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Halo Wars 2 makes real-time strategy thrive on the Xbox One

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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If you haven’t picked up a new Xbox One game in a while, Halo Wars 2 is a good one to try. It debuted on February 21 on the Xbox One and Windows, and it finally satisfies the thirst of fans who want to play real-time strategy on consoles.

The Creative Assembly, Sega’s real-time strategy studio that has made games like the Total War series for years on the PC, built this strategy gem (Microsoft and 343 Industries usually work on Halo). To make this game, the developers had to figure out how to make RTS work with console controls.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.