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Check out the forums to see what the community is working on, to give feedback or just to say "hi", and chat with the Halopedia community on our Discord server. News Halopedia news November 4, 2019: Halo News Network Issue 6 - Believing in us for 15 years December 6, 2021: Halo: Divine Wind - Halopedia Review October 3, 2022: Halo: The Rubicon Protocol - Halopedia Review September 8, 2023: Halo: Outcasts - Halopedia Review May 1, 2024: Halo: Epitaph - Halopedia Review Official news During the Halo Championship Series in October 2024, 343 Industries announced that they have rebranded to Halo Studios. Alongside this, it was also announced that the Halo series would be moving away from the Slipspace Engine, instead using Unreal Engine 5 for all future Halo projects, an effort given the name of Project Foundry. Read more HERE! Halo Infinite's Content Update 32, which features introduction of the The Exchange, several new operations with customization for the Mark IV MJOLNIR, Yoroi, and Mark VII MJOLNIR armor cores, refreshes to the maps featured in several matchmaking playlists, new additions to Forge including alien world and Flood palettes, sandbox rebalancing, and more, released on April 30th! Halo: Epitaph, a brand new Halo novel written by Kelly Gay, released on February 27th! It follows the Ur-Didact after the events of Halo 4 and Halo: Escalation which culminated in his composition at the hands of John-117. What's more is that the official audiobook for Halo: Epitaph will be narrated by Keith Szarabajka, the voice actor for the Ur-Didact! Digsite, a team composed of 343 Industries employees and community modders, are busy restoring cut content from previous Halo games, such as Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2! An upcoming update to Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC will allow modders to incorporate this restored content into their creations. Read more HERE! Halo Waypoint News: Canon Fodder • Community Update Recent and upcoming media January 30, 2024: Content Update 29 February 5, 2024: Halo: Hippocratica February 8, 2024: Halo: The Television Series Season Two February 21, 2024: Halo: Fireside February 27, 2024: Halo: Epitaph March 26, 2024: Halo: Battle Born reissue and two new short stories: Glassed and Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion April 30, 2024: Banished Honor, Halo: Meridian Divide reissue and one new short story: Meridian Homecoming May 8, 2024: Halo: The Third Life June 22, 2024: Halo: Anvil Accord September 5, 2024: Halo: The Machine Breaks Fall 2024: Halo: Flashpoint September 5, 2024: Halo: Venezian Sonata October 29, 2024: The Making of Halo The Series: Hope, Heroism, Humanity November 8, 2024: Halo: Age of Retribution February 18, 2025: Halo: Empty Throne Unknown date: Untitled Halo novel by Kelly Gay • Got something to announce? Post it here! Article Improvement Drive Article Improvement Drive is a community project to improve the wiki's content through bringing articles in dire need of improvement—from cleanup to content expansion and updates—to everyone's attention. Anyone is welcome to participate in the project! A small sampling of articles in need of new content: Veta Lopis (Halo: Retribution) Melody Azikiwe (Halo: Envoy) Gray Team (Halo: Envoy) Rion Forge (Halo: Smoke and Shadow, Halo: Renegades) Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE (Halo: Last Light) Drifts Randomly (Halo: Hunters in the Dark) The following articles for Halo media could use the addition (or completion) of a plot synopsis: Halo: Renegades Halo: Battle Born Halo: Silent Storm Halo: Bad Blood Halo: Legacy of Onyx Halo: Retribution Halo: Envoy Halo: Smoke and Shadow (Part Four) Promises to Keep See the AID project page for more information! 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