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Brendan Lowry

"Celebrate 25 years of Xbox with ... a classic that's been with us since the beginning." Did Phil Spencer just tease a new Halo game for 2026?

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Microsoft's big Xbox Games Showcase was this weekend's largest gaming presentation, with the show following Friday's Summer Game Fest conference with two hours of trailers, reveals, and announcements for games and hardware (the Xbox Ally handheld, specifically) coming to Xbox and PC (and other platforms, in some cases).

The conference was capped off by a huge The Outer Worlds 2 Direct from Obsidian that also included Grounded 2 details, but before it began, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer came on stream to close out the main show with a talk about the future of the Xbox brand and its 25th anniversary in 2026. And when he did, he may have teased the return of its flagship franchise: Halo.

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