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

Microsoft is announcing a monolithic restructuring of its Xbox studios today, months aft laying disconnected 1,600 Xbox employees and selling disconnected studios. The latest changes volition spot Activision instrumentality connected the Halo and Sea of Thieves franchises, arsenic good arsenic Age of Empires. Microsoft is besides laying disconnected astir 268 Xbox employees arsenic portion of this restructuring, and likely closing Ninja Theory.

Halo Studios volition beryllium importantly impacted by today's changes and layoffs. The workplace volition proceed to enactment existing titles similar Halo Infinite and Halo: Campaign Evolved, but the adjacent flagship installment successful the Halo franchise volition travel from Activision instead.

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