A few days ago, Bungie (the guys who make the Halo games) started a countdown on their website that promised once the counter hit zero, some form on information would come out about what their next project was going to be.
Well, the countdown hit zero, and when it did Bungie released the above video, and that was it.
It's obviously a teaser trailer for whatever their next game will be, but the question remains; What the hell is their new game about? Is it another Halo game? Is it a sequel to Marathon? Is it something totally new?
Right about now, fan forums everywhere are lighting up with rampant speculation as to what the clues imbedded in the video mean. They showed the Halo 3 logo, so does that mean it's a Halo game? What about the other words that pop up once the screens come back online?
Out of curiousity, I freeze framed the screen a bunch of times and caught the following. Here's a list of the screen messages that pop up:
- Por Favor Mantenham Se-Calmos
- What I'm guessing is "Please Remain Calm" in Russian pops up
- Please Remain Calm (in English)
- Expect Delays
- Road Closed
- Yellow Means Yield
- Obey Posted Limits
- Pardon Our Dust
- Proceed With Caution
- Maddie, Where Are You?
- Danger Flood Zone
- Final Notice: Bill Past Due
- Keep It Clean
Obviously, Bungie takes a perverse pleasure in messing with people's heads. Who's Maddie? Who's looking for her? Why won't anyone tell me anything!?!?!?!
If you have any idea what the hell is going on, please, let me know. My head is starting to hurt.
UPDATE: So it turns out this is a teaser trailer for a new campaign expansion for Halo 3. Word running across the internets is that it's going to come out next year and will take place sometime after Halo 2 and will fill in story through to the end of Halo 3. No word yet on who you'll be playing (obviously, you won't be playing Master Chief).
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