Simply because this is Halo back at it's roots. Yup, Halo started out as an RTS and switched to an over-the-shoulder (Also known as a third-person shooter, but how's counting) shooter like GoW then switched to the Halo we all know and love, or in some cases hate. Everything so far is looking mighty badass, especially the Scarab.

There are a few issues in HW I'd like to clear up. Halo Wars starts on the colony planet Harvest as that's where first contact with the Covenant was made, but the story follows the Phoenix class colony ship Spirit of Fire. There are no space battle, but that's ok, cause the UNSC gets raped in space by the Covenant anyway, so it wouldn't be that much fun. HW is exclusive to the Xblock 360, so PC gamers will have to wait awhile.

Here's a link to the site

http://halowars.com/

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