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Bungie Denies Game Boy Halo Rumors
1UP, June, 2004 by David Smith

Bungie Software today denied rumors of a Game Boy version of Halo, publishing a brief note to that effect on its official website. Though reports from seemingly reliable sources claimed a handheld version of the popular Xbox first-person shooter was in the works, Bungie had this to say:
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"Recent internet reporting has suggested that a Game Boy version of Halo is in the works. We can officially lay that rumor to rest.

"There is no Game Boy version of Halo planned, and none in production. It's very unlikely that such a version would ever happen for all the obvious reasons, and the less obvious reasons, that the ColecoVision talks fell apart and The Bandai Pippin version is taking up all our development bandwidth…"
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The conspiratorially-minded may feel free to argue that Bungie's notice denies the existence of a "Game Boy" version, rather than specifically quashing the possibility of a Game Boy Advance game, the prospect around which rumor recently swirled. However, that seems like a pretty fine hair to try and split.

Besides which, we're far more interested in the Pippin game anyway. Expect further updates as soon as Bungie releases more details.