All Halo Studios (Developer) News

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Posted 19 days ago by Tom West 41

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Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 19

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is reportedly another Xbox exclusive to join Forza Horizon 5 on PS5, although a release isn't "imminent."

Posted 1 month ago by Tom West 286

Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition are some of the biggest Xbox exclusives reportedly heading to PlayStation 5 this year.

Posted 2 months ago by Sean Carey 362

From Gears Tactics to Halo: The Master Chief Collection, here are the best Xbox exclusives you can play on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 17

The festive period has finally arrived, which means there are now several date-specific Xbox achievements you can unlock over the holidays.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 32

Halo Infinite's Winter 2024 update rolls out to all Xbox players next week, adding a Halo 2-inspired playlist, a new weapon, third-person Firefight, and more.

Posted 4 months ago by Tom West 21

A former Certain Affinity dev has confirmed that a Battle Royale mode was in the works for Halo Infinite before being canceled, which "could have been a game changer."

Posted 5 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 46

343 Industries, sorry, Halo Studios, has announced that Halo Infinite is getting a third-person mode in a free update next month.

Posted 5 months ago by Sean Carey 70

343 Industries has rebranded to Halo Studios as it announces huge changes, revealing that multiple Halo games are in development using Unreal Engine 5.

Posted 5 months ago by Tom West 100

Halo Infinite's next Forge update arrives next week, packing in a wealth of content, including over 1,000 lines of dialogue from Jeff Steitzer, campaign music, and more.

Posted 8 months ago by Tom West 35

While it seems Microsoft isn't planning to go fully multiplatform, it is reportedly considering more Xbox exclusives for rival platforms, including releasing Halo on PS5.

Posted 9 months ago by Tom West 91

Our latest gameplay chart of the most popular Xbox games shows that the love for Fallout isn't slowing yet, as Fallout 4 and 76 break into the top ten.

Posted 11 months ago by Tom West 41

The last few years have given us some pretty good TV adaptations of popular video games. Which one will you choose for May 2024's TA Playlist?

Posted 11 months ago by The TA Playlist Team 94

343 Industries has rolled out a new update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which fixes a long-broken Xbox achievement in Halo 3.

Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey 50

Xbox has detailed its partnership with Gameheads and plans to celebrate Black History Month, including game collections, themed cosmetics, and more.

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 242

Developer 343 Industries has revealed that Season 5 will be Halo Infinite's last, and Seasons will be replaced by smaller content updates.

Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey 109

After years of a rumoured Halo battle royale from developer Certain Affinity, a new report suggests that the project has been cancelled.

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 68

A group of players have recreated the iconic Assault on the Control Room level from Halo: Combat Evolved using Halo Infinite's impressive Forge mode.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 42

The best Xbox first-person shooters have sci-fi worlds like Halo to games based on real conflicts that recount history's darkest times, like Call of Duty.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 60

A recent interview has revealed that Bungie raced to have Halo: Combat Evolved ready for the OG Xbox's launch in 2001, almost scrapping the Scorpion tank in the process.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 38

Halo Infinite Season 5 launches next week, and 343 has revealed more on what we can expect from the new season, including new Arena maps, modes, and more.

Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey 47

Xbox Game Pass Core replaces Xbox Live Gold tomorrow, and Microsoft has now revealed the full list of games that will launch with Xbox Game Pass Core.

Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey 150

A new update for Halo Infinite that fixes a buggy Xbox achievement, adds a new map, and more is now available to download on Xbox and PC.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 39

The new monthly Xbox Game Pass quests are now live. We've got the roundup of every quest on offer, how to complete them, and how many Microsoft Rewards Points you'll get for doing so.

Posted 1 year ago by Jack Watling 24

Microsoft has now confirmed that Xbox Game Pass Core is replacing Xbox Live Gold and that Games with Gold will soon be a thing of the past

Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey 420

A huge free update for Halo: MCC that includes improvements to Firefight and more arrives on Xbox and PC tomorrow for all players.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 73

Halo Infinite adds Solitude, a remake of a "fan-favorite" map from Halo 5: Guardians, today, as "a little something extra" after the start of Season 4: Infection.

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 26

Community director at 343 Industries Brian Jarrard says that for the team to focus on "highly requested" features and content, they've had to drop seasonal narrative cutscenes for Halo Infinite.

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 37

343 Industries has just shared a first look at the Career Rank system which arrives in Halo Infinite this month, and which will apparently "feel most like MCC's progression system."

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 40

A new update is out for Halo Infinite, adding Super Fiesta as an Arena game mode, an FPS counter setting for Xbox consoles, and more.

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 27

After announcing his departure from Microsoft earlier this month, former Halo Infinite creative director Joseph Staten has now revealed that he's taken a job at Netflix Games to work on a new AAA multiplatform game.

Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey 44

After a career spanning almost 20 years supporting Master Chief, Halo's creative director Frank O'Connor looks to have left 343 Industries and Microsoft, although no official announcement has been made.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 53

With Halo Infinite's third season now underway, 343 Industries has promised that seasonal updates for the shooter will be "more consistent" to avoid the "long seasons of the past."

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 43

Halo Infinite Season 3: Echoes Within has just kicked off and added ray-traced sun shadows to the game's multiplayer portion on PC — 343 has confirmed that the feature is coming to Xbox Series X in the future.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 18

Halo Infinite Season 3: Echoes Within begins next week, and developer 343 Industries says it will be the game's "biggest multiplayer update" yet, with new maps, a new mode, and more.

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 30

A report has detailed some of the reforms happening at 343 Industries regarding the Halo franchise, which will now reportedly use the Unreal Engine for a new game, as the studio attempts to start from scratch.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 78

Despite recent job cuts at the studio, Xbox boss Phil Spencer believes the "heart and soul" of Halo is at 343 Industries and that the developer is "critically important" to the success of the franchise.

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 56

343 Industries has shared a statement in the wake of the news of Microsoft laying off 10,000 employees to say, "Halo and Master Chief are here to stay."

Posted 2 years ago by Heidi Nicholas 62

Halo veteran and head of creative for Halo Infinite's campaign, Joseph Staten, is reportedly leaving 343 Industries amid the widespread layoffs Microsoft is currently conducting, but will remain with Xbox.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 37

Multiple Xbox Game Studios, including 343 Industries, Bethesda, and The Coalition, have been hit with layoffs following Microsoft's announcement that it was cutting 10,000 jobs.

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 31

The Joint Fire event has kicked off in Halo Infinite, running for the next two weeks with a free ten-tier event pass with rewards themed around Halo: Reach.

Posted 2 years ago by Heidi Nicholas 27

Microsoft has announced that Special Edition Xbox Oreos will be available this month in 22 countries, offering up numerous Oreo-themed in-game items and a giveaway for Xbox consoles, Game Pass Ultimate, and more.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 88

343 Industries has kicked off the Winter Contingency event for Halo Infinite, which runs for the next few weeks with a free Event Pass offering themed cosmetics.

Posted 2 years ago by Heidi Nicholas 40

Halo Infinite's December update is now available on Xbox and PC, adding the Custom Games Browser, a new map, quality-of-life improvements, and more.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 18

Halo Infinite's multiplayer creative director has quit developer 343 Industries after almost 12 years at the studio.

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 29