Hypertrooper
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Did he say a day? No. He said "a few sleeps".
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Halo |OT| HaloGAF Evolved
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squidhands
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It's like scouring the carpet for that bit of crack that you think might have dropped.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
See if he can troll HaloGAF to wait on hands and knees about news from a toy festival
...Mission Accomplished?
Blue Ninja
Member
He mentioned toy news, if I'm not mistaken.
Those were the days. That server madness was amazing. I was so proud when I got into one, I think it was the fourth. Only netted me a beanie and a poster, but heck, Halo swag is Halo swag.
The ARGs were fun. Bungie forums were a different kind of madness, then.
Hypertrooper
Member
AFAIK Re:Creation are only doing H4 stuff so..
I still believe.
Old Dog, new tricksLead a horse to water, etc
http://www.toynews-online.biz/news/35128/Recreation-strengthens-portfolio-with-Halo
Can't find any stuff about "only Halo 4 license".
Zeouterlimits
Member
Hmm. Right.
Hypertrooper
Member
But now you guys got your Halo 4 toy reveal destroyed. And my travel agent will destroy my PAX east plans in a few minutes. SOunds like a fair deal for today?
Btw. guys the important ToyFair will be held in two weeks.
Gabotron ES
Member
Which was a few days from now, London's Toy Fair. He replied to a post about 343's approach on vehicles and design for Halo 4.
Zeouterlimits
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*hugs* Hope it works out for you.
I actually thought Frankie was talking -weeks- in what he said. That's how I understood it.
It was the articles that had me convinced we'd see the 3 figures today.
Gabotron ES
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So a few more weeks to wait... maybe they're going for the whole "Half a year without any news" thing.
Is this the new marketing technique they were talking about in the podcasts?
Is this the new marketing technique they were talking about in the podcasts?
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Pretty much.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Heh, not exactly. They are following the increasing popular - let's pull back the curtain a lot later than normal - strategy.
The implication that E3 will be the real unveiling feels more & more likely.
It's a big change, because we've normally played the game by that point, never mind getting an in-game unveiling.
Slightly Live
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The Librarian
Banned
That's me since December.
VivaciousJazzy
Member
I dont see why everyone is freaking out. I didn't expect anything interesting from a toy exhibition.
psh. junior.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
If this is how it transpires I'll be unhappy. The general public, and the source of the majority of sales, doesn't pay attention until the marketing machine is hitting it's stride. The longer the reveal is held off (and then details are keep after the reveal) the more it only affects the hardcore fans as they are the only ones paying attention to every crumb that falls off the plate.
We know Halo 4 is ready to be shown at this point. If this was any other Halo game we'd have seen it by now.
ncsuDuncan
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What we really need is a countdown clock website.
At the end of the countdown we get a trailer, which is mostly text and old concept art but gives us a URL.
The URL takes you to a site where you can register for a contest.
The handful of winners receive a DVD in the mail. It's a viral video - disturbing footage of Halo action figures being assembled by machines and then mangled.
Your phone rings and you hear a voice whisper: "Toys."
Seven days later you drop dead.
...wait, what was I talking about?
At the end of the countdown we get a trailer, which is mostly text and old concept art but gives us a URL.
The URL takes you to a site where you can register for a contest.
The handful of winners receive a DVD in the mail. It's a viral video - disturbing footage of Halo action figures being assembled by machines and then mangled.
Your phone rings and you hear a voice whisper: "Toys."
Seven days later you drop dead.
...wait, what was I talking about?
The Librarian
Banned
It better not be. That is a very, very poor way to treat the Halo fanbase. I've had enough of stringing fans along with Valve and EP3/HL3.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
this begs the question, why? They are waiting so long ... either things are not going as planned or this game os going to blow our minds 20 times over.
Hypertrooper
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Can you show me on post/tweet/whatever by a 343i dude who said that?"Expect news at ToyFair."
"Who said we were doing anything at ToyFair?"
Obviously, US healthcare needs to improve before the Halo 4 reveal. 343i are very humanitarian, I like that.
Slightly Live
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The longer the wait, the more likely we'll get our first look at Halo 4 via some dude with a phone camera.
Zeouterlimits
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I'm sure we'll get stuff before then, something small in February, something substantial in April/Early May, proper "consumation" at E3.
All while getting more of the Holmes/Team blogs & hints from bsangel.
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I feel like we could make a whole new HaloGAF cycle image based on the last few months alone.
All while getting more of the Holmes/Team blogs & hints from bsangel.
This is me, throwing darts at a wall, then where they'll land.
Well if Boston doesn't work out for Hyper he could always go to Seattle...
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I feel like we could make a whole new HaloGAF cycle image based on the last few months alone.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
I wonder if 343 has a closet full of dead camera phone spies...
Miggytronz
Member
If we dont at least get a teaser at the super bowl........ima be upset.
ncsuDuncan
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Slightly Live
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Remember the Spanish Microsoft employee tweeting about a Halo 4 video that Frankie/David didn't know much about?
Some 12 year old's going to see a new Halo 4 video in his mommie's workplace and beat whatever multi-million dollar PR plan to the punch.
True. =/
VivaciousJazzy
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All they would have to do is offer a bonus to everyone at 343 if nothing was leaked...right?
Exactly. Or Tom Morello.
Hypertrooper
Member
If Frankie send me PM "hey you can pick up your hoodie at the 343i studio", the flight will be booked automatically.
About PAX east: Yep. Dream crushed. I wanted to book my flight next week for ~$600. Yesterday I found out that the flights cost about ~$800. Yep. $200 more over a weekend. It sucks. Together with a hotel room for 4 nights, the whole trip would cost ~$1300. Money I can't bring up without using my savings.(which I don't really want to use because I start studying next year.)
/prioritycheck
Now that's what I'd call a toy story.
He did. We all saw it.
RIP Tom :/
Steelyuhas
Member
I think this sums up the group perfectly right now haha.
I know no one wants to hear this, but I think that 343 feels that they don't need to market a game so far before release. Seems they want to blitz the game on people in the last few months before release, or they're pulling a Valve.
ElzarTheBam
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dragonelite
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Goddammit still no anti gravity warthog
Zeouterlimits
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If they can match the quality & post game support of Valve - then go right ahead, I'd be fully supportive i.e. if this staying quiet actually benefits the game, then hell yes. Difficult to measure, but that's a side point.
Steelyuhas
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Yeah agreed. I'd like to see the game as much as the next guy, but if the game is fucking awesome, I'm not going to care that they didn't show it for so long.
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