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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 Perhaps one of the biggest new inclusions is a new map known as Edge, which was originally made for Halo Online.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
Tuesday2nd Mar 2021
News Here's A Look At The New Halo 3 Maps Coming To The MCC
A blast from the past
Last month, 343 teased some content for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It went on to reveal a future update for the collection would add a custom game browser and much more. In terms of Halo 3, it announced new map conte
Thursday25th Feb 2021
News Halo's Live-Action Series Is Now A Paramount Plus Exclusive
Set to premiere next year
It's been announced the Halo live-action television series will now air on Paramount Plus instead of Showtime when it lands in 2022. The series has been produced by Showtime, in partnership with 343 Industries and Amblin Television. The show stars Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and takes place in the same universe as the...
Friday12th Feb 2021
News No, Halo: MCC's 'New Way To Play' Isn't A New Platform
But it's still a cool new feature!
Remember last week when 343 Industries sparked a lot of speculation by announcing Halo: The Master Chief Collection was getting "a new way to play"? Turns out it was referring to a Custom Game Browser. This has been revealed in the February flighting plans for Halo: MCC, which states that the Custom
Saturday6th Feb 2021
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection Is Getting A 'New Place & Way To Play'
Any guesses what this might be?
343 Industries has unveiled its latest Halo: The Master Chief Collection update over the past 24 hours, and it contains a very intriguing tease about a potential "new place and way to play" arriving in the near future. That's literally all we know about it, as it's teased as part of the next series of flighting tests...
Sunday24th Jan 2021
News Season 5 Of Halo: The Master Chief Collection Arrives Next Week
The game that keeps on giving
Halo Infinite may have been delayed, but Halo: The Master Chief Collection is still going strong as Season 5 will be coming to the game on January 27. Arriving as part of a free update, Spartans will have a whole new set of goals and rewards to strive for, including 80 pieces of armour to unlock between Halo 3 and...
Thursday21st Jan 2021
Reminder There's Still Time To Get A '117 Day' Nameplate In The Halo: MCC
You have until 23rd January
The official Halo Twitter account has issued a reminder, noting how there's "still time" to log into the Halo: The Master Chief Collection between now and 23rd January and score an exclusive "117 Day" nameplate. "Have you grabbed your exclusive 117 Day Nameplate yet? There's still time - log into MCC between now and...
Wednesday20th Jan 2021
News Halo 2's Breaking Benjamin Song Has Officially Gone Platinum
It's sold one million digital units
Remember that epic "Blow Me Away" song by Breaking Benjamin that featured in Halo 2's Gravemind level (an instrumental version) all the way back in 2004? It's now been certified Platinum, as reported by Loudwire. The tune was actually originally created for the Halo 2 soundtrack, but later was released as a...
Saturday9th Jan 2021
News Six Xbox Published Games Were Top Sellers On Steam In 2020
As measured by gross revenue
The main focus of Microsoft's Xbox division in recent times has been on the launch of the Xbox Series X|S. Obviously, that's not the only part of its gaming business, though. In 2020, Xbox Game Studios released a bunch of games on Windows as well as Steam. One of the highlights was when Sea of Thieves sailed onto Steam...
Friday8th Jan 2021
News Jeff Steitzer, The Voice Of Halo's Multiplayer, Quotes Some Fan-Favourite Lines
"Killimanjaro!"
There's nothing better than decimating the competition in Halo's multiplayer and being met by Jeff Steitzer's wonderful voice shouting "Killimanjaro!". Steitzer knows this and was recently found reciting some classic fan favourite lines. In a video on Reddit (thanks, The Gamer), one user shared a video that has emerged of Steitzer...
Tuesday22nd Dec 2020
Random Xbox Sends Fortnite Streamer Ninja Replica Of Halo's Gravity Hammer
And he's giving an extra one away!
At this year's Game Awards, Epic Games announced Halo's Master Chief would be coming to its battle royale Fortnite. To celebrate this special occasion, the Xbox team sent the world's most popular Fortnite streamer Ninja a life-sized Gravity Hammer from the Halo series. In Fortnite, Master C
Monday21st Dec 2020
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection Gets A Fancy New Trailer For The Holidays
"The Ultimate Halo Experience"
Halo: The Master Chief Collection has a had a massive year, with the entire collection now available on both console and PC, and an Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S upgrade made available this past November. In celebration, 343 Industries and Xbox have unveiled the fancy new trailer you see above, subtitled "The...
Wednesday16th Dec 2020
News 343 Unveils Next Year's Plans For Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Here's what's on the way in 2021
343 Industries has published its final development blog of 2020 on Halo: The Master Chief Collection, highlighting that it's "just getting started" with its plans for the game as it moves into next year. We don't know everything about what 343 is planning for the MCC in 2021 just yet (it says there's a "ton more" to...
Tuesday17th Nov 2020
News Here Are The Full Patch Notes For The Halo: MCC Xbox Series X Upgrade
This is what you can look forward to
The time has arrived, Halo fans! Halo: The Master Chief Collection has officially been optimised for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, bringing a variety of new features to the game for next-gen consoles. Courtesy of Halo Waypoint, we've outlined the full patch notes for today's update below, which clocks in at...
Sunday15th Nov 2020
News Can You Believe It? Halo 2 Is Now 16 Years Old
Time flies when you're saving humanity
Just before the launch of the Xbox Series X|S this week, Halo 2 actually celebrated its 16th anniversary. Yep, when Bungie's second game landed on the original Xbox in 2004, it was the first Halo title on the system to allow players to take the fight online, play as the Arbiter and even dual-wield. The story...
