'The original code is in this game' — Halo Campaign Evolved executive producer says some level layouts have been redesigned to avoid 'repetiveness' but 'you are playing the DNA of the original game'

• Halo Campaign Evolvedexecutive producer Damon Conn says encounters and levels have reduced their "repetition"
• Conn explains that the original code is still in the game under the new build
• He adds that there are "different elements going on while retaining that story, that original intent"

Halo Studios has confirmed that Halo Campaign Evolved still has Halo: Combat Evolved's original code buried underneath the new Unreal Engine 5 build.

That's according to executive producer Damon Conn and creative director Max Szlagor in an interview with TechRadar Gaming at Summer Game Fest 2026, where they discussed how the team recaptured the feel of the original game while creating a modern shooter.

Conn explained that it also addressed some of the encounters and made sure to "reduce" their "repetition."

"Not to mess with the overall story or the way that the game even plays out," he clarified, "but just make...

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