Rumours. They fill the time in between real news being released. We all deep down, perhaps secretly, absolutely love them. Especially when they are as juicy as Halo 4 appearing as a launch title for a new Xbox console without Bungie being involved. Even Passions couldn't come up with that one.
If we are to credit this rumour with even a grain of plausibility, do we actually want it?
Gearbox are touted as the new team to take on the next installment in the flagship series. But do they have the ability to take one of Microsofts most bankable franchises and continue its success?
Gearbox currently have five games in development according to their website, with one mystery title that helps to fuel the flames. A title that is described by Randy Pitchford in this way. "I’ve started a new project. It's big. It's, like, 'look-at-our-line-up-and-imag ine-something-even-bigger' kind of big. I’m directing it myself. I can't mention it publicly yet. When you find out what this is, you'll likely agree that I can't oversell this one."
Lets have a look at the Gearbox stable through the Gamers Almanac, Metacritic.
Brothers In Arms (Xbox, 2005): 85%
Halo (PC, 2003) 83%
Halo 2 (PC, 2007) 72%
James Bond 007: NightFire (Xbox, 2002) 78%
Half-Life: Blue Shift (PC, 2001) 71%
Pretty steady scores, although most of these have been expansions or ports of existing titles. It would be unlikely that anyone is going to accept Halo 4 scoring in the seventies... What may help though is that the leading man behind the script for Halo has crossed from Bungie to Microsoft, so a collaboration between Gearbox and Microsoft could turn out well, with the story developed by an experienced hand and the gamplay run by a team that has Halo experience and failry solid gameplay in their other titles (according to Metacritic at least).
Adding these points up, you would think that it could be a solid release for Gearbox. We have a team that has ported Halo to the PC in Gearbox, and a script writer from Bungie who could be at the helm. Only time will tell.
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If we are to credit this rumour with even a grain of plausibility, do we actually want it?
Gearbox are touted as the new team to take on the next installment in the flagship series. But do they have the ability to take one of Microsofts most bankable franchises and continue its success?
Gearbox currently have five games in development according to their website, with one mystery title that helps to fuel the flames. A title that is described by Randy Pitchford in this way. "I’ve started a new project. It's big. It's, like, 'look-at-our-line-up-and-imag ine-something-even-bigger' kind of big. I’m directing it myself. I can't mention it publicly yet. When you find out what this is, you'll likely agree that I can't oversell this one."
Lets have a look at the Gearbox stable through the Gamers Almanac, Metacritic.
Brothers In Arms (Xbox, 2005): 85%
Halo (PC, 2003) 83%
Halo 2 (PC, 2007) 72%
James Bond 007: NightFire (Xbox, 2002) 78%
Half-Life: Blue Shift (PC, 2001) 71%
Pretty steady scores, although most of these have been expansions or ports of existing titles. It would be unlikely that anyone is going to accept Halo 4 scoring in the seventies... What may help though is that the leading man behind the script for Halo has crossed from Bungie to Microsoft, so a collaboration between Gearbox and Microsoft could turn out well, with the story developed by an experienced hand and the gamplay run by a team that has Halo experience and failry solid gameplay in their other titles (according to Metacritic at least).
Adding these points up, you would think that it could be a solid release for Gearbox. We have a team that has ported Halo to the PC in Gearbox, and a script writer from Bungie who could be at the helm. Only time will tell.
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