Miniatures skirmish games have exploded in popularity in the past five years, with popular titles such as Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team, Infinity, Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone, Star Wars: Shatterpoint, and Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars,

Ever since mass layoffs at Halo maker 343 Industries, fans have wondered what the future will hold for the famed sci-fi shooter. It turns out Microsoft still has big plans for Master Chief, and they involve multiple upcoming projects as well as the franchise making the jump to Epic Games’ Unreal Engine,

Halo is moving to Unreal Engine 5. Here’s the topline from 343 but…not 343, as along with this announcement is a rebrand to “Halo Studios”:

Microsoft is moving its Halo development to Unreal Engine 5, after more than a year of rumors of an engine switch following a leadership overhaul at 343 Industries, layoffs, and other changes. 343 Industries is now becoming Halo Studios as part of this engine change announcement,

Halo developer 343 Industries is rebranding to Halo Studios and will be using Unreal Engine for their upcoming games.

Microsoft revealed that “multiple” Halo games are currently being developed on Unreal Engine 5 with 343 Industries having been renamed Halo Studios and shelving its own Slipspace Engine in favor of Epic Games’ product.