The Intriguing Story of Certain Affinity's Canceled Halo Game

The Mysterious Halo Title: Project Tatanka

An insider recently revealed that an intriguing Halo game developed by Certain Affinity has been canceled after almost four years of development. The mysterious Halo title, codenamed Project Tatanka, was reportedly being developed by Certain Affinity. Halo Infinite, the most recent game in the franchise, launched in 2020 and was intended to be a live-service platform for the foreseeable future. However, due to the game's waning player base, plans may have been cut short. Reports indicated that 343 Industries is hard at work on the next mainline Halo game, but a separate game in the Halo franchise developed by Certain Affinity just got a disappointing update.

During the XboxEra podcast, insider Shpeshal Nick claimed that Certain Affinity's Halo game has been canceled due to unspecified reasons. Rumors suggest that this mysterious project was originally a battle royale-style mode for Halo Infinite before it evolved into its own game. Certain Affinity's Halo project had been in development since Spring 2020, and it's possible that some of the studio's canceled work will be utilized in Halo Infinite or in a future Halo game. However, this is just speculation. In 2022, the studio explained that it was strengthening its relationship with 343 Industries and would focus on evolving Halo Infinite, so it's possible that Certain Affinity will continue working on Halo projects other than Project Tatanka if this relationship still exists.

Leaks supported the speculation that Certain Affinity's Project Tatanka was originally a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite. Some fans have called for Halo Infinite to release such a mode to help it rebound. Since its release, Halo Infinite has received plenty of impressive features like Firefight, Forge, a custom games browser, new maps, and more, but these additions have failed to recapture Halo's place among Xbox's most popular games.