Halo: Campaign Evolved Firefight Update Adds 4-Player PvE Mode

Halo: Campaign Evolved is set to welcome back a fan-favorite mode from Infinite, with the free Firefight update adding the titular game mode later this year.

We’re not done with Halo: Campaign Evolved yet, Spartan. With Halo Fest still set for December, and after the troubling reports that only around 20 developers remain at Halo Studios after the layoffs, the team behind the game is welcoming you back with the free Firefight update.

Firefight Update Announced For Halo: Campaign Evolved

Halo Studios has moved to Activision for its next Halo game, and we also know that Activision is rebooting the Halo Franchise altogether.

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That said, there’s evidently still time for 2026’s Halo: Campaign Evolved. In an XBOX Wire post, Tahir Hasangjekaj, director of competitive engagement for Halo Studios, said this:

‘For nearly two decades, Firefight has been a Halo favorite, challenging Spartans to team up, hold the line, and survive wave after wave of enemies. The tradition continues this winter as we add the four-player cooperative PvE mode to Halo: Campaign Evolved in a free update. 

We’re kicking things off tonight at XBOX FanFest, where attendees will be the first to jump in and experience Firefight across new maps and armed with plenty of weapons to help even the odds.  

And there’s more on the way. We’ll be sharing additional details about this free update at Halo Fest, happening December 12-13 in Seattle, WA, where fans attending the event will also have a chance to play Firefight throughout the weekend.  

We can’t wait to see you all at Halo Fest and to celebrate 25 years of Halo and XBOX together! ‘

So, there’s still no PvP content, and it seems like this will be the case, but this is a nice and refreshing way to experience Campaign Evolved and get stuck in again, as new Halo games could be a while off yet.

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