Halo: Campaign Evolved Gets Free Four-Player Firefight This Winter
Firefight, Halo's four-player co-op wave survival mode, comes to Halo: Campaign Evolved in a free update this winter, with more details at Halo Fest.
Halo: Campaign Evolved is getting Firefight, the four-player cooperative PvE mode where you hold the line against wave after wave of enemies. Xbox announced on 12 November that it arrives in a free update this winter. No exact date has been given.
The remake of Halo: Combat Evolved launched on 28 July 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC, and it's on Xbox Game Pass.
What we know about Firefight
- It's a four-player co-op PvE mode, free for everyone who owns the game.
- It comes with new maps and plenty of weapons, according to the announcement.
- Attendees at XBOX FanFest on 12 November were the first to play it.
More details at Halo Fest
Xbox will share more about the update at Halo Fest, held on 12 and 13 December in Seattle, where attendees can also play Firefight all weekend. The event is part of Halo's and Xbox's 25th anniversary celebrations.
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All Halo: Campaign Evolved players can also claim a free Damascus Prototype Armor Style for the anniversary; here is how to redeem it, plus every other free Xbox 25th item.
