Last year, the news that
a Halo MMO was once in development left us all wondering "what if?". The game was being made by Ensemble Studios, who put out the Xbox 360 RTS
Halo Wars. The screenshot that was plastered over
most stories about the cancellation looked decidedly
World of Warcraft-y, and an Ensemble representative
later said that the more advanced versions of the game fit the
Halo theme much better. Perhaps it looked
a bit like this. Some
internet sleuthery on fansite Halo.Bungie.Org has uncovered
this gallery of concept art from former Ensemble Studios artist
Dylan Cole. The art doesn't appear to be from
Halo Wars, and our friends at Joystiq
raised the question: could this be from the canceled
Halo MMO?
The art is marked as being from the "
Halo Universe", which may simply be referring to the general
Halo world -- but maybe it isn't. At the moment it's all speculation, and Joystiq has contacted Dylan Cole to see if anything can be cleared up. Whatever it was for, it's some fine work and well worth checking out, particularly for
Halo fans (of which we hear there are a few). Start at page one of the gallery
here.
