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E3 2011: Xbox.com outs Halo 4, Halo HD remake

By Tor Thorsen

Microsoft's site prematurely tips its hand for new Master Chief entry, "remastered" version of Combat evolved; Dance Central 2, Kinect game "Ryse" also shown.

LOS ANGELES--Even though Microsoft's press conference isn't for another two hours, several of its biggest surprises have already been revealed. Briefly this morning, the official Xbox.com E3 page flashed the software giant's entire lineup for the show, which included some major debuts.

Microsoft accidentally let slip its big E3 news, it seems. <i>Image credit: CVG</i>.

Microsoft accidentally let slip its big E3 news, it seems. Image credit: CVG.

According to a snapshot of the page acquired by CVG before it was hurriedly pulled down, the biggest game to be unveiled is Halo 4. Aside from a screenshot of series heroine Cortana talking to the Master Chief, little was revealed about the game, other than that it was a "return to the Halo universe."

Speaking of the Halo universe, the page also outed Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. As suspected, the game is an HD remake of the 2001 original, or, as Microsoft puts it: "The epic game that launched a universe, mastered for a new generation."

Also included in the leak was confirmation of Harmonix's latest boogie game, Dance Central 2. The news comes as no surprise, as Harmonix confirmed it would be showing a new game at the show and a domain name was registered for it just yesterday.

Lastly, the page showed something called "Ryse," a new title for the Kinect. Besides its name, nothing more is known about the title, except that in it "you are the warrior" in an "action-packed Kinect experience."

Gamers eager to hear official word of the above-mentioned games can tune in to Microsoft's media briefing, which is slated for 9 a.m. PDT today.

[UPDATE] Halo 4 has now indeed been confirmed for a Fall 2012 release. The first teaser trailer for the game is below.

By Tor Thorsen

205 Comments

  • Dazler1

    Posted Dec 21, 2011 11:14 am GMT

    @dlCHIEF58 its not just 3 games im talking about the whole halo franchise that ive played every game - Halo 1, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo ODST, Halo Reach and now back to a revamped Halo combat evolved. im not even including Halo wars as it aint a fps. So yes of coarse its been done to death upto this point. I had more fun with the first halo on the first xbox as it was fresh and new and then the 360 had halo 2 massive for multi player which was fresh and new then it just felt the same as do the COD franchise now. So the new console realease of halo 4 is the only way its going to attract people to the franchise by doing something fresh and new on realease and wont work on the existing 360 as people will only get more of the same as the previous games which to me makes it done to death. Game follow ups now feel like the star wars franchise films who now are doing it in 3D at cinemas, yes they are classics but it grindes on and on and on and we need some new ideas and that can only be done on a new system. So why on earth would you wanna see halo 4 on the 360 and not the next gen.

  • ZICO11

    Posted Jun 11, 2011 4:22 am GMT

    @kjhovey 2006:Gears
    2007:Halo
    2008:Gears2
    2009:ODST
    2010:Reach
    2011:Gears3
    2012:Halo
    2013:More halo
    2014:Gears

  • MOwens9512

    Posted Jun 7, 2011 3:57 pm GMT

    Will be interesting to see how well a new studio does with this gaming series. I'm thinking this was encouraged by the big reception Black Ops got after the Infinity Ward fiasco. If shooter fans can be accepting of a big shift in a big franchise's development once, hey, they can do it again. Just pray they don't annualie it like Call of Duty and really milk it to death.

  • IonBlaster4

    Posted Jun 7, 2011 3:22 pm GMT

    Drakkengoth, they did. The grenades and melees were the only part wrong with Reach plus the maps... If they just fixed the over powerfulness of grenades and melees and made good maps, the game would be sick.

  • Drakkengoth

    Posted Jun 7, 2011 2:16 pm GMT

    Excited for the Combat Evolved remake, they couldn't go wrong with that UNLESS they actually mess with the formula. Not so excited for the next halo trilogy let alone any other Spin-offs during the downtime between games. Reach was an enormous disappointment I really had wished they took more time with that game

  • LoadedTuna

    Posted Jun 7, 2011 1:48 pm GMT

    @kickbloacker

    i really don't know, if another studio is developing it, it might be even worse.

  • Chavis02

    Posted Jun 7, 2011 9:58 am GMT

    @dlCHEIF58

    Wait was it Halo:ODST before and then Halo 2 after? O_o

  • Chavis02

    Posted Jun 7, 2011 9:42 am GMT

    @dlCHIEF58

    I know I kinda of mistaken the timeline. You know that they can also buy Halo:CE in Game Marketplace right?

  • dlCHIEF58

    Posted Jun 7, 2011 7:59 am GMT

    @Dazler1

    How does 3 games (Halo 3, ODST, and Reach) in 6 1/2 years qualify as being "done to death" this generation? I didn't count Halo Wars as it is a completely different genre than the core Halo games. And there has been absolutely no indication of a new console being released in 2012 other than Nintendo's new system. While they may be working on a new system, don't expect it to be released until either 2013 or 2014 as the current gen has plenty of life left in it.

  • chyng85

    Posted Jun 7, 2011 1:50 am GMT

    Hello~Halo~

  • Dazler1

    Posted Jun 6, 2011 7:51 pm GMT

    xbox anounced halo 4 in dec 2012 so will that mean next gen xbox on release, why would they bring out another halo on this gen its been done to death and need a new console to sell it.......... watch that space at next e3 anouncement!!!!

  • dlCHIEF58

    Posted Jun 6, 2011 6:45 pm GMT

    @d4v1dbow13

    and yet my timeline is still correct. Here it is below:



    Halo Wars


    Reach


    Halo: CE


    Halo 2


    Halo:ODST

    Halo 3

  • d4v1dbow13

    Posted Jun 6, 2011 6:14 pm GMT

    @dlCHIEF58 you should check your facts there
    there are still a few spartans on some planet not accounted for

  • dlCHIEF58

    Posted Jun 6, 2011 6:05 pm GMT

    @Chavis02

    check your timeline, as Halo Wars all happened prior to the Halo:CE and Reach. For one, you have multiple Spartan available and the last of them except for Master Chief were killed on Reach. Also Xbox gamers already know were the series started as it was the first Xbox games. What you meant was that 360 gamers that did not play original would have a chance to experience it.

  • Gelugon_baat

    Posted Jun 6, 2011 5:38 pm GMT

    Ah... Another Halo. That's very predictable.

    Sure, it's not Bungie that's making, but for Bungie's sake, it had better diversify, or else Microsoft working the same franchise over and over. Tom McShea had said in a HotSpot episode when the participants were discussing Bungie's deal with Activision:

    Tom McShea: "Microsoft is so bad, that Bungie ran to Activision. Who runs to Activision?!"

  • dlCHIEF58

    Posted Jun 6, 2011 5:25 pm GMT

    @AuronAXE

    There is slim to no chance that there will be a link to future Halo games to the Marathon series for one simple reason - Bungie is not making it and they still own the rights, not Microsoft. The next Halo games are being made by 343 Industries.

  • xMarex

    Posted Jun 6, 2011 5:23 pm GMT

    It's made by 343 Industries, which includes members of Bungie.

  • LinkStormrage

    Posted Jun 6, 2011 4:57 pm GMT

    I want a Halo made by BUNGIE !!!!!!