As the tip of Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer teased the corporate’s plans for 2026, which marks the twenty fifth anniversary of Xbox.
Spencer mentioned Gears of Struggle: E-Day, the brand new Fable, and the following Forza sport will launch in 2026. He additionally teased the “return of a basic that is been with us for the reason that starting.”
Many are taking that to be a reference to the Halo franchise. Microsoft is engaged on multiple new Halo games, one in all which may very well be a remaster of 2001’s Halo: Fight Advanced. It was beforehand reported {that a} remaster of the primary Halo sport was within the works and might also come to PS5.
In 2024, Microsoft introduced that it was engaged on new Halo video games and that the franchise was shifting from utilizing the corporate’s personal sport engine to Epic’s Unreal Engine. As a part of this, Microsoft additionally changed the name of 343 Industries to Halo Studios.
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Fable, Forza, Gears, and Halo are a few of the most iconic and recognizable Xbox manufacturers, and all 4 franchises popping out in 2026 to rejoice the franchise’s twenty fifth anniversary may very well be a giant second.
As for what Microsoft has on faucet for 2025, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is on the way from Activision, as is The Outer Worlds 2 from Obsidian. Whereas followers have to attend till 2026 for Gears of Struggle: E-Day, the Gears of War 1 Reloaded remaster is releasing this August.
