CONFIRMED: Microsoft Hands Halo to Call of Duty Developer Activision as Part of Seismic Xbox Studios Shakeup

Microsoft has today confirmed that the next mainline Halo game will be developed by Call of Duty maker Activision, with mass layoffs hitting Halo Studios amid a significant restructure of its Xbox ...

Halo's Former Franchise Creative Director Sees 3 Possible Paths for Activision's Halo

Keep it classic, reinvent it, or assimilate into the Call of Duty machine?
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NFL teams logo evolution: All 32 teams from past to present

How have NFL team logos changed throughout history? This video shows the logo evolution of all 32 NFL teams, from some of their earliest designs to their current logos. See how iconic NFL team ...
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It's officially the end of an era for Halo

Halo will never be the same. On Tuesday, Xbox announced the next phase of its ongoing restructuring, with a memo from executive vice president Matt Booty citing developer Halo Studios as the first ...

Activision is taking over Halo as part of a massive Xbox shake-up

Microsoft is announcing a massive restructuring of its Xbox studios today, months after laying off 1,600 Xbox employees and selling off studios. The latest changes will see Activision take on the Halo ...
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Activision prepares to make the greatest Halo game ever as it takes control of the franchise

Xbox has announced a major reorganization of its entire first-party studio ecosystem. Rare and World's Edge will now operate under Activision Blizzard. The Call of Duty publisher is also taking ...
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Parent company of ‘Call of Duty’ maker hit with explosive sex harassment lawsuit over alleged ‘frat boy’ workplace

A former female employee of gaming giant Blizzard filed an explosive sexual harassment lawsuit accusing the video game developer and its California-based parent company, which owns “Call of Duty” ...
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It's the end of an era for Halo and Fallout as Xbox reshapes studios It's the end of an era for Halo and Fallout as Xbox reshapes studios

Five months after laying off 1,600 employees, Xbox has announced that it will continue consolidating its workforce. Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty announced Tuesday that 268 additional ...
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Call of Duty maker Activision claims video game cheating is now a £6.3 billion ($8.5 billion) a year industry

Activision has published a breakdown of the numbers behind cheating in its games, claiming cheating is big business, generating about £6.3 billion - $8.5bn - every year in account sales, boosting, and ...
The Hollywood Reporter

More Xbox Layoffs Hit as Massive Reorg Continues; Activision to Make Next ‘Halo’ Game

The Microsoft-owned gamemaker is in the process of eliminating 3,200 jobs. By Tony Maglio Xbox is laying off another 268 workers today, its chief content officer Matt Booty announced in an internal ...
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Xbox’s Latest Restructuring Puts Call of Duty Developer Activision in Charge of Halo

One of Xbox's most iconic FPS games is now in the hands of Activision. Halo Studios Longtime Halo fans have only ever known two studios to develop the Halo franchise: Bungie and 343 Industries, which ...