Call of Duty

Halo Fans Can't Decide if Activision Takeover Is a Good Thing or Not

Call of Duty developer Activision is now taking over creation of the next Halo game, and fans are understandably divided about it.

IGN•Virginia Glaze22 Sept

Xbox Announces Halo Layoffs and More Changes in Big 'Reset'

Halo Studios is being cut by Xbox and moving to Call of Duty publisher Activision, Microsoft announced Tuesday in the latest round of layoffs.

Polygon•Michael McWhertor22 Sept

• neutral toward Xbox · 95%

Next major Halo game being developed by Activision, as Halo Studios all but closes as part of Microsoft's Xbox restructuring

Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) won't develop the next mainline Halo game because it's being what sounds like drastically reduced in size. Microsoft has instead given development duty to Activision, which is making "a new purpose-built team" separate to Call of Duty to make it. Read more

Eurogamer•Robert Purchese22 Sept

• critical toward Halo Studios · 97%

CONFIRMED: Microsoft Hands Halo to Call of Duty Developer Activision as Part of Seismic Xbox Studios Shakeup

Microsoft has today confirmed that the next mainline Halo game will be developed by Call of Duty maker Activision, with mass layoffs hitting Halo Studios amid a significant restructure of its Xbox studios setup.

IGN•Wesley Yin-Poole22 Sept

• neutral toward Microsoft · 88%

Handing Halo to Activision Makes Business Sense, but Is That Enough To Save the Series?

The next Halo game will be developed by Activision, but is the slick Call of Duty development pipeline enough to save Master Chief?

IGN•Matt Purslow22 Sept

Call of Duty maker Activision claims video game cheating is now a £6.3 billion ($8.5 billion) a year industry

Activision has published a breakdown of the numbers behind cheating in its games, claiming cheating is big business, generating about £6.3 billion - $8.5bn - every year in account sales, boosting, and spoofing services. Read more

Eurogamer•Vikki Blake20 Sept

• neutral toward Call of Duty · 98%

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Appears to Be Much More Popular Than Black Ops 7 and Warzone on PS5

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on PS5 appears to be more popular than Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone in the United States.

IGN•Cade Onder16 Sept

Call of Duty Developer Treyarch 'Ready to Make Something New' as It Waves Goodbye to 2 Years of Black Ops

Call of Duty developer Treyarch has said it’s “ready to make something new” as it waves goodbye to two years of Black Ops games.

IGN•Wesley Yin-Poole16 Sept

Call of Duty's Anti-Cheat Boss Dispels Cheating Myths, Breaks Down Review Process, and More

Cheating in video games has turned into a multi-billon dollar industry, which has forced franchises like Call of Duty to build entire teams to combat this epidemic.

IGN•Cade Onder10 Sept