I guess most kids are out of school now eh? I always seem to forget that for the first couple of weeks of July.

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I'm so clueless!!

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For the record (again), I'd have no personal problem with any company using any date to declare their 'personal' day, no matter what happened on that date. It's human history man, something bad has happened somewhere, at some time. The only time I'd have issue with it is if they did something like have a "Bungie Learn To Fly" day on Sept. 11, or a "Bungie Tunnel Bombing Run" day for today, or something. You know, something that would be directly disrespecting the dead, or whatever.

I'm a huge proponent of the 'get over it' method of dealing with traumatic incidents, though, so my view is a little askew.

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Ah I can't be confused at you Goldwings.

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I don't have Halo though, but I suck at it too.

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Listen.

Bungie has already confirmed via Weekly Update and posts on HBO that they're working on a non-Halo game.

It's happening. Chill.

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If they aren't lying to us and actually have something TOTALLY new coming, they should just announce it and get it over with.

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This isn't directed specifically at you, but towards a certain segment of gamers in general

You know, sometimes I think people only bitch about games like Halo is because they've gone mainstream. They're allowing a bunch of damn kids to play on our virtual lawns that we suffered to build by beating the impossible bosses of the 8-bit era. Rather than applauding a company like Bungie for creating a successful and highly accessible game, we opine that the game is allowing a bunch of "undesirables" into our little fiefdoms.

I don't buy into that mindset. I want more people exposed to videogames. If Halo, Wii Sports, and every other "generic piece of shit software" brings more people into the fold of gaming, I'm all for it. I'm not going to be the curmudgeonly old codger reminiscing about better days when gaming was exclusive to a select few dedicated individuals.

Gamers as individuals are capable of evolving. I started out as a die-hard FPS fan who loved Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem. I branched out from there to love the adventure games of the VGA era and the RPGs of the east and west. Gamers that are brought into the fold by the so-called generic titles are capable of discovering new genres and new titles, so thank you Bungie, Nintendo, and all the other companies we complain about. Thanks for introducing new gamers into our midst.

Game on, everyone.

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I'm just overloaded on Halo itself, frankly. I feel that Bungie has far too much talent to just make games in the same single franchise over and over and over again. Even Epic is experimenting with new stuff and not JUST doing Gears of War 3 right now. Bungie, on the other hand, seems afraid to break out of the comfort zone they've created for themselves.

If and when Bungie's new IP comes, I hope it's something totally new, not just another multiplayer-focused FPS with a slightly different skin over it. I'd actually dig a Bungie-developed RPG; those guys have some very talented storytellers on staff, and I think that since Halo's come around, they haven't had enough to do.

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They seem to be fulfilling that contract and supplying themselves financial stability so they can keep moving along.

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We know how talented they are. I'd just like to see that talent being put to use for something unexpected, something fresh. Something that doesn't involve sniper rifles and online multiplayer.

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I think Bungie will show off a game when they feel comfortable with how far along it is in development. Honestly, Bungie is a company you can trust when it comes to honoring their words. They're all about fan service. So just chill. I too want to see what they can do.

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When Bungie announces their new IP, we'll see. But until then, every time they just make a bunch of Halo-related announcements and ignore their fans that want something new, I'm going to call them out on it.

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You mean like a fantastically gory real-time tactical game with amazing physics, white-knuckle multiplayer, and a great sense of humor?

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:)

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I loved those games, though I think I want to see an ENTIRELY new IP out of Bungie first. Or, for that matter, a full-on RPG set in the Myth universe. I could go for that.

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Yeah, because Oni was such a great game ... Oh, wait.

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