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Xbox & Halo Veteran Makes ‘Difficult’ Decision To Leave Microsoft After 28 Years

Image: Xbox (Inside Xbox) We’ve got a departure to report from Team Xbox today, as Kiki Wolfkill has announced she’s left Microsoft after 28 years, describing it as a “difficult but exhilarating” decision that allows her to explore new opportunities going forward. Wolfkill was most recently the Head of Film and TV at Xbox (since…

Halo Suffers Massive Leak On Christmas Day, Internal Documents & Dev Builds Revealed

It wasn’t exactly a quiet Christmas Day for Halo this year, as although Halo Studios hasn’t got anything to announce right now, some random poster on 4chan decided to leak 90GB worth of content relating to the franchise. That’s according to a report from The Game Post, which mentions that the leak was for the…

Microsoft Rejected Halo & DOOM Crossover For ‘Secret Level’ Episode, Say Creators

If you haven’t come across it yet, a new adult-animated series called Secret Level arrived on Amazon Prime in early December, and it seems to have been a big hit so far – to the point where it’s been greenlit for Season 2! All of the episodes in Secret Level are based around video games,…

Halo Veteran’s New Studio Backed By NetEase Halts Work On Current Title

It’s been a tough period for many game companies and it seems it might have got the better of the new team Jar of Sparks. This developer was formed by the ex-Microsoft, Xbox and Halo veteran Jerry Hook after he exited 343 Industries in 2022. Now, in an update on LinkedIn, he has announced the…

What Is Xbox Going To Do With Halo In 2025?

This is a really interesting time for the Halo franchise. A few months ago, it was announced that a major shakeup was taking place at 343 Industries, with the company rebranding to “Halo Studios” and embarking on a series of new games using Unreal Engine 5. It served as the beginning of a new chapter…

Halo PS5 Rumours Resurface Following Forza Horizon 5 Announcement

Image: Xbox It’s been another massive week in the world of Xbox, and after ongoing rumours, it’s now been officially confirmed that Forza Horizon 5 will be arriving on PlayStation 5 this spring. If you are wondering what the plan might be for PS5 beyond this point, it seems Xbox’s main mascot could be one…

Halo TV Series Shows Up On Netflix, Fans Divided Over Potential Third Season

It was back in July of last year that the Halo TV show was officially cancelled by Paramount+ after two seasons, and we’ve heard nothing about it since then – until it was spotted this week as suddenly coming to Netflix in the UK! Yes, if you’re a Netflix owner in the region, you’ll notice…

Halo Infinite Revives ‘Firefight Classic’ In New Operation Update

Halo Infinite is still getting all sorts of updates and today it’s launched Operation: Blue Team – including Firefight Classic, Hot Swap, and a free 20-tier Operation Pass. This new event will run from now until 8th April 2025, so enjoy it while you can! Here are some of the highlights of this latest content…

Will Xbox Manage To Create ‘Something Legendary’ With The Next Halo?

Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin’ in any Xbox game he can get his hands on. When he’s not clutching an Xbox controller like his life depends on it, Ben spends his time listening to music that’s far too old for him, watching…

Rumour: Halo’s Leap To Other Platforms Might Be More Limited Than Expected

Image: Xbox There have been ongoing rumours about the Halo: Master Chief Collection making the jump across to certain other platforms, but now new information suggests it might not necessarily play out like expected. Speaking to ‘The Xbox Two’ podcast about the upcoming Switch 2 launch, The Verge’s senior editor Tom Warren mentioned how he…