<![CDATA[Kotaku: Halo Mmo]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Halo Mmo]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/halo mmo http://kotaku.com/tag/halo mmo <![CDATA[Why The Halo MMO Was Cancelled]]> A few years ago, Microsoft-owned Ensemble Studios, the team behind Age of Empires, was working on a Halo massively-multiplayer online game, code-named Titan. That project ended up a bust, and was cancelled by Microsoft. Here's why. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5515709&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Scrapped Halo MMO's title: 'Halo Universe'?]]> Dylan Cole, an artist formerly with Ensemble Studios, has on his personal Web site some concept pieces for a canceled Halo project that may or may not have been called "Halo Universe." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5363716&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The History Of The Halo MMO, And Ensemble's Other Cancelled Projects]]> While Ensemble Studios - recently shuttered by owners Microsoft - were busy stowing their gear and shutting down operations, Gamasutra thought it'd be an idea to go ask a few more questions about the Halo MMO. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5144947&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Halo MMO Was Originally Given The Green Light]]> Bad idea or not, there were plenty of people at both Microsoft and Ensemble Studios who thought making a Halo MMO was a good idea. So many, in fact, that prior to the game's cancellation, it had actually been given the green light to enter full-blown production, and it was only "some reorganization at Microsoft" that killed the project off.
Ensemble has been wanting to make an MMO for a long time. That was in production for a long time. The Halo IP was a great IP to launch an MMO with. Microsoft... hasn't had the best track record with those. And we worked on it for a long time—we had staffed up an almost-40 person team. And then there was some reorganization at Microsoft, and the new bosses thought it wasn't the best idea anymore. It had actually been green-lit, and then it got cancelled after that.
So it's the "new bosses' fault"? Sounds like the smartest move Don Mattrick's made to date. Age of Empires Dev Ensemble Speaks Out on Studio Closure, Microsoft, and the Cancelled Halo MMO [Shacknews] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5091560&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[More Halo MMO Concepts: Revenge of Mistress Chief]]> Yesterday, we showed you some of the early concept artwork for the canned massively multiplayer online project set in the Halo universe. The MMO, codenamed "Orion" and at one point in development at the soon-to-be-shuttered Ensemble Studios, was scrapped after making it to a "working multi-player prototype." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054333&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Halo MMO Concepts: What Your Sexy Mistress Chief Could Have Looked Like]]> Now that the cat's out of the bag on Ensemble Studios' canceled Halo MMO — codenamed "Orion" (or "Titan") apparently — we expect the tiny leaks of background information on the project to grow into a flood. Thanks to one of our snoopiest readers Jeff, we have an in-depth look at dozens of pieces of concept art from "Orion", much of which provides fascinating insight into how the game was originally intended to look, from its many character types to creatures to vehicles to cleavage-exposing Spartan armor. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5053787&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ensemble Were Working On A Halo MMO]]> Big news coming out of the Ensemble closure today, as Gamasutra are reporting that the Age of Empires developers were, at one stage, working on the long-rumoured Halo MMO. Seems the game was in development from 2006 to 2007, before being quietly cancelled without, obviously, ever being announced by Microsoft. Some concept art for the game's also surfaced, with a mock-up screen above, and some small character art shots after the jump. Wonder why it was canned? And if that had anything to do with the decision to close Ensemble? And if the project was cancelled, is it now being worked on by someone else? Oh, the questions, the questions. Exclusive: Ensemble Studios' Canceled Project Was Halo MMO [Gamasutra] More »
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