EQUIPEngadget · 2h ago
Xbox 'reset' continues with 268 job cuts and Activision making the next Halo game
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Microsoft continues its Xbox division restructuring with 268 additional layoffs and the potential closure of studio Ninja Theory. Management has shifted primary development of the Halo franchise to Activision as part of this ongoing strategic reset.
- 01Microsoft implemented 268 new job cuts within the Xbox gaming division
- 02Internal reports indicate the probable closure of development studio Ninja Theory
- 03Activision has been designated as the developer for the next Halo title
- 04Restructuring follows a series of turbulent organizational changes throughout 2026
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Xbox's turbulent 2026 continues with more job cuts and a probably closure of Ninja Theory.