studios Halo titles.

We are following up with both Microsoft and Gearbox.

[koebner]

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It sounds like Yu is leaving Gearbox to work at Microsoft to develop future Halo games. This would mean MS is going to do them in-house.