{
  "id": 11024480,
  "title": "You can now play the original Halo for free in your browser with 128-player multiplayer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/you-can-now-play-the-original-halo-for-free-in-your-browser-with-128",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-30T20:38:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/you-can-now-play-the-original-halo-for-free-in-your-browser-with-128-player-multiplayer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The original Halo game, Halo: Combat Evolved, can now be played for free in a web browser. This version includes the full single-player campaign and a multiplayer mode that supports up to 128 players. According to TechSpot, the browser version was created by Mitchell Hynes and runs the game through a standard web browser, rather than a console or traditional PC installation.\n\nThe campaign appears to be the more stable part of the project, running well in Google Chrome and closely matching the original Xbox release. The controls have been mapped from the original Xbox Duke controller to a mouse-and-keyboard setup, allowing the game to play like a conventional PC shooter.\n\nThe development of this browser version comes just days after the 2001 shooter was decompiled, giving developers a new base for ports and modifications. XDA Developers reports that the Halo series has faced issues in recent years, with Microsoft recently handing over series development to Activision.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "You can now play the original Halo in your browser, 128-player multiplayer included",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/you-can-now-play-the-original-halo-in-your-browser-128-player",
        "published": "2026-09-30T16:44:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}