New Halo project hits final milestone ahead of July 2026 launch

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There may be fewer gaming releases each year now than there were 10–15 years ago, but this added time and care put into games now allows for much more hype on launch. The prime example of this is Grand Theft Auto 6 , which is well regarded as one of the most anticipated gaming releases in history, maybe the single most anticipated. Would this be the case if it hadn’t been eight years since Rockstar’s last release and 13 years since the launch of GTA 5 ? Likely not, but there may not be a less productive day in history than later this year on November 19, when GTA 6 launches on next-gen consoles around the world. July has brought on a few big releases already, such as Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced and EA Sports College Football 27 , but there’s another big whale of a launch looming later in the month.