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Although [[Bungie]] consistently stated that ''Halo 3'' was the last game in the trilogy, they never ruled out the possibility of releasing new games set in the same story in the future. An interview by MTV with Don Mattrick (Senior Vice President of Microsoft's Xbox division) revealed that Bungie's game is at the very least Halo-related, and that it is not Bungie's collaborative efforts on ''[[Halo Wars]]'' or ''[[Halo: Chronicles]]'', but a "new" game. | Although [[Bungie]] consistently stated that ''Halo 3'' was the last game in the trilogy, they never ruled out the possibility of releasing new games set in the same story in the future. An interview by MTV with Don Mattrick (Senior Vice President of Microsoft's Xbox division) revealed that Bungie's game is at the very least Halo-related, and that it is not Bungie's collaborative efforts on ''[[Halo Wars]]'' or ''[[Halo: Chronicles]]'', but a "new" game. | ||
Although a proper announcement was meant for July 16th, 2008 at E3, it was canceled by [[Microsoft]] because they wanted to focus on games by first party developers that were coming out in 2008, criteria which the Bungie project did not fit. It was also stated by Microsoft that they did not want to further lengthen their press conference so as not to stretch the attention span of the attendees, and that they wished to give the new ''Halo'' project an event of its own to release details on it | Although a proper announcement was meant for July 16th, 2008 at E3, it was canceled by [[Microsoft]] because they wanted to focus on games by first party developers that were coming out in 2008, criteria which the Bungie project did not fit. It was also stated by Microsoft that they did not want to further lengthen their press conference so as not to stretch the attention span of the attendees, and that they wished to give the new ''Halo'' project an event of its own to release details on it.<ref>[http://e3.g4tv.com/e32008/blog/post/687134/Microsoft_Bungie_Is_Developing_A_Halo_Game.html Microsoft and Bungie are developing a Halo game]</ref><ref>[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/07/16/microsoft-confirms-bungie-is-developing-new-halo/ Microsoft confirms Bungie is developing new Halo]</ref><ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/07/halo-bungie-e3.html Microsoft explains Halo's no-show at E3 game conference]</ref> | ||
The most popular rumor that had surrounded this new title was that it was a squad-based shooter in the ''Halo'' universe with the player filling the role of a [[Veronica|Marine Captain]], but this is untrue as the player will be filling the role of an ODST Lance Corporal, who goes by the moniker of [[The Rookie]]. <ref>[http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/686996/E3_08_Rumor_Master_Chief_Absent_In_Next_SquadBased_Halo_Game.html E3 2008 Rumor: Master Chief absent in next squad-based Halo game]</ref> | The most popular rumor that had surrounded this new title was that it was a squad-based shooter in the ''Halo'' universe with the player filling the role of a [[Veronica|Marine Captain]], but this is untrue as the player will be filling the role of an ODST Lance Corporal, who goes by the moniker of [[The Rookie]]. <ref>[http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/686996/E3_08_Rumor_Master_Chief_Absent_In_Next_SquadBased_Halo_Game.html E3 2008 Rumor: Master Chief absent in next squad-based Halo game]</ref> | ||
