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Halo 4 Franchise Development Director Talks Narrative and Winning Over Players

With Microsoft’s E3 2012 conference happening today, June 4, in around nine hours as of writing, Halo 4 is likely to be a showpiece of the event. An interview with franchise development director Frank O’Connor, with The Guardian, shares an insight into the team’s philosophy and how the game’s changes are being managed.

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