Halo: Fireteam Noble Officially Announced, Coming In 2027 - MCE Notices | California State Portal

In just a few months, Halo will turn 25 years old. The original Combat Evolved came out in late 2001, as is customary for big Xbox launches, and in 2026, we’ll be getting Halo: Campaign Evolved, a full remake of the original sci-fi adventure.

That said, there are still so many unanswered questions in the Halo universe. Some threads have even been reset or yanked at by franchise steward 343 Industries, without fully delivering on them. It remains somewhat of an enigma as far as franchises go, spreading lore across multiple formats, not just games.

Thankfully, there is something on the horizon for fans. Over on Halo Waypoint, we have confirmation that Halo: Fireteam Noble is on the way.

Written by Troy Denning, Halo: Fireteam Noble is confirmed for 2027. It’s the next Halo novel in the series, from an author who has worked on myriad Halo books.

Here’s a quick blurb for Fireteam Noble:

2560. The galaxy remains fractured in the devastating wake of Cortana’s rise and the Created menace, while the Banished war machine relentlessly consolidates power across former Covenant space. To help counter these ongoing and emerging threats to humanity, Spartan Jun-A266—the last surviving member of Noble Team—struggles to forge a new generation of warriors on the hidden UNSC base Anvil Station, even as he battles the ghosts of his own past.

But when a renowned xenoarcheologist is brazenly abducted by a Banished strike team, Jun is pulled back into active operations alongside both old and new allies for a dangerous rescue mission, leading them all deep into hostile territory. Now Jun must confront the burden of survival and decide what it truly means to carry Noble Team’s legacy into a new era of conflict as this desperate mission may hold dire consequences far beyond a single missing civilian….

More information is arriving “in the coming months,” according to the studio, including a cover art reveal in the future. For reference, Denning has written Halo: Outcasts, Halo: Divine Wind, Halo: Shadows of Reach, Halo: Oblivion, Halo: Silent Storm, Halo: Retribution, and Halo: Last Light; amid multiple Star Wars novels.

Right now, you can pick up Halo: New Blood, Halo: Bad Blood, and Halo: Waypoint Chronicles – Volume One as far as new releases go. The latter is especially poignant for fans of the lore, as it contains multiple stories spanning the Halo universe, including some setin different eras.

If you’re a hardcore Halo fan, these books are pretty much your only connection to the series at this current moment. Infinite is winding down its live-service content drops, and we still don’t have confirmation of a follow-up to Infinite. For now, all eyes are on Campaign Evolved to see how it measures up to the original.