Editing Haggar

'''Haggar''' was the codename for a canceled ''Halo'' [[Mega Bloks]] title that deviated from the series' typical design and gameplay. The game was to be originally released on the Xbox 360. The game was apparently [[List of cancelled Halo games|cancelled]] in 2013.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://ptoponline.com/?p=2157|Site=PtoPOnline|Page=MegaBloks: Halo (N-Space 2013)|Detail=(defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20170705151514/http://ptoponline.com/?p=2157 Archive])}}

''Haggar'' was an exploratory project worked on and intended for the [[Xbox 360]] platform, in development "several years" prior to [[2017]]. The game was worked on in conjunction with [[MEGA Brands]] and n-Space with a focus on elements of action, exploration and user creativity. The project was one of many ''Halo'' games prototyped by [[343 Industries]] an an ongoing basis.{{Ref/Site|Id=Bonnie|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/f9237adeaf1742c09de144d7bf3f7507/topics/a-note-from-bonnie-ross-about-the-haggar-project/261e7b32-eb42-4c30-abdb-3a18cc8199b4/posts|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=A NOTE FROM BONNIE ROSS ABOUT THE HAGGAR PROJECT}} The game was primarily created by n-Space, a studio which ultimately closed in 2016, using ''[[Unreal Engine|Unreal Engine 3]]'' and was considered internally to be a fully-AAA project. As such, the prototype was developed to a more complete status than typical game pitches.{{Ref/Reuse|Video1}} According to PtPOnline, the prototype's work represents around 10 months of development (not including initial pitching) and the game was one of numerous pitches to Microsoft Game Studios around the same timeframe. The game's cancellation is said to have come suddenly by Microsoft.{{Ref/Site|Id=Video2|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBlne2pXpVo|Site=YouTube|Page=Mega Bloks Halo : Follow-up and Raw Gameplay}} After Halo Haggar was cancelled, n-Space began work on a new game called Backyard Heroes, using Halo Haggar as a base, and making enemies/weapons very similar to Halo Haggar's, using them as a base for new weapons, and the game would focus primarily on a very similar similar mode to Halo Haggar's Besieged mode. Backyard Heroes would end up being cancelled too by n-Space, and builds available still had Halo related weapons and vehicles primarily leftover.

On January 7, 2017, gameplay of the demo from the game's September or November 2013 build was leaked online and uploaded to YouTube by user PtoPOnline.{{Ref/Site|Id=Video1|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZB8d11d9go|Site=YouTube|Page=Mega Bloks Halo - Unreleased by N-Space (2013)}} Two days later, 343 Industries studio head [[Bonnie Ross]] made a post on the [[Halo Waypoint]] forums confirming the game's existence and the legitimacy of the footage shown.{{Ref/Reuse|Bonnie}}. 2 months later, on March 13 2017, PtoPOnline would upload another video, showing the "Besieged" mode the game had, acting similarly to Halo Reach's Generator Defense Firefight mode. {{Ref/Site|Id=Video2|D=17|M=3|Y=2017|URL=https://youtu.be/Uje1zqwKAzQ|Site=YouTube|Page=Mega Bloks Halo | Besieged Raw Gameplay}}