Halo DS existence confirmed with screenshots and videos. Sadly cancelled

2 October 2007

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Posted by:Ferry

Earlier this year Matt from IGN blogged about playing a cancelled version of Halo DS. Since he didn’t show any proof we didn’t write about it, but it now turns out the game was the real deal! It was apparently created by a real development studio and with a very big publisher. But for reasons they can’t discuss, Halo DS was never released and cancelled a year ago in 2006.

To quote: “My Halo DS blog has haunted me since I posted it because many people were skeptical of my claims. I wouldn’t make something like that up, of course, but that hardly silenced any of my critics. When my brother called me the other day and told me that I even have a Wikipedia page that calls into question my Halo DS blog, I realized I had to at the very least prove that I hadn’t completely hatched the entire thing. So I figured what better way to mute naysayers than to show off the game I played. With that in mind, I present to you Halo DS videos and screenshots.” All of the Zanzibar map.

He concludes: “Let’s be clear. This game will never see the light of day. At the same time, the below videos prove that Halo DS wasn’t a garage project by a two-man team. There were some very big names involved with this title, so it’s a shame you won’t get to play it.”

Here’s Matt & Mark showing Halo DS multiplayer:

Video of an SMG Battle in Halo DS:

Video of Dual Wielding in Halo DS:

Still, let’s hope this exposure and the hype surrounding Halo 3 could bring Halo DS back to life. *fingers crossed*