Microsoft is reportedly set to launch a Halo: Combat Evolved remaster in 2026.
Through the Xbox Video games Showcase 2025, Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer teased a quantity of new video games popping out subsequent yr, together with the brand new Fable, the subsequent Forza, Gears of Battle: E-Day, and “the return of a traditional that’s been with us for the reason that starting.”
Whereas that’s an apparent tease for Halo, The Verge reporter Mark Warren has stated it particularly pertains to a Halo: Combat Evolved remaster.
here is Xbox chief Phil Spencer saying Gears of Battle: E-Day for 2026, and in the identical yr “the subsequent Forza” and a tease of a Halo CE remaster pic.twitter.com/tTueF3YQcR
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 8, 2025
Warren had reported on the existence of this game before, which is outwardly into account for launch on rival platforms together with PlayStation 5. In fact, Microsoft remastered Halo CE with 2011’s Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, which was made a half of Halo: The Grasp Chief Assortment.
This isn’t a model new Halo recreation, then, which we all know Halo Studios, which was once referred to as 343 Industries, is utilizing Unreal Engine 5 to construct. In 2024, Halo Studios launched a seven-minute video showcasing the outcomes of Venture Foundry — an experimental venture designed to indicate a Halo recreation constructed utilizing the Unreal Engine. Whereas it isn’t way more than a tech demo, it provided a glimpse at a recent starting for Xbox’s flagship franchise in the wake of 2021’s Halo Infinite.
For extra, try all the things introduced at Xbox Video games Showcase June 2025.
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