14 DAY TRIAL // The importance Halo as a franchise holds for Microsoft means that the development team at 343 Industries and the representative of the publisher will put in the effort and the resources in order to make the game experience great.
Speaking to Gamespot, Alex Seropian, who is one of the co-founders of Bungie and one of the developers of the first Halo game, said, “Halo is one of the crown jewels in the Microsoft gaming IP, if not the crown jewel, so you would expect nothing less than for them to take the time needed and apply the resources needed to make it great.”
He added, “I will say the encouraging thing is that I know a lot of the folks at Microsoft working on it and they are great people. I’m very hopeful that the team there is very fantastic. They are certainly treating it with a lot of care and respect. And applying the resources you’d like to see applied to a franchise like that.
“I’m hopeful that it will continue to bring the high production value and cool experiences it’s known for.”
Seropian has acknowledged the problems that 343 Industries will face when creating Halo 4, saying that it is hard to bring innovation to such an established series, especially given the expectations of the fan base.
At the moment Seropian is working at Industrial Toys, a developer focusing on mobile experiences and plans to create titles that use familiar mechanics but appeal to more hardcore gamers.
He also worked at Wideload Games and Disney after leaving Bungie shortly after it was acquired by Microsoft.
Halo 4 will be exclusive to the Xbox 360 home console and will be launched before the end of the year.
The main character will once again be Master Chief and initial information on the narrative points to a story centered on his link to Cortana.