Several outlets report that Halo Studios has laid off or cut staff shortly after the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Rock Paper Shotgun says that an unspecified number of contract workers have posted about their departures on LinkedIn in the days following the game’s launch, including a producer at the studio who has been with Halo for about six years. Polygon similarly reports that the studio’s development team is affected by layoffs despite the game’s reported success after launch. Eurogamer also characterizes the situation as layoffs occurring about a week after the game’s release, citing the timing and ongoing impact on staff.
The coverage is framed within broader restructuring at Microsoft, Halo Studios’ parent company. Rock Paper Shotgun notes that Microsoft laid off around 1,600 workers earlier in July and also ended parts of its relationships with some studios under its umbrella. Across the reports, no single outlet provides a confirmed total number of affected employees or details on the company’s internal rationale, but all describe job cuts at Halo Studios occurring immediately after the game ships.
