Helldivers 2 Soars in Popularity, Sparking Questions About Why ODST Never Got Its Own Halo Game
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Helldivers 2, a new co-op shooter, is very popular right now, making fans wonder why Halo never made a similar ODST game.
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A former 343 Industries designer says 20-30 ODST game ideas were pitched over 12 years, including single & multiplayer concepts, some small-scale and some larger.
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One pitch was for a very dark, mature ODST game. None of the ideas ever got made into full games.
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It's unclear why none were greenlit, but some think Microsoft & 343 wanted to focus on "a Spartan story."
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Meanwhile, Helldivers 2 continues breaking records, hitting over 150k concurrent Steam players, surpassing games like Starfield and Halo Infinite.