While I know it's "cool" for a company to, ya know, make money on something successful I really hope this means they do flesh out the universe in the games.

The games are always so flat compared to the novels and comics as far as exploring the Halo universe. Although I haven't played ODST. Maybe that one did.

@Sexualchocolate
oh i get it
video games are children playthings

As long as the new series of books doesn't suck I don't care. The first lot of books have been great and the games are still enjoyable. Also, if ODST is anything to go by I hope we get more playtime as the non-spartans.

That Uprising comic was shit though. The other one was cool and I'm glad I bought it but Uprising annoyed me

This looks like a job for Captain Obvious
"Company seeks to milk successful franchise for years", film at 11

@Xzyliac
Kinda makes me think that the Halo games could be truly brilliant if the mixed the amazing gameplay with the story from the comics and what not

I love the games but I just hope that 343 industires is willing to put the quality along with the quantity. I dont want to see the Halo name being whored out on a load of crap.

@Sexualchocolate. I read it. I didn't need to read it again.
So you think the games are aimed at teenagers? Why? I certainly hope there's more to it than simply because you don't like them.

@ Sexualchocolate
Even I agree that the Halo games are getting milked the way Activision tends to do, but it's hard to trust the "humble opinion" of such a dedicated Sony sellout.

Seriously, dude. Get a job, a life, and a shower. Only then will you ever see a vagina in real life.

Hahaha, you're funny legend.

I'm typing this from WORK, and it's certainly no Mcjob, I'm a fucking Marketing Executive for a global corporation.

I actually went to hospital this morning to see an ultrasound of my son in my Fiance's VAGINA and had a SHOWER in my on-suite in MY HOUSE before i left.

I love it when people assume that people on the internet are basement living dorky teenage virgins, like themselves.

Gamers come in all shapes and sizes buddy, all I'm saying is that many of those who play Halo are of the smaller, more annoying shape and size.

Well, I'm burned. Woooo.

Marketing Executive for Sony, you mean. They take good care of their most devoted slaves, kinda like Scientology.

Oh, and in all seriousness, congrats on your kid. That's a beautiful thing.

@sexualchocolate

Lol i know (hope) that you were not being serious about your son being in your fiance's vagina, but it still made me laugh pretty hard. And wince.

Congrats on you coming kid, I had a girl six months ago and she's already reaching for my controllers.

Ugh. Halo overload already. Grow some balls and try something new.

@ matrixdude171
I agree with Dr. Tran, and everyone else who notes that 343 needs to give it a fuckin' rest for awhile. You want to impress me?

Make a Halo RPG that doesn't suck. I bet you can't.

All those responses as a marketting exec at a global corperation? I basically have a shite job as a bank teller and even I don't have time to get more than one response on my phone.

Halo ain't a kids game any more than anything else. More adults 18-30 (the core 360 audience btw) play halo than anything else. I even know Sony and nintendo fanboys that play it, yet hate MS. Because despite wannabe elitist opinion it's a fun game. It isn't the best game series ever, but Im always satisfied with each new entry.

And if you wanna talk milking, 2 GH/RB titles and 2 EA football games each year with few, if any, updates is more milking it in my opinion.

PS3 Fanboy trying to show a bigger E-peen.

lol

Man, this comments section became Halo 3 XBox Live faster than a laser will kill you. Don't even qualify the negative comments!

I love the Halo series. I'm 25. I'd have to estimate the the fan base for Halo players is from 12-21 because I encounter man college guys online in the evenings. They have fast connections and lots of bro-wannabe buddies to support their assholic behavior. But they're easy to agitate.

That doesn't speak well of the Halo series. In any case, I played ODST for two days and now I'm probably going to sell it. Halo needs some seriously new direction if they're going to keep it going. Otherwise, it's like this: Microsoft found this great horse in the street, and road it until it died, and then they all started kicking it, and it kept moving down the street so long as they kicked it, but it smelled worse and worse with every inch.

Time breeds stagnancy. Here's to fresh ideas and innovation.

People only hate on Halo because it's popular. Bungie has released fucking 4 Halo games over 8 years. Call of Duty started 6 years ago, and has way more entries. It's just bullshit. Guitar Hero, Mario, yeah, they're getting milked pretty hard. For good reasons. But Halo isn't at that level yet.

Hating a game because of the age group that plays it? Jesus, what's wrong with people these days.

@ Article - Cool. I love the Halo universe, and there's a lot more they can do with it without "milking" the series. Bungie has done an excellent job with the games so far and I'm confident the future games will be of the same quality. Even an idiot can't deny the games are well designed and high quality.

@Sexualchocolate

If your fiance has a baby in her VAGINA, one of you two didn't do something right.

@ sexual chocolate

"I'm typing this from WORK, and it's certainly no Mcjob, I'm a fucking Marketing Executive for a global corporation"

"By the way, if anybody in here is in advertising or marketing - kill yourself." - Bill Hicks

I didn't say it. But, boy is it hard to disagree with the guy.

Anyway.. babies don't sit in women's vaginas (little bit of trivia there for ya) and you're definitely trying to belittle Halo without actually sounding like you're belittling Halo. I hate Halo. But at least I have the balls (and apparently the sperm, I too have a son), to stand up and admit it without trying to cop out. It's not a child's game. It's just not a very compelling game.

Wow, I actually have more in common with Sexualchocolate than I would have thought. My wife is four months pregnant, I have a decent job (software support) for a 28 year old, have owned my own home for almost a year now, and agree that most Halo players I've seen online are a lot younger than the M on the case should allow for.

That said, I really enjoy Halo, in all its incarnations. I own all the games, a few of the soundtracks and most of the books. I also love the Fallout series, the Half-Life series (all time favorite), the Diablo series, the Elder Scrolls series (played them all except Arena), the Burnout series, the C&C series (especially Red Alert), the Rock Band series, the Mario series, and anything made by PopCap just to name a few. I also look forward to when I have enough money saved up for a PS3 so I can finally try the Killzone series (though without backwards compatability I might have to skip the first) and the Uncharted series.

I just like games, and I especially like it when games I like expand their universes, because that just means I get to do more of what I like. As long as Halo stays good to me (read: good, not great), I'll stay happy.

Oh, and @ Robbo the Hood, I couldn't agree more. Split screen is my absolute favorite way to game. Always has been and always will.

inb4 Halo hate. Oh wait...

Halo = Saw
Master Chief = Jigsaw

Jigsaw: I died like 10 movies ago, but not really LOL. I'm still around for the money and the milking, just as long as these monkies (literally) can continue making scripts.

Master Chief: I died like 10 games ago, but not really LOL. I'm still around for the money and milking, just as long as these Microsoft monkies (literally) can continue making scripts.