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Halo Waypoint
Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) is an American video game developer based in Redmond, Washington, part of Xbox Game Studios. Headed by Pierre Hintze, the studio is responsible for the ''Halo'' science fiction franchise, and develops ''Halo'' projects themselves and in collaboration with other studios. Originally named after the ''Halo'' character 343 Guilty Spark, the studio was created in 2007 to oversee the franchise after original ''Halo'' developer Bungie regained its independence from Microsoft. After co-developing downloadable content for '' Halo: Reach'', Bungie's final ''Halo'' game, 343 Industries released '' Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' and ''Halo 4'', the latter starting the studio's " Reclaimer Saga" of the mainline games. History Formation Bungie was a video game developer working on their next project when they were acquired by Microsoft in 2000. Their in-development game, '' Halo: Combat Evolved'', turned into a launch title for Microsoft's Xbox con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat Evolved
''Halo: Combat Evolved'' is a 2001 First-person shooter game, first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox (console), Xbox. The game was ported to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X in 2003. It was later released as a downloadable Xbox Original for the Xbox 360. ''Halo'' is set in the 26th century, with the player assuming the role of Master Chief (Halo), Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier. Master Chief is accompanied by Cortana (Halo), Cortana, an artificial intelligence. Players battle extraterrestrials in fiction, aliens as they attempt to uncover the secrets of the eponymous Halo, a ring-shaped artificial world. Bungie began the development of what would eventually become ''Halo'' in 1997. Initially, the game was a real-time strategy game that morphed into a third-person shooter before becoming a first-person shooter. During development, Microsoft acquired Bungie and turned ''Halo'' into a launch game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
