Halo Studios (343 Industries)

Halo Studios is an American video game developer and a part of Xbox Game Studios. Originally founded as 343 Industries specifically to manage the Halo franchise after original developer Bungie regained independence from Microsoft. The studio rebranded from 343 Industries to Halo Studios

Microsoft's Corporate Complicity

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, Halo Studios (343 Industries) is implicated in its parent company's extensive military contracts and surveillance operations. The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has designated Microsoft as a "priority BDS target" due to the company's central role in supporting Israeli military operations and facilitating apartheid and genocide.

Microsoft provides critical cloud computing and AI technologies to the Israeli military through its Azure platform. Leaked documents reveal that the Israeli military became one of Microsoft's top AI customers, with Azure cloud storage increasing 60% above pre-conflict levels and AI tools usage seeing a 20-fold increase during military operations in Gaza.

BDS Campaign Targeting Halo Games

The Palestinian BDS National Committee has specifically called for boycotting Microsoft's gaming division, which includes Halo Studios portfolio of games. The BDS movement describes Microsoft as:

perhaps the most complicit tech company in Israel's illegal apartheid regime and ongoing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza.

Halo Studios Halo games represent significant revenue streams for Microsoft Gaming. BDS organizers state that:

Microsoft Gaming, which includes Xbox consoles, Xbox Game Pass, Candy Crush, Call of Duty, Minecraft, and gaming accessories, make up a considerable portion of Microsoft's profit. By boycotting the Xbox brand, we're pressuring Microsoft to end its complicity in Israel's genocide, occupation and apartheid against Palestinians.

The campaign encourages gamers to:


Sources: