Microsoft shows Halo: Campaign Evolved for debut on July 28

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Xbox Game Studios unveiled Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the original Halo game, for launch on July 28, 2026. The game also includes three new missions set one year before the events of the Ring in the first Halo game.

The company made the announcement at the Xbox Showcase during Summer Game Fest week in Los Angeles. It’s been a long time for Xbox fans to wait since the 2021 launch of Halo Infinite. While the remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved from 2001 will make fans happy, Microsoft is still figuring out the future of the Halo franchise.

Master Chief at Xbox Showcase 2026. Source: GamesBeat/Dean Takahashi

The new missions appear to star Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson, one of the comic Halo side characters, always cracking jokes. It’s set on a planet with a lot of “freaky” Covenant enemies, with three new missions and a remake of Halo.