Halo: Campaign Evolved to add Firefight mode in first update since August
Xbox says more details on the Firefight addition will be shared during Halo Fest, which runs over the weekend starting December 12.
Xbox has announced a new update for Halo: Campaign Evolved that will add the Firefight mode to the game. It is the first update for the title since August 2026, according to PC Gamer.
Xbox said further details about the Firefight update will be shared during Halo Fest, which takes place over the weekend starting December 12. The company did not give a release date for the update.
Firefight is a cooperative player-versus-environment mode that first appeared in Halo 3: ODST and has featured in every subsequent Halo game except Halo 4, which used Spartan Ops instead.
Quiet stretch since launch
Halo: Campaign Evolved, developed by Halo Studios, launched and received its previous update in August 2026, with little communication from the team since then. PC Gamer's Morgan Park reviewed the game in July 2026.
The remake arrived as part of a wider Xbox "reset" that included layoffs of thousands of staff and the departure of several studios. As part of that restructuring, Xbox handed control of Halo to Activision.
Quick answers
When does the Firefight update come to Halo: Campaign Evolved?
Xbox has not announced a release date. The company said more details will be shared during Halo Fest, which takes place over the weekend starting December 12.
What is Firefight?
Firefight is a cooperative player-versus-environment mode that debuted in Halo 3: ODST and appeared in every later Halo game except Halo 4, which had Spartan Ops instead.
When was Halo: Campaign Evolved's previous update?
The game's last update arrived in August 2026, the same month it launched.