According to Rebs Gaming, a veteran and well-known whistleblower in the industry, Halo Studios has officially started the development of remastered versions of the remaining two games in the original Halo trilogy in addition to "Halo: Combat Evolved". After the announcement of "Halo: Battle Evolved" at the end of 2025, rumors and speculations about the remakes of "Halo 2" and "Halo 3" have emerged one after another. It is worth mentioning that "Halo: Battle Evolved" was also revealed in advance by many industry insiders a few months before it was officially announced.
After the release of "Halo: Infinite", there have been continuous revelations surrounding the Halo series. The core content focuses on Halo Studio (formerly 343 Studio) and the development direction planned for the series after the stunning debut of "Halo: Infinite" and subsequent decline in reputation. The Halo-related projects initially exposed include a service-based independent multiplayer game, the remake of "Halo: Combat Evolved", the remake of "Halo 2" and "Halo 3", and the next main game in the series. These news were supported by industry insiders such as Rebs Gaming and Halo Leaks on Twitter. As of now, the only leaked project that has been launched is the upcoming "Halo: Campaign Evolved". This completely remastered version of the original Halo was built using Unreal Engine 5, adding new mission content, gameplay upgrades and mechanical reworks, including the controversial sprint function. "Halo: Campaign Evolved" is scheduled to be released in July 2026, but the development status of that service-based independent game and the next main work in the series is still unclear.
Rebs Gaming previously broke the news that Halo Studio plans to remake "Halo 2" and "Halo 3". Now Rebs has further confirmed that the last two works of the original Halo trilogy have been approved and are in the active development stage. Rebs Gaming announced the news on its YouTube channel, saying multiple sources confirmed the development status of both titles. These include a new verified source who clearly stated that both games are in the early stages of development; and an old source who previously confirmed the existence of "Halo: Campaign Evolved" has now confirmed the development of these two remasters. There are currently no details disclosed about what changes and upgrades the "Halo 2" and "Halo 3" remakes will make compared to the original versions; however, previous rumors show that the two works will most likely follow the development plan of "Halo: Campaign Evolved" and will also be remade using Unreal Engine 5.
Fans on social media have had mixed reactions to the potential remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3. Some fans believe that Halo Studio should focus on promoting content innovation in the Halo series rather than remaking these works that may not need to be remade, especially since "Halo 2: Anniversary Edition" has completed a very good remastering job. Many fans feel that even in 2026, the Halo trilogy created by Bungie is still performing well, and has already completed excellent version retention and optimization through "Halo: The Master Chief Collection". At the same time, a considerable number of Halo fans are looking forward to the remake of the two first-generation works, and even said that "Halo 3: ODST" and "Halo: Reach" should also be remade using Unreal Engine 5.
After the release of "Halo: Infinite", 343 Industries completed its structural reorganization and rebranding, and officially changed its name to Halo Studio. The future of the Halo series was once full of uncertainty and fell into the hands of the new team. But as time goes by, the direction of the series is becoming clearer. If the news is true, the future development focus of the Halo series will be various remakes and service-based derivative games. At the same time, the team is also continuing to develop the next main series of the series, and more content will be released in the future. This is completely different from the operating model of the Halo series for many years: the series usually released a major main work every few years and a small derivative work every two years, and such derivative works were usually developed by outsourced teams or jointly created with other studios.
The high-definition rendition of the first-generation trilogy created by Bungie is nothing new for the Halo series - "Halo: Combat Evolved" and "Halo 2" have completed image quality upgrades in 2011 and 2014 respectively; but among this series of rumors, perhaps the most talked about is the remake of "Halo 3". "Halo 3" is a landmark work in the Halo series. It almost became a cultural phenomenon before its release in 2007. It still enjoys a very high status in the hearts of fans, and "Halo 2" is no less important. For many gamers, these two games have always competed for the position of being the most important and special game in the series, and they do not want to see any changes to the original game. Halo fans have always been a passionate and persistent group. Therefore, how Halo Studio plans to redo and modernize Halo 2 and Halo 3, taking into account the needs of new and old players, is worth paying attention to the subsequent development.