343 Industries, Microsoft’s new studio for all things Halo, is working on a remake of 2001′s Halo: Combat Evolved, if an “industry chatter” reported in the latest issue of Games Master magazine is to be believed.
Apparently, the remake could run on the Halo: Reach engine and arrive sometime in late 2012.
November 2011 is Halo: Combat Evolved‘s tenth anniversary. If 343 is really developing a remake, I’d expect it release then.
UK Xbox head Stephen McGill seemed in favor or a remake, when asked, telling Games Mater: “I imagine it’s a good idea”.
“I think some people want to go back to older games and see them revisited and I think a lot of developers want to see that too,” he said.
What are your thoughts? Are you up for a Halo remake?
Thanks, CVG.
The original Halo was always my favourite of the series. I can vividly remember playing the original on a brand new original XBOX; a very memorable experience. If this is true, I may well be willing to buy (Reach never interested me). As for remakes in general, I am usually all for them. Sure, making new games is a developers main position, but revamping older releases is always fun and infinately possible (who can forget REmake on GC!)
I can easily see a Halo spinoff title such as ODST. I don’t know where the Halo series can go since Bungie is with Activision now and Bungie made Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST, and Reach which is the prequel to Halo 1. Of course there is always that rumor that Gearbox Software is making Halo 4. Regardless if Halo 1 is remade or not I have a feeling the Halo franchise isn’t dead, not by a long shot.