Halo: Campaign Evolved to Get Free Firefight Update

Xbox announced that Halo: Campaign Evolved will receive Firefight, a cooperative, wave-based player-versus-environment mode, in a free update planned for this winter. The mode will support up to four players, but Xbox has not announced an exact release date.

Firefight pits players against successive waves of enemies. The mode has appeared in several Halo games since its debut in Halo 3: ODST, and the new update will bring it to Campaign Evolved, a remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved.

Xbox said it would share additional details about the update at Halo Fest in Seattle on December 12 and 13, 2026. The announcement also said an early version would be available for attendees to play. Xbox FanFest in Seattle was scheduled to offer a preview on November 12, but the announcement did not establish which features will be included in the finished update.

Reports differ on whether new maps and weapons are confirmed update features. One account described them as part of the FanFest demo, while another said the update itself would include them. Xbox’s announcement, as relayed in the reports, did not provide a full feature list. Theater Mode, which had been mentioned in earlier...