dude, all i am saying is that Microsoft will not support minors

Especially since the game is M, no matter how flawed the ESRB rating system is.

It is not impossible for development companies to start up on the internet. It's been done before. However you all need to understand that you need to put forth a considerable amount of time and effort and money. However if you even want the slightest hope of gaining publishing rights for a game that another company owns the rights to, you need to be a registered developer. That means you need a legally registered company name (this isn't cheap either). This isn't like modding where you pull a team together and give your self's a name. Now lets say you actually are able to obtain rights after getting a name. Not only does a publisher cost a considerable amount of money and bribing (since you have no previous titles to prove your worth), but if you don't complete the game by a certain deadline the publisher does hold the rights to terminate the project.

Licensing aside, to produce a game that meets up today's graphical standards you need software that can produce such desires. This too is nothing like the modding world. If you want at least decent software you need to purchase a commercial licenses for it. This includes the games engine, modeling software, texture software, and any other software you may find useful. Commercial licenses for such programs are not going to be cheap. Even if you find free 3D and Texture programs, the cheapest game engine you can find that will even create a half decent game is going to run you about $1300.

Finally you need to create a contract for everyone on board that creates all agreements within the company, in addition to an NDA. Otherwise anyone on the team can run their mouth about the project and you can legally do nothing.

So if you're willing to take on all of this then by all means, go for it. But without a Programmer, Registered company name, and a decent presentation of work history, then Microsoft isn't going to take a second look at you.

I agree mostly however you can use Open Source Engines, there are a few that are actually pretty good.

This should not be a for-profit game. Doing a for-profit thing costs lots of money. With a free (open) iteration of HGO (halo ghosts of onyx) you can work on it on your own time and the only pressure will be that which you would put on yourselves.

You don't understand, you can not legally publish a game, let alone get the rights to from another company unless you are a registered company. It is not possible unless you plan on releasing a free game. Otherwise you'll have the IRS on your ass faster than you can believe.

I've talked it over with Kip Let this thing about it not working die plz

We will worry about that.

I'm not pushing the fact that it won't work I'm telling you what you need to do in order for it to work.

here, look at this: http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=21290

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