As this project reverberated across the community, our team took a step back to assess the materials and explore possible avenues, while Microsoft, like any company, has a responsibility to protect its IP, code and trademarks.

'While we are humbled and inspired to see the amount of passion poured into this project, the fact remains that it's built upon Microsoft-owned assets that were never lawfully released or authorized for this purpose. 343 discusses some of the complicated issues that have arisen because of this. That's where the ElDewrito mod comes in, offering multiple server browsers, player customization, stat tracking, ranked social servers, and more online features.Īs time passed, Halo Online kind of faded into the background, until the recent exposure that the 0.6 update brought to the current ElDewrito project. Halo Onlinewas meant to be a free-to-play Halo 3 spin-off, but was officially canceled in 2016.

In the post, 343 also mentioned an 'open discussion' between the publisher and the current ElDewrito team, saying the team is 'understandably upset,' but that they also understand the legal implications that are at hand. ElDewrito, the player-made Halo Online mod, released its 0.6 update last week, but Microsoft is fighting back to 'protect its Halo intellectual property.' 343 Industries announced the legal action on Halo Waypoint this week.

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