Halo Studios Reportedly Nears Shutdown After Update

A new report says a small team at Halo Studios is still working on Halo: Campaign Evolved. The group is said to be about 30 people, led by studio boss Pierre Hintze, and it was not included in the recent Xbox layoffs.

The team’s current job is to help with Halo Fest in December and finish one last free update for the game. That update is reportedly planned to add Firefight and Theater Mode, though those plans could still change depending on what the team can complete.

The report also says this group has no contact with Activision, which now runs the Halo franchise and is building a new team for future games. Nobody from Halo Studios is said to be moving over to that new team. That leaves the next Halo game far off, with some reports suggesting it could be a reboot.

The same week, Halo Studios shared concept art that may have shown ideas for a sequel to Halo Infinite. The images included Forerunner structures, alien worlds, and other scenes that appear to be from a canceled or unrealized follow-up game.