New Halo games will be made in Unreal Engine 5, and it’s perfect [Video]

Unreal Engine 5 has been revolutionising game design, and we’ve just seen a new, and unexpected example. 343 Industries, now renamed as Halo Studios, has announced that it’s moving from its proprietary engine Slipspace to Unreal to work on multiple new Halo games.

A video released ahead of the 2024 Halo World Championship provides a glimpse of what’s been described as a “new dawn” for the military science fiction video game series. We’re told that we can expect more games, more quickly.

The visuals in the video shared by Halo Studios show landscapes that might seem familiar: dramatic Pacific Northwest-inspired landscape with Forerunner architecture. We also see the Master Chief and a Banshee. But the visuals are all new.

In an article on the Xbox blog, COO Elizabeth van Wyck suggests that a big part of the decision to change was due to how quickly players now expect content, noting …