Saturday, September 30, 2006

Halo Wars Announced


This post is coming a little late, but better late than never: Microsoft, Bungie, and Ensemble Studios have announced the development of an upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive RTS, Halo Wars. Halo Wars is a prequel to the current trilogy, and allows the player to take control of UNSC forces in early battles against the Covenant.

This will be an interseting title to watch, not because it's another Halo title, but to see if Ensemble can pull of a proper exclusive RTS with a console controller. If they are able to, that will probably be the biggest RTS achievement of the last several years, since most PC RTSes, while great games, are simply clones of what's come before.

There isn't a huge lot of details out yet, however you can check the official site for a pre-rendered announcement trailer and some stills, as well as an FAQ.

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