Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 HD re-release of Bungie original dropping November 15, 2011–10 years to the day after original Xbox release.
LOS ANGELES–Even though founding Halo developer Bungie Studios is no longer creating Halo games, the series is far from dead. Today at Microsoft’s 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo media briefing the company officially announced an overhauled re-release of the original Halo: Combat Evolved.
It had been widely rumored for months, but today Microsoft ended the speculation and announced Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary for the Xbox 360. The title is a re-release of the original Halo game with a fully remastered campaign, Xbox Live co-op support, and seven bundled multiplayer maps.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will ship on November 15, 2011, exactly 10 years after the release of the critically praised Halo: Combat Evolved in 2000.
Also announced during Microsoft’s media briefing this morning was word that 343 Industries–which has been on a hiring spree as of late–is currently developing Halo 4. Unfortunately, further details concerning that game are not available, but the game is expected to ship by holiday 2012.
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