It also becomes even more interesting when MS advise they have a KIllzone 3 Beater in the works. could we see Halo FPS taking a new direction?

Killzone 3 beater? huh?

Who said anything about Killzone 3?

Please don't clone the bloody Master Chief and bring him back, MS. I personally thought he was a crap character, very devoid of character, but filling the fanboy ego cliched action butt slot.

Real characters, have faces, names and characteristics that make them convincing that you give a damn. Every time I played Halo, I couldn't connect with his cold faceless shiny helmet, that I found myself paying more attention to the NPCs.

A good game characters keeps you coming back, and while I purchased Halo 3 (hardly touching it online because its learning curve can't match Cod4's), it wasn't because of him.

Solid Snake, Revolver Ocelot etc, are good characters. Nico and Roman are good characters. Kratos is a good character. Master Chief certainly isn't and while he might fit his cold military battle clone suit, he's still crud.

As for Halo ODST (or whatever they want to call it) that I will buy, because the Chief isn't in it, shining his helmet ego or lack of it.

Personally MS, I'd like to see something new now. You've been flogging Halo for a while. Time for some new IP. If EA can do that in spades, why can't you?

Joji you are clearly in the minority Halo has selled well because its one of the best franchises out there, just because you and a very small number of people cannot understand Halo the rest of us can and the game sells because thats what gamers want.

For me Halo 1 was the absolute best of the trilogy and its a shame that it went downhill, however I am hoping with Microsoft not owning Bungie anymore that Bungie will make another Halo without the pressure and bring out something truely amazing.

Microsoft has not been flogging Halo for a while now, its stupid comments like that which you say without even thinking, the biggest milked game in the world has to be the Mario franchise and Halo is nowhere near the milking that franchise has got.

Its funny that the names you have mentioned as good characters ironically are from the PLAYSTATION brand. I smell fanboy.

Sorry, but read the story again. Microsoft is the one with the "internal Halo team" not Bungie. Microsoft owns the Halo brand. If Bungie makes another Halo-related product, it'll be because Microsoft paid them to, on their terms.


Nico and Roman are available on your 360, or did you forget Mr Moore's "tatoo" ?? :-)