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''''' | '''''Phoenix''''' was the codename of a cancelled video game formerly under development at [[Bungie]]. It began development in [[2000]] and was envisioned as a PC successor to the Bungie game ''[[Wikipedia:Myth: The Fallen Lords|Myth: The Fallen Lords]]'', but was cancelled in early [[2003]]. ''Phoenix'' was to be a [[real-time strategy]] game, and had been described as a siege warfare game, with one player attacking and another defending. It included [[Wikipedia:Siege engine|siege engines]] such as [[Wikipedia:Trebuchet|trebuchets]] that could destroy enemy fortifications brick-by-brick.{{Ref/Site|Id=HistoryOfHalo|URL=https://www.vice.com/en/article/xwqjg3/the-complete-untold-history-of-halo-an-oral-history|Site=Vice|Page=The Complete, Untold History of Halo|D=22|M=9|Y=2021}} It was built on the [[Blam engine]], an in-house [[Wikipedia:Game engine|game engine]] developed by Bungie.{{Ref/Site|Id=TigerEngine|URL=https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1022106/Lessons-from-the-Core-Engine|Site=GDC Vault|Page=Lessons from the Core Engine Architecture of Destiny|D=22|M=9|Y=2021}} | ||
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A number of vector emblems were produced for ''Phoenix'' by [[:Category:Images by Christopher Barrett|Christopher Barrett]]. One such example was later reused in ''[[Halo 2]]'' as the "Runes" [[Emblems|emblem]].{{Ref/Twitter|Id=BarrettPhoenix|cgbarrett|1665022552270581761|Christopher Barrett|Quote=@cia391 @DC_moments @haruspis Made in Chicago in 2000 for a cancelled game.|Detail=Additional replies in this comment chain confirm the game in question as Phoenix|D=04|M=06|Y=2023}} | A number of vector emblems were produced for ''Phoenix'' by [[:Category:Images by Christopher Barrett|Christopher Barrett]]. One such example was later reused in ''[[Halo 2]]'' as the "Runes" [[Emblems|emblem]].{{Ref/Twitter|Id=BarrettPhoenix|cgbarrett|1665022552270581761|Christopher Barrett|Quote=@cia391 @DC_moments @haruspis Made in Chicago in 2000 for a cancelled game.|Detail=Additional replies in this comment chain confirm the game in question as Phoenix|D=04|M=06|Y=2023}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |