Halo: Spartan Assault Announced June 4, 2013

Today, Microsoft and 343 Industries has announced the next game in the Halo franchise, Halo: Spartan Assault.  Set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4, Halo: Spartan Assault looks to focus on the SPARTAN-4 program, who made their first appearance in Halo 4, but without any backstory or explanation to accompany their existence.

This looks to be more of a casual game release than a major one, as it looks to be directed primarily at players interested in free-to-play games with the option to buy premium in-game content.  This is completely unlike any Halo game that has come before it.

Halo: Spartan Assault is coming exclusive to Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.