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Halo 4 is 99 percent complete

Franchise director Frank O'Connor says 343 Industries very close to finishing development on November's Xbox 360-exclusive shooter.

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New Halo series developer 343 Industries is closing in on completing its first original Halo title. Speaking to GameSpot sister site Giant Bomb, Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor said Halo 4 is 99 percent done ahead of its November 6 worldwide debut.

Halo 4 is 99 percent finished with 46 days until launch.
Halo 4 is 99 percent finished with 46 days until launch.

"It's just sort of getting it in shape for certification and then manufacture," O'Connor said. "And then just cleaning out last minute bugs and getting ready for launch."

Halo 4 is the first numbered entry in the series developed outside of Bungie Studios, which officially handed the franchise reigns to 343 Industries on March 31, 2012. It is a direct sequel to 2007's Halo 3, picking up four years after the events of that game.

At least two more core installments--Halo 5 and Halo 6--will follow as part of the new Reclaimer Trilogy. It is rumored that the next Halo game will arrive on a future Microsoft platform, as the company is openly hiring staffers to create next-generation visuals and infrastructure to "drive the future of Halo."

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I would happily sell my gran to pay for this game

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Wow just lost half a hour of my life reading the comments below . So to not offend anyone i will not say which ones i liked and the ones that are crap. But lets just say a lot of you when off subject big time . But gotta thank gamespot and and you guys for waking me up with a smile with comments that barely hold any water ( not all you , just some ) . This place is getting better than facebook for opinions or lack off and people duking it out over useless crap . Cheap entertainment gotta love it . peace .

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I hope they also sell this out on PC and make some custom maps in the servers

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Why tell us a game is 99% complete? What is that going to accomplish? I think people would have been a little more stoked to hear you are done and the game is 100% polished and just waiting to ship.

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Sounds good, it has been ages since Halo 3, I hope Halo 4 will deliver and wont join the CoD bandwagon with a yearly release.

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Looking forward to Halo 8

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Just thought i'd say that in the article when it says "Halo 4 is the first numbered entry in the series developed outside of Bungie Studios, which officially handed the franchise reigns to 343 Industries on March 31, 2012."

You used the wrong word. "Reins" is the one you should have used.

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Are they sure it's 99% and not 98.89% and they were just rounding up?

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Add 1% and it'll still be years behind any shooter developed by Starbreeze, Monolith, or Id.

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@DrKill09 LOLLOLOLOLOL.....wow.

id? WTF has id done in the past 10 years? Rage was average at best.

Starbreeze? you can't be talking about Syndicate, which couldn't hold Halo's jock.

Monolith is the most perplexing mention here. There is Gotham City Impostors i guess. FEAR 2 exists. Yikes.

Thanks for this, I needed a really good laugh.

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Looking forward to Halo 5

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*Feel the hype*

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new gta and halo this year, possibly greatest year of gaming releases ever? **** call of duty

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@beyondbelief15 Greatest year of game releases were well over a decade ago

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@beyondbelief15 In all honesty the last 2 years was much better than this one, with Skyrim, Portal 2, Arkham City, Mass Effect 2+3 (I love the 3 more than the 2 btw, the ending thing is overblown), Red Dead Redemption, etc etc. Calling this year any good just because of Halo and GTA (which as Printul_Noptii correctly states is for 2013) when compared to the previous ones is quite an exaggeration my friend.

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@beyondbelief15 Edit: 2 years were, dunno why can't edit a comment, ah well.

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@beyondbelief15 gta V wont be out till next year, Far Cry 3 and Metal Gear Revengance were also pushed to next year unfortunately but I hope they get polish.

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Probably my most anticipated game ever no lie / halo 2 was amazing also halo 3

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@TheMisterCheif I really hope this game will feel like halo 2.

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@MajorasMask00 @TheMisterCheif Yea the fast paced gameplay on H2 multiplayer was unmatched althoughafter a few years Halo 3 felt great! In fact once reach came out I realized how much I missed the gameplay of H3, the primary reason being the loadouts.

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@Stonecutters908 @Sticboy @MajorasMask00 @TheMisterCheif I liked RE5 it wasnt as good as RE4 but it had decent gameplay and a good co-op campaign, Halo Reach for me didnt quite feel like Halo and I disliked the multiplayer they added bloom and jetpacks and removed the BR also the campaign wasnt that great at least if felt rather weak compared to Halo 1-3 I know 343 is another studio but chances are they mess up Halo, the only good thing I can say about Halo 4 so far is that the graphics look amazing but a game isnt about graphics only.

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@Printul_Noptii @Sticboy @MajorasMask00 @TheMisterCheif

How did Halo Reach leave a sour taste in your mouth for Halo 4 but RE 5 didn't leave a sour taste in your mouth for RE6?

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@Sticboy @MajorasMask00 @TheMisterCheif Mine was Diablo 3 and I am anticipating Resident Evil 6 more than Halo 4, for me Halo Reach left a sour taste to anticipate Halo 4 much :/

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This fall and winter is going to be great for gaming, well for me anyway.

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I think they're just saying 99% complete just to tease the fans.

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My most anticipated game of the year! Can't wait. I have the LE pre-ordered.

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@Shantmaster_K Me too

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@bmart970 @Shantmaster_K Me Three

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@kennythomas26 @bmart970 @Shantmaster_K Me Four

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Oh I'm sorry was I supposed to be excited looking at the same damn maps and gameplay we've been playing since Halo 1.

I actually hope the days of AAA games is coming to an end because this kind of release has almost completely put me off playing games altogether.

Whatever happened to games being fun and original?

if your 10 and have rich parents then go ahead and waste their money on this one.

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@Namahsdrol Ur talking about C0D, right?

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@Namahsdrol The amount of dumb this post is, is making me stupid.

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@Namahsdrol The same gameplay? I guess you must've missed out on Halo 2 (which added dual-wielding - an entirely new level of multiplayer strategy), Halo 3 (which added throw-down perks that could heal you, drain your enemy's armor, destroy enemy vehicles, adding more strategy), ODST (which added small team-based Firefight), and Halo: Reach (which added armor abilities and new weaponry, changing up strategy yet again). Halo 4 will have new enemies, new game modes, and new weapons and abilities: thus, new tactics and gameplay.

The same maps? Obviously. Every Halo game has exactly the same maps. Or, wait, y'know, maybe certain multiplayer maps are revitalized with each game because people *like* them? I have such great memories of playing Blood Gulch with my friends on Halo 1 & 2, and Halo 2's multiplayer map pack added amazing new maps.

Now, if you don't think that Halo is fun, then you're either braindead, a diehard PS3 fanboy, or you have absolutely no concept of this strange alien concept of 'fun.' Halo has enjoyed some of the best stories to grace FPS games; many of the best multiplayer moments; fast, adrenaline-inducing close quarters combat; great weapons handling; and multiplayer that actually lends itself to skilled players rather than twitch-trigger Call of Duty players.

Lastly, it has always struck me as odd how "ultra-hardcore pro gamers" hate so much on AAA games: surely, if you were a *real* gamer, you'd appreciate the pros and cons to every game? Either that, or you want an end to FPS games because you suck at them ;)

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@ChemicalReaper @Namahsdrol I applaud you sir

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@ChemicalReaper @Namahsdrol What about PC or Nintendo fanboys? What about people that simply don't like any FPS? You really need to rethink your flawed analysis, and stop pointing at one faction of gamers as being a problem or braindead just because they don't like a FPS.

BTW, I own all Halos.

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@Namahsdrol It will be nothing like Halo 1 (except that it is continuing the story). There is so much more in this game. New gametypes, more co-op modes, maps are much different, tons of new features, and new guns.

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@Shantmaster_K @Namahsdrol That's what I'm saying bro.

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Another Halo game == another book end.

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@PSYCHOV3N0M @dRuGGeRnaUt Yeah, not really proper future combat. Its just modern combat with tech their testing now. future combat IS 2k long star ships, railguns particle weapons, A.I's androids and cybernetics... not a flashy eyepiece and a an unmanned drone.

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Forget BF vs CoD, Halo is going to be the King of shooters after this. Everything from the graphics to the multi-player looks improved over past Halo games. The only thing I'm not completely sold on is the single-player. I'm hoping the campaign is at least 15 hours long.

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@thereal-15-cent Screw the 15 hours, I hope its not just "Kill enemies until you get here then push this button." Halo Reach style.

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@thereal-15-cent Same. It looks like 343 knows what they're doing when it comes to story. I just hope they don't cut it short to get more players into multiplayer.

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@jasonzilla11 @thereal-15-cent Same here I hope the campaign is pretty long.

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Yay!

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Can't wait to listen to that title screen music on surround sound.

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Agreed.

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I'm a halo fan and this will probably be good (some of the things 343 have done concerning the wider universe are better then bungie)... but i just got borderlands 2 instead.

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@The-Neon-Seal Don't worry you've got time between games.

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Just good to see this thread like all others is stock full of a bunch of Fanboys... Do not say anything negative about precious or you will pay with the post lashing !!! lololololol

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@Derrick79 All threads have fanboys and trolls (like you).

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