May2021
News Did A Halo Toy Maker Just Share Some Of Halo Infinite's OST?
Listen up, Chief
Reveals don't always happen in a way you might expect, and today is seemingly one of those days. The block-building toymaker Mega Construx - the company behind a number of Halo-themed builds - has shared various songs on its official website and at least some of them appear to be from
News 343 Industries Is Finally Fixing Halo: Combat Evolved's Graphics On PC
It's only taken about 18 years
If you've dived into Halo: Combat Evolved on PC over the past couple of decades, you may have been disappointed by the visuals compared to the superior Xbox console release. Even Halo: The Master Chief Collection sports lesser visuals as a result of Gearbox's port of the game in 2003. However, hope is on the horizon as...
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...
Gallery 343 Shows Off New Halo Infinite Concept Art
Introducing the Razorback...
To help pass the time until the release of Halo Infinite for Xbox and PC, 343 Industries has been sharing teaser artwork and screenshots. In the latest update on Halo Waypoint, we've got a look at Razorback and some "Brute brothers" you'll likely run across. The Razorback is described as the Warthog's more spacious and...
April2021
News 343 Says There Are 'Glorious Plans Afoot' For Halo Infinite This Summer
"We know that game videos are worth at least 10,000 words"
Things are really beginning to ramp up for Halo Infinite, as this week's update has provided some tasty morsels on the game's development. Outside of confirmed features such as ultra-wide screen support on PC and full cross-play, it seems we're not far off some
Gallery Here's A First Look At Super Ultrawide Support In Halo Infinite PC
"This will be a Halo built for PC players, by PC players"
As you've probably heard by now, Microsoft has announced it remains committed to PC gaming in 2021 and beyond. As part of this, the PC version of Halo Infinite will be a "Halo built for PC players, by PC players." This build will offer "Ultra" graphic presets, triple keybinds, c
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...
News Halo Infinite Will Support Cross-Play And Cross-Progression
Take the fight across platforms
We're getting small nuggets of Halo Infinite news fairly regularly these days, with the most recent announcement being that the game will support cross-play and cross-progression when it launches later this year. The news was announced in a recent Xbox Wire post, which looked at the company's focus on PC gaming. It...
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...
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...
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...
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 '
News It's Official, Halo's Legendary Multiplayer Announcer Is Back For Halo Infinite
343 confirms
Although most fans were already pretty confident Jeff Steitzer would be returning as the voice of the multiplayer in 343 Industries' upcoming release Halo Infinite, it's now been officially confirmed. In the latest 'Ask343' YouTube video, a fan asked if Jeff - the "true sounds of Halo", would be returning in Master Chief's latest...
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...
News Halo Infinite's First Esports Event Has Been 'Locked In'
More details will be shared this summer
It seems like the development cycle of Halo Infinite is in a good place, with Microsoft and 343 Industries' Halo Esports lead, Tahir “Tashi” Hasandjekic, recently confirming the first competitive event for the next entry has been locked in. It's apparently got a date and venue, will be run by Esports...
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...
Random No, Halo Infinite Hasn't Been Delayed Again
It's April Fools, Chief
If someone told you Halo Infinite had been delayed again, you would probably think it was a joke, right? Of course, you would. It's already been delayed and as you might recall that was serious news. Despite all the warning signs that another delay could easily be fake, video game website
March2021
Random Halo Fan Recreates Iconic Star Wars Scene In Forge Mode
Star Wars is always popping up in Alderaan places
Give a player the tools to create their own levels and you're going to get some crazy creations. The latest example comes from Halo 5's Forge Mode, which has seen an iconic Star Wars scene come to life. Specifically, this fan has recreated the Tatooine sunset scene from the Star Wars series...
News Halo Infinite Will Support Virtual Surround Sound As A Series First
Sounds neat
343 Industries has released another Halo Infinite blog, this time detailing the game's audio, and after reading through, it sounds like you're going to want to pick up a nice pair of headphones. The extensive rundown details the time and effort that has been put into the game's audio, and how delivering the series' best sound has been a...
News Phil Spencer Already Thinking About Possible Xbox And Bethesda Collabs
And how Xbox can utilise id Tech
The "Microsoft joins Bethesda" roundtable earlier this week gave Xbox fans a chance to learn more about the company behind hit series like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Of course, there are a number of other studios under the Bethesda banner team Xbox is also looking forward to working with. Head of Xbox, Phil...
News Excited For Halo Infinite? The Official Art Book Is Arriving This June
Giving readers some glorious eye candy
Halo Infinite is currently going through an extended development progress, and recent updates have shown that the work is paying off. Just recently we had some gorgeous screenshots to lay our eyes on, and The Art of Halo Infinite book dropping on June 29 looks to further quench our thirst for more information...
Random Halo Infinite’s Artwork Reimagined As Combat Evolved Is Stunning
We want it on our wall!
The Halo community is continuously working on fan projects that look to celebrate the franchise. As a result, the Halo Waypoint team often share a bunch of creations made by its following that show the cultural impact the series has had, and the latest one may just be one of the best yet. Twitter user FletchUH has...
News Pringles Now Have Their Own Halo Themed Flavour, Because Why Not?
“Our latest shipments from Reach have arrived”
Halo Infinite may be a while off, but that hasn’t stopped Master Chief from making the rounds, as our favourite Spartan is now partnering with Pringles for a special Moa Burger flavour for an unspecified limited time. As announced by the official Halo Twitter account, the limited-edition Pringles...
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
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