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It really wasn't. It was KIND OF a neat art project, but I wouldn't call it good. Good for an indie I guess, but not what you'd expect from a AAA studio with Ninja Theory's talent. The second game was better IMO, but still not what I want out of a game I'm expected to pay money for, and a COMPLETE misshandeling of a studio like Ninja Theory, especially with the quality of their mo-cap artists. The gravy train is over for sinkholes that have no mass appeal - Unshackle them from Red Tape, ESG, and DEI, and let them make something GRAND! Give them the mandate to make something that will sell - something like "make Uncharted meets Fear Agent in Space" - Space Pulp Action and Sexy Women, and let their imaginations soar! Then watch the money flow in.

@LukeB4tt @Grummz eh to be fair, at least in my opinion, the first one was really good. sequel was awful besides the graphics of course.

Ninja Theory is the latest studio to get the dreaded “Xbox” call. They, along with Compulsion, are being given a narrow window of time to find buyers or new investors. In today’s market, that is going to be almost impossible. All the Asian funding for games has dried up, because they figured out they could make their own games and do it better. And Asian money was the biggest investment vehicle in games.

@SmashJT Is it though? Was anyone REALLY excited for more mentally ill woman punching above her weight in a boring-ass story? Don't get me wrong - amazing graphics, acting, and mo-cap work... but the AAA space isn't the place for art projects that cater to almost no-one.

NGL this is one of the wilder situations we’ve seen in recent memory…

@Mixmaster226 @iiamcloudman @asha_shar I'm not getting worked up, I'm simply not accepting worse than mediocracy for the adaption of a franchise I love.

@LukeB4tt @iiamcloudman @asha_shar My guy, it’s nothing worth getting worked up over. No adaptation is 100% faithful, and part of the fun in that is trying to spot what’s the same and what’s different. You don’t have to look at Halo through one narrow lens to enjoy it.

✅️DEVELOPING: RUMOR, Denis Villeneuve is the front runner to direct #XBOX new "HALO" film. According to reports, "@asha_shar wants the best and Denis is the best fit for the film and XBOX."

Fuck the "wider audience", and their massive changes to the lore. The Halo lore IS awesome, and if it had been treated with care, and honored the canon, then it would have succeeded with everyone, not just the core audience. The show was not Halo. It's some alternate reality version that isn't worth my time.

@LukeB4tt @iiamcloudman @asha_shar Dude, it was fine. It made some deviations from the game lore, but that’s not a bad thing. They had some practical constraints to deal with and a wider audience to consider besides longtime fans. I accepted that. You should learn to enjoy Halo for Halo in all its forms.

Games need to make money. If you keep spening too much on the devolopment of games that cater to no-one, then of course your studios will shut down. Focus on the core PC and console audience, make games that those specific people are willing to throw money at to have, and lose sleep over once in their hands, and market it in a way that gets people unbelievably hyped, and do it with a lean dev team, with as little red tape and shackles as possible, and watch the AAA space thrive again.

AAA gaming is collapsing. Live Services, Studio shutdowns, layoffs, in game ad's, subscription services, rising hardware costs. This business is unsustainable. They've been telling us this for years. We're starting to see it speed towards it's end

@GameSpot Hopefully this means they'll start publishing games I actually want to buy.

Microsoft Boss Wants Xbox to Start Pulling Its Weight Financially dlvr.it/TT3KxQ

@Mixmaster226 @iiamcloudman @asha_shar The show wasn't Halo, and it wasn't for fans of Halo who know the lore. Had it been named anything else, it would have been a fine show. It was however, a terrible Halo show.

@LukeB4tt @iiamcloudman @asha_shar The show was fine dude get over it. You’re worrying about stupid shit.

@MCFixer Messy, but needed. Time for a few years where the art projects aren't subsidised, and developers start making fun, well written, action packed, heartfelt, and sexy games for gamers with money again.

And so it begins the shut down of studios at Xbox this is about to be very messy!

@klobrille Looking good is the bare minimum, especially if you use any modern engine. It's all about the content, and whether it speaks to the gamers with money. This didn't.

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@Grummz Save: The Coalition inXile MachineGames Shut Down: Arkane Compulsion Games Roundhouse Studios

Pick 3 to save from the Xbox studio closures. Pick 3 more to definitely shut down.

@GamesRadar Sounds good. No more art projects. Clear out all the BS holding developers back from making their titles fun, action packed, and sexy, and focus on games that gamers will literally thrown money at you to buy.

Microsoft CEO says "we have to turn this into a sustainable business" amid changes to Xbox gamesradar.com/games/microsof…

Sounds like a step in the right direction for Xbox. Duncan and O'Connor were terrible at their job of curating games that people wanted to buy. Gut the place, abolish the red tape and forced guidelines that shackle creativity and fun, and get someone in there that's able to cater to the core PC and console gamers who want to buy games.

Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan is leaving the company after about 20 months in the role, and Xbox Game Studios chief of staff Louise O’Connor is also departing. Duncan joined Xbox in 2011 and spent almost 14 years leading Rare before becoming head of Xbox Game Studios in late 2024. Duncan will leave this week, with Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty temporarily taking over until a new head of Xbox Game Studios is appointed. In a message to staff, Duncan said: “I am incredibly proud of all that we have achieved together.” “We’ve had many flawless launches, strengthened our culture, and built an amazing foundation for the future.” “Thank you for your passion, creativity, and support.”

For anyone thinking I mean "you mean make them all white men", go read the books. Plenty of natural diversity that isn't forced. I don't want anyone changed from what fans know, love, and expect. No race swaps, no sex swaps, no injecting modern-day ideologic characters, words or motives. Adapt the games and books we love. Bring the action. Respect the service. Honor the source.

@MetaDemonReal @LukeB4tt @iiamcloudman @asha_shar No, he doesn't like men being arbitrarily replaced for woke reasons.

I honestly don't see a problem here. They were terrible at their job of curating games that people wanted to buy. Gut the place, abolish the red tape and forced guidelines that shackle creativity and fun, and get someone in there that's able to cater to the core PC and console gamers who want to buy games.

Xbox Game Studios boss, Craig Duncan is stepping down after 18 months in the role🚀 ✅Studios will report to Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty until a replacement is found. ✅Xbox Game Studios chief of staff Louise O’Connor will also be leaving the company Source: @thegamebusiness

@epattyalty @thunderxoliver @iiamcloudman @asha_shar They could work as cinematic films, and help share those rounding-out moments with fans while also providing heart pounding action, heart, and giving us the story we love.

@LukeB4tt @thunderxoliver @iiamcloudman @asha_shar This works for the novels which aren’t blockbuster films - the cinematography of the games is like that of a blockbuster film

I don't want the helmet/suit off during missions. I don't mind taking the helmet off during some down-time a few days into the Halo event at a base camp in order to do a check of his gear and what not (like in The Flood), but it shouldn't last long, and I don't NEED that to happen. If it's an adaption of The Fall of Reach, then I expect most of the Spartan-II training to not be in the suit, but during missions, yeah, leave it on 100% - Dread-style.

@LukeB4tt @thunderxoliver @iiamcloudman @asha_shar It's fine in halo extended media even tho it's mostly the books where cheif takes off his helmet and or armor with a recent example being a part in the novel edge of dawn

Nah. If you read the novels, he's out of the suit when not on a mission, so during flashbacks before getting the suit, or when in dress uniform and addressing high command post-mission, all good - IF they do that kind of stuff. If it's literally a 1ish-to-1 adaption of Halo CE, First Strike, 2, 3, then sure, no real need to remove the suit - all comes down to what they're actually doing and adapting.

@LukeB4tt @iiamcloudman @asha_shar He should never be seen. Ever. Just like the games. Anyone who can’t do that doesn’t deserve to make the movie. It’s not hard. It’s just stupid

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I don't mind him having his helmet and armour off where appropriate - between missions, or before it's assigned to him if we see more of a mix of or flashbacks to the Fall of Reach story. But when he's in the mission, nah - that said, in the novel The Flood, he does take parts off at one of the camps between beats, so again, as long as it's during appropriate moments, all good - but for the most part, the actor needs to treat wearing the suit like Karl Urban did wearing Dredd's helmet.

@iiamcloudman @asha_shar Please don't fuck this up. And please don't take off his helmet. It could be a billion dollar movie. Please dn't fuck this up