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Xbox is eliminating 268 roles and reorganizing its studios, with Activision taking over the next Halo and Playground and Turn 10 merging for Forza and Fable.
Halo Studios' Halo: Campaign Evolved is out now, a campaign-focused entry that reimagines a franchise classic. Here's what players need to know.
Xbox is undergoing what it calls the most significant restructure in its history, reducing its team by around 3,200 throughout FY27 and moving four studios to new management. Here is everything from the internal message.
Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond have officially retired from Xbox. Taking Phil Spencer's position is Asha Sharma, the head of Microsoft's CoreAI branch.
The next-gen Xbox will reportedly merge console and PC gaming, running Windows with access to Steam, Epic, and Battle.net — even allowing titles like World of Warcraft and God of War to play natively on Xbox hardware.
Halo: Combat Evolved is getting a full remake in 2026 as Halo: Campaign Evolved, featuring new missions, four-player co-op, cross-platform play, enhanced visuals, and a remastered soundtrack.
Microsoft announces its closure of The Initiative, also closing the Perfect Dark Reboot it was in the process of developing, as well as Everwild.
Microsoft has announced that it's laying off 4% of its total workforce.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 releases to every modern platform on July 11th, 2025.
Microsoft announced internally that it will be closing four studios that are branches of ZeniMax's Bethesda.
NetEase, Blizzard, and Microsoft have announced that a new agreement is in place to bring Blizzard games back to China.
Toys for Bob, the Developers Behind Skylanders, the Spyro Remakes, and Crash 4, Are Going Independent
