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Halo director alleges he experienced ‘multiple harassment campaigns’ and ‘blacklisting, fraud, rampant favoritism’ at Halo Studios

He shared serious allegations of horrible misconduct at Microsoft and Halo Studios.

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“Threatened retaliation on first contact”: As I dig into a former Halo art director’s claims, I’m left questioning what else Microsoft didn’t want anyone to see.

Former Halo Studios art director Glenn Israel has alleged misconduct, harassment, and internal failures at Microsoft, detailing claims involving HR practices, retaliation, and studio mismanagement.

Windows Central

Explaining Halo Studios' outsourcing — a broader shift in leadership strategy and approach to game production revealed

A new report details how Halo Studios is approaching outsourcing on Halo Campaign Evolved, including Abstraction’s role and how leadership strategy is shaping development.

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Best AI games… as in games about AI, not slop made by AI

As AI invades everyday life, we’ve gone back and revisited the best video games with memorable AI characters, evil or otherwise.

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Halo: Campaign Evolved: Release date rumors, platforms, and everything else we know about the Halo remake

Master Chief is returning in 2026 with a ground-up remake of the original Halo that's promising new content on top of a totally remade presentation.

Space

A direct sequel to Halo Infinite is here, but it isn't a new game — new story beats unfold in a medium you probably wouldn't expect

From ODST to Halo Infinite, the series has repeatedly pushed major story moments outside the games, leaving many players behind in the process.

Windows Central

Halo art director exits with ominous message — promises to share more “when it is absolutely safe"

A former Halo art director has left Halo Studios with an ominous message

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15 years on, 'Halo: Reach' continues to be the golden standard of video game prequels

Bungie's Halo swan song remains a fan-favorite installment, and its appeal after all these years is more than just nostalgia.

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Report: Halo Studios was hit by Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, too — dev says nobody "is really happy about the quality" of the next game

Reportedly, the Halo Studios team was affected by last week's Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and one dev says it's not "really happy about the quality" of the next Halo game.

Windows Central

Halo Infinite is getting a sequel — but it's not what you think

Four years after the release of Halo Infinite's campaign, it's finally getting a story sequel with a new novel titled Halo: Edge of Dawn.

Windows Central

"Celebrate 25 years of Xbox with ... a classic that's been with us since the beginning." Did Phil Spencer just tease a new Halo game for 2026?

During Microsoft's 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer may have teased a new Halo game coming in 2026 to celebrate Xbox's 25th anniversary.

Windows Central

"That was really frustrating for us on the dev side." Halo dev explains how one of the Xbox series' biggest controversies came to be

Nearly 10 years after the game's release, a Halo dev has given details about one of Halo 5's biggest controversies.

Windows Central

The decline of Halo: a brief history — and why launching on PlayStation could be exactly what the franchise needs

Halo spent a decade soaring from one success to the next, but things have changed. Let's discuss the future of Halo.

Windows Central

Massive 90GB 'Halo' Data Leak Shows Internal Docs, Dev Builds, Unreleased Content, and More

A massive data leak for the Halo franchise just went up and includes 90GB worth of internal documents, dev builds, unreleased content, and more.

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Over a decade of unreleased classic Halo content just leaked amid major "Digsite" controversy

The big leak contains unreleased and pre-release content from Bungie-era Halo games from Halo CE up to Halo 3 and Reach.

Player One

'Halo 2' Makes Iconic E3 Level Playable After More Than 20 Years

Halo Studios, formerly known as 343 Industries, is bringing the iconic E3 level to Halo 2 after more than 20 years since it was teased as a scripted demo.

Windows Central

I thought this Halo 2 demo was lost to time, but 20+ years later, I can finally play it this weekend — and you can, too

Halo 2's E3 2003 demo was an incredibly iconic piece of marketing, and now, you'll finally be able to play it yourself this weekend.

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New Halo games will be made in Unreal Engine 5, and it's perfect

We can expect more games faster.

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Xbox's Most Important Video Game Just Got a Major Upgrade

The developers behind the Halo franchise reveal its new studio name, the new engine they're working in, and how this with change the future of the series.

GamesRadar

Newly-rebranded Halo Studios kicks off the iconic FPS series' next era with multiple games in development: "Chapter 1 - Bungie. Chapter 2 - 343 Industries"

A switch to Unreal Engine 5 should speed up development on the next Halo

Player One

'Halo Infinite' is Getting a Brand New Third Person Mode This November, Divides Fans

Developer 343 Industries announced that third-person perspective is coming to Halo Infinite in a free update that will arrive in November.

PC Gamer

343 Industries becomes Halo Studios, confirms switch to Unreal Engine: 'The original Halo franchise was a graphics showcase, it was best-in-class… and that's what Halo needs to be again'

Apparently there are 'multiple Unreal-powered projects in development'.

Windows Central

"It was best-in-class. That's what Halo was...that's what Halo needs to be again." 343 Industries rebrands, confirms franchise is moving to Unreal Engine 5.

Halo developer 343 Industries is rebranding to Halo Studios, with the team shifting to Unreal Engine 5 for future projects.

PC Gamer

Welcome to shooter bizarro world: First Fortnite goes FPS, now Halo Infinite's adding a third person mode

Quick, how do you spell "Berenstain Bears?"

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Halo Infinite is getting a highly requested feature for the first time in November

Halo developer 343 Industries reveals that Halo Infinite is getting a third-person mode in November 2024, allowing players to change how they play together.

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