Halo Studios is shedding contract staff days after shipping Halo: Campaign Evolved, with veteran producer Nick Treitman and scrum master Paul Morris among those confirming their exits on LinkedIn. Treitman, who spent 6.5 years at the studio dodging prior Microsoft cuts, wrote that the industry reality had finally caught up to him while affirming his respect for the team and the franchise. Morris, who worked on the recently launched title and brought prior credits on The Last of Us Part II Remastered and Forza Motorsport 7, posted that his time ends following the successful release and noted the brutal job market ahead. The moves appear tied to non-renewed contracts rather than full-time layoffs, though the timing mirrors broader Xbox restructuring that already claimed thousands of roles in July.