The Daily Populous Saturday October 25th, 2025 day edition
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Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Halo Studios have announced Halo: Campaign Evolved, a full remake of the Halo: Combat Evolved campaign for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). It will launch in 2026. It will also be available via Game Pass.

Halo: Campaign Evolved will mark the Halo series’ first appearance on PlayStation. Speaking at Halo World Championship 2025, Halo Studios community director Brian Jarrard said, “It’s a huge deal, it’s a long time coming. We’re just super excited to be able to welcome even more players now to the franchise we loved, to fall in love with Halo the same way that we all did 24 years ago here at this point. As a community guy, I know that the Halo community is super excited to welcome in their friends as well—it’s just going to be more Halo for everyone. And it’s really a new era. Halo is on PlayStation going forward, starting with Halo: Campaign Evolved.”

Similarly, in the game’s PlayStation Blog reveal post, Jarrard said, “Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming in 2026, launching day and date on PlayStation 5. We’ll have more to share in the months ahead, but for now, you can wishlist today. As the Master Chief once said: ‘I think we’re just getting started.'”

Here is an overview of the game, via Xbox Game Studios:

About Experience where the legend begins. Halo: Campaign Evolved is a faithful yet modernized remake of Halo: Combat Evolved‘s campaign. Experience the original story rebuilt with high-definition visuals, updated cinematics, and refined controls, plus three brand-new prequel missions featuring the Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson. A broader arsenal of weapons, vehicles, enemies, and gameplay-modifying “Skulls”—optional modifiers that change combat in fun and challenging ways—add fresh tactics and endless replayability. Play it your way: solo, in two-player split-screen cooperative play (console only), or up to four-player online cooperative play with full cross-play and cross-progression support. Whether you’re discovering Halo for the first time or returning to the ring after 25 years, Halo: Campaign Evolved delivers an adventure that feels both timeless and brand new. Discover the Ringworld After crash landing on a mysterious ringworld known as Halo, the Master Chief is tasked with helping the remaining humans survive against overwhelming Covenant forces. Alongside his AI companion Cortana, he uncovers Halo’s dark secrets and fights to avert the annihilation of all life in the galaxy.

Key Features The Complete Campaign, Rebuilt – Battle through the original missions, newly rebuilt with enhanced level design, updated cinematics, and improved wayfinding, refined to keep the pace moving without losing the wonder, tension, or heroism of the original.

– Battle through the original missions, newly rebuilt with enhanced level design, updated cinematics, and improved wayfinding, refined to keep the pace moving without losing the wonder, tension, or heroism of the original. Cinematics and Audio Overhauled – Iconic vistas, alien architecture, and sci-fi wonders are reborn with all-new visuals, cinematics, and animations. The soundtrack has been remastered, the sound design updated for greater immersion, and new voice performances recorded with the primary cast.

– Iconic vistas, alien architecture, and sci-fi wonders are reborn with all-new visuals, cinematics, and animations. The soundtrack has been remastered, the sound design updated for greater immersion, and new voice performances recorded with the primary cast. Combat and Weapons Expanded – Classic Halo combat feels instantly familiar yet sharper than ever. Sprint, aim, and engage with refined precision. For the first time in Halo: Campaign Evolved, you can wield nine additional iconic weapons from across the series, including the Energy Sword, Battle Rifle, and Needle Rifle, giving you more ways to approach every fight.

– Classic Halo combat feels instantly familiar yet sharper than ever. Sprint, aim, and engage with refined precision. For the first time in Halo: Campaign Evolved, you can wield nine additional iconic weapons from across the series, including the Energy Sword, Battle Rifle, and Needle Rifle, giving you more ways to approach every fight. Three New Prequel Missions – Join the Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson in a brand-new arc set before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, featuring new environments, gameplay, characters, and enemies.

– Join the Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson in a brand-new arc set before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, featuring new environments, gameplay, characters, and enemies. Play Solo or with Friends – Experience the full campaign in two-player split-screen cooperative play (console only) or four-player online cooperative play, complete with cross-play and shared progression across console and PC.

– Experience the full campaign in two-player split-screen cooperative play (console only) or four-player online cooperative play, complete with cross-play and shared progression across console and PC. Drive, Hijack, Wreak Havoc – Whether you’re racing across the map in a Warthog or flipping it over with friends, vehicles have always been at the heart of Halo‘s fun. Now they go even further: for the first time in Halo: Campaign Evolved, you can hijack enemy rides and pilot a fully drivable Wraith, creating unforgettable chaos.

– Whether you’re racing across the map in a Warthog or flipping it over with friends, vehicles have always been at the heart of Halo‘s fun. Now they go even further: for the first time in Halo: Campaign Evolved, you can hijack enemy rides and pilot a fully drivable Wraith, creating unforgettable chaos. Remix Your Campaign for Endless Replayability – Use the campaign remix feature to return to any mission and remix the experience with the most gameplay-modifying “Skulls” ever in a Halo campaign. These optional modifiers add challenge and variety with randomized weapons, enemies, and environments.

For more information, check out the Xbox Wire interview with key Halo Studios leadership.

Watch the announcement trailer, first gameplay, and roundtable reveal below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

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IceBreak on October 25th, 2025 at 06:13 UTC »

Imagine someone telling you in 2012 that Halo would be announced for PlayStation before GTA6 came out.

Funny-Film-6304 on October 25th, 2025 at 02:41 UTC »

We already have a remake of Halo 1....we even have a remake of Halo 2! Why not releasing those remakes plus A REMAKE FOR HALO 3 (that is missing....) instead of....this?! Yeah I know, it's my bad to even have hope for the studios.

DemoEvolved on October 24th, 2025 at 22:57 UTC »

Is this the same campaign again?