Halo 3 and FFXIII at E3?

By Tom Bramwell Published 31 March, 2006

Release date claims, too.

With E3 just weeks away now, everyone and his blog's got a theory about what's going to be shown - and two of the most interesting rumours are about a pair of rather inevitable sequels.

Last night, IGN declared fairly confidently that Halo 3 would be released in March 2007, citing an anonymous Microsoft source and a second source close to the company - and added that it believes a video of the game will be shown at E3.

Microsoft's obviously not saying anything about that - it doesn't comment on rumour and speculation, donchaknow - but it's certainly a possibility.

Although, er, Peter Moore did say this last week: "I think certainly this year, 2006, we might give you a peek at what Bungie is working on." So there you go.

Next, there's US mag EGM, which claims that we can expect to see Final Fantasy XIII announced for PlayStation 3 during E3, complete with a teaser video.

Square-Enix has said nothing about this - it's only just shipped Final Fantasy XII on PS2, after all - but that is the rumour 1UP's reporting, so there you go.

A bit far-fetched? We'll find out in May.

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Comments (29) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • DB2k #1 6 years ago

    the only people that care that much about halo 3 are the same chavs that keep buying GTA games. Please for the love of GOD lets have a few innovative titles on the 360 before my eyes drop out.

  • Furbs #2 6 years ago

    /rolls eyes

  • Dizzy #3 6 years ago

    Not far fetched... I would be surprised if we didn't see any Halo for 360 and FF for PS3 announcements at E3. Of course big question is how far are these games in development?

    I am loving my ignore list.. another one bites the dust!
    Edited by 2 at 31/03/06 @ 10:57

  • LFace #4 6 years ago

    Bit harsh re: chav comment.

    Im no chav, in fact I got beaten up by one of them scumbags yesterday for no reason whatsoever leaving me with a suspected fractured knee bone and wrist.

    I hated Halo, it was generic pant kebab which paled compared to even the basicest FPS on PC, yet I love the GTA games. Spent months on GTA:SA to get 100% on it but I wouldnt call me a chav far from it..

  • reality_cheque #5 6 years ago

    @DB2k: I want to play Halo 3, and you can tell I'm not a chav because I've not threated to glass you.

    *hopes your eyes drop out as you plummet into the Pit o' Ignore*

  • Blerk #6 6 years ago

    Final Fantasy XIII teaser video at E3? Very possible. Final Fantasy XIII game completed by 2010? Just about feasible.

  • Zuiyo #7 6 years ago

    I would love for Capcom giving us a reason to keep existing and giving us the slightest hint of Street Fighter IV.

  • Furbs #8 6 years ago

    Chav has become synonmous with "people who like games I dont". Interesting development.

  • Zuiyo #9 6 years ago

    LFace, do not accept that shit. Either go to the cops and have the bastard arrested or plan revenge.

    Hadouken!

  • S.J.Rogers #10 6 years ago

    I agree will LFace (Not about the Halo thing, I love it) but to say only Chavs like Halo and GTA is in very bad taste.

    Chavs are pathetic idiots that look more pathetic than they sound and do not have the intelligence to even work a joypad then complete a game.

    The closest a Chav gets to a 360 is when he nicks it from a house then sells it on for more money to get Burbery Caps and sovereign rings (Nice)...!

  • LFace #11 6 years ago

    Zuiyo - I would have gone to cops but with the arse hole jumping me from behind and slamming me right into the concrete with one hard unexpected push then barrages of punches to the head I never got a good look at him.

    Plus the mentality of the chavs of today is "that fekr grassed me up init he be gerrin it bak!" so no point really. It only happened 3 mins away from my house so chances are he lives around here which aint reassuring..

  • Talha #12 6 years ago

    Halo 3 - mmm, interesting, although can't say I didn't expect that, since MS never tire of name-dropping Halo everywhere they get the chance. Can't wait to see how it looks on the 360.

    FFXIII - I doubt it. FFXII just came out after all.

  • lambtron #13 6 years ago

    "see Final Fantasy XIII announced for PlayStation 3 during E3, complete with a teaser video."

    Video being the operative word I'll wager...

    FMV ahoy!

  • Zuiyo #14 6 years ago

    I hear you, LFace. I hope justice can be made somehow (any witness?). It is not right for violent retards to roam freely around the streets.

  • LFace #15 6 years ago

    There was a few witnesses, there was my gf who felt useless and I managed to stumble into an RAC garage where he got me on the floor again for more punches. The workers got him off me and he kept trying to get at me. Fucking thug.

    Chav thought that we had been mouthing them off even though we had just got off the damned bus and hadnt opened our mouthes or even made eye contact with them!

    Shame I dont know who it was, I got a couple of contacts who can more than likely make him regret it..

  • malteaserhead #16 6 years ago

    serves you right for thinking halo was pant kebab ;)

  • WicKeD #17 6 years ago

    Who cares!

    Both those games will be overshadowed by original content, Too Human particularly.

  • ilmaestro #18 6 years ago

    I hope there's not an FFXIII teaser vid, it's too embarrassing when I splurg all over the PC.

    And Blerk, be fair, X was out within 18 months of the PS2 launch, and VII almost within 2 years of the PS launch.

    /turns off pointless optimism.

  • BEAR-ONE #19 6 years ago

    In latest news: LFace assaulted by covenant... oops sorry... wrong felon.

    Hold in there mate, that punk will end up in some bad place sooner or later.

    BEAR

  • TwistidChimp #20 6 years ago

    I seem to remember Bungie were also working on something non Halo related wern't they ? or is my brain making that up.

  • FooAtari #21 6 years ago

    April Fool?

  • tengu #22 6 years ago

    I will be shocked if FFXIII appears before 2010 tbh. Squenix aren't exactly known for their speedy development times, and if this had been in production for any length of time, you can bet your arse we'd have heard something by now.

  • ROCKSTORM #23 6 years ago

    FFXIII! YAY!

  • morriss #24 6 years ago

    /rolls eyes with Furbs

  • Galvanizer #25 6 years ago

    FF XII looks awesome! European release will be November 2007.

    40/40 from Famitsu!

  • Walshicus #26 6 years ago

    Galvanizer - It does? Are sure you're not confusing "awesome" with "stereotypical, clichéd, bishonen-heavy J'RPG' emo crap"? Oh it just seems like Japanese developers really don't like coming up with new plot lines or characters. If I wanted to see men who looked like women I'd go to Bangkok.

    I remember the early 90s when the Japanese made good games... :(

    Anyhow, FFXIII can go take an acid bath for all I care - bring on Lost Odyssey! Seriously, that game's looking to be truly awesome. Oriental characters who look Oriental [and Human]! A story developed by an award winning professional writer! Music by the one person who kept FFVIII-XII discs from being used as coasters, Nobuo Uematsu! Oh, and it's being made by the guy who started the FF series. Joy!

    Oh, and Halo 3 should be pretty nice too. I mean, how can it not be? The people who invented the story-based FPS [Marathon], who mastered console FPS control systems [Halo], who perfected console multiplayer [Halo 2] and who... cloned Pong [Gnop!]. Frankly only the most hardened PC/PS fanboy could really deny the Halo series' overwhelming merit, just as only a fanboy would ignore Half Life 2 or Soul Calibur [among others] on a list of the greatest games.

  • tengu #27 6 years ago

    Wow, what a bullshit post.

  • Roarer #28 6 years ago

    "FFXIII - I doubt it. FFXII just came out after all."

    Heh, I remember when Square announced three new Final Fantasy games (IX, X and XI) at the same time. Was probably less than a year after VIII was released. All three of them were released within 4 years too!

  • OptimusPrime #29 6 years ago

    Halo 3 deffinetly. Something will be there. I donno what. But they'll be something for sure. FFXIII. No way. FFXII isn't even out in the U.S. or Europe. More likely you'll see that than anything else. I think the most important thing though is, THERE BETTER BE A SS:Rev video!