Xbox 25th anniversary: Wolfenstein 3 confirmed, Halo Firefight and 25 classic Xbox games on PC

Xbox wrapped up its eight-city FanFest tour in Seattle on 12 November 2026 (US time) with a pile of announcements for its 25th anniversary. The biggest: Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production, and Halo’s Firefight mode is on the way.

The big announcements

• Wolfenstein 3: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced it’s in production at MachineGames. Brian Bloom and Debra Wilson are reprising their roles as BJ Blazkowicz and Grace Walker.
• Halo: Campaign Evolved: Firefight, the cooperative survival mode, arrives in a free Winter Update.
• DOOM: The Dark Ages: Slaughter Mode arrives on 16 November, with escalating rounds of randomised enemies, bosses and arenas. It’s free for owners of the Revelations DLC, the Premium Edition or the Premium Upgrade. Sharma also confirmed id Software’s next project is in development.
• Fable: New quest gameplay showed magical combat against cursed creatures. Xbox says it will break the footage down on the Official Xbox Podcast with Playground Games.

Classic games and console updates

Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC now includes 25 original Xbox games, with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind among them. Achievements have also been added to more original Xbox games, KOTOR included.

Xbox Playback is also live, showing your history with Xbox: first game, total time played, most-played game, top years and longest streak. Insiders are getting rotating Home backgrounds and new ways to organise their library on console.

Candy Crush Saga has a Game On! season, with collectable in-game pins and music from franchises like Halo, Fallout and Spyro.

Anniversary freebies

• Forza Horizon 6 (FH6): a GR GT Anniversary Livery for the cover car, the 2025 GR GT, in the Gifts tab of the Message Center.
• Halo: Campaign Evolved: the Damascus Prototype Armor Style, free to all players through Halo Waypoint.
• Gears of War: E-Day: the Xbox Anniversary Weapon Skin Set is free in the in-game shop. After the shop rotates on Tuesday 17 November, it moves to the barracks, where it costs Coins or premium currency.
• Minecraft: a free OG Green Character Creator item, claimable in the dressing room from 5am AEDT on Wednesday 11 November until 5am AEDT on Friday 11 December 2026. It needs Bedrock Edition, with one item per account.
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: four commemorative liveries for the Boeing 737 MAX, XCub, Hot Air Balloon and Skyship 600, added automatically for owners.
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (MW4): the Inner Circuit M4 Blueprint appears in a translucent OG Green finish for those who pre-ordered digitally on Xbox Series X|S.