Halo writer teases on MS's next big thing

Eric Nylund, the man responsible for scribing Halo book, The Fall of Reach and providing the story and setting for massive 360 blaster Gears of War, has talked about his next project with Microsoft Game Studios, dubbing it "goose-bump worthy."

"What am I working on next?" Nylund asked, speaking to Team Xbox, "Well, if you took all the best parts of your favourite games, and smashed them together at light speed with your favourite movies and books, you'd get something close to this." Nylund then continued: "It's not announced yet, but as soon as Microsoft does, I can at least tell you the title, genre, and what particular thing makes this game goose-bump worthy. So stay tuned."

Excited words from the Gears of War scribe there, and we can't help but feel a little enthused by the prospect of a new game in the vein of Halo and Gears of War announcing imminently. When will we see it? Well, if Microsoft plans to unveil the game soon, we'd expect Leipzig Games Show next month or perhaps more likely X06 in September to be the time and the place.

We'll have more on this secret first-party game as it develops.