Next ‘Halo’ Game Will Be Made By Activision As Part of XBOX’s Massive Restructuring

Xbox announces more layoffs and studio restructuring, impacting Halo and Ninja Theory Activision will now develop the next Halo game, with a small team remaining at Halo Studios Ninja Theory is facing closure after failing to secure a deal, further shaking up the industry Halo Studios / Activision It didn’t take long for XBOX to step on a rake following the massive news that it stepped in and saved Hideo Kojima’s PHYSINT. Once again, the video game landscape was shaken, but not by good news. Coming off the sugar high of announcing its partnership with Hideo Kojima, XBOX announced another round of layoffs, just two months after giving 1,600 employees their pink slips and selling off studios. These new changes are part of Xbox’s reset as Asha Sharma continues to reshape the company after taking over following Phil Spencer’s “retirement.”The latest changes will see Call of Duty publisher Activision bring Halo and Sea of Thieves under its umbrella, plus Age of Empires. Unfortunately, there will be more layoffs, with roughly 248 employees losing their jobs. Halo Studios’ cinematic director, Josh Daniels, who was recently promoted, was laid off, along with The Coalition’s story director,...