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Microsoft's Phil Spencer says that Halo 4 will be powered by existing technology, with "a ton of work" by 343 industries
Halo 4 and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary were unveiled at E3 - the latter will run on three engines, including the original code and the Halo: Reach tech for multiplayer. But what about next year's Halo 4?
"343 obviously has partnered closely with Bungie for a while," Microsoft Game Studios corporate VP Spencer said. "We had been working with them on Halo: Reach and map packs. We started with the code base from Halo, so it's not something we had to re-roll from the beginning. [Chief Technology Officer] David Wu and the team behind the core engine tech inside of 343 have done a lot of work."
Halo: Reach wowed gamers with an impressive engine, and Halo 4 will continue to play to its strengths added Spencer. "Halo has always been a unique game with huge outdoor environments but also playing indoor environments at the same time. The technology base isn't 100 percent new, but a ton of work has gone into it by 343."
Halo 4 is due out in 2012, while Halo Anniversary will mark the ten year anniversary of Halo: Combat Evolved to the day by launching on 15 November.
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