{"id":1622,"date":"2026-11-13T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2026-11-13T00:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T00:00:51","slug":"candy-crush-is-celebrating-xboxs-25th-anniversary-with-halo-fallout-and-doom-crossovers-including-remixed-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=1622","title":{"rendered":"Candy Crush Is Celebrating Xbox\u2019s 25th Anniversary With Halo, Fallout, And Doom Crossovers, Including Remixed Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026 is the 25th anniversary of Xbox, and it&#8217;s been a tough year for the brand with mass layoffs, studio closures\/divestitures, and game cancellations. But the celebrations are still going ahead, including an event from the Xbox-owned Candy Crush mobile game juggernaut. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Announced today, Candy Crush Saga is marking the Xbox anniversary with a &#8220;Game On&#8221; season that brings items and elements from Halo, Fallout, Sea of Thieves, Forza, Doom, Banjo-Kazooie, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro into the game through a virtual pin-collection event. Additionally, the popular and recognizable music from some of those games is coming to Candy Crush in &#8220;unmistakable Candy style,&#8221; developer King said.<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;: { &quot;image&quot;: { &quot;initialized&quot;: true } } }\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1957742\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/XboxPins.png?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1957742\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Behold, the Candy Crush Xbox anniversary pins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Game On event runs now through December 6. Players earn the themed pins, including Master Chief&#8217;s iconic helmet, by progressing through Candy Crush&#8217;s various levels throughout the season. The pins are being released physically, too, and people can enter a contest at the <a href=\"https:\/\/candycrush.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/candycrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candy Crush website<\/a> for a chance to win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of the updated music, Candy Crush Saga is adding &#8220;Candyfied&#8221; versions of music from Halo, Fallout, Sea of Thieves, Forza, Doom, and Banjo-Kazooie. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Candy Crush Celebrates Xbox 25th Anniversary\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6ZlwYppUhxU1q459vpmJVw?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can check out a neat behind-the-scenes video below to see how composer Federico Truzzi worked with the developers at King to remix the songs with a Candy Crush flavor. The music was recorded by the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg and the Bulgarische Orthodoxe Chor Berlin e.V. choir.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Candy Crush Game On! Season | XBOX 25 Collaboration | Behind the Scenes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_3l0omtP6jI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other Xbox anniversary news, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma released a statement marking the milestone, and referencing how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/xbox-ceos-25th-anniversary-message-is-about-ai-even-if-she-wont-say-it\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/xbox-ceos-25th-anniversary-message-is-about-ai-even-if-she-wont-say-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the future of gaming could be focused on AI and vibe-coding<\/a>. Microsoft also released a new hub called Xbox Playback where you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/xbox-has-spent-25-years-tracking-your-gaming-habits-now-you-can-see-the-damage\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/xbox-has-spent-25-years-tracking-your-gaming-habits-now-you-can-see-the-damage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see your biggest Xbox accomplishments over the past quarter-century. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 is the 25th anniversary of Xbox, and it&#8217;s been a tough year for the brand with mass layoffs, studio closures\/divestitures, and game cancellations. But the celebrations are still going ahead, including an event from the Xbox-owned Candy Crush mobile game juggernaut. 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