Halo Remake Creators Don’t Deny AI Usage

26/10/2025 2 Views

Leading members of Halo: Campaign Evolved‘s creative team have declined to deny recent questions about whether generative AI is being used in development of the upcoming campaign-focused FPS game. The remake of Microsoft’s iconic Halo: Combat Evolved is getting a lot of attention from the community for a lot of different reasons, but anti-AI gamers may still be hesitant following recent comments.

After what seemed like endless rumors, confirmation of a remake of the original Halo game from 2001 was made during the 2025 Halo World Championships on October 24. Scheduled for release sometime in 2026, not only will this remake mark the return of the first major hit for the Xbox brand, but it will be the first time that a Halo game has been made available on a PlayStation console.

Generative AI in Halo Remake is Still Unclear

While the announcement has generated a lot of buzz for Microsoft, recent statements from two of its top figureheads have drawn suspicion that Halo: Campaign Evolved might be developed using AI tools, which comes amid reports that both Xbox and PlayStation are using generative AI for game development. As pointed out by prominent Halo leaker Rebs Gaming on Twitter, both game director Greg Hermann and executive producer Damon Conn seemed to avoid either directly confirming or denying the use of generative AI in the upcoming Halo title when asked about it by Rolling Stone. In a recently published article based on that interview, Conn responded to a question by stating that video games are developed by creative people, but he added that if “there’s an opportunity to improve a workflow, or something along those lines, we’ll look at it again.”

Hermann reportedly stepped in after the team was pressed for a more precise answer about the potential of generative AI usage in Halo: Campaign Evolved‘s development. While his statement also didn’t amount to a simple “yes” or “no,” his comments seemed to call the question of what counts as generative AI usage at Microsoft, stating that the team uses the generative fill features of Adobe Photoshop and calling AI “a tool in a toolbox” that human creators can use to aid them in game creation.

These statements add some confusion over whether generative AI will be used to develop Halo: Campaign Evolved. Earlier in October, Xbox industry insider Jez Corden stated that the team behind the Halo remake was not using generative AI in its game development or creation of assets, and that Microsoft did not have a mandate requiring any of its development studios to incorporate AI. The last part of that claim was reiterated to the interviewer by an Xbox representative who reached out following the interview. Conversely, in response to the recent article, Rebs Gaming is interpreting the comments to indicate that generative AI is being used to improve workflow at the development studio, but not necessarily to generate any finished in-game assets.