Firefight comes in new Halo: Campaign Evolved update

The fan favorite PVE mode arrives over the winter Published: November 12, 2026, 9:30 am | Firefight is a staple of the Halo experience at this point. That said, it came after the likes of the original Halo: Combat Evolved. XBOX is rectifying that... somewhat.

Firefight will be dropping into Halo: Campaign Evolved sometime this winter, adding a four-player PVE mode into the game, and more news will come at Halo Fest. We really enjoyed our time with Campaign Evolved this year, you can read the review below. Halo: Campaign Evolved review Shimmering radiance, old jank, brilliant new frontiers GAMINGTREND David Burdette Halo: Campaign Evolved Players Can Jump Into Firefight for Free This Winter For nearly two decades, Firefight has been a Halo favorite, challenging Spartans to team up, hold the line, and survive wave after wave of enemies.

The Firefight, the fan-favorite co-op mode, arrives as a free update this winter for Halo: Campaign Evolved! More details to come at Halo Fest next month. XBOX Wire Joe Skrebels, XBOX Wire Editor-in-Chief For nearly two decades, Firefight has been a Halo favorite, challenging Spartans to team up, hold the line, and survive wave after wave of enemies.

The tradition continues this winter as we add the four-player cooperative PvE mode to Halo: Campaign Evolved in a free update. We’re kicking things off tonight at XBOX FanFest, where attendees will be the first to jump in and experience Firefight across new maps and armed with plenty of weapons to help even the odds.

And there’s more on the way. We’ll be sharing additional details about this free update at Halo Fest , happening December 12-13 in Seattle, WA, where fans attending the event will also have a chance to play Firefight throughout the weekend. We can’t wait to see you all at Halo Fest and to celebrate 25 years of Halo and XBOX together!

Stay tuned to GamingTrend for more Halo: Campaign Evolved news and info! David Burdette David Burdette is a gamer/writer/content creator from TN. He loves PlayStation, Star Wars, Marvel, & many other fandoms.

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