Halo Studios is currently hard at work on the upcoming Halo: Campaign Evolved—a title that serves as a remake of the main campaign of seminal shooter Halo: Combat Evolved. However, the development team might have loftier ambitions for the Halo franchise, and seemingly wants to remake the entirety of the original Halo trilogy. A new report by Rebs Gaming works as corroboration of these reports that first popped up back in October, which indicated that the remakes of Halo 2 and 3 would follow the footsteps of Halo: Campaign Evolved and skip the competitive multiplayer features.
According to a new video by Rebs Gaming, the reasons behind Microsoft and Halo Studios going with remakes of the classic Halo titles revolves around the fact that neither of the companies wants to risk releasing a brand new game that gets a negative reception from fans of the older Halo titles.
“Microsoft and Halo Studios leadership wants to ensure that Halo’s new era doesn’t fail by playing it safe and avoiding risks. Specifically, they want to avoid making another new Halo game that is heavily criticized by the OG Halo fans,” said Rebs Gaming, quoting their source. “So they’re playing it safe by remaking the original games because they can’t afford to fail again and the original Halo games were very successful and many people still play them.”
Rebs Gaming also revisits older rumours regarding the possible remakes of Halo 2 and 3 that first started popping back in 2024, when lead game designer Dan Gniady made references to working on a project that involves “Giving the Covenant back their bomb.” This is a reference to the events of Halo 2, where Master Chief throws the Covenant’s big bomb back at its own ship.
In the meantime, Halo: Campaign Evolved is being developed for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and is slated for release in 2026. The remake would also mark the first time that a Halo title is released on Sony’s console. Halo: Campaign Evolved has been described by Halo Studios as a “faithful yet modernized” take on the game that started the franchise. Developed in Unreal Engine 5, the remake is slated to offer revamped visuals and cinematics, as well as gameplay improvements like improved pathfinding. The soundtrack is also getting the treatment, and the voice cast will be offering new performances to match the modernized take on the game.
On the gameplay side of things, Halo: Campaign Evolved will focus entirely on the campaign for both single-player and co-op experiences. There will also be a host of new content, including new weapons like the Needle Rifle, battle Rifle and Energy Sword which had originally made their franchise debuts in later games. On the campaign side of things, new additions include three new missions that pair protagonist Master Chief along with ally Sgt. Johnson, with the events of these missions being set before the story of Halo kicks off.
For more details, check here are 10 ways Halo: Campaign Evolved will be different from the original.
