![]() ![]() Microsoft, in a contract with Mega Bloks, is in conjunction with 343i to manufacture a new line of toys and other memorabilia for the upcoming Halo saga. The following year at E3 2014, the official title was revealed as "Halo 5: Guardians" along with plans for its release on October 27, 2015. Shortly after the announcement, the Reclaimer Trilogy was confirmed by Microsoft Studios corporate vice-president Phil Spencer to be expanded into a Reclaimer Saga. At E3 2013, Microsoft and 343i announced the next "Halo" installment set for release on the Xbox One. It was released on November 6, 2012, as the first title of a new Halo Reclaimer Trilogy which will include at least two more installments over the years. The studio's development of Halo 4, which began in 2009, was completed in September. The company was responsible for the remastered version of Halo: Combat Evolved, titled Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, which was released on November 15, 2011, to celebrate the 10th year since the release of the first franchise installment on November 15, 2001.įollowing Bungie's completion of their last Halo title, Halo: Reach, 343 Industries was eventually given complete control of the Halo franchise including servers and data on March 31, 2012. 343i also developed Halo: Reach 's second and third map packs, entitled "Defiant" and "Anniversary" respectively, in conjunction with Certain Affinity. 343i also increased staff for Halo development, recruiting 20 staff from the now defunct Pandemic Studios. Later that year the studio created Halo Waypoint, a downloadable application that tracks a user's Halo accomplishments. In July 2009, it was announced that 343 Industries was working on a seven-part Halo anime series called Halo Legends. Bungie continued making Halo games until Halo: Reach in 2010. To oversee the Halo franchise, Microsoft created 343 Industries that same year, named after Halo character 343 Guilty Spark. The rights to Halo remained with the latter. In 2007, shortly after shipping Halo 3, Bungie announced its split from Microsoft. Named after the Halo character 343 Guilty Spark, the studio was established in 2007 after the departure of Bungie.Īfter co-developing downloadable content for Halo: Reach, Bungie's final Halo game, 343 Industries released Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo 4, the latter starting the studio's " Reclaimer Saga" of the mainline games.ĭeveloper Bungie were acquired by Microsoft in 2000, and their in-development project Halo turned into a launch title for Microsoft's Xbox console. Headed by Pierre Hintze, the studio is responsible for the Halo series of military science fiction games, originally created and produced by Bungie, and is the developer of the Slipspace Engine. 343 Industries is an American video game developer located in Redmond, Washington, part of Xbox Game Studios. ![]()
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