By Lev Shevtsov
Publication Date: 2026-09-22 17:56:00
Microsoft is transferring development of the Halo series to Activision as part of a major reorganization of its Xbox gaming business. As The Verge reports, future Halo games will be developed by a separate newly created Activision team that is not connected to the Call of Duty teams. Halo Studios will remain, but will primarily support the community and Halo games already on the market.
Layoffs and changes at studios
The company is also eliminating 268 positions at Halo Studios, other internal studios, and Xbox Game Studios’ central management structures. This is part of the second wave of previously announced layoffs: 1,600 employees were dismissed in July, while another 1,600 cuts were planned during the next fiscal year.
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