Shane Kim talks Halo 3; content of special editions revealed

"As the Beta comes to a close today, many people will be mourning the loss, wishing away the months until September when Halo re-emerges for the final fight. Gamespy caught up with Shane Kim to talk about Halo 3 and what it does for the 360, with some interesting details on Peter Jackson’s involvement. Frankie also revealed the content that will be contained in each of the three packages."

Starting with the interview, there’s a whole host of interesting information contained over three pages. Kim talks about all manner of different things, including Gears of War, saying he already knows that Halo will be much bigger than Epic’s title, stating that despite GoW being an amazing title, Halo is just something else with Xboxians.

Peter Jackson though is perhaps more interesting to fans that are desperate for a movie based on the trilogy. It seems Jackson is no longer working on said movie, instead shifting focus to a slightly less interesting project:

GameSpy: You mentioned that Bungie is working with Peter Jackson on the Halo interactive series. Is this the same team that is currently working on Halo 3?

Shane Kim: I’m not sure about the specifics. They’ll be done with Halo 3 this year, but we haven’t announced any dates on the Halo 3 series.

GameSpy: So there’s another project in the works for Bungie to begin once Halo 3 is over?

Shane Kim: Oh yeah. Bungie has their plans well mapped out. You have to, when you have a studio like that, and you need to know what you’re moving your people on to. So they have the collaboration with Peter Jackson on the interactive series.