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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Halo movie canned due to Microsoft's aggressive profit demands.

    Whatever happened to the Halo movie? Microsoft demanded too much, a new report claims.
    Apr 19, 2012 4:45pm PDT
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Halo movie canned due to Microsoft's aggressive profit demands.

    Whatever happened to the Halo movie? Microsoft demanded too much, a new report claims. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      They demanded Hollywood be honest with its accounting. : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
      • Would be mighty hypocritical of Microsoft to demand honest out of anybody. : GigiLeCheshire
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      Probably for the better. When the parties that be so completely motivated by profit the end result is us... : jtthe2nd
      • We like to point out the video game adaptions of movies are usually trash, but I'd guess the opposite is ... : capt trippsThis person is cool!
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      Ok, video game movies are horrible anyways. : metalremainsThis person is cool!
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        HEY! I liked...ummm...errrr..well, ummmm...OK, I guess you're right. : AxeMan808This person is cool!
        • The Tomb Raider movies, and the first Resident Evil movie, are the best. And while they're entertaining,... : ArcanumThis person is cool!
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        Mortal Kombat begs to differ. : shirif
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          MK was still awful, just not as awful as most other VG movies. : David Craddock
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            resident evil wasn't so bad : homeboyJimThis person is cool!
            • Yeah I like the RE movies, mainly because the games are a generic movie plot anyhow : EntityThis person is cool!
            • Totally forgot about that movie. I agree! : shirif
            • It was bad. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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        I like the resident evil series! It's some good zombie killing action. : TheVietSpecial
        • Agreed, they are very watchable, although have little in common with the games (for better or worse) : nevlos
        • Agreed! : thetangentThis person is cool!
        • Disagreed! : TheGeneMachine
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        Silent Hill was pretty awesome. : phate81
        • I liked it better then the game... :/ : erebusThis person is cool!
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        Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Enough said :p Altough most video game based movies do suck. : Zbangz
        • so did the prince of persia movie suck or not? : GloriousCowThis person is cool!
      • Doom wasn't a good movie but I found it entertaining. : HornThis person is cool!
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      I don't think Microsoft was completely in the wrong here when you think about the tons of crappy game to ... : TheEmissary
      • I agree except I think Mario Bros was kind of awesome, it's not like there was a lot to make a full lengt... : datoo
    • I'm really glad Blomkamp never ended up being pulled into it. And Jackson giving him the chance to make h... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • the movie would've been a terrible product of two greedy companies. However, I really enjoyed the animate... : cyclonebee
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      Stupid. F*ck%ng. Microsoft. Lets get no money, instead of lots of money. Makes sense to me. : DragonSire
      • There are no simple answers in life. Just because Shacknews reports this information does not for a se... : SniperWolf22This person is cool!
      • what about Hollywood? 85% isnt so bad : bolneze
      • Yea, lets water down our insanely popular IP with a crappy movie in exchange for a one time influx of rev... : liqker
    • Couldn't Microsoft just make it themselves? : baron calamityThis person is cool!
    • I thought this was commonly known back around Halo 3's release. I mean MSFT sent a guy dressed like Maste... : Sailor of Fortune
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      I still think Halo would make a good movie, especially if they mostly used content from the novels and st... : thetangentThis person is cool!
      • The Fall of Reach is a fantastic book. If they ever made a movie I would hope it would be based on that s... : kurumbaThis person is cool!
    • that clip was pretty decent : bolneze
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      WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA There you go. What a shit company this has become. : RuskiSnajper
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        http://www.sl-webs.com/custimages/dd395-split-site.jpg : RuskiSnajper
        • Best poster. : peanut-This person is cool!
        • He is also a lizardman. : Kub666
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          is he turning african? that picture is very confusing. : anhero
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            figure it out : RuskiSnajper
            • A picture tells a thousand words - there's a reason for this meme. : RuskiSnajper
      • smellx : Mr.SEX
    • That's bullshit. The movie was canned for insufficient teabagging. : ChibiJosh
    • the world of warcraft movie will be the next one canceled : action figure
    • didnt they try to shop around the "script" by having a halo dude/master chief in full armor posted at the... : HoaxThis person is cool!
    • Who cares? Blomkamp went on to make District 9, which IMO is one of the best original sci-fi movies of t... : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
    • Doesn't mean it *can't* happen later. It might just take a while for someone to generate interest again. : darthfusion