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 Infinite is getting fresh content in November 2026 despite the end of its major updates, giving longtime players a new reason to return.
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...
