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343 Industries confirmed that it is not working in another Halo Wars game. After job listings suggested that an unannounced Halo project is underway, the announcement leaves open speculation about a less-anticipated spin-off.
In this week’s Halo community update, the 343 team was clear about the future of the Halo Wars sub series: “343 Industries has no plans for further work on Halo Wars 2, including content updates, balance patches, bringing the title for other platforms, or a new game in the series […] There is no plan for the development team to re-engage with Halo Wars 2 and we are not working on a new game in the series at the moment. “
However, if you are a fan, there was a glimmer of hope. “We will never specifically say never because, well, who knows what the future may bring.”This is especially interesting, as we reported a list of jobs earlier this week that suggested that there was a “new project in the Halo universe” under development – a project that many interpreted to mean that a Halo Wars 3 was on its way. With that possibility now closed, speculation is more open – perhaps the team is moving to a new spin-off, or a separate game for Halo while the rest of the studio completes its work on Halo Infinite. Previous unconfirmed rumors suggested there could be an ongoing spin-off focusing on Halo 5’s Fireteam Osiris. As for what we would like to see – how about a Halo horror game?
Officially, the blog post states that the talent behind Halo Wars is shifting its focus to support the Master Chief collection “and a lot of ongoing work to support the Halo franchise.”
There is also the small problem with Halo Infinite, which is due to be released later this year in the fall of 2021. “Most of the studio is incredibly focused on the Halo Infinite release work (and you may have also heard, ‘the release is just the beginning ‘), “says the blog post. We will bring more as we learn.
Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.