We have a slate of hints and spoilers for you regarding Halo, including the upcoming TV show.
Part of the things covered was the Halo 5 job opening for a game designer with a specialty in multiplayer, but we already ran that down for you here.
Regarding Steven Spielberg’s upcoming TV show, they have finished going through the over 100 ideas they had for it and production on the show has now officially started. The show is intended to ‘enhance’ the branding of Xbox as an entertainment platform. However, Microsoft has also finalized their deal with Showtime to bring the show to cable. So, you can choose to watch the Halo show through your cable subscription on your Xbox One, or on your Xbox One. Go figure.
Actually, the idea is to have the show be streamed in such a way that viewers can enjoy some interactive features, similar to the idea behind Rabbids Invasion, although it does not seem that Ubi followed through with their plans for that. They’re still figuring out the details, but presumably Showtime gets 1st dibs, and then they go to the Xbox One for easy viewing anytime.
Now, hold on to your hats for this one. In case you hadn’t heard, Ridley Scott got signed up to make a 2nd Halo TV show, independent of Spielberg’s production. This will be a digital feature being made with 343 and Xbox Entertainment. Both shows have large budgets, so expectations are that these will be longer shows with large production values.
On another end, Halo: Combat Evolved for PC stays online, thanks to a switch in servers from GameSpy to GameRanger precipitated by a fan petition.
Finally, Phil Spencer promises there will be Halo news for each of the three days of E3. While we suspect one or more of those days will be filled out with the nongaming Halo news, it still sounds like Microsoft intends to keep Xbox fans happy with news on their primary franchise. We’ll make sure to be there with you when that news appears.
