Halo: Campaign Evolved Announces PvE Firefight Is Returning For Free Update

Halo: Campaign Evolved Gets A New 4-Player Co-Op Mode This Winter Published Nov 12, 2026, 2:45 PM EST Steven is a seasoned writer specializing in the video game and technological fields, with years of experience creating reviews, features, and industry analysis. Passionate about the gaming world and its evolving culture, Steven has always wanted to combine his enjoyment of writing and love for gaming in a way that can provide insightful coverage for players and enthusiasts alike. Sign in to your TheGamer account With the franchise undergoing some major structural changes and a new studio at the helm for its next entry, Halo: Campaign Evolved is still kicking with new content to keep players engaged with the experience. While it might not be the return of the classic PvP mode that helped make the original Halo: Combat Evolved so iconic, the free update coming this winter is still a fan-favorite addition. While most of Campaign Evolved's updates so far have simply been free cosmetic DLC, it was announced on the official Halo account on X that the "classic PvE experience" with Firefight will be returning, letting players experience the remake as a 4-player co-op horde shooter. While there is no exact release date just yet for when we can expect the mode to go live in Campaign Evolved, the free content update is slated to arrive later this Winter, with more details revealed at this year's Halo Fest running from December 12–13. Fans lucky enough to attend the Halo Fest event taking place in Seattle, WA will also have a chance to go hands-on with the mode for the first time. If you've never heard of Firefight before or need a refresher, the defense-based mode can be played either alone or in co-op, where you and your team will face off against waves of attacking enemies that get progressively more challenging as time goes on, often with new and unique gameplay modifiers. Although there has been plenty of excitement over the addition, especially over the fact that Campaign Evolved is still getting gameplay content despite the mass layoffs from the studio, some fans have pointed out that the mode doesn't exactly come as a surprise since it has been added post-launch to several recent entries already. Even if some players already expected it, the announcement has still been met with plenty of cheers from fans and curious players alike, which offers more incentives to tune in for this year's Halo Fest to see what new gameplay changes Halo: Campaign Evolved's take on Firefight has in store for players ahead of Halo's next rumored sequel. Released July 28, 2026 Developer(s) Halo Studios Publisher(s) Microsoft Studios Multiplayer Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op Cross-Platform Play Yes - all platforms Genre(s) FPS, Science Fiction, Shooter, Multiplayer