Halo Enters 'New Dawn' With New Studio Name, Engine And Games

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Before kicking off the 2024 Halo World Championships, Microsoft announced a "new dawn" for the Halo series - with 343 Studios rebranding as Halo Studios while also revealing a new game engine and a new philosophy.

Going forward, the Halo series will now run on Unreal Engine 5. All future projects will use this engine with "multiple games" now in development. Studio Head Pierre Hintze said it was less of a clean break and more like the turning of a page:

“If you really break Halo down, there have been two very distinct chapters. Chapter 1 – Bungie. Chapter 2 – 343 Industries. Now, I think we have an audience which is hungry for more. So we’re not just going to try improve the efficiency of development, but change the recipe of how we make Halo games. So, we start a new chapter today.”

Below is an early look at the direction Halo Studios is now heading, including some footage of the team experimenting with the new engine. Halo Studios has also confirmed it's working closely with Unreal's creators Epic Games to ensure the series can reach new heights.