El siguiente titulo de la serie Halo esta proximo a su estreno. Se trata de HALO WARS que aunque no es un FPS, por lo menos te pondra frente al conflicto entre los Covenant y los Humanos. Este titulo será un RTS o Estrategia en Tiempo Real, donde llevaras a las tropas a limitar el avance de las fuerzas alienigenas. Un dato interesante es que hasta el momento sabemos que el Master Chief no aparece como tal debido a que este evento ocurre mucho tiempo antes de que sea creado, y de la misma forma veras como el universo de HALO se expande mostrando nuevos enemigos, armamento y guerreros. Esperemos mas noticias sobre su lanzamiento pronto.

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Microsoft reveló la portada norteamericana de Halo Wars para Xbox 360, el título de estrategia en tiempo real (RTS) ambientado algunos años antes del primer juego protagonizado por Master Chief.

Creo que lo que más me gustó fue ver el logo de Ensemble Studios (para los que no lo saben, son los que desarrollaron los Age of Empires), pues la imágen no tiene nada de especial.

Portada sencilla, como cualquier otra, y donde no quedan dudas de qué juego es. En cuanto a la fecha, todavía no hay una definida, pero saldrá a la venta en la "primera mitad del 2009".

Fuente: Joystiq

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Even though Halo didn't make an official appearance at E3 last week (though it was supposed to on Wednesday, but got scrapped at the last minute), doesn't mean some info on the future of the series didn't come out. For all you curious on what is next for Master Chief and one of the top video game series's ever- Click the More link.

• More Info on the Upcoming Halo Wars- For those of you who haven't heard of Halo Wars yet, it is the upcoming Halo game that takes place right before the first Halo game begins. This version of the game though is different, as unlike in the other three Halo games, you will not be playing as Master Chief (the main Halo character), but will rather be controlling either the Spartan (Human) army or the Covenant (Evil Alien) army. You also will no longer be doing the actual fighting, and will be more of a general (albeit here with much more control) in charge of instructing your forces and leading them into battle, setting up camps and building vehicles, and then later calling them into battle when needed. This is a whole new style for the series, and that is probably due to the change in makers of the game- from Microsoft and Bungie, to now Microsoft and a company called Ensemble Studios. You can expect Halo Wars to come in the early part of next year.

Pic of Halo Wars in action

• More Rumors on a "Halo 4"- We mentioned the scrapped Bungie announcement in the intro, but the fact that there even was one led a lot of people (including myself) to believe that perhaps we'd see another version of the AWESOME game. Well, MTV further gave fuel to that fire, when a Microsoft exec. said in an interview with MTV that Bungie was indeed developing another Halo game. What type of game this will be (is it something similar to the Halo Wars game, to the previous three Halo games, something entirely new altogether- perhaps the highly anticipated Halo Chronicles game), and when we'll actually see it, is anyone's guess. Though lets hope it's soon ;)

We know that this info isn't much, but hey Halo is Halo right? What you guys think about this new Halo news, and what are your guesses on that rumored "Halo 4"? Let us know your thoughts and ideas in the comments.

Info from Joystiq.com and MTV's Multiplayer Blog

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In this video Captain Cutter reflects on the battle to retake Harvest. At first it was victorious, but then...

This trailer was showed on the E3 of 2008.

So I recently arrived from Melbourne and after catching up with my family I've opened the site to see this massive wave of news from E3 2008. Looking for some news that hasn't made it here I found the new Prince of Persia and Halo Wars previews pretty compelling. So far, I think there's good news and bad news.

I'll put the bad news first: Being one of the only cynics around here I have to say that in my opinion Halo Wars is looking a little generic at the moment. There looks like few unit types, none of which are particularly innovative or interesting. And it doesn't help my disappointment that Halo Wars' lead designer was reported (on 1up.com) as saying the game was based on Age of Mythology's gameplay with basic unit types essentially being replaced by Halo themed units.

The game has some nice visuals going for it and a lot of halo background to draw the fans in, with some awesome trailers there is a lot of cautious optimism about this game. The controls are apparently streamlined and you can have matches that go for about 15 minutes average so the game remains console-gamer friendly.

There seems to be a lot of micromanaging a chaotic battlefield and generally a very weak UNSC army. From the gameplay videos so far, equally sized forces of Humans V Covenant generally end in the UNSC getting "tore up". On top of that it looks like very little strategy and very focused tactics will win battles. One example of this is that Spartans can hijack Wraiths and use them against the covenant, and maybe vice versa with Elites. The game is shaping up ok, I'm just wondering if it's going to be a must-have or a rent-first.

So here is the good news: Prince of Persia is running on the Assassin's Creed engine but going for a watercolour look making a visually arresting image on par with the quality we've come to expect from our consoles. There has been an interesting design choice with a combat system based around single enemy fights that increase in difficulty as you progress. There are no set combos and you can simply decide what kind of attacks to use whenever you want. You can call your companion Elika to jump in for quick strikes or hack away with your sword, each time yielding a different animation depending on when and where you press the buttons.

The Prince will always have the same moves throughout the entire game, just like in Skate. you never upgrade stats but your magic-wielding companion will be able to learn new spells and increase in power as you progress through the game world. It was also mentioned that your environment will change depending on what you do. The game is based on corruption and as such all your enemies and all the traps are created from the black goo of corruption, this means that when you kill a boss their corruption might spread onto another game area and cause multiple levels of traps, making it harder for you to proceed through that area. Details are sketchy to what degree you will be able to choose what happens but it's interesting nonetheless.

I'm thinking Ubisoft has taken a look at what they need to do to make a good game and decided to focus their efforts on this adaptive combat system and a polished gameplay system. PoP is sounding like a refined version of Sands of Time and Assassin's Creed, where platforming is more difficult and battles are more life or death. Despite my initial spite for the trailer and a Disney style plot, the game is sounding like a lot of fun to play, though I still pine for Sands of Time's brilliant writing and puzzles.

No estuvo presente en la conferencia de prensa de Microsoft esta mañana, pero Halo Wars aparece una vez más en forma de video, difundido por Microsoft Games.

Recordemos que este juego de estrategia en tiempo real, desarrollado por Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires), estará ambientado unos años antes del primer Halo para Xbox.

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This trailer was created by Blur Studio and it was shown for the first time on 27/09/06 during X06 in Barcelona, Spain.

And it is how a HALO trailer should be, beautiful & strong, accompanied by great music

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Microsoft Games mostró nuevos artworks de Halo Wars para Xbox 360, donde podemos apreciar a dos unidades de los humanos: el famoso vehículo Warthog y la UNSC Firebase, una base de operaciones para las batallas.

Recordamos que Halo Wars está siendo desarrollado por Ensemble Studios, los genios detrás de Age of Empires, por lo que obviamente será un juego de estrategia en tiempo real.

Saldrá a la venta en Norteamérica este año para Xbox 360, pero esperen un anuncio de la versión para PC, pues creo que tendría mayor éxito.

Fuente: Jeux France

The Age of Empires franchise has always been known for its outstanding games, addicting gameplay, and easily create-able content. Age of Empires III follows in its predecessors footsteps by giving us a visually and technically impressive video game that will not likely be uninstalled from your PC for many years to come.

The Good

New and Colorful Setting: The Age of Empires franchise follows a pattern by producing an RTS game set around a specific time period. Seeing as how the last AoE game took place in the Medieval Age, AoEIII takes place in the Industrial Age, or more specifically, the late 1700s-the early 1800s. The Industrial Age takes place in the New World and battles can be fought from South America all the way up to the Yukon territories.

Beautiful Graphics: With such a colorful setting, a lot of technology was put into making Age of Empires III one of the most spectacularly beautiful games on the RTS, or any other, market. The forests are littered with wildlife and treasures, the deserts are arid wastelands, and the ocean is breath-takingly realistic.

Awesome Physics: With the new Havok engine in place, enemy troops will hurtle through the air when hit by cannon balls, buildings will tear down as they begin to burn, and ships will rip to shreds as they're hit on all sides.

Home Cities a Genius and Welcome Addition: As the game revolves around colonizing a sect of the new world, your home city will supply you with needed resources once you've garnered enough XP (which can be gained by finding treasures, waiting, or building a trading post). Shipments range from resources like food or wood, to more colonists or soldiers.

Explorers Have More Emphasis: In Age of Empires II, you started the game with a Scout Calvary unit, which you would then use to explore the map. In AoEIII, you are now given an Explorer instead. Your Explorer is used to gather treasures (small bits of resources or stray animals guarded by a wild animal), build trading posts (to gather even more resources or XP), and, when available, train animal units.

Difficulty Levels are Evenly Balance: Hard is hard, Easy is easy, and Moderate is moderate. Games do themselves a great service when they get the difficulty levels done right, and Age of Empires III is right on the money.

Simple, Excting Gameplay: AoEIII stays true to its award winning formula by following thid premise: Use villagers to gather resources, build buildings, advance to the next age, kill the enemy. Does it work? It sure does. With the inclusion of Home City shipments, following this formula has become a lot easier, yet a bit more tactical, as your enemies have about the same abilities as you. There's nothing like praying for a Home City shipment of musketeers while your city is being bombarded from the sea and by nearby artillery cannons.

A Lot of Customization: Not only can you name your own city and Explorer, but you can also add different decals, like new street lights or random hobos, to spruce up the look of your city. You can also buy new Home City shipment cards and create your own deck to use in your next game.

Easy-to-Use Scenario Editor: There's nothing like having the ability to create your own stories and events, and AoEIII caters to this wish by supplying an easy to use scenario editor along with the game.

The Bad

Disappointing Campaign: The fondest memories I have of Age of Empires II mostly include those had in the William Wallace Learning Campaign or while riding along with the horde of Genghis Khan. Age of Empires III doesn't present this same campaign layout. It instead follows the fictitious Black family as you play as different generations of the family throughout two hundred years of history. The campaign missions are fun, but with no real historical pull to it, it feels kind of shallow.

Laggy Multiplayer: Nothing's worse when it comes to online play like a lot of lag and Age of Empires III is chock full of it. Ensemble advises to reduce your graphics to the bare minimum to increase performance, yet just barely does this have any effect on the gameplay.

Age of Empires III isn't the holy grail of RTS games, but Ensemble manages to create one of the most diversive and addicting masterpiece's ever to hit the store shelves. If you're a fan of RTS games, history, or the thought of duking it out with Napoleon over who gets to control Cuba, Age of Empires III is definitely the game for you.

Age of Empires III was developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios and was released on October 18, 2005. Retails for $29.99 USD. Available both on PC and MAC's. Played Act 1 of the Campaign, dozens of skirmishes, and several online multiplayer matches. Most common difficulty setting used was Moderate.

Microsoft reveló tres imágenes nuevas de Halo Wars para Xbox 360, este juego de estrategia en tiempo real ambientado en el universo del famoso shooter.

Lo desarrolla Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires) y saldrá a la venta este año en Norteamérica.

Fuente: Jeux France

Pues pareciera que despues de la ultima granada, el ultimo disparo y el escape exitoso del Master Chief de manos de la muerte. Aun no hay nada sobre la adaptación de la saga a su nuevo formato RTS, por parte de Ensemble Studios. El año pasado se juraba que llegaria para completar la exitosa trilogia, pero llego y termino el primer semestre de 2008 y no hay huella. Por si no lo sabian este titulo que cambia a un formato tactico, contara la historia previa a los juegos de Halo; cuando el Covenant iniciaba actividades  para conquistar la tierra. Y en realidad no sale el Master Chief, ya que el aparece por lo que se anuncio decenas de años despues. Veremos a los primeros prototipos de los Spartan, y por ende del lado enemigo veremos cosas que no conociamos.

Hice mi burla con Star Wars Clone Wars, porque al igual que la saga de George Lucas, ahora con Halo iremos en retrospectiva, y veraz los modelos de armaduras, armas, y naves que se usaban antes de todo el Armamento que conociste en Halo. Pero parace que al igual que con Star Wars tendremos que esperar un tiempo . . . espero que no sean 20 años.

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La más reciente entrega de la revista GamePro, revela nueva información y un par de imágenes. Claro, un juego de estrategia no es nada nuevo para Ensemble Studios (desarrolladores de la serie de Age of Empires), pero crear uno para consola sí lo es.

GamePro asegura que el juego sólo contará con una unidad económica denominada "supplies", o suministros, lo cual asegurará un ritmo de juego bastante rápido. El equipo de desarrollo asegura que estarás llenando de plomo a tus enemigos en cuestión de segundos. Y claro, una lista incompleta de unidades también fue dada a conocer.

Fuerzas de la UNSC

Marines(Marinos)
Flamethrower Marines(Marinos lanzallamas)
Spartans (Espartanos)
Warthogs
Scorpions
Cobras (Artillería anti vehículos)
Hornets
Wolverines (Vehículo anti-aéreo)
Elephants
Cyclops (Unidad robótica enorme)
Vultures (Vehículo gigantezco)

Covenant Forces (lista parcial)

Grunts
Jackals
Hunters
Ghosts
Banshees
Scarabs
Elites

Also there's 10 of the button things at the top of my Wordpress New Post Dashboard, so I'm experimenting with all those today. The one big thing I want to do is change the color of my text, but I have no idea how. If you know, please tell me, because I'm just going to look in the Wordpress FAQ's or email them. I NEED TO KNOW!!!!!!

Maybe I could go to a really good coffee shop 2 blocks away from my house, or have someone go there for me and get me something because they make really good hot chocolate. Or I could just make some right now...

It sounds weird (Especially from me) but why does this have to be the weekend where I have absolutely no homework? Even if it's homework and I know if you're still in Grade School, Junior High, or High School, it's still something to do. Normally I would never say something like that though.

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Microsoft Games reveló dos nuevas imágenes de Halo Wars, el juego de estrategia en tiempo real que se desarrollará 20 años antes de lo sucedido en el primer Halo para Xbox.

Halo Wars está siendo desarrollado por Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires) y saldrá a la venta este año en Norteamérica, para Xbox 360.

Espero que sea un buen juego y lo saquen después para PC también, lo cual es muy probable.

Fuente: Jeux France

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Tot i que malauradament haurem d'esperar fins l'any que ve per poder gaudir del nou videojoc d'estrategia en temps real d'Ensemble Studios, Halo Wars cada vegada té millor aspecte.

La pàgina web GamerCenterOnline ha publicat noves imatges del joc. Com sempre, l'aspecte gràfic és excel·lent. La jugabilitat, tractant-se d'un joc dels creadors de Age of Empires, hauria d'estar també a l'alçada de les circumstàncies.

Per veure les noves imatges de Halo Wars només heu de fer clic a l'enllaç següent.

Imatges de Halo Wars

"Me encantaría que esta opción estuviera presente en el juego final porque creo que los contenidos generados por usuarios son maravillosos. Opino que esto es el futuro, pues así los jugadores tienen la vía para narrar sus propias historias y hacer sus propias campañas. Existen muchos jugadores con talento”.

Veremos en que queda todo, esta opción seria interesante para poder abrir nuevas posibilidades en la red XboxLive pues otras intentonas por parte, por ejemplo, de Epic Studios para meter mods hechos por los usuarios se quedó en el tintero por culpa de Microsoft. Esperemos que no ocurra lo mismo esta vez.

Halo Wars tiene previsto su lanzamiento este mismo año 2008.

Fuente: Meristation

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Halo Wars is the next game in the Halo Series. Halo Wars takes place before the first Halo, when the Humans meet the Covenant for the first time. Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game that is exclusively for the Xbox 360. The game will follow the story of the ship Spirit of Fire, which was the first ship to encounter the Covenant army. Halo Wars is similar to the very popular Age of Empires series or the Star Wars Empire at War series. You build bases, you build troops, gather resources, etc. The game is set to be released sometime this year (2008).

In a recent interview, Graeme Devine, the lead developer on the upcoming RTS set in the Halo univerise, Halo Wars said that he believes that Halo Wars will be one of the blockbuster hits of 2008.

“I think we’ve got magic in the disc. We’ve worked on the controls, gameplay, and story for this game being very much aware of what has gone before us. I was down in playtest yesterday and actually did not get to sit down and play because folks were spending their lunches playing the game. I know we’re doing well when that happens. More than that, I believe we will be huge not just because I believe, but because when we put the controller in your hands, you will believe too.”

I for one cannot wait for Halo Wars, the E3 trailer made it look fantastic and if what Mr. Devine is saying true, we may have a hit on our hands here folks. In the meantime salivate over the new screenshot above.

Todos saben lo buenos que son los chavales de Ensemble Studios (desarrolladores de la seria Age of Empires) y que los fans de Halo deberían dormir tranquilos, pues Halo Wars está en buenas manos. ¿Pero qué tan seguro está Graeme Devine, Jefe de Diseño en Ensemble, de lo bien que quedará Halo Wars?

Creo que hemos hecho magia en el disco. Hemos trabajado en los controles, jugabilidad y la historia del juego estando siempre atentos de lo que nos han encomendado. Cuando me acerque a probar el juego ayer, en realidad no llegué a jugar, porque los demás estaban utilizando su hora para comer jugandolo. Estoy más que seguro que vamos por buen rumbo, es más,creo firmemente que será un gran juego, y no sólo porque yo lo crea, sino porque cuando tengas el control en tus manos, lo creerás también.

Sin duda estos geniecillos de la estrategia traerán a tus manos toda la estrategia en tiempo real que has querido, claro, será Halo y será genial, solo espera y verás.