Ensemble's Halo Wars Monthly Update

Xbox 360

It's that time of the month again, and Ensemble have revealed a couple more minor details about the upcoming Halo spin-off RTS game: Halo Wars.

They mention E3 and how they have a lot planned for it this year, which is less than a month away now. "Although we’re going to be showing Halo Wars there," Ensemble stated, "you’re likely going to have to live vicariously through second hand accounts from members of the press."

New content is expected on the official HaloWars.com website around the same time as E3 08. Ensemble plan to also show a recent build of the game at this year's E3. "A lot more of the game will be visible and hopefully we will be able to hand over the controller to let people try it for themselves. We’ve come a long way in the last year, so get ready for a new look under the hood."

As usual, here's a couple of new tidbits:

The Cyclops

People who’ve played Ensemble games may remember Age of Mythology, which allowed players to use the mythological Cyclops unit. The unit name is a nod to that game. The idea of the Cyclops is a repurposed piece of equipment. It’s not a giant fighting machine, it’s actually not much larger than your average Spartan, and certainly smaller than something like a Scorpion (tank). These mechanical suits house a man who operates it, and they would normally be put to work moving around supplies, ammunition, or doing the heavy lifting on construction projects. When the Covenant come knocking though, you’ve got to fend them off with whatever you have at your disposal, including these awkward looking things. Sounds very interesting indeed.

The UNSC Arsenal

With UNSC vehicles and weapons in mind, general information on the forces that they can wield will soon be uploaded on HaloWars.com, and we'll be grabbing them for a Sliced update as soon as we can. This will include some possible renders, concepts, or maybe some animations as well. In addition, Ensemble plan to reveal the structures that you can build at your base. Ensemble have talked about a socketed base system, where you construct buildings in predefined locations. A large part of the strategy in the game is not only based around what units you build and field, but what buildings you decide to set down and when. Expect more on how that all fits together to create the UNSC in Halo Wars very soon.

Halo Wars is scheduled to be released exclusively on Xbox 360 on the 1st of October, according to Gamestop.

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Posted by Sliced Robot 23/06/2008 5:05pm

It's that time of the month again, and Ensemble have revealed a couple more minor details about the upcoming Halo spin-off RTS game: Halo Wars.

They mention E3 and how they have a lot planned for it this year, which is less than a month away now. "Although we’re going to be showing Halo Wars there," Ensemble stated, "you’re likely going to have to live vicariously through second hand accounts from members of the press."

New content is expected on the official HaloWars.com website around the same time as E3 08. Ensemble plan to also show a recent build of the game at this year's E3. "A lot more of the game will be visible and hopefully we will be able to hand over the controller to let people try it for themselves. We’ve come a long way in the last year, so get ready for a new look under the hood."

As usual, here's a couple of new tidbits:

The Cyclops

People who’ve played Ensemble games may remember Age of Mythology, which allowed players to use the mythological Cyclops unit. The unit name is a nod to that game. The idea of the Cyclops is a repurposed piece of equipment. It’s not a giant fighting machine, it’s actually not much larger than your average Spartan, and certainly smaller than something like a Scorpion (tank). These mechanical suits house a man who operates it, and they would normally be put to work moving around supplies, ammunition, or doing the heavy lifting on construction projects. When the Covenant come knocking though, you’ve got to fend them off with whatever you have at your disposal, including these awkward looking things. Sounds very interesting indeed.

The UNSC Arsenal

With UNSC vehicles and weapons in mind, general information on the forces that they can wield will soon be uploaded on HaloWars.com, and we'll be grabbing them for a Sliced update as soon as we can. This will include some possible renders, concepts, or maybe some animations as well. In addition, Ensemble plan to reveal the structures that you can build at your base. Ensemble have talked about a socketed base system, where you construct buildings in predefined locations. A large part of the strategy in the game is not only based around what units you build and field, but what buildings you decide to set down and when. Expect more on how that all fits together to create the UNSC in Halo Wars very soon.

Halo Wars is scheduled to be released exclusively on Xbox 360 on the 1st of October, according to Gamestop.