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Updated 22/09/2026, 16:35:09 UTC

Activision is drawing attention across 4 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

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EntertainmentPC Gamer2h ago

Xbox lays off 268 more employees, merges Obsidian into Bethesda, and puts Activision in charge of Halo

Xbox says it's now "roughly three-quarters of the way" to completing its planned 3,200 job cuts.

EntertainmentGameSpot2h ago

All The Major Xbox Changes Microsoft Announced Today: Layoffs, Halo Goes To Activision, And Lots More

Microsoft's "reset" of the Xbox business continued today with the announcement of another giant wave of changes and restructuring to help the business become more successful in the future, or at least that's the plan. The major moves included more layoffs, the planned closure of another developer, and a significant shakeup for the Halo franchise, among others. These major changes were announced just before Microsoft's fiscal Q1 ends on September 30. Here's everything we learned: Layoffs To begin with, Xbox boss Matt Booty said there will be a further 268 layoffs that affect Halo Studios, other first-party developers, and the Xbox Game Studios management and central functions team. This latest round of cuts comes after Microsoft laid off 1,600 Xbox developers in July, including the studios it divested of. With these cuts, Microsoft is now about 3/4 of the way through its planned restructu

EntertainmentEurogamer2h ago

Next major Halo game being developed by Activision, as Halo Studios all but closes as part of Microsoft's Xbox restructuring

Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) won't develop the next mainline Halo game because it's being what sounds like drastically reduced in size. Microsoft has instead given development duty to Activision, which is making "a new purpose-built team" separate to Call of Duty to make it. Read more

TechnologyThe Verge3h ago

Activision is taking over Halo as part of a massive Xbox shake-up

Microsoft is announcing a massive restructuring of its Xbox studios today, months after laying off 1,600 Xbox employees and selling off studios. The latest changes will see Activision take on the Halo and Sea of Thieves franchises, as well as Age of Empires. Microsoft is also laying off around 268 Xbox employees as part of […]

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