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Activision is a recurring topic on WindowsForum.com, primarily discussed in the context of Microsoft's gaming ecosystem. Recent threads cover the launch of over 50 classic Activision games on Xbox Game Pass through the 'Retro Classics' initiative, highlighting game preservation and subscription value. Security concerns are also prominent, with a focus on remote code execution exploits in Call of Duty: WWII, a major Activision title, and the risks of legacy game vulnerabilities. Additionally, discussions touch on Microsoft's broader gaming strategy, including potential revival of Mixer and the role of Activision content in Xbox and Game Pass offerings. These threads reflect ongoing interest in Activision's catalog, security challenges, and integration with Microsoft's platforms.
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    Halo Studios Layoffs: Halo 2/3 Remake and Halo 7 Reports, Activision’s Confirmed Role

    Halo Studios lost most of its staff this week. Since then, a Halo insider has put out a rough list of what the studio was reportedly planning before the cuts: remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3, Halo 7, and a smaller game based on the Halo: First Strike novel. Microsoft has confirmed the layoffs and...
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    Activision to Develop Next Halo, Halo Studios Reduced to Support Team

    Microsoft has confirmed that Activision, not Halo Studios, will develop the next Halo game. According to The Verge's Tom Warren, Halo Studios' own next Halo project was still "years away from shipping" when Microsoft cancelled it during the Xbox restructuring announced on September 22, 2026...
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    Next Halo Moves to Activision as Halo Studios Becomes Support Team

    On September 22, 2026, Microsoft's Xbox division gave development of the next Halo game to Activision and cut Halo Studios down to a small team that supports games already on sale. Three days later, YouTuber Rebs Gaming reported that studio head Pierre Hintze still runs what remains of Halo...
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    Xbox Moves Rare Under Activision as Sea of Thieves Support Continues

    Microsoft bought the British developer Rare for $375 million in cash on September 24, 2002. The anniversary lands two days after a new Xbox reorganisation that moves Rare under Activision's remit and cuts another 268 jobs across Xbox studios. Rare stays inside Microsoft, and Sea of Thieves is...
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    Xbox Cuts 268 Roles; Activision Takes Over Next Halo Development

    On September 22, 2026, Microsoft's Xbox division said it is cutting 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios and Xbox Game Studios' central management. The same announcement moved development of the next Halo game to Activision, put Obsidian under Bethesda, and placed Microsoft...
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    Activision Develops Next Halo; 268 Xbox Roles Cut, Halo Studios Shrinks

    Microsoft announced on September 22, 2026, that it is cutting 268 Xbox roles and that Activision will develop the next mainline Halo game using a new team. Halo Studios, the former 343 Industries, will keep only a small group to support existing Halo games and the player community. The next day...
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    Xbox Moves Next Halo Game to Activision, Cuts 268 Roles in Overhaul — Megathread

    On September 22, 2026, Xbox cut 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the Xbox Game Studios management and central-functions layer. Microsoft also moved the next Halo game to Activision, placed Rare, World's Edge and Obsidian under new parent publishers, and merged...
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    Halo Studios Moves to Live Support as Activision Assembles Next Halo Team

    On September 22, 2026, Microsoft reorganized its Xbox studios. Activision now oversees Rare and World's Edge and will develop the next mainline Halo game with a new team built for the job, while a small group at Halo Studios keeps supporting the Halo games already on sale. The same announcement...
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    Xbox Layoffs Cut 268 Jobs as Activision Takes Over Next Halo

    On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Microsoft cut 268 roles across Halo Studios, other Xbox first-party studios and Xbox Game Studios management. The cuts belong to a wider companywide round that includes roughly 300 jobs in Washington state, and Microsoft also moved development of the next Halo...
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    Activision Takes Over Halo, Rare and World's Edge in Xbox Reshuffle

    On September 22, 2026, Microsoft's Xbox division cut 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios and central management. It also announced that Activision, the publisher of Call of Duty, will develop the next Halo game with a new team, while a small group at Halo Studios stays on to...
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    Activision Developing Next Halo as Halo Studios Becomes Support Team

    Microsoft's Xbox division confirmed on September 22, 2026 that Activision will develop the next Halo game with a new team kept separate from Call of Duty, while Halo Studios shrinks to a small support group. According to The Hollywood Reporter's sources, the Activision project is a...
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    Xbox’s 268 Cuts Span Halo Studios, Other Teams and Management

    On September 22, 2026, Microsoft's Xbox division announced that it is cutting 268 more jobs and moving development of the next Halo game from Halo Studios to Activision. A new team inside Activision will build that game, and a small group at Halo Studios will keep supporting the current games...
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    Xbox Moves Rare Under Activision; Sea of Thieves Unchanged — Megathread

    On September 22, 2026, Microsoft reorganized its Xbox first-party studios. Rare, the British developer of Sea of Thieves, now falls under Activision's management remit, alongside Age of Empires steward World's Edge. Xbox also cut 268 more roles and gave Activision the next Halo game. The...
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    Halo: Campaign Evolved’s Josh Daniels Says He Was Laid Off in Xbox Cuts

    Josh Daniels, the credited Cinematic Director on Halo: Campaign Evolved, says he lost his job at Halo Studios on September 22, 2026. His layoff was part of 268 role eliminations Microsoft announced that day across Halo Studios, other Xbox first-party studios and Xbox Game Studios' management and...
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    Halo 2 Remake Status: Halo Studios Reduced to Support Team

    On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Microsoft's Xbox division cut another 268 roles and moved development of the next Halo game from Halo Studios to a new team inside Activision. That puts the rumored Halo 2 and Halo 3 remakes, which many fans expected to follow July's Halo: Campaign Evolved, in...
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    Activision to Lead Next Halo Game as Xbox Cuts Around 268 Jobs — Megathread

    Microsoft is moving development of the next Halo game to a new team within Activision while cutting more Xbox jobs, according to September 22 reporting, changing who builds the franchise’s next installment while leaving its release timing and platform availability unannounced. Variety reports...
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    Could Microsoft Relaunch Mixer in 2025 and Challenge Twitch? Shroud’s take

    Shroud’s blunt line — “If Microsoft did Mixer today they would be hot sh-- — it just came too early” — landed like a challenge, not a eulogy, and it’s the perfect framing for a very modern gaming-business thought experiment: could Microsoft’s failed Mixer product have succeeded if launched and...
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    Dayforce Introduces Agent Driven HCM With Microsoft Copilot Studio and MCP

    Dayforce’s move to embed Microsoft’s Copilot tooling and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) into its single‑platform Human Capital Management (HCM) system marks a decisive inflection point for how HR, payroll, and operations teams will use agent-driven automation — promising tighter Microsoft...
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    Windows Weekly Recap: AI Push, 25H2, OneNote EOL, Xbox & Game Pass

    The last Windows Weekly episode landed like a mixtape of outrage, optimism, and technical quibbling — a brisk tour through Microsoft’s week that touched on a campus lockdown, Windows 11 change-management headaches, Microsoft 365 and OneNote transitions, a sweep of AI news, several...
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    Windows 11 Updates, Windows 12 Hints, and Microsoft's AI-Powered Future in 2025

    As the latest Patch Tuesday rolls out across the Windows ecosystem, a sense of transformation hangs thick in the air—a feeling that’s not only shaped by new updates but also by an era-defining shift in PC usage, AI integration, and the restless, sometimes fractious, loyalty of the Windows and...
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