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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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Can't wait for it, it looks great, I just hope they don't make us miss Bungie

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Only hope/question I have is will it be longer then the last 3 which were too short imo.

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True fans will stay.

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SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

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If I'm quiet, Can I have some money too!

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:D

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Lets see, there has been halo 1:CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3:odst(expansion/spinoff), and Halo: Reach. Thats 4 actual halos, and a campaign.. the original halo launch in 2001. 11.5 years.. Why does everyone keep acting like halo is a CoD and is being milked? Given, i have always loved halo for mplayer + co-op.. i kinda lost interest after odst, and never finished reach. Good, solid games still, just not for me so much anymore. I just don't get why everyone attacks this series so much, when you look at everything that was included with halo:3 and Reach, they have so much value for the $$$.

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I guess its POPULAR to hate on POPULAR things these days. lol ;) Halo has been one of the most solid franchises of this gen and last. It doesn't deserve the hate, and has not resulted in making all FPS' imitate it ala CoD. There aren't enough sci-fi FPS out there.. i am personally so sick of "modern combat" as a setting in general.

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@dRuGGeRnaUt even at three people were saying the franchise was being milked but each game has evolved sufficiently enough to notice substantial difference over each other, you forgot halo:wars and Halo anniversary, which was a remake so I guess it does not count but the point is its not like halo is a yearly thing so each one has been worked and tweaked properly to make each game more worth while playing than last unlike COD. If only COD maybe gave themselves some time rather than just keep sending out a rather shallow remake of there last game they could build so much more upon it rather than a really slow yearly progression that is just milking, its a shame that the majority would pay out for that.

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I'll be there day 1 to start another AAA trilogy! Great work 343 studios to shutting up all the critics who thought Bungie was the be-all.

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yea and its 35% derivative, 50% rehash, and 15% sucky....

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@IanNottinghamX and 100% reason to remember the name

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@IanNottinghamX You can go jump in a fire

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@TheMisterCheif @IanNottinghamX Oh, now you caused the death of a cod fan...Good things there is 2 billion more to take his place

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@IanNottinghamX No thats cod silly.

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The fact that they're still working on it impresses me; most companies go gold months ahead and then are surprised when people find glitches and the like. Keep it up 343!

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I should hope so that Halo 4 is 99 percent complete. Nove 6th is the release date.

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@theKSMM Frankie's job is largely announcements and press interactions. Him making statements wouldn't slow down or otherwise affect the game's development

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That is nice to hear.

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Another generic shooter...Great!

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@zzamaro You must be a COD fan

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@zzamaro If you read up on anything about the game you'd know it was anything but...

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Is it another Shooter? Yes. Is it Generic?! *Looks at all the screen shots and videos released in the past year* Are you freakin high?

If only MORE shooters would stop churning out Modern shooters. It's a sci-fi shooter that actually has a deep story and lore. Plus look at the color pallete, it's bright and gorgeous, unlike every other war-torn setting we've all seen. Plus the enemies are new and diverse, and look similar to the Metroid series.

If you call this generic then there ain't much hope for you...

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@CrimsonCorp @zzamaro he's acting like he's not gunna buy the game anyway...lawlz

i really hate when people call EVERY shooter generic just to feel cool and like to jump on the generic bandwagon >_>

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Well how long DOES it take to ctrl+c, ctrl-v anyway?

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@DarkSaber2k You're not cool, mkay!

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@cmacinnis @DarkSaber2k No idea what he's talking about, but since cmacinnis just referenced South Park, he's right. xD

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Read: "Halo 4 will leak in about a month."

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It's a fresh breath of air and it is still being over seen by the boss, its creator. 343 looks like they are doing a fantastic job. How could you not give it your ALL when working for a legendary IP like this one. Beautiful.

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Why did he feel the need to say this when the game has fixed it's release date? It has zero relevance unless they're going to push it back.

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@ggregd He was asked a question regarding the game's progress, and answered.

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Even though I've loved Halo in the past, I'm having a hard time talking myself into paying $120 to get back on the train.

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@TrueProphecy22 Or, alternatively, pay $60 and don't make up random numbers.

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@TrueProphecy22 Then don't? Or buy it used or when it goes on sale..

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Well i guess is one of those, we gonna have to wait and see. Bungie is not runing the ship so the game in my opinion is still up in the air with 343 studio. If i have to guess my self, i just saw that video that is posted in this page of Halo 4 runing, and it really looks good, but still u have to play the game u self to see if 343 studio really created a good game or if if just a let down for the Halo franchise.

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@furrynic As far as MP goes, they nailed it and then some.

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@OleanderX @furrynic Totally agree, 343 really looks like they know there shit. Also, love the avatar :P

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I gotta say, I had my doubts about a Halo game being developed by someone other than Bungie, but the more I see of Halo 4 the more I think it's a good thing. 343 seems genuinely excited about Halo and the game looks better for it.

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343i is mainly composed of former Bungie members who stayed with Microsoft when Bungie left.

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