{
  "id": 9159454,
  "title": "\"Good luck today, Halo friends\": After years of rivalry, Call of Duty's creators have taken charge of Xbox's defining FPS series amid yet more layoffs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/good-luck-today-halo-friends-after-years-of-rivalry-call-of-dutys",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T15:18:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/good-luck-today-halo-friends-after-years-of-rivalry-call-of-dutys-creators-have-taken-charge-of-xboxs-defining-fps-series-amid-yet-more-layoffs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For decades, Halo developers have resisted the influence of the vastly better-selling Call of Duty shooters. Now, the makers of Call of Duty own Halo. As part of Microsoft's on-going axing-down of their Xbox gaming business , the company have placed Bungie's old FPS in the hands of Activision, while making layoffs at erstwhile series custodian Halo Studios and demoting the latter to a support…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}