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'Halo: Combat Evolved' remake confirmed - E3 2011

Published Monday, Jun 6 2011, 19:08 BST | By Liam Martin | 7 comments

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will be released for the Xbox 360 later this year, it has been confirmed at E3.

The game, which is a HD remake of the original Halo, will be released on November 15 for the Xbox 360.

Halo: CE Anniversary Edition will feature all-new visuals, a remastered single-player campaign and seven multiplayer maps, as well as online co-op over Xbox Live.

The game had been rumoured for some time, after a leaked memo suggested that 343 Industries was working on a remake of the title to commemorate its ten-year anniversary.

It was announced during Microsoft's E3 press conference in Los Angeles, alongside in-game footage of the remastered campaign.

More coverage from Microsoft's E3 2011 conference:
> Halo 4 to start new Xbox 360 trilogy
> Fable: The Journey announced for Kinect
> New Kinect Sports, Dance Central revealed
> YouTube and live TV coming to Xbox 360
> Mass Effect 3 to feature Kinect support
> E3 2011: Microsoft conference live blog

View Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's first artwork below: