343 Industries News Articles
Friday16th Jun 2023
News Halo Infinite Campaign AI Is Coming To Multiplayer With The 'Forge AI Toolkit'
The team goes in-depth on the future of Forge
In a new blog post, 343 Industries has announced that campaign AI is coming to Halo Infinite's Forge mode in the future. The idea of adding AI to help with PvE creations has been floating around for months, but the Halo dev has now officially committed to the feature as Season 4 approaches. When talking...
Friday9th Jun 2023
News Forge Is Getting Some Major Updates With Season 4 Of Halo Infinite
Minigames, new objects, water planes and more!
We know that Season 4 is going to be a big one for Halo Infinite, with a brand-new progression system making its debut later this month. Now though, the team at 343 has unveiled what's changing for Forge mode during the coming season, and it's sounding like a solid set of improvements and new features...
Tuesday6th Jun 2023
News Halo Infinite Season 4 Adding Highly-Requested Progression System
But it won't include "previous game history"
Since the launch of Halo Infinite, the game's multiplayer fans have been requesting a proper progression system - similar to the style of the one in Halo: The Master Chief Collection and previous entries. The good news is it's finally happening in Season 4: Infection, due out on June 20th. There's a...
Saturday20th May 2023
News Halo Infinite Season 4 Adds Infection Mode This June
A multiplayer fan favourite returns
We've got a rather exciting update for Halo Infinite fans today, with 343 Industries announcing Infection mode for the multiplayer component. It will be arriving in Season 4, which starts on 20th June. Here's the teaser artwork to go with the announcement: Halo's Infection mode is a multiplayer game mode which...
Thursday11th May 2023
News Halo Infinite's Latest Season 3 Update Has Arrived, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
FPS counter, new features & more
Last week, 343 Industries announced it would be releasing its next update for Season 3 of Halo Infinite on May 10th. It's now officially arrived, and along with the update, the developer has released full patch notes - detailing what exactly Spartans can expect from this latest patch. Here are the details, courtesy...
Saturday6th May 2023
News Halo Infinite's May Update Is Adding An FPS Counter On Xbox Consoles
It also includes QoL updates, Sandbox tuning & more
Although it has had some difficult periods, the Halo Infinite Multiplayer live service has continued to evolve over the past year - with the arrival of Season 3 not long ago. Now that we're in May, 343 Industries has announced it will be releasing a new update on 10th May. Players can expect this...
Tuesday18th Apr 2023
News Halo's Longtime Franchise Director Has Left Microsoft
It follows Joseph Staten's departure earlier this month
Halo lead Joseph Staten only recently announced he would be leaving Microsoft, and now it seems another Halo veteran has moved on. According to Axios' Stephen Totilo, Microsoft has confirmed the departure of Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor. He contributed to Master Chief's journey for...
Wednesday29th Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite Gets Another Season 3 Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
It's been almost a month since the arrival of the Halo Infinite Season 3 update and in that time frame, 343 has released a few other updates, including a limited-time 20-tier event pass. Now in another update today, it's released a minor patch update, which is now live across all platforms. In short, this patch contains "various...
Wednesday22nd Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite's Free Limited Time 20-Tier Event Pass Starts Today
Fracture: Firewall has dropped
Following the launch of Season 3, Halo Infinite has today launched its free 20-tier event pass, Fracture: Firewall. Unlike previous passes, this one allows players to simply jump into whatever match they want in order to complete the event challenges. Firewall will take place from now until June, here's the full...
Thursday16th Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite's First Season 3 Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"This update contains fixes for the 120Hz option"
Halo Infinite got a new update last week - bumping the multiplayer component up to Season 3. It's added a new weapon, new maps, new equipment, a brand-new 100-tier Battle Pass and much more. While it's been a relatively smooth launch, there have been some issues and 343 Industries has now officially...
Thursday9th Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite Season 3 Is Going Down Well, Despite Xbox Performance Issues
Fixes are on the way
Halo Infinite Season 3 is now underway, as developer 343 Industries revamps the game's multiplayer with three new maps, a fresh 100-tier battle pass, new menu themes and much more besides. Overall, the new additions for Season 3 seem to be going down pretty well, with players enjoying the injection of fresh content after the...
Wednesday8th Mar 2023
News Yes, Halo's Joe Staten Really Has Rejoined Xbox Publishing
It's social media "official" now
At the start of this year when Microsoft announced mass layoffs and some changes within the Xbox division, it was also revealed Halo Infinite's Head of Creative Joseph Staten would be rejoining Xbox Game Studios Publishing. It's admittedly been quite hard for some fans to accept, but now it seems his move back to...
News Ray Tracing Is Coming To Halo Infinite On Xbox Series X
The feature is now live on PC
343 Industries seems to be getting into its stride when it comes to Halo Infinite post-launch updates, with the stacked Season 3 now live across Xbox and PC. While the update added new ray tracing features to the PC version of the game, the team has also revealed that RT is coming to consoles too. Well, one console at...
Tuesday7th Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite Free Xbox Game Pass Perk Now Available As Season 3 Goes Live
Grab your coat
Halo Infinite Season 3 is now live, as developer 343 Industries launches the game's biggest ever post-launch multiplayer update. Three new maps, a new weapon, a new piece of equipment and more are all available for players to try out within the game's free-to-play multiplayer suite. Alongside this substantial update is a neat bonus...
Friday3rd Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite Season 3 Maps Detailed As Forge Passes One Million Creations
The new season arrives next week
It's a big month for Halo Infinite! The team at 343 Industries is finally delivering on its promise of more content with the release of Season 3, which arrives March 7th. Ahead of launch, the team has released a new trailer showcasing the season's brand new Arena and Big Team Battle maps. We've got three...
Friday24th Feb 2023
News Halo Infinite's 'Biggest Multiplayer Update' Yet Shown Off In Season 3 Launch Trailer
Echoes Within arrives March 7
Halo Infinite is getting its biggest multiplayer update to date next month, when 'Echoes Within' arrives across Xbox consoles and PC on March 7th. The game's third major season includes 3 new hand-crafted maps, new weapons & equipment, fresh Forge content and more. It's all shown off in the launch trailer up above,...
Wednesday8th Feb 2023
News Halo Infinite Launches New Matchmaking Playlist For Forge Maps
Try out four new maps right now!
It's not been the best period for Halo Infinite, but 343 Industries is pushing on by delivering a new "highly requested" feature. Ahead of Season 3, Infinite community-made Forge maps now feature their own unique matchmaking playlist. This adds four new maps to the mix, created by Halo Infinite players. The maps...
Tuesday31st Jan 2023
Report Xbox Is 'All But Starting From Scratch' On Next Halo Project, Moving Over To Unreal Engine
Following Infinite's troubled development
Halo Infinite seems to be all over the gaming news right now, and sadly, not for the reasons you'd want it to be. Following Microsoft's recent round of company layoffs, we've been hearing a lot about restructuring at Halo dev 343 Industries, and a new report sheds even more light on what looks like a major...
News Halo TV Boss Kiki Wolfkill Has Reportedly Left 343 Industries
It seems she's jumped over to the main Xbox team
It's been a rough patch for the Halo team since Microsoft announced mass layoffs across multiple divisions including Xbox. Following the news of Joe Staten's exit at 343 Industries, it seems there's also been a significant departure from Halo's TV series. As spotted in various reports, Halo...
Monday30th Jan 2023
News Xbox Research Survey Asks Fans If They Are 'Done Playing Halo Infinite'
343 guilty stark
Plenty of discussion regarding the future of Halo Infinite, and the studio behind it at 343 Industries, has been ongoing recently in the wake of mass layoffs at Microsoft. While we don't know the full details of just how badly the team has been affected by Microsoft's internal changes (there were certainly some job losses), it seems...
Saturday28th Jan 2023
News Phil Spencer: 343 Remains 'Critically Important' To The Success Of Halo
Master Chief's developer isn't going anywhere
It's been a difficult period for Microsoft - with the company announcing 10,000 layoffs earlier this month. Unfortunately, the Xbox division has also been impacted by this, including the Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries. It's raised questions about the future of Master Chief, and now Xbox Head Phil...
Wednesday25th Jan 2023
News New Report Suggests Restructure At Halo Dev 343 Industries Is 'Ongoing'
The team says it will continue to work on the franchise
As a result of Microsoft's recent round of layoffs, Halo developer 343 Industries has been hit with a number of job losses in what sounds like a fairly major restructuring of the company moving forward. The team has since put out a statement to
Monday23rd Jan 2023
News Halo Infinite Campaign DLC Reportedly 'Never Existed', Multiplayer Live Service The Focus
Fireteams at the ready
Prior to 343 Industries' recent statement regarding the future of the Halo series, rumours were swirling that the team had scaled back its Halo Infinite post-launch plans following a series of layoffs over at Microsoft. However, new reports are suggesting those rumours were false, and that 343's DLC plans were being...
Friday20th Jan 2023
News Halo's Joe Staten Provides Update Following 343 & Microsoft Layoffs
"I’m 100% focused on helping people who lost their jobs"
It's been a bit of a wild week for Microsoft so far, with the company announcing it would be cutting 10,000 jobs. This has also surprisingly hit the Xbox division within the tech giant - including Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries. Apart from layoffs, it was announced that Halo...
Thursday12th Jan 2023
News 343 Announces Free Limited-Time Halo Infinite Event, Starts Next Week
"Unlock JFO-class armor"
Halo Infinite hasn't wasted any time jumping into 2023 - with 343 now announcing a new limited-time event, starting next week on January 17th. It will run until the end of the month. This new event titled 'Joint Fire' allows Spartans to unlock special JFO-class armor. As shown in the brief teaser, these items include a...
Wednesday11th Jan 2023
News 343 Outlines Halo Infinite's HCS Year 2 Maps, Modes And Settings
First update now live
It's a new year, and that means there's a whole new schedule for Halo Infinite's Halo Championship Series (HCS). 343 has already provided a "year 2" outline - detailing the maps, modes and settings players can expect. Here's the full rundown from Halo Waypoint, which also highlights new balance updates as of Tuesday 10th...
Thursday5th Jan 2023
Random Xbox & Bethesda Respond To Amazing Skyrim Creation In Halo Infinite
We kneed this
As if we all needed another excuse to play some form of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, a Halo Infinite player has now built the city of Whiterun directly in forge mode - and both Xbox and Bethesda have jokingly responded. Bethesda popped up with this pun first, relating to one of the Skyrim city's most notorious citizens. A few hours...
Wednesday4th Jan 2023
News 343 Says Halo Infinite's Roadmap Is Still On Track For 2023
"The roadmap we released last year is still our plan"
It's a new year and many developers around the globe are already providing development updates. 343 Industries, the team behind Halo Infinite, is also back and has already shared a friendly reminder. In a brief post on social media, 343's senior community manager John Junyszek told fans the...
Friday30th Dec 2022
Random Halo Infinite Forge Mode Is Home To Some Wild 'Mario' Mashups
Mongoose Kart
Halo Infinite Forge mode finally arrived earlier this year, with 343 Industries delivering the series' most comprehensive set of custom game tools yet. While the mode has already enabled plenty of classic Halo content, like maps from previous games in the series, we weren't ready for what some of the community has started to come up...
Tuesday20th Dec 2022
News Halo Infinite Celebrates The Festive Season With Free 10-Tier Event Pass
Unlock new free 'n' festive cosmetics
It's the holiday season once again, and as usual, there are many games out there celebrating the period with limited-time promotions. As usual, Halo Infinite will be joining in on the fun this year with its Winter Contingency II update. Similar to last year, there'll be a bunch of festive cosmetics to unlock...
