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Thought that this was a no-go...and Ensemble knows what they're doing...can't wait.

wow, this is going to be great, and thank god its being made by ensemble

lovin it

Im not really familiar to see any Halo thing in CG-rendered ever.. since Bungie dont do that.. Looks really nice... :D

Nurse!

New pants please.

Great Game. Amazing Graphics. Can't wait for this.

Wow I am now a RTS fan...first Halo made me a FPS fan*...Wow.

*I did play and love Quake 3 Arena on Dreamcast...but Halo made me love the Genre.

it's , somehow, backt to the roots. 'cause if i remember right Halo first was planed as an RTS, or am I wrong?

Nope, your right. :)

Halo content in RTS form....

*Drools*

man, too many awesome games coming out for the 360 these days!
gah, i'll watch the trailer tomorrow.

Oh god cant take news to much for my heart oh yes oh yes

Can't wait!

So this halo is different from halo 3 right.

That looks like the next Age of Empires 2 escept its on Xbox 360 which makes it even better.

They prerendered it so they could make it so cinematic, but it uses ingame models and assets, i.e. it will look THAT GOOD, if not that smooth and perfectly animated.

It won't look that good. Dream on pal.

Still, it will look pretty ace.

Hi guys, can anyone help me out?

When I click the pics the images no longer come up, it just loads the same page with the small piccies.

Likewise, I can't get the video to work either.

Running firefox, have I ballsed something up?

The halowars.com site says it's completely pre-rendered. This takes place before Halo 1. And it's exclusive to 360 only, so the controls are being handled from ground up. LOTR had great controls but that was a port, this isn't which means it will be even better!
Too bad Halogen got shut down but I understand it's Bungie's IP.

Ok, this is interesting. With respect to the Peter Jackson, Microsoft partnership... xbox.com had this to write...

So, this isn't full featured games.. this is XBLA content?

Q: Will I be able to play Halo Wars on Xbox 360 and PC?
A: Halo Wars is for the Xbox 360 exclusively.

Q: Is the trailer pre-rendered?
A: Yes, and it's based around our world concepts and uses lots of in-game models. The sound and music were done at Ensemble Studios as well. Props to our friends at Blur for bringing it all together and making it really shine.

ingame models :D

Q: Other RTS games that have transitioned to console have had issues with controls, how will “Halo Wars” improve on the formula?
A: “Halo Wars” was created for the Xbox 360 from the ground up, which meant we didn't have to make compromises or shoe-horn in artifacts from a Windows PC game. We were able to take all the best aspects of RTS games, make them work perfectly on the Xbox 360, and exclude the rest.

The artwork is simply wonderful!

Nice, in-game character models, how awesome! Halo in it's ORIGINAL RTS form, finally!

I think that the artwork is very reminiscent of the early starwars artwork. Cleverly deliberate to tap into the romance we have with that universe… Looks great, will watch this development with great interest.