over the years, rumors swirled of a handheld or mobile version of "halo" for the game boy advance, gizmondo, ultra-mobile pc, and nintendo ds. then-"halo" developer bungie quashed speculation they were developing an xbox live arcade title in 2006. when "halo" overseer 343 industries was interested in developing a mobile game, franchise development director frank o'connor recommended an arcade shooter, having wanted for years to see a "halo" game in the vein of "moon patrol".