Like other series, Halo is a saga with endless content that, for one reason or another, we have not seen. However, this has changed, as more than 100 GB of never-before-seen footage from the series over the last 25 years has been leaked, including demos that no one had to see.
Yesterday, December 26, 2024, a massive leak was reported by Digsite, a group of modders who were working with Halo Studios to restore old content from the series. In this way, it has been revealed that 100 GB of unpublished material from the series has begun to circulate on the internet. In addition to concept art, we also find remains of discarded levels and, most strikingly, a third-person demo from when Halo was going to be a Mac exclusive.
Given this leak, members of Digsite have indicated that they were not responsible. This is what they commented:
“Neither I nor anyone who recently left Digsite did this. For reference, by the way, neither I nor those who recently left had access to some of these files, such as the debug DLLs. It’s crazy that this happened, but hey, Merry Christmas, folks.
Myself and the rest of the team responsible for Crash Site, E3, Alpha Moon, and most of the H1\H2 content resigned (because) it became clear to us that (the E3 2003 demo) was more successful than Microsoft expected, and “They wanted us to deliver another release at that level, still without pay and without resources at all.”
The situation goes beyond the leaks, since the members of Digsite revealed that they have stopped working with Halo Studios, because the studio does not plan to pay them for their work. In this way, it seems that the only restoration plan that managed to come to fruition was the Halo 2 demo that will arrive for free in Halo: The Master Chief Collection in the future.
At the moment there is no response from Xbox or Halo Studios regarding the massive leak of the series. However, considering that much of this material is related to Bungie’s work and incomplete items, it is likely that they will not do much to stop the flow of information, which will continue to give a lot of talk in the coming days. On related topics, a Halo battle royale was in development. Likewise, you can learn more about the restored Halo 2 level here.
Author’s Note:
It’s karma. If Halo Studios wasn’t planning on paying this team for their hard work to restore content, it seems that it will now be in the hands of the general public to do this and more. What will be interesting will be to see if a playable version of the Mac demo will be available in the future.
Via: VGC
