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Call of Duty's Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts more jobs

BBC Technology • Tue, 22 Sep 2026

The news comes as part of a "reset" announced by Xbox in July, with 3,600 planned job losses overall.

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The news comes as part of a "reset" announced by Xbox in July, with 3,600 planned job losses overall.

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