We thought it was, but maybe it wasn't; Software today telling that they are not working on a brand new game - as had been speculated for some months.

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Gearbox chief refused to comment on chatter that his studio were working on Halo 4 earlier this week, with even a PR spokesperson commenting that they "couldn't talk about that now".

This vagary, and the lack of a denial, had been taken as suggesting that Gearbox were indeed involved in some capacity, something that has today been denied.

"For the record, Gearbox is NOT working on a Halo title for Microsoft," read a Tweet from the firm. So there we have it, an actual denial. You can all relax now.

By Luke Guttridge