Published 4/13/2009
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New job listing teases over fresh directions for Halo A new job listing from Microsoft hints that the platform holder might well be working on, or at least considering, a Halo project for mobile platforms - as well continuing console creations.
Speculation online hints that the new Halo product could be heading to the iPhone, the job in question being a Software Development Engineer based in Redmond.
The specification hints that the developer will work with "console, web, and mobile to create an immersive Halo world that follows the dedicated Halo fan wherever they go."
There also sounds like there could be an MMO dimension to the project, as we're told the developer will be designing the "infrastructure for simulation millions of concurrent users on the service," with Xbox Live mentioned repeatedly.
More from the job listing: "As an engineer on this team, your responsibility will be to deliver a great out-of-game interactive experience that takes the next step beyond the systems ...
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