Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Xbox One) News Articles
Tuesday12th Apr 2022
News Halo: MCC Receives A Huge New Update, Flood Firefight Now Live
"We’ve got some unfinished business..."
Following on from last week's teaser, 343 has now updated Halo: The Master Chief Collection with Flood Firefight, Halo 3 & Halo ODST co-op crossplay and full custom browser support. There are various other changes included in this latest update such as UI improvements, updates to the Forge and Mod...
Saturday9th Apr 2022
News 343 Teases 'Something New' For Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Could The Flood be coming to Firefight?
Although Halo Infinite is still the primary focus for 343 Industries at the moment, it's still showing some love for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. In an update on social media, the official Halo account has teased that "something new" is coming to the collection game very soon, and it's a picture of The...
Saturday16th Oct 2021
Reminder Halo's MCC Is Free-To-Play This Weekend On Xbox And PC
And you can buy the full game for half-price
It's been another big week for the Halo series - with 343 launching Season 8 of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox Series X|S and PC. To celebrate, Xbox has this weekend made the MCC entirely free until October 17 (aka tomorrow). You'll be able to dive in and try out all of the game's content -...
Thursday14th Oct 2021
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 14-17)
Plenty to choose from
It's a big week for Free Play Days this time around, as three huge titles have been added and are available to play right now. This week sees some fantastic multiplayer titles being added such as Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Dirt 5, along with some chaotic co-op action in the form of Borderlands 3.
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Season 8: Mythic Is Now Live
"Go really, really medieval"
Ahead of the arrival of Halo Infinite, 343 is still pumping out new content and updates for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Season 8 is now officially live - in a nutshell, it adds 100 tiers of content, 'Icebox' - a Halo Online multiplayer map now playable in Halo 3, in-campaign collectables for
Wednesday13th Oct 2021
News Here's A Look At The New Halo 3 Map Coming To The MCC In Season 8
Welcome back a fan favourite
Season 8 of Halo: The Master Chief Collection arrives on Xbox today, and ahead of its release, 343's community coordinator, Tyler Davis, has uploaded a brief video outlining what to expect from this latest update. Apart from the new Mythic armour offerings and the classic Halo: Combat Evolved HUD being "restored", one...
Wednesday6th Oct 2021
News Season 8 Of Halo: The Master Chief Collection Begins Next Week
And it may be the last...
343 Industries has announced that Season 8 of Halo: The Master Chief Collection will kick off on October 13, potentially serving as the last season-based content for the game. A brief teaser for the upcoming season was shared on social media, revealing it will be based around a medieval theme with unique armour offerings...
Friday17th Sep 2021
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection Will 'Pivot Away' From Seasons When Halo Infinite Launches
It's time to move on
The upcoming eighth season of Halo: The Master Chief Collection could very well be the last one for the game, as 343 Industries has confirmed it plans to "pivot away from current seasonal model" following Halo Infinite's launch. The news comes from a recent Halo Waypoint post that looks forward to Season Eight and beyond. It...
Monday6th Sep 2021
Random No Joke, One Best Man Gave A Halo Themed Wedding Speech
Hail to the King
We see a lot of strange and wonderful aspects of games incorporated into the real world, but this Halo themed best man speech at a wedding has got to be one of the best so far. As shared on Reddit, the speech incorporates a Halo multiplayer match as an analogy for the couple's relationship. The husband, Chuck, is described as being...
Friday3rd Sep 2021
News Halo's MCC Adds New 'Mythic' Armour Sets To Season 8, And Not Everyone Is Happy
Haters told to "toggle it off"
343 Industries has greatly improved Halo: The Master Chief Collection since its initial release on the Xbox One. It's now many years into the game's ongoing development cycle, and to enhance the experience even more, the team has been updating the multiplayer component with some additional extras. Following on from a...
Saturday14th Aug 2021
News Xbox Head Phil Spencer Has Already Got His Hands On Valve's Steam Deck
He's been hanging out with Gabe Newell this week
We've heard how Valve's recently announced Steam Deck can be used as a handheld Xbox and now head of Microsoft's gaming division, Phil Spencer, appears to have got his hands on one. In his latest post on social media, Spencer revealed how he actually visited Valve's HQ earlier this week to talk to...
Saturday10th Jul 2021
Random After Their Entire Team Leaves, Halo Squad Comes Together To Let A Lone Player Win
"We decided to give him 99 kills"
Halo: The Master Chief Collection has a pretty loyal fanbase who are quietly biding their time until the upcoming Halo Infinite. With multiplayer games you often hear horror stories as to how toxic the communities can be - especially to new players. But this Reddit thread has reminded us just how lovely the Halo...
Saturday3rd Jul 2021
News Xbox Is Hosting A $25,000 Halo 3 Tournament This Month
Better get honing those skills
Got the skills to pay the bills? Microsoft is hosting a special Xbox FanFest Halo 3 tournament this month, in which Xbox players in North America will have the chance to win part of $25,000 in prizes and show their skills off to the world. The tournament is open to everyone (NA only) via the Xbox FanFest website, and...
Tuesday29th Jun 2021
News Three Of Steam's Top Five Sellers Last Week Were Xbox Game Studios Titles
Sea of Thieves, Halo, and Forza Horizon 4 all made the cut
Every week a list of Steam's Global Top Sellers is released, and the week ending June 27 showed that in the top five, three of the titles belonged to Xbox Game Studios titles. As seen on the Steam Database, Sea of Thieves skyrocketed from 9th to the top position last week, following the...
Thursday24th Jun 2021
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection Season 7 Brings A New Map, Cosmetics, And More
Roll out, Spartans!
Another season of Halo: The Master Chief Collection is now live, bringing a whole array of new content to the game. We have a brand new map, some cosmetic items, and a custom game browser for Halo: Reach. Perhaps one of the biggest new inclusions is a new map known as Edge, which was originally made for Halo Online. It joins the...
Wednesday23rd Jun 2021
News 343 Industries Is 'Investigating' Raising The Player Count In Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Potentially up to 60 players
It's crazy how much support Halo: The Master Chief Collection has received over the years. From its rocky launch to where it is today, it's been a steep climb for redemption, but one it's ultimately risen to the challenge of. But even all this time later, the game is still receiving support, and one of the things...
Saturday12th Jun 2021
News 343 Industries Is Hiring New Talent To Help Out With Halo
"help us do great things"
Ahead of the Xbox and Bethesda showcase, Xbox Game Studios has been advertising a number of vacancies at its studios around the globe Following on from The Initiative's callout for talent to help out with the new Perfect Dark game, Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries is now publicising its own roles that need to be...
Saturday5th Jun 2021
News 343 Reveals New Firefight Matchmaking Changes For Halo: MCC
Will be part of the upcoming season
Although we're expecting to see more of Halo Infinite at the Xbox and Bethesda showcase next week on 13th June, 343 Industries is still busy improving the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. With season seven on the horizon, 343's community guy Postums has now revealed some of the social matchmaki
Wednesday2nd Jun 2021
Random There’s Some Beautiful New Halo Artwork Floating Around
"Celebrate your favorite MCC Season with freshly updated artwork"
We're close to seeing Halo Infinite again during the Xbox E3 conference, and understandably fans are super excited to see what's going on with the game. It's possibly going to be one of the biggest years for the franchise, so with that being said, there's a ton of beautiful artwork...
Friday14th May 2021
News 343 Celebrates Halo's 20th Anniversary With Absolutely Stunning 4K Artwork
"Here’s to finishing even more fights!"
As you might have already heard, this year marks Xbox's 20th anniversary. While the big date is actually 14th November 2021, Microsoft has decided to kick celebrations off early. Halo also turns 20 years old this year, and 343 Industries is joining in on the fun. To highlight the great journey the Halo...
Thursday29th Apr 2021
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection Has Over 10 Million Players On PC Alone
"The vast majority of them being brand new to the franchise"
The comeback story of Halo: The Master Chief Collection has been pretty incredible to watch play out. When it first launched, the servers pretty much made the online unplayable for a lengthy amount of time. Yet here we are, all these years later, and not only does the game run like a dream...
Monday26th Apr 2021
Random Did You Know Halo's Cortana Voiced Princess Peach?
Sorry Chief, Cortana is in another castle
In a special crossover article here at Pure Xbox, we're sharing a fact our friends over at Nintendo Life informed us about that we weren't actually aware of! One of the prominent ex-voices of Nintendo's Princess Peach (as well as Toad and Toadette) is also the voice of our very own Cortana from the Halo...
Sunday25th Apr 2021
Gallery Here's A Look At 343's Custom Game Browser For Halo: MCC
"We cannot wait to get it into your hands"
In a new flighting and development update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, 343 Industries has announced the long-awaited Custom Game Browser is about to be in the hands of players. This feature was originally confirmed in 2018, but 343 decided to hold off in order to polish each game in the collection...
Saturday24th Apr 2021
News 343 Has 'No Plans' To Add Bots To Halo: MCC Right Now
But is aware of fan requests
Earlier in the week, a modding Discord uncovered an "ADD_BOT.png" file in the Season 5 update for the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Of course, it led to a lot of speculation on social media that bots might be on the way, but it's now been officially confirmed nothing is on the horizon - at least in the immediate...
Sunday18th Apr 2021
News 343 Has 'No Plans' Right Now To Bring Mod Support To Halo: MCC On Xbox
The focus is currently on the PC version
For some time now, Halo: The Master Chief Collection players on console have been requesting mod support - similar to what Bethesda offers in Skyrim and Fallout 4 on Xbox platforms. Will developer 343 Industries ever offer Halo players something like this on Xbox Series X|S though? In the latest '
Wednesday14th Apr 2021
Random Former Halo Composer And His Dog Share TikTok Collaboration Of The Halo Theme
Good doggo!
Marty O'Donnell worked on the Halo series during the Bungie days, creating some of the iconic tunes we all know and love today. The legendary composer has now started his own TikTok channel, where he's shared a nostalgic rendition of the classic theme. Not only did O'Donnell play the Halo theme on his piano, but he was also joined by...
Tuesday13th Apr 2021
Random This Official Halo And Mario Artwork Is The Crossover We Didn't Know We Needed
It's a me, Master Chief!
There's been a lot of buzz already this week that Microsoft and Nintendo could be collaborating together on something. Well, the official Halo Instagram account has only added fuel to the fire with this new artwork, which can only be described as a massive tease. The art, which is beautifully drawn, features many iconic...
Thursday8th Apr 2021
News Here Are The Full Patch Notes For Halo: MCC's Season 6 Update
Up to 55GB in size on Xbox consoles
Halo: The Master Chief Collection's sixth season has arrived over the past few hours, bringing a ton of new content to the game across Xbox consoles and PC, along with 100 new tiers of cosmetic content for the next two months. This update is up to a whopping 55GB in size on Xbox, and features a new Halo Online...
Thursday1st Apr 2021
News Season 6 Of Halo: The Master Chief Collection Lands Next Week
Get ready, Spartans!
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is still going strong and doing a mighty fine job of bridging the gap to Halo Infinite. On April 7 the game will enter Season 6, which brings new unlockables, accessories, and more. 100 new tiers will be available to rank through on the Season Pass and it's said to also bring "brand new back...
Thursday4th Mar 2021
News 343 Strengthens Marketing Team With Halo: Point Of Light Cover Artist
Will help "promote the future of Halo"
Since the delay of Halo Infinite, 343 Industries has called on some support. It was recently discovered how The Coalition might have been helping out and last year a Bungie veteran was appointed as a project lead for the game's campaign. In the latest update, the studio has now hired
