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Wed, 16 Jul 2008 |
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Halo pulled in favor of 'more dedicated event' Microsoft said Wednesday that the decision to pull Bungie’s latest Halo project from its E3 press conference was made to help trim the presentation, an “embarrassment of riches” already planned to be shown, and the feeling that the title deserved a more dedicated event. “We had an embarrassment of riches,” said Don Mattrick, senior vice president of Microsoft’s Xbox games business. “We felt we could do this game more justice with a more dedicated event.” Bungie let its fans know that plans had been changed by posting a letter on Bungie.net Tuesday, later addressing questions and promising something “further down the road.” The decision to pull Halo out of the line-up last minute helped trim Microsoft’s press conference to under 90 minutes, from 2 1/2 hours. Mattrick also noted that the company left out Grand Theft Auto IV. “Two big kahunas were left out of the show, and we were still able to deliver a strong performance,” he said. Read the full article Posted 18:45
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