Xbox’s Latest Restructuring Puts Call of Duty Developer Activision in Charge of Halo
Tech > Gaming Xbox’s Latest Restructuring Puts Call of Duty Developer Activision in Charge of Halo The two games once shared a rivalry as Xbox’s biggest FPS titles. Joe Hindy Joe is a freelance journalist.… Read full bio Joe Hindy Read full bio September 22, 2026, 7:38 pm ET 3 min read 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 was later renamed Halo Studios.
- ▪Tech > Gaming Xbox’s Latest Restructuring Puts Call of Duty Developer Activision in Charge of Halo The two games once shared a rivalry as Xbox’s biggest FPS titles.
- ▪Joe Hindy Joe is a freelance journalist.… Read full bio Joe Hindy Read full bio September 22, 2026, 7:38 pm ET 3 min read 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 was later renamed Halo Studios.
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Tech > Gaming Xbox’s Latest Restructuring Puts Call of Duty Developer Activision in Charge of Halo The two games once shared a rivalry as Xbox’s biggest FPS titles. Joe Hindy Joe is a freelance journalist.… Read full bio Joe Hindy Read full bio September 22, 2026, 7:38 pm ET 3 min read 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 was later renamed Halo Studios. Microsoft has now thrown a curveball by entrusting the next iteration of the iconic FPS to Activision.
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