‘Halo 5: Guardians’ Announced! Find Out When Next Chapter In Franchise Will Launch

The next chapter to the "Halo" franchise, "Halo 5: Guardians," has been revealed and the title will launch on Xbox One in the fall of 2015!

General manager at 343 Industries, Bonnie Ross, announced the news via a blog post that detailed the future of the "Halo" franchise. Ross' blog post said:

"Halo 5: Guardians is a bigger effort than Halo 4. That applies to the content and scope of the game, as well as the technology in what’s now a brand new and more powerful engine. Certainly there are some core elements carried over from prior games, but we’ve invested a huge effort in retooling our tech to take full advantage of the Xbox One’s hardware and ecosystem to create worlds and experiences worthy of next-gen."

"Halo 5: Guardians" will run at "60 frames per second, on dedicated servers, with the scope, features and scale we've been dreaming of for more than a decade," and also be powered by a new engine.

In the blog post Ross also hinted at what fans of the franchise will see at E3 2014, saying:

"Many fans noted that I was very deliberate with my phrasing on stage at E3 last year. I spoke about a 'journey,' rather than a destination – and that journey definitely begins in 2014 with a giant leap, rather than one small step. We’ll give you much more information about our plans for this year at the Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing on June 9, and we’re confident that Halo fans will be pretty excited [about] the special plans we have in store."

Our first glimpse of "Halo 5" was seen at Microsoft's E3 2013 press conference, which featured a short teaser trailer showcasing the iconic character trudging across a desert in a poncho. Check it out below: