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Halo 3 may not be Halo 3 claims magazine

A user on the official Xbox.com forums got his sweaty hands on the latest Game Informer magazine and found lots and lots of interesting stuff in there on Halo 3, the game many consider to be inevitable and which is almost certainly going to be the Xbox 360 killer app. Indeed, almost certainly, because the article supposedly states the game is so different it’s not even being called Halo anymore.

Since Xbox.com does not allow scanned magazines to be posted because of copyright reasons, the friendly topicstarter typed it all out for our pleasure. For the quick readers we have the highlights:

* Halo 3 isn’t currently called Halo 3. In fact, it doesn’t even have halo in the name - it is called Forerunner
* It will include HUGE environments.
* It will be somewhat open - i.e. A mission where you have to go invade/destroy an armory will determine how much weaponry you have for the next mission and how much the opposing forces will have.
* Will have a definite mission structure - but still be somewhat open.
* 4 Player Co-Op
* A gameinformer source (not named) HAS SEEN THE GAME IN ACTION. He also explains that the reason Bungie says there is no Halo 3 is because it will most likely be called “Forerunner”

Sounds interesting alright? Since we do not have access to a Game Informer magazine, this article goes up as “Rumor”, and we’d gladly receive confirmation or proof-of-bullshit by email or comments below. Our mailboxes do allow scanned magazines by the way…

If you’ve got time for a full read, here’s the rest of the article:

“Is it true that there will be no Halo 3? If you ask bungie or Microsoft the current answer will be, “Yes.” In fact, at the time of this writing, both companies have flat-out denied that Halo 3 even exists. And yet the game has not only been the constant subject of talk and rumors by both fans and the industry itself online retailers have thrown up bogus release dates from time to time to stir up the masses. How can a game that supposedly doe snot even exist be speculated about so much? We know that Bungie is working on various projects, and despite employment advertisements asking that applicatants love “combat on the high seas,” Game Informer has learned through its network of industry spy pirates that Bungie’s next release will be a Halo Xbox 360 project. However, as of now, it’s not even called Halo 3.

The relentless confusion over Halo 3 starts with the powers that be at Bungie. Shortly after the release of Halo 2, the company’s studio manager Pete Parsons told the BBC, “After Halo 2 we are planning to do something different. We will do something else and we have a few ideas.” This led the public to the logical conclusion that the next project wouldn’t be Halo-related. None other than Microsoft’s Bill Gates himself put down the gauntlet on Halo 3 and seemingly confirmed the game’s existence in the spring of 2005 when he told Time that he game would release alongisde and compete with Sony’s Playstation 3. Gates would later recant this ex act release date of the game but didn’t deny the project existed. That job has instead been left to others such as Microsoft Game Studios head Shane Kim who dubbed the game “the mythical Halo 3″ in a February update of the website Next Generation. And, of course, all the while Bungie has held the course that Halo 3 does not exist.

In its customarily clever way, Bungie is not telling a lie - it’s just not telling you the whole truth. A well-connected Game Informer source has seen this game up and running and tells us that the project is dubbed Forerunner (and no, this is not an April Fool’s joke). At this time the game is not being called Halo 3, which is perhaps how Bungie has been able to deny the existence of a title that literally bears the name “Halo 3.” Of course, when all is said in done, the game could be officially dubbed Halo 3: Forerunner or some variation thereof. It is very common for a game in development to be tagged with a temporary codename. For the time being, however, our source tells us that it’s being referred to simply as Forerunner. We contacted Microsoft about the game, but it would not comment on “rumor or speculation.”

The game is being designed around huge persistent worlds that will be created with what we’re being told as a modified Halo 2 engine. “Big” is the operative word, and many aspects of the title will be affected by the large scale of the game. For instance, Forerunner will showcase four player co-op in a move away from a strict linear single-player experience. Make no mistake about it , though, Master Chief is the game, and gamers will play as him to drive along the story. however, the world itself and the events that draw from it will be more malleable to the player and any co-op friends that join in on the action.

If you are charged to capture a weapons depot, for instance, you might not choose to do it, or may fail trying. Although our source says the game still has a definite mission structure, your failure at this particular task will mean that wh atever extra firepower may have been yours for the taking had you caputred the depot will instead strengthen your enemies from then on. This cause/effect concept applies to the game’s destructible environments as well. Of course, the philosophy is nothing new in video games, but it clearly embraces Bungie’s love of multiplayer and the lessons learned from the series’ success online. We imagine that these tidbits are surely only the tip of an iceberg that hopefully includes plans to merge the offline and online worlds together to great effect.

We’re told t he game’s storyline will delve into the origins of the Forerunners, the long-absent, technologically advanced civilization that inspired the Covenant’s Great Journy. Up to this point, the Forerunners are a mysterious element within the Halo story that has yet to be fully explained. However, the pots of Halo and Halo 2 imly taht humans, the Master Chief, and the Forerunners are linked, but with as little we know about the actual plot of this upcoming project, we don’t know how everything is going to fit together. Although our source has seen the Chief in action, even his presence could only be half the truth. After all, this is from the company that surprised everyone with the introduction of the Arbiter as a playable character in Halo 2.

Bungie’s denials that Hlo 3 exists have led fans to surmise that he compnay says so simply because the next Halo project doesn’t involve an actual halo, unlike the first two titles. That would make sense, given what our source has told us regarding the game’s focus on the Forerunners. However, that does not preclude the title from picking up where Halo 2 tantalizingly ended - with the M aster Chief returning to Earth with a mandate to kick some ***.

The project could also be aligned with the Halo movie s cheduled for release in the summer of 2007, which has Peter Jackson at the helm as executive producer. Our source tells us that he film will be based on the book Halo: THe Fall of Reach, chronicling a time leading up to the first game. If the mysterious Forerunner project is in fact related to the movie, then perhaps the video game’s title could not only refer to the civilization, but to the game being a prequel set during the early part of humanity’s war with the Covenant.

Clearly there are more questions remaining than have been answered with the information we’ve brought to light. Does this Forerunner project actually mean there won’t be a legitimate Halo 3? Could there be a game called Forerunner and an entirely other project entitled Halo 3? What if Forerunner is simply a side project meant to explorer storyline t angentswithin the Halo universe? If “Forrunner” is indeed the actual name of the game our source has seen, and not simply a temporary codename, we can’t imagine a Halo product leaving Bungie’s doors without a Microsoft marketing executive slapping the word “Halo” somewhere on the box for maximum effect.

As always in the development process, there are myriad aspects that can change at any moment. But for the time being, our source has assured as that the tantalizing snippets that have come our way are indeed true. Whether or not they point to the whole truth is something we won’t know until Microsoft pulls back the curtain on the project at E3. Bungie clearly delights in winding up the public, so we wouldn’t at all be surprised if what we know now are merely isolated pieces of a larger puzzle that Bungie has cleverly constructed. Regardless, any project from the developer is a big deal and one that’s guaranteed to get fans excited, regardless of what it’s finally called.”

The same story has also appeared on TeamXbox forums for the record. I’d say: Speculate away!

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Comment by jon on 2006-03-16 14:33:21 | Reply

wow the bs meter is going off the charts.
if bungie did this no one would play it.
not a smart move on their behalf if this becomes true.
bungie will be the betrayers if there is no halo 3 as we expect it to be.

Jon: why would noone play a game if it evolves through time? When Halo 1 was released, machines could do less. Now the 360 can do huge seamless worlds and online coop missions. Why stick to the 2001 concepts then?

Also, chances are the full name of the game will eventually be “Halo 3: Forerunner” ofcourse, just like Halo 1 had a subtititle “Halo: Combat Evolved”. They’d be nuts not to capitalize on the name.

Jon; why would this be bullshit? Why would this be betrayal? Eventhous it’s not called Halo it still takes place in the Halo universe AFAIK.

Oh and don’t forget to Digg :).

Comment by ade geia malakes on 2006-03-16 14:50:04 | Reply

Some interesting facts for you that don’t know it yet..
Facts from Wikipedia:
“According to the evidence scattered among the Halo games and novels, the Forerunner appear to be an extremely advanced race who mysteriously vanished, leaving behind a vast collection of their technology. One type of such “technological relics” are the Halos, structures that the Forerunner built to contain the Flood, a dangerous species of mutagenic infection spores. It is revealed in Halo: Combat Evolved that the Halos are weapons of last resort, used to destroy all life in the galaxy, thus preventing the Flood from spreading”

Comment by Ponder416 on 2006-03-16 15:07:41 | Reply

? thing to make you go hum?

I digg!!!!

Comment by ONI 23 on 2006-03-16 15:20:23 | Reply

Sounds good to me…. I’m in!

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According to Frankie, this is just an April Fools joke.

“According to Frankie, this is just an April Fools joke.”

On March 16th?

It’s the April issue of Game Informer.

“On March 16th?”

Well it’s for the April issue, the user just got it early somehow.

Apart from the fact that I cannot remember any non-daily magazine ever doing an April Fools’ joke because you never know when people get to read it, the whole purpose of an April Fools’ joke is that you make people believe something that’s just too ridiculous to be believed, but many people fall for it anyway. The realization that you fell for something on April 1st afterwards is the fun part. Doing the same thing on any other day of the year is plain lying, and can only be funny if the story makes up for that by being truly far-fetched and unbelievable.

This story is believable, and out on March 16th. If it’s an April Fools joke it’s the worst executed one I’ve ever seen in 28 years.

Comment by mutigen on 2006-03-16 16:36:14 | Reply

it is clearly an april fools day joke guys, come on. you do not remember any non-daily mag doing an april fools day joke? what are you, high?

– mu

Comment by Nforce on 2006-03-16 16:46:34 | Reply

For the people that can rean dutch:

Shane Kim, general manager van Microsoft Game Studios, heeft zich tijdens de Viva Pinata presentatie in New York uitgelaten over de release van de PlayStation 3, de E3 2006 en de aankomende Halo 3.

Over Halo 3 zei Kim dat deze niet voor 2007 uit zal komen. Hij liet echter wel weten dat de game nieuwe dingen uit het Halo universum zal tonen, maar welke dit zijn liet hij in het midden.

And for those who can’t:
Shane Kim, general manager of Microsoft Game Studios while talking about the Viva Pinata Presentation let some things slip about the oncoming Halo 3. He said that it wont appear before 2007. However he DID tell that the game would show new stuff out of the Halo Universum (maybe this is about the forerunners!?). What t was he wouldn’t unveil.

Ah well..

Comment by MDK on 2006-03-16 16:47:41 | Reply

i dont care what anyone says having a strategic element in the halo universe like capturing supply areas just isnt fun for me. halo is supposed to be mindless shooting and fun. maybe in matchmaking there could be a little stategy but not in the campaign like they are talking about. the master chief is a badass it never mattered how many weapons, vehicles, enemeys he had to face he would always win. so to be worried that the enemy actually has a better weapon or more weapons isnt making me jump up and down in excitement to play a version of this game whatever it is called based in the halo universe.

“it is clearly an april fools day joke guys, come on. you do not remember any non-daily mag doing an april fools day joke? what are you, high?”

Perhaps outside the Netherlands magazines do understand the fun of pulling an April Fools prank on March 16th, April 5th, Februar 28th or whenever they release their April issue, but I’ve never seen it in the Netherlands no. Newspapers all do it, because they get released and read on the day itself, and as such people have a fair chance to recognize the joke.

And I don’t see anything ridiculous or unbelievable in this article. They even get all their historic facts on the Forerunners correct. Again, what’s the fun in doing an April Fools joke that’s simply not funny? The fun is making people believe something that is simply obviously not true. Saying Halo 3 was cancelled because the Bungie team fired all their designers and dedicate their life to making Barbie games would’ve been funny. Giving plausible information about a game everyone knows is coming is simply not fun. And giving plausible but untrue information on the wrong day would most certainly not be an April Fools joke, that’d be plain stupid.

To Curry; this rumor comes from the same magazine that once revealed a Street Fighter unlockable in it’s April magazine that is known as a legendary April Fool’s joke and also a Zelda pre-order announcement a year or two ago that was all over the place. I’m not saying it is definitely a joke, but it certainly crossed my mind.

Ah well no point in arguing, for all I care it’s an April Fools joke. I’d just consider the GI editors to be a bunch of bloody idiots killing off their credit and believability then :)

Comment by mutigen on 2006-03-16 18:14:22 | Reply

that seems to be the order of the day for american based media eh?

but doesn’t it seem far fetched that they would take the word halo out of the title? a little bit?

– mu

Comment by mutigen on 2006-03-16 18:17:27 | Reply

although it does deny being an april fools day joke in the article itself, which would be a new low for sure…

– mu

It all makes too much sense to be some April fools joke. Bungie not using the words Halo 3 while big Microsoft bozo’s have (misunderstanding on their part or something)… Bungie has done April fools jokes before but those were too far fetch’d to be true (Pimps at Sea). This is all very plausible imho, not farfetched enough to be a joke.

Just prior to the Microsoft acquisition of Bungie, wasn’t ‘Blam!’ going to be a RTS? ‘Blam!’ was the codename for Halo: Combat Evolved…

All will be told at E3……(hopefully)

“but doesn’t it seem far fetched that they would take the word halo out of the title? a little bit?”

Why not call it “Halo 3: Forerunner” when released?

It would be hard to label a game “Halo” if there is no Halo in the game. Maybe Bungie got tired of the Halo setting story arc (pun intended) and wanted to play with a new stage.

Comment by woot on 2006-03-16 19:59:51 | Reply

maybe they are releasing a game before halo 3 comes out. theres no reason they can’t do that. halo has such a complex story, i doubt they’d abandon it completely. eventually, we will see halo 3, just maybe not right away

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Comment by Sean on 2006-03-16 20:32:21 | Reply

In this next game, it will be as Curry says, Halo 3: The Forerunners. What’s interesting to think about is how if there was a massive destruction of the human race, say about 95% death toll how much technology would be lost. In a few generations in fact, without the proper resources and knowledge, things would’ve digressed centuries perhaps. The covenant are stupid creatures. They make their holy crusade based on old forerunner technology. They do not invent anything. So why name the game the Forerunners? Because the Forerunners were in fact human. Should be a very interesting game and i would play it even if it was called “Chief’s Revenge” or an equally laudable name. You people really don’t seem to grasp the infinite vastness of the Halo universe. It is the Star Wars of our generation…-and it comes in an interactive package.
Cheers

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Comment by bob on 2006-03-16 21:23:10 | Reply

I would like to point out that this may end up tying in with the Marathon universe (from which Halo really come). They are pulling from a VERY rich background story for this one.

Comment by Angelo on 2006-03-16 21:27:27 | Reply

This has already been debunked by Frankie over at HBO:

http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=15312

Angelo ; the article clearly states that is IS NOT an April Fool’s joke. “(and no, this is not an April Fool’s joke)”, check this aswell.

Comment by Andesajf on 2006-03-16 22:28:43 | Reply

If this turns out to be real and anyone gets any wind of an “I Love Bees” style pre-game, post a link to that bad-boy asap.

Comment by Pompilio on 2006-03-16 23:01:01 | Reply

Its obvously not a aprils fool joke, because the point of the April Fools DAY joke is too confess before its over. Hence the term April Fools DAY. They would make so much more money if they called it halo 3.

Comment by mcfly1391 on 2006-03-16 23:47:03 | Reply

hell no

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Comment by superpepper on 2006-03-17 00:25:28 | Reply

Everyone’s debunking this story. It’s a fraud. Halo 3 will ship when the movie comes out. The only reason this speculation is out there is because Sony pinned down the date of PS3, and now everyone is holding Bill Gates to his “Halo 3 will come out when PS3 comes out.” comment. Total BS.

[…] Hmm…interesting…apparently, Halo 3 will be called ForerunnerIt will include HUGE environments, open missions, 4 player co-opinteresting…..though, seeing the title of Forerunner might make it seem as if the Master Chief would not be there, as it would be a prequel…somehow however, there WILL be a Master chief…also, what you do in missions will actually affect the next mission. If you fail to destroy a weapon, or you choose not to do it, in the next mission or so, the enemy will have it. Interesting…..i wonder how things would play out….itd get quite immersive. Read the whole article here! […]

Comment by odaglas on 2006-03-17 01:06:47 | Reply

as long as there is a master chief and is some what like the other games i will play it

Comment by ben on 2006-03-17 01:09:57 | Reply

seems like they should call it Halo 3: Forrunner

why not capitalize on the billion dollar name?

Comment by xUrikx on 2006-03-17 01:28:16 | Reply

Superpepper, its now becoming general knowledge that PS3 won’t release at its original time frame, even though that statement was most likely orignally meant in BS, it could still yet come true.

I’ve long thought that this would be the most legitimate way to continue the story, give us a prequel. If the next game (in a forward moving story line) would only contain MC and not the Arbiter, bungie would be making a foolish mistake, seeing as its become obvious that that there is a rift in the covenant with the death of the second prophet (to the flood). That was the reason for having us play as Mr. Arbiter.

I believe that Forerunner will feature other Spartan IIs, it may also feature S3s (read the halo books if you havn’t already) basically they will be a flash cloned army that basically will create a cross between the Star Wars Empire Stormtroopers and the Spartans. And there is where another story line may lay.

Forerunner won’t be the last halo game. If forerunner does indeed give us a more complete look into who the ‘forerunners’ actually were, then the next one will feature the end of the covenant (death of the last prophet), destruction of the brutes and allies, unification of Elites and Humans against S3 forces. Which of course could never be contained within one game/book/story whatever.

This franchise could very likely go on for up to 3 games. And it may adopt the Extremely successful model designed by Unreal. Create a Multiplayer version released every 1.5-2 years with new innovations (larger maps, more players, pelicans, amphibious craft, ability to survive underwater *cough*, more weapons, return to old weapons… the like) And a game released less commonly that continues an epic story.

Anyway, hope that my musings have helped stir up the thoughts for the game.

These are my thoughts, take them, quote them, do what you will, but please just give me credit.

xUrikx

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Comment by ano on 2006-03-17 06:25:23 | Reply

i dont really care bout halo 3. halo 2 suckeed but now thers not not gonna be a halo 3…well u know wat thers gonna be a halo 3,. i can visualze hw kickass halo 3 would be. 30 lvsl.. bigger explosions. the things that didnt make it to halo 2 will be in the game. thats how i envison the game.. if it ever gets made.. how cooo it would be to take down those huge dships with ur rl.. booM!! yea u bastrds dont get ur hopes up cuz u know wat.. bottom line. halo 3 aint happening..

Comment by Akimoto on 2006-03-17 15:26:43 | Reply

Halo 3 will come. I couldn’t care less whether it was called Halo 3, Forerunner, or Bill’s Fat Money Makin’ Rollercoaster Machine Volume 3. I just hope that Bungie learn from the mistakes they made in Halo2’s campaign and that they try and get the environments looking at least next-gen on the 360. Oh - and no more Aribiter missions please. You got that Bungie?!

Comment by Mohammad on 2006-03-17 17:37:44 | Reply

Nothing is true until it’s confirmed by Bungie. I remember EGM putting out April Fools jokes, and they’re a monthly publication; I have no doubt that this is much the same.

Comment by I on 2006-03-17 17:55:49 | Reply

Forerunner is probably just a code name for halo 3 like blam was for halo 1 so that bungie could say that they are not technically working on halo 3

Comment by Bob on 2006-03-18 06:49:03 | Reply

Look when halo was orginially being made it was to be a huge rpg for the computer but they changed it to be on the xbox and a fps. i think all of this makes perfect sense the story is going to evolve into us finding out who the forerunners are and why they built all their crazy crap. and it makes sense that they would try and make it a open world they stepped away from that in Halo 2 so they want to try and get it right this time. i think this is all logical and i wouldnt be surprised if it was called Halo 3: Forerunners that is a really cool name in my opinion. and i dont think we need to be afraid of them not using Master Chief he is bungie’s bread and butter they cant screw this up or the PS3 will dominate for the first 2 years…..

Comment by Bob on 2006-03-18 06:50:30 | Reply

look this is a really cool topic if anyone wants to talk more about it feel free to email me at maniachippo@hotmail.com or even hit me up on xlive gamertag maniachippo

Comment by Bob on 2006-03-18 06:58:51 | Reply

5 main reasons why bungie has to make Halo 3 next
1: they screwed up halo 2 being to linear
2: they need to compete with sony and this is the way to go
3: Halo is the best game and second highest grossing game after madden they would be retarded not to make halo 3 asap
4: Halo was a console seller halo 3 will also be a console seller for the 360
5: Bill Gates Said and what bill gates says alwayshappens(no one can prove me wrong with that.)

Comment by someone on 2006-03-18 18:23:27 | Reply

Ok well my first thoughts are who gives a shit.X-Box basically sucks i mean i’ve heard many people say that without Halo,sony would easily be on top.So all X-Box has is Halo,one pretty decent game that the only reason its so popular is because its basically the only good game for x-box.Sony has many good games and thats why not everyone is on one games dick unlike with halo.Even with Halo all the game has is a good gameplay engine.The story is really not that in depth and the missions are surprisingly easy and yes i have played the game i’ve beaten both of them over my friends on legendary or whatever within an overnight stay.Many of Sonys games have amazing story lines that create arguments for a couple years after the games come out.As far as I can see from this whole thing right here you’s are barely even discussing any story line but only whats gonna be in the game.I’m sorry but Sony has more well rounded games and in the end once they mess up Halo pretty bad then X-Box is going to die.

Comment by ian on 2006-03-19 06:06:26 | Reply

alright im REALLY confused and dont feel like reading this article front and back…so just tell me, is Microsoft and Bungie denying Halo 3 altogether?

Comment by charles on 2006-03-19 20:21:20 | Reply

ok guys this is the same mag that started the whole nudity cheat for dead or alive beach volleyball, its utter bs, and who ever believes this has to look at the known facts, and there is going to be a halo 3 because on the demo for the xbox 360 if you leave it on and don’t touch the controler you’ll see a movie that shows sompe people on a couch and then the master chief comes walking by with a rocket launcher.

Comment by charles on 2006-03-19 20:23:31 | Reply

and besides, bungie could sue them for industrial espionage if it turned out that it was true and they told the secrets

Comment by Bob on 2006-03-19 23:33:57 | Reply

I beg to differ think about it it is a great stunt so people do exactly what they are doing now. no one knows for sure if this is just a stunt or not but it makes sense that they would let a rumor like this start only 2 months from E3. In my opinion and im sticking to it they are going to have something on halo 3 at E3 but what it is is a mystery. Microsoft will ot come out on top if they do not realeas Halo 3 before the end of 2006

Comment by Bill on 2006-03-20 03:39:32 | Reply

You guys are morons. The ones that are complainging about it coming out in March. Do you expect them to make sure the magazine is at everyone’s house on absolutely April 1st? Jeez. And BTW, EGM does the same thing every year.

“You guys are morons. The ones that are complainging about it coming out in March.”

So you habitually distrust any news item you read from March 1st to April 30th every year just because it may be an April Fool’s joke?

Comment by Bob on 2006-03-21 05:05:45 | Reply

Look think about it. this is a great publicity stunt to get everyone hyped up for the game. so everyone will be on the look out for the slightes info to hit the web or the magazines. and to be honest i truly think there is going to be a huge presentation at E3 for Halo 3 wether its them saying hey this will be out by christmas or hey this will be out before st patties day next year. either way i dont believe any of this to be an april fools joke.

Comment by Maven Raphene on 2006-03-21 19:39:51 | Reply

From a storyline perspective it makes perfect sense not to use “Halo” anything for the title. By using “Forerunners” as the title, and calling the game a preface to the Halo series, they can create something that is entirely “different” than Halo, setup the premise of the Halo storyline, introduce you to the universe and storyline surrounding the “Halo” titles, and leave plenty of room for them to pick up where they left off with Halo 2, in Halo 3.

And regarding any information during E3; anything you see @ E3 regarding anything “Halo” you should expect to contain a funky buttload of junk. The info regarding Halo 2 at E3 was limited and contained scenes/gameplay that was not even in the final release, which pretty much made it useless. It was the equivalent of me designing the next Ferrari, showing it to you, then modifying the crap out of so that essentially the only recognizable element from the originally showing is the fact that it is indeed a car, it is fast, and it has my logo on it, and if you are lucky, it has a seat and a cigarette lighter.

Just because the title is not Halo 3 does not mean they are not creating the next strategic element to the “Halo” franchise. Think about it for a second, Halo 2 left off POST Forerunners, so to title the game “Halo 3: Forerunners” would be idiotic in my opinion. But to title the game “Forerunners” and dub the game a precursor to the epic Halo series makes much more sense, and if you are really looking for it, adds some plausible legitimacy to the article above and gives credit to the claims that they are not working on “Halo 3″. This would also coincide with the movie, if the movie(s) is/are done in a linear time line fashion.

That is my 30 cents, and I am nobody.

Maven Iccarus Raphene

look guys, im not sure either… but if you read it, it clearly states ”this is no April fools joke”, and to say April fools after would be stupid and pointless.

So IDK… im goin to have to think abour this one.

Comment by zander on 2006-03-28 16:27:14 | Reply

i could care less about the game play as long as it has a good soundtrack im in ……o and has anmy one said if its still going 2 include master cheif of the arbeter (sorry i cant spell) dude and is there actualy going 2 be forerunners in it

love peace and afro grease

make ing spelling miss takes; master cheif or the arbeter

Comment by Chris on 2006-03-29 21:31:52 | Reply

Wow this is complete, total bullshit. First off if this was an article in Game Informer than there would not be so many spelling errors and grammar errors. Even though he “copied it” does not mean that the grammar would change so dramatically. Also for you lesser Halo fans, Peter Jackson is not producing the next Halo movie…. Guillermo del Toro has taken Jackson’s place. If anyone believes this than they need to do a little research of their own. Surely such a high status magazine such as Game Informer would be aware of the Jackson change. Also Bungie would have released some sort of counter argument if the source contained any truth.

Bungie is smart, this is a lie and therefore Bungie does not say anything in order to keep secret the true facts. I forget exactly what got leaked, but when the first Halo was in production some valuable game info was leaked. Bungie responded with a counter post the next day. They made a lot of effort to keep the information from spreading. So far nothing has come from Bungie. If you realize how Bungie works and reacts than you will realize that this is bullshit.

Also, all the creator of this article did was take some information from the books (which Bungie didn’t write) and manipulated it. The forerunners are just one of the mysteries in the story line. Knowing what I do about Bungie I think they are smarter than to reveal information on the Forerunners this early in the series. Bungie is based around story; however the novels are based around fiction and sometimes the things that Bungie only wants hardcore fans to understand. I bet that the names John or Dr. Halsey mean nothing to 95% of the people who read this.

Well thanks for you’re time, and remember Bungie would not allow Game Informer the first public preview to such a secretive game.

The greatest part about this entire article is that all the information is just a lot of old information combined into one big bullshit article.

Comment by Bob on 2006-03-31 00:05:10 | Reply

You can go ahead and believe what you want but i still believe that this E3 Halo 3 will be announced and that is the only reason any of this stuff got started. and if you dont believe that then to bad for you because there is no way Bungie or Microsoft can have a succesful year with the 360 is if Halo 3 comes out. also i hate to say i really do but i dont think there is going to be a halo 4 the way they set up halo 3 to be the end is near for this part of the Halo universe. there could very well be some prequels even some inbetweener games but Halo 3 is the last with the Chief. But now that i think about it it is also possible they may turn it into an Unreal Championship type of thing where they will bring out a new Multiplayer game every so often. but who knows this is a great subject to talk about and people need to chill and not get so pissed off when some one believes the so called rumors. oh well peace out

Hello, I think if Halo3 comes out its going to be for xbox360[the new xbox for people who dont know].I think its going to be about the masterchief going to Earth and has to kill the remaining prophets[the king aliens].Also what I want to happen is see the masterchiefs face. Good bye results later spartan out

Comment by adnan on 2006-04-03 06:38:41 | Reply

well 1st of all im pretty sure its gonna b called halo 3 4runner n it mite also b da last halo game o n i dont think thy eva gonna show his face. n im pretty sure he wont die.

Well from what I read it seems ok, sure I was a little well it might not live up to Halo and yeah Halo 2 did feel like a kick in the go nads but overall this may work out. Of course I tend to be a little optomistic when its a game I like and it always tends to bomb out. But what they should do in a mutli player game is allow you to be any of the NPC like Brutes or grunts other humans too I suppose if you wanted that would seem kinda kwel to me but hey what do I know huh?

i want a damn halo 3 for x-box now peanut sucker

ok send me it now please or ous i will sew you.
screw face.

can you send me it now

no more Arbiter mission please bungie

can u make halo 3/ forerunner on xbox aswell plz

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