Halo: Chronicles

Halo: Chronicles is an episodic project that was announced at Microsoft's Xbox show, X06.

Background
Peter Jackson, with his recently-formed Wingnut Interactive, is creating a game set in the Halo universe, in partnership with Bungie Studios. The game is to be a "new chapter" and a "new trilogy" in the Halo story and is slated to feature a new way to play games.

In UK Xbox 360 magazine Xbox World 360, it was speculated that the game will be more of an 'interactive movie', where some parts will be semi-playable, and certain decisions will lead to different outcomes that you then have to watch play out. It has also been stated that it will delve into Master Chief's backstory, set for a release in late 2008. Bungie will likely provide supervision.

It was confirmed by Shane Kim at GDC 07 that the project was an episodic title. According to Microsoft, Bungie and Jackson are planning two episodic series for the Xbox 360. These games appear to be in a downloadable format. Microsoft went on to say that the game is now in the development phase.

It has been rumored that a preview of Halo: Chronicles will ship with Halo Wars.

Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson, who was formerly producing a movie based on Halo, had this to say about the New Project:


 * --Peter Jackson

Release
There is a possible release of Halo: Chronicles in the winter of 2008. ''

"Seeing Halo Wars in action, you can't help but think that it's the perfect counterpart to the other new Halo title preparing to leap off the game store shelves and into your hearts this winter"'' - Peter Jackson

Trivia

 * They also stated in the same issue that they believed the game would retail for half the cost of a normal Xbox 360 title.
 * In the 2007 September 20 Bungie Podcast, Joseph Staten accidentally confirmed that it is being codenamed "Chronicles".
 * The game has been stated to "focus on the intimate, personal aspect of war..."