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November 13, 2012

An Analyst, Academic, and Critic Review Halo 4

Venture Beat, Venture Beat


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Before you move on to this holiday’s other big first-person shooter (that’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II), here’s one last look at Halo 4 from our team of reviewers. GamesBeat’s own Rus McLaughlin already offered his thoughts on Microsoft and 343 Industries’ grand sci-fi adventure. But what does an analyst think about the game’s business potential? And what does a Ph.D. who studies games think of the design? One of these guys liked the game a lot less than the others… .

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