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Frank O’Connor, former Bungie content manager and current Microsoft “Halo guy”, has stated that Microsoft has plans to keep the Halo franchise very much alive for years to come.

O’Connor heads up 343 Industries, the Microsoft division responsible for the Halo franchise.  He says that his division has plans for at least six more years of Halo content, meaning that we’ll see Halo titles appearing into 2015. He has also stated that Halo will continue to branch out into other media.

“Eventually, it will become very apparent that there is a plan for the way the canon all ties together and the way the comic books and the novels all tie together.”

For instance, the Marvel Comics series Halo: Helljumper is currently active, with another series, Halo: Blood Line, set to debut in December.  The anime series Halo Legends will start up next year, distributed on DVD and via Xbox Live.  More novels and a line of toys are also in the works.

With Halo rapidly expanding, speculations about the possibility of a Halo film.  One incarnation of the film was set up to be directed by Peter Jackson, but has been placed on hold.

“We’re being very careful to pick the right time and the right partner,” O’Connor explains.

Halo 3: ODST, which made its appearance late last month, has already sold 2.5 million copies, raking in over 27 million in revenue. O’Connor says that all of the titles in the Halo universe are going to converge at some point in the six-year plan, making the tie-ins between stories more obvious.