Community Halo: Combat Evolved Remake coming for the 360
By grey walrus —
February 4, 2011
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It's about time. Ever since seeing the ending to reach I've been waiting for a remake of the best Halo Campaign that ever was, and now we're finally getting it.
Joystiq has learned that the previously rumored remake of Halo: Combat Evolved will indeed launch this holiday season for Xbox 360 with a full visual overhaul. Sources explain that the re-release is not Bungie's 2001 Xbox game simply running at a higher resolution -- it's being remade with new art assets. WhileHalo's audio will likely remain unaltered, the controls will allow for more recent Halo configurations.
The Halo: Combat Evolved remake is allegedly being developed by New Jersey-based Saber Interactive, the company behind TimeShift and Namco's upcoming Inversion, but we've been unable to confirm the nature of the engine powering it. We understand that it's something other than the Reach engine.
The Halo: Combat Evolved update, one of two Halo games currently in development under the watchful eye of 343 Industries, is expected to support 1080p resolution and 3D televisions. Details on multiplayer are supposedly still being worked out, but we understand the remake will likely feature online co-op (the original game supported two-player split-screen co-op).
The game is expected to re-evolve on November 15, 2011, ten years after Halo: Combat Evolved launched alongside the Xbox. Our sources didn't know of any plans to similarly upgrade the recently disconnectedHalo 2, but it's hard to imagine Microsoft playing favorites with its biggest franchise.
Source: Joystiq.com
Are you guys as excited as I am? This is going to be epic. Halo one had my favorite campaign, and with improved graphics and hopefully updated multiplayer this could retake the place at best Halo game ever made.
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