Halo Studios head says "the consumption habits of gamers have changed - the expectations of how fast their content is available"

Master Chief and an elite battle in a screenshot from Halo's Unreal Engine 5 Project Foundry.

343 Industries is now Halo Studios, and it's welcoming a tidal wave of changes to keep up with how "the consumption habits of gamers have changed."

343 Industries, and before that Bungie, were always split between actively making new Halo games while also dedicating resources to update its proprietary tech. But the newly-rebranded Halo Studios has now announced that it's ditching its own Slipspace Engine in favor of Unreal Engine 5 - a decision that'll supposedly help the team release its multiple in-development games and post-launch updates quicker than ever before to feed gamers' gaping appetites.