Simon over at GameSetWatch reports that Gizmondo had planned a 3D, FPS Halo title just before the company went bankrupt. Named Halo: Spartan, the game was being developed by Gizmondo Manchester, an insider tells GSW. If the game had been produced, it would've used the portable's back-mounted camera to detect motion and give a "mouselook"-like effect as you swiveled the handheld around. That means players could alter the camera POV just by rotating the Gizmondo. While the failed portable maker did have a contract with Microsoft Game Studios for Age of Empires, it never inked a deal with Bungie and was even trying to pass the portable off as the unofficial "Xbox Portable" in pitch meetings! Does that mean Gizmondo execs lied? There's no way we'd buy that.

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