Halo: Spartan Assault is a top-down third person shooter in the Halo series. It is being developed by 343 Industries and Vanguard Entertainment and will be published by Microsoft Studios for Windows 8 platforms (including Windows 8 Phones, Tablets and PCs). The game is expected to release July, 2013.
Halo: Spartan Assault is set at the start of humanity's conflict with the alien Covenant race, between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4.

