Upcoming Xbox 360 first-person shooter Halo 4 will be compatible with Microsoft’s upcoming tablet Surface.

News arrives via Don Mattrick, who brought confirmation at last night’s GameBeat 2012 conference, reports VentureBeat.

We don’t yet know exactly how the device will use the touch-screen device to interact with the game.

Obvious comparisons point to Nintendo’s Wii U, which features a pretty similar idea, only using its new touch-screen controller to interact with games.

Halo 4 is coming November 6^th, which is about the same time the rumor mill has indicated we’ll be seeing the Wii U…