Halo Studios Will Share Update on Halo Games in Development in October

Halo Studios has urged it would share particulars in regards to the Halo initiatives in growth at this 12 months’s Halo World Championship in October. At final 12 months’s occasion, the studio introduced it was working on a number of Halo video games, constructed in Unreal Engine 5. At the time, the developer, previously 343 Industries, additionally mentioned it was rebranding to Halo Studios and debuted Unreal Engine 5 footage of environments and characters from the sequence.

An Update on Halo Games is Coming

In a weblog submit revealed Monday forward of HWC 2025, Halo Studios addressed rumours and hypothesis in regards to the Halo initiatives at present in growth. The studio mentioned it will “continue the conversation” on the initiatives, first introduced eventually 12 months’s HWC, at this 12 months’s occasion.

“Last year at HaloWC, we premiered “A New Dawn” the place we talked in regards to the change to Unreal Engine, gave you a behind the scenes have a look at Project Foundry, and debuted our evolution to Halo Studios as we enter a brand new chapter for Halo,” the corporate mentioned in the submit.

“For us, “A New Dawn” was only the start – at this 12 months’s HaloWC, we sit up for persevering with the dialog.

“Speculation is always fun, but if you want the official scoop on what Halo Studios has been working on, you won’t want to miss this year’s Halo World Championship. We really hope you’ll join us in Seattle this October!”

The Halo World Championship is about to happen October 24-26 in Seattle. The esports occasion will see the highest 16 groups compete to turn into world champions and take residence their share of the $1 million prize pool.

Halo Studios shared screenshots of Halo characters and environments constructed in UE 5 final 12 months
Photo Credit: Microsoft/ Halo Studios

Mutliple Halo Games in Development

At final 12 months’s HWC, Halo Studios introduced it was working on a number of Halo video games in Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5. The developer additionally debuted new Halo footage rendered in Unreal Engine 5, displaying off three totally different environments and sequence protagonist Master Chief. The studio mentioned on the time that the footage was not from a Halo recreation in growth, however a part of a “Foundry” mission that might function a basis for future Halo video games. Halo Studios didn’t share a launch timeline for the video games.

At Xbox Games Showcase final month, Xbox chief Phil Spencer introduced the “return of a classic” subsequent 12 months, suggesting a remaster or a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved was in the works. Spencer did not point out the sport by identify however mentioned it will arrive subsequent 12 months when Xbox celebrates its twenty fifth anniversary.

“As we think about bringing a new generation of players to these iconic franchises, I’m excited to share that players will get to celebrate 25 years of Xbox with a new Fable, the next Forza, Gears of War: E-Day, and the return of a classic that’s been with us since the beginning,” the Xbox boss mentioned at Xbox Games Showcase.

In addition to a remaster/remake of the primary recreation probably in growth, Halo Studios can also be probably working on the subsequent mainline Halo recreation. The final entry in the sequence was Halo Infinite, which launched on PC and Xbox Series S/X in 2021.