Did Machinima Just Get Shafted?

Spielberg project is either vindication, or reminder of the pecking order

Microsoft announced last week that it plans to collaborate with Steven Spielberg on an original, live-action series based on the massively popular game Halo. The deal is part of the company’s push to bring premium series content to Xbox under the leadership of former CBS programming exec Nancy Tellem.

But wait, you might ask. Doesn’t Machinima already have a Halo series? And wasn’t it doing really well?

Yes. In fact, a year ago, Machinima CEO Allen DeBevoise labeled Halo: Forward Unto Dawn the most expensive Web video series ever made.

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