X06: Halo News

September 27, 2006

Halo is becoming an RTS. Ensemble Studios, the folks responsible for the Age of Empires games will be bringing the Halo univervse to the PC, set during the time of the first conflicts between humans and the Covenant. Release is unknown, and is coming exclusively for the 360.

Peter Jackson, the producer of the Halo movie and director of movies such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, supposedly likes Halo so much, he recently created Wingnut Interactive. This company will be bringing us downloadable episodic content (to be developed with Bungie), as well as a mysterious brand new game.

So Halo fans, the next few years will be a good one for you. Multiple Halo games and a movie coming out, what more could you want?

You can check out the trailers below:

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[url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/e/4/7e46b7ee-f59e-4c61-86d0-4b85537cdc31/Halo_Wars_Web_Version_woRating_720p30_ST_8mbps.wmv]Halo Wars 720P Trailer (HD)[/url]