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      James Cameron rails against Halo comparisons

      January 13, 2010 /

      Na'vi.James Cameron is notoriously grumpy when it comes to talking about his movies. In a sense, he has a right to be. People keep telling him his ideas just won’t work and he keeps proving them all wrong.

      In his latest episode of mind-speaking, Cameron railed against people who have been comparing Avatar to Bungie’s Halo. “The funniest thing is when some of the so-called fanboys get up trashing Avatar for looking too much like Halo,” he told G4. “It’s like… pay attention. If I’m referencing anything, I’m referencing the source work for Halo, which is my own stuff.” He’s referring to Aliens, a movie Bungie has long said was inspiration for its hit franchise.

      There may be more alien worlds coming from Cameron in the near future, who said he has plenty of stories but not enough time to make them all into movies. Oh, and if you haven’t seen Avatar yet, go.

      Games in Media

      Halo: Reach trailer airs at the VGAs

      December 13, 2009 /

      Good to its word, Bungie showed off the last game will make under the Halo franchise at the VGAs last night, a game we all know as Halo: Reach. The trailer was a mashup of pre-battle scenes. A warthog driving across some open terrain. A bunch of Spartans back at barracks. A bunch more Spartans at their barracks. A bunch of Spartans leaving their barracks.

      Sounds kinda boring, doesn’t it? Well that’s because it is. I embedded the video below so you can see just how boring for yourself. Granted, this all about setting up the conflict that started Halo, so there’s a lot of dialogue. It’s strange, though, that Bungie is investing so much in establishing stock characters in a short trailer. You have the chick trying to prove herself in command. The psycho sharpening a knife with a skull painted on his visor. The dutiful lieutenant reporting for duty. I’m not sure what about this was supposed to excite me, and there was virtually nothing to make me say, “yeah, this will be the biggest game of 2010,” other than the word Halo in the title.

      See for yourself:

      Previews, Video, Xbox 360

      Greenberg says Reach will be the biggest game of 2010

      December 12, 2009 /

      Aaron Greenberg lookin silly.Microsoft had a great November. The Modern Warfare 2 launch pushed through 4.2 million units, nearly a million more than Halo 3 did at launch. Among other things, the 360 outsold the PS3, even though overall sales were down year on year. Microsoft’s product management director, Aaron Greenberg, had a lot to say on the matter, but the most notable was his prediction for Halo: Reach.

      “I feel confident that there’s nothing that will compare in size. Halo: Reach will be the biggest game of 2010.”

      So what else releases in 2010? Here’s a short list:
      -StarCraft II
      -Mass Effect 2
      -God of War III
      -Final Fantasy XIII
      -Gran Turismo 5

      Greenberg thinks the Master Chief can beat every one of those. A few on the list, sure, but GT5? Final Fantasy XIII for the West? I have my doubts.

      Source: Gamasutra

      Development, Previews, Xbox 360

      Halo: Reach to debut at the VGAs December 12th

      November 18, 2009 /

      Halo: Reach cropped logo.Fans of the Halo series now have another date to look forward to. Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley tweeted today that the premiere of Halo: Reach will be at the Video Game Awards on Spike this December the 12th. It will be the first look anyone gets at the game, probably with an exclusive trailer.

      I’m pretty excited about the game. I was always a bit more interested in the story behind Halo than I was the storyline proper. I think it’s the Flood. Just not an interesting enough villain for me, but hey, zombie plagues are in, right?

      I have to say, though, announcing games on television is just so five years ago. C’mon Microsoft, we live in the age of the internet. More people will doubtless watch the trailer there than on Spike. Why not do something cool like offer double experience for all Halo games and stream the trailer over live as it’s broadcast?

      Previews, Xbox 360

      Microsoft hiring for Project Natal and Halo

      November 8, 2009 /

      Halo Reach.A couple of interesting job postings went up for Microsoft this week, including positions for both Project Natal and Halo development. Don’t worry, fanboys, those are separate positions. No one’s diluting your competitive gameplay just yet.

      The Halo listings are for designers, AI developers, animators, and a multiplayer game design lead. The Natal listings didn’t specifically mention a game or IP for the position, but at least one mentions “a large franchise.” That could mean, well, anything. Another of the Natal positions is for “an excellent next-generation” type thing, which again could be anything, just probably not something we would have seen or heard anything about.

      Joystiq got in touch with Major Nelson to confirm that the posts are real. They are. That’s all he would say.

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