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Long-running military shooter video game franchise published by Activision, known for annual releases and large multiplayer and battle royale modes.
The 268 roles Xbox eliminated this week take Microsoft roughly three-quarters of the way through a reduction of up to 3,200. The reorganisation around them makes Activision the home of Halo.
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Microsoft eliminated 268 roles on Tuesday and moved studios under its larger publishers, giving a new Activision team the next Halo while Halo Studios keeps a smaller crew on the games it has already shipped.
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Halo Studios keeps Halo Infinite and Campaign Evolved in market while a new team inside Activision builds the next flagship, and the same reorganisation moves Rare's Sea of Thieves developers and World's Edge under Activision.
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The Xbox reorganization eliminates 268 roles, puts Rare and World's Edge under Activision, and leaves Halo Studios supporting Halo Infinite with a small crew. Announced Xbox cuts this year now reach nearly 1,900.
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Activision picks up Halo, Rare and World's Edge as this week's 268 eliminations take Microsoft's Xbox reset about three-quarters of the way through, a total that Matt Booty's memo counts the sold studios inside.
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Classic and Open will both run during the Modern Warfare 4 beta while the studio gathers data. The numbers published so far favour Classic; creators say the sample is the wrong sample.
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