In 2022, Sure Affinity was introduced as an official help studio for Halo Infinite, following which the studio confirmed that it was engaged on “one thing large and new for the franchise”. Stories claimed that Sure Affinity was engaged on a large-scale battle royale expertise for Halo, although earlier this 12 months, it was reported that that venture had been cancelled amidst vital inside shakeups at 343 Industries.
Now, a developer who labored on the venture at Sure Affinity appears to have confirmed its cancellation, and provided some transient data on the way it was shaping up.
Noticed by GameSpot, Mike Clopper – who was sport director at Sure Affinity till his departure in March 2022 – wrote on his LinkedIn profile about his work on the battle royale Halo expertise, which he wrote “might have been a game-changer for the franchise” previous to its cancellation. Clopper has since up to date his LinkedIn profile, eradicating any point out of a battle royale mode.
“I led a big workforce of designers engaged on a canceled Battle Royale mode for Halo,” his profile learn. “I imagine this product might have been a sport changer for the franchise. We beloved enjoying it and dealing on it was a implausible expertise regardless of its cancelation.”
Despite an undeniably turbulent previous few years, followers of the Halo franchise do have a lot to stay up for. 343 Industries lately formally rebranded as Halo Studios, and introduced that each one future Halo titles can be developed on Unreal Engine going ahead, hopefully enabling a extra streamlined and environment friendly growth pipeline. A number of unannounced Halo titles are confirmed to be within the works.
