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Even before the Xbox layoffs, there was 'tension' at Halo Studios

At least five employees at Halo Studios have been fired as part of company-wide layoffs at Microsoft on Wednesday, according to a developer with knowledge of the situation. An estimated 200 to 300 people remain at the studio.<br /> Employees across Microsoft's Xbox division received an email from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer Wednesday morning addressing "organizational shifts" hitting the team over the coming days. Halo Studios employees who were laid off received an additional invite to a meeting with organization leaders, and two (very long) hours later, the Teams call began. Amid discussions of severance packages, the reasons provided for the firings aligned with Spencer's memo — to "increase agility and effectiveness."<br /> "I' [...]

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Video Games Weekly: Every time this industry grows, it shrinks

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The Morning After: Big, Beautiful Fallout

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Match Score: 211.88

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2025 was the year Xbox died

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Match Score: 161.62

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Halo: Campaign Evolved is a remake of the original story, coming to Xbox, PC and PS5 in 2026

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The next game in the Halo franchise could be live service multiplayer

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Halo Infinite will get its last major content update on November 18

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Sony and Microsoft continue to make nice with Halo x Helldivers 2 crossover

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Xbox's AMD partnership sheds light on the future of the division's ecosystem

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