Halo: Campaign Evolved is getting a major update this winter, one that’s bringing a classic game mode to the remake. Sometime this winter, Halo: Campaign Evolved will receive a dedicated Firefight mode that will be free for all players.
Introduced all the way back in September 2009 with Halo 3: ODST, Firefight is a co-op PvE mode that sees players face off against relentless waves of enemy units and vehicles. Since its debut, Firefight has appeared in a wealth of Halo entries, including Halo: Reach, Halo 5: Guardians, and even Halo Wars 2, where the wave-based mode was given a real-time strategy makeover. Most recently, Firefight appeared in Halo Infinite, where it received a classic iteration as well as more experimental variations, such as a Firefight: King of the Hill mode where players fought to maintain control over an objective while Banished NPCs would attack in waves.
Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Getting a Free Firefight Mode This Winter
Xbox has just officially announced that Halo: Campaign Evolved is getting its own Firefight mode very soon. Announced via an Xbox Wire blog post, Halo: Campaign Evolved‘s Firefight mode will seemingly follow in the footsteps of more traditional iterations of the co-op mode, with Xbox’s announcement stating that up to four players will battle against waves of enemies. While Xbox hasn’t revealed any specifics just yet, Halo: Campaign Evolved‘s Firefight mode is confirmed to feature new maps, and is confirmed to be arriving as part of a free update.
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Those attending Xbox FanFest in person right now will be the first to get their hands on this new version of Halo‘s beloved Firefight mode. Further details on the mode are set to be revealed during Halo Fest on December 12–13, where fans can likely expect to see a rundown of the mode’s new maps, its included weapons, and any features that may be new to the mode this time around. Those attending Halo Fest in person will also be able to get their hands on Halo: Campaign Evolved‘s Firefight mode early.
While attendees of Xbox FanFest and Halo Fest will get access to Firefight today and in the second weekend of December, Xbox hasn’t confirmed exactly when general audiences will be able to download the update and play the new Halo: Campaign Evolved mode for themselves. In its announcement post, Xbox simply stated that the update is due out this “Winter,” which technically means it could launch anytime between December 1 and February 28. It seems most likely it’ll launch soon after Halo Fest on December 12–13, though.
Though it’s great to hear that Halo: Campaign Evolved is getting new content at no additional cost, the current state of the Halo franchise as a whole is still quite unclear. Back in September, Halo Studios was hit with mass layoffs as part of Xbox’s ongoing “Reset,” and the franchise was handed over to Activision. It’s currently a mystery as to what’s next for Halo.
- Released
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July 28, 2026
- Developer(s)
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Halo Studios
- Publisher(s)
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Microsoft Studios
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
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Yes – all platforms
