It seems the long-rumoured battle royale mode, in development at Certain Affinity, is going to have a wider scope than previously anticipated.
"Halo will remain critically important to what Xbox is doing, and 343 is critically important to the success of Halo," Spencer says.
343 Industries has publicly refuted recent reports that the studio will only no longer be developing Halo projects.
Numerous layoffs at Xbox's studios continue to underscore the various problems with its handling of first-party titles and beloved IPs.
"The people I worked every day with were passionate about Halo and wanted to make something great for the fans," says Patrick Wren.
343 Industries was reportedly hit hard by recent layoffs, with an email by studio head Pierre Hintze noting some roles "being eliminated."
While Firefight still hasn't been confirmed for the first-person shooter, 343 Industries continues to build on Forge's features.
Halo Infinite is kicking off its 2023 with a new event—Joint Fire—which will revolve around the game's new Covert One Flag game mode.
SkyBox will remain independent and continue to "pursue creative opportunities and co-develop titles in the PC and console space."
343 Industries provides assurances that new content and features planned for the first person shooter through June are still on track.
Microsoft relying on contractors, which results in projects losing "key staff on a higher-than-usual basis," also hasn't helped, says Jez Corden.
343 Industries has stealth-dropped a new update for the shooter, adding new content and features alongside several balance changes.
The newest update to Halo Infinite allows players to browse for custom game modes created using the recently-released game's Forge mode.
Tom French has announced that he is leaving 343 Industries after over eleven years at the studio, having beean multiplayer creative director since 2016.
The multiplayer playlist is the only PvE content outside the campaign and allows four players to team up against AI bots in Arena maps.
Despite the lack of big-name exclusives in recent times, several titles still look very good on the Xbox Series X/S. Check out some of them here.
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The best is yet to come for Microsoft's ninth-generation consoles, but there have been plenty of must-play titles since it first launched.
Autosaves are created if a session ends from crashes, disconnects or inactivity but doesn't always work. 343 Industries is working on a fix.
Two new multiplayer maps, Match XP, the Forge beta, campaign network co-op, Mission Replay and much more are now available.
The upcoming mid-season update will bring a new free Battle Pass that will feature 30 tiers of progression.
