Following the release of its 0.6 update last week, Microsoft has "initiated actions" against ElDewrito, the player-made Halo Online mod. The move is designed to "protect its Halo intellectual property."
As reported by Eurogamer, 343 Industries announced the legal action via Halo Waypoint. Within, 343 states Microsoft's intentions but also mentions an "open discussion" between the publisher and the current ElDewrito team. "The ElDewrito team is understandably upset at this outcome given the time they’ve each invested in this project," reads the post to this end, "but they understand the legal implications and the need to press pause on this work."
Halo Online was meant to be a Halo 3-spun free-to-play shooter but, after being officially spiked in 2016, the ElDewrito mod stepped in with multiple server browsers, player customisation, stat tracking and ranked social servers, among other neat online features.
