# Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts hundreds of jobs

https://mins.news/en/item/69284

- BBC News, 2026-09-22 14:51 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvj64gz74ky4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Xbox is cutting another 268 jobs as part of its company-wide reset and is overhauling production of its flagship Halo franchise. Activision, the publisher of Call of Duty, will lead development of future Halo games, while Ninja Theory faces a proposed closure and several other studios are being consolidated.

## Related coverage

- [Shuffling the deck chairs: Xbox continues its “reset” with dramatic restructuring](https://mins.news/en/item/69238) — Ars Technica, 2026-09-22
- [Activision takes over Halo in massive Xbox studio shake-up](https://mins.news/en/item/69020) — The Verge, 2026-09-22