{
  "id": 1464555,
  "title": "Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer reportedly worked on a Halo multiplayer prototype before it got canned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/call-of-duty-studio-sledgehammer-reportedly-worked-on-a-halo",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T10:11:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/halo-multiplayer-activision--sledgehammer-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Halo game made by an Activision studio doesn't sound like a far-fetched idea, and is actually something Xbox considered per a new report. Sledgehammer Games, the studio behind several Call of Duty games like WW2, Vanguard, and Modern Warfare 3, is said to have been sought out to develop a Halo multiplayer game. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Eurogamer",
        "title": "Call of Duty now has a guide on how to enable its convoluted security features so you can play the Modern Warfare 4 beta on PC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/call-of-duty-now-has-a-guide-on-how-to-enable-its-convoluted-security",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:12:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}