Microsoft and Peter Jackson join up for new Halo title - also Age of Halo?

[squirrel]

Linky

thought this bit was interesting:

In addition, Microsoft's Ensemble Studios, creator of the hit "Age of Empires," will create another new "Halo" title, "Halo Wars."

Taking a page from Blizzard's playbook perhaps?

[schild]

There was a tiny rumor back in 2004 about Ensemble doing a Halo MMOG. Where was I in 2004? Somewhere where I'd hear such a rumor. Later, I heard it again, but it was no longer an MMOG. I think it's still going to have an assload of persistancy though.

[geldonyetich]

People are setting their targets on the wrong things.  If the EverQuest RTS game had caught on as much as Warcraft III, I still don't think EverQuest 2 would be as popular as World of Warcraft.  Each individual game has to be good on its own merits.

[Velorath]

Please let there be no resource management in Halo Wars...

[Fordel]

Wasn't the Original Halo supposed to be an RTS?

[Surlyboi]

No. Though the engine was an evolution of Myth's which was an RTS.

Halo was originally slated to be a third-person shooter.