In a new video, he claims to have confirmed the new gameplay loop. More importantly, it will “almost certainly” be revealed at Halo Fest 2026, which runs from December 12th to 13th. Ekur reportedly has a live service model, and Halo Studios has seemingly been working on it since 2023, which is apparently longer than Campaign Evolved after Certain Affinity crafted the initial prototype.

But will it be a standalone title or packaged with the next mainline Halo? This is still reportedly unknown, probably because we’ve heard very little about the unofficial Halo 7 in general, aside from the fact it’s using Unreal Engine 5, like all other current projects.

Time will tell, and plans could change – after all, look at all the twists and turns that Tatanka went through. In the meantime, Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on July 28th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Recent gameplay has looked good, but you shouldn’t expect anything in terms of new content, even for something like Theater Mode.

Of course, the next mainline Halo is also reportedly in development on the same engine. But what about the rumored remakes for Halo 2 and 3? Those are reportedly early in development in parallel to Halo: Campaign Evolved, and they’ll release regardless of the latter’s success. Apparently, they were under consideration from the beginning, which would make sense, since rumours of their existence began fairly quickly.

Aside from embracing sprint and lacking multiplayer, it seems there will be some tease of the remakes in Campaign Evolved’s new prequel missions, specifically involving the alleged Brutes. These reportedly appear in the three new prequel missions (alongside an apparent new Covenant faction) with designs based on original art from Halo: Reach.

Neither Xbox nor Halo Studios has confirmed the existence of the Halo 2 and 3 remakes. However, it could announce a release date for Halo: Campaign Evolved on June 7th at the Xbox Games Showcase. It’s apparently out on July 28th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC with early access beginning on July 23rd.

Halo 7 will reportedly include the latter, but Halo Studios has yet to officially announce it, instead confirming “multiple” new Halo titles in the works. It’s worth noting that the leaker previously revealed that Halo: Combat Evolved was getting a Resident Evil-style remake before its official announcement, when others alleged it would be a one-to-one remaster.

In the meantime, Halo: Campaign Evolved is slated to arrive in 2026 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Alongside sprinting, it features four-player campaign co-op, three weapons from other entries in the series, and level changes, which haven’t sat well with original level designer Jamie Griesemer. On the flipside, however, co-creator Marcus Lehto thinks the remake looks “gorgeous.”

All future Halo titles are going to be built on Unreal Engine 5, and having spent the last couple of years working on an expansive tech demo dubbed Project Foundry, Halo Studios has now revealed that it has multiple full Halo games in development as well.

According to studio head Pierre Hintze, as Halo Studios, the company has “recalibrated” itself, and instead of focusing the entirety of its efforts on a single project, empowered by the shift to Unreal 5, it currently has multiple titles in development at once. 

“We had a disproportionate focus on trying to create the conditions to be successful in servicing Halo Infinite,” he said. “[But switching to Unreal] allows us to put all the focus on making multiple new experiences at the highest quality possible.”

COO Elizabeth van Wyck also explained that Halo Studios will be placing a much greater emphasis on getting feedback from players at much earlier stages of projects’ development. “We’re seeking earlier and earlier, wider and wider feedback from our players,” she said. “We started that with The Master Chief Collection, and carried that on with Halo Infinite, and we want to do it even more for our next projects. At the end of the day, it’s not just how do we evaluate, it’s how do our players evaluate it?”

As for what the multiple new Halo projects in development are, that’s anyone’s guess at this point. Presumably, Halo 7 (or whatever the next mainline title in the series turns out to be) will be one, while leaks have claimed that another remaster of Halo: Combat Evolved is also in the works.