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News How Do You Feel About The New Mode In Halo Infinite? 343 Wants To Know
Land Grab has arrived
Earlier this week, Halo Infinite launched its new Season 2 event, Fracture: Entrenched. Along with a lot of new themed items to unlock, it also included the brand new mode - Land Grab. If you have played this mode, 343 Industries is curious to know what your thoughts are so far. Halo's community director Brian Jarrard has...
News Microsoft Confirms Existence Of 'Keystone' - A New Xbox Streaming Device
"Our vision for Xbox Cloud Gaming is unwavering"
Back in March, a Microsoft file datamine revealed a mysterious project codenamed 'Keystone', which eventually led to a report about Xbox's plans to release a streaming device within the next year. Now, in a statement to Windows Central, Microsoft has officially confirmed 'Keystone' is the...
News Halo Infinite's Head Of Design Leaves 343 Industries
"Today marks my last day at 343i"
We've got some employee news from 343 Industries today - Halo Infinite head of design Jerry Hook has departed. He has just spent his final day in the office. Here's his goodbye message via social media: "Today marks my last day at 343i, Microsoft and Halo. This journey has been filled with creating new...
News Microsoft Flight Simulator's Free Top Gun Expansion Is Now Available
Take to the skies
Update (Wed 25th May, 2022 19:30 BST): Today's the day! The Microsoft Flight Simulator Top Gun expansion is now available for free, promising to "push your piloting abilities to the limits and beyond!" To access it, all you need to do is load up Microsoft Flight Simulator and search for the in-game marketplace, where the Top Gun...
News Surprise! Sonic '06 Has Been Relisted On The Xbox 360 Marketplace
Welcome back
It's a big year for Sonic the Hedgehog with Sonic Origins out next month and Sonic Frontiers to follow in holiday 2022. These new releases aren't the only Sonic titles getting released, either. To the surprise of many, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) has been relisted on the Xbox 360 marketplace. Unfortunately, this means it's only available...
News Destroy All Humans! Clone Carnage Leaked On The Xbox Store
"Standalone DLC"
The Xbox Store is known for revealing certain games and announcements ahead of schedule, and it seems it's happened again earlier today - with the reveal of Destroy All Humans! - Clone Carnage. According to the official description, this is a "standalone" multiplayer DLC that's "not available separately", and is playable on the...
News 343's PSA To Halo Fans: 'Please Don't Attack And Accuse People In This Community'
Brian Jarrard: "Nobody out here is *paid* to hype up Halo"
343's Halo Community Director Brian Jarrard has issued a new PSA on social media, asking the Halo community to not "attack" or "accuse" other fans for enjoying aspects of Halo that they may not. This PSA appears to be a response to the Halo content creator UberNick being targeted after...
News EA Reportedly Keen To Sell Or Merge
Was allegedly in negotiations with Comcast
Mergers and sales of big third-party video game companies have become all the rage in recent years, and according to a new report by the news website Puck, Electronic Arts could be next in line. Following on from Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, EA has reportedly "been persistent in pursuing...
News 343 Outlines Halo Infinite's Next Update, Coming ASAP
Update: Targeting next week
Update [Fri 20th May, 2022 06:55 BST]: Well, it seems this the next update for Halo Infinite - resolving weapon jamming, restoring skill jumps and more is now targeting next week. Here's the update once again from Halo senior community manager John Junyszek (via social media): "Update: We are targeting next week for...
News Check Out This New Minecraft 'Deep Dark' Themed Xbox Series S
If you want it, you'll have to win one
We've already seen lots of impressive-looking themed Xbox hardware this generation, but Microsoft just keeps on releasing more. The latest one is inspired by Minecraft's 'Deep Dark' update and appears to be based on The Warden enemy. It comes with a matching controller, too. Of course, like a lot of themed /...
News Halo Infinite's Last Spartan Standing Mode Now Playable On Every BTB Map
Breaker was just the beginning
Update [Wed 18th May, 2022 07:05 BST]: The Last Spartan Standing standalone playlist featuring all Big Team Battle maps is now available. Restart and update your game to see this playlist. Original article [Tue 17th May, 2022 12:00 BST]: A lot of Spartans have been having a lot of fun in the Halo Infinite...
News Even Halo's Co-Creator Isn't Sure Where The Show's 'Inspiration' Is Coming From...
"Not the Halo I made"
Paramount's live-action Halo show has all sorts of ups and downs in the first season, but last week's episode pushed a lot of fans over the edge after featuring a raunchy scene between Master Chief and the character Makee. If you've been questioning the script, you're not alone. Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has now also...
News Xbox Appears To Be Working On A 'Dynamic Backgrounds Editor'
Do-it-yourself
If you've ever wanted to make your own custom backgrounds, you might want to read on. It looks like Microsoft could be working on an 'Xbox Dynamic Backgrounds Editor' for the Xbox Series X|S. Here's a tweet by known Microsoft Store scanner and Twitter user 'Aggiornamenti Lumia' demonstrating an early build, as also highlighted by The...
News Fall Guys Expected To Share Xbox Update On May 16th
Get ready for a "big announcement"
One game that we're still waiting to see show up on Xbox is Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. So, when is it coming? In an update via social media, developer Mediatonic has revealed it has a "big announcement" to make next week on 16th May. An in-game notification (as highlighted on the Fall Guys subreddit) sheds some...
News Capcom Will Release 'Multiple Major New Titles' By March 31, 2023
All sorts of games are on the way
Capcom, like everyone else, has released its latest earnings report and it gives fans a look at what exactly it has planned for the next year. The Japanese video game company will release "multiple major new titles" by March 31, 2023. Some of the games mentioned include Resident Evil, the new IP Exoprimal and...
News EA Teases Major IP, Partner Title, Remake And Sports Game For 2023
What could they be?
"EA Sports FC" is generating a lot of headlines right now, but there's plenty of other stuff going on at Electronic Arts. In the video game giant's latest earnings report, the company teased what's on the menu for 2023. According to official details, there are plans for a major IP, a partner title, a remake as a well as an...
News 343 Working On Fix For Halo Infinite Weapon 'Jamming'
Update: It's on the priority list
Update [Tue 10th May, 2022 07:05 BST]: 343's senior community manager, John Junyszek, has provided an update on the status of this fix for Halo Infinite. It appears to be on the priority list - with an update to ship as soon as it's ready to go: "As soon as we have it addressed internally, we're prioritizing...
News EA Announces It's Making Lord Of The Rings Games Again
One title has been announced, but it's for mobile
EA has officially renewed its partnership with Middle-Earth Enterprises - the exclusive rights holders of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, created by J.R.R. Tolkien. It's somewhat exciting news, but unfortunately, the only game announced (at least right now) is a new mobile title called The...
News Xbox Working On New Update To Fully Fix Network Outage Issues
Will be released in the "coming days"
It wasn't the best weekend for Microsoft or the team at Xbox. There were outages to Xbox Live, players couldn't access the cloud, and launching, purchasing, and signing into games was also a problem. While it seems most of these issues have now been "resolved" there are still a few other problems to resolve...
News 4J Studios Celebrates 10 Years Of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Would you like some Xbox 360 cake?
Although Minecraft started out as a PC game, the original console port was for the Xbox 360. Microsoft went on to acquire Mojang, and well, the rest is history... The team behind the console ports over the years, and the Xbox 360 port, in particular, is the Scottish-based developer, 4J Studios. Apparently,...
News Former Xbox Employee Joins Bungie As 'Project Lead' For Destiny 2 Expansions
Phil Spencer: "Congrats Catarina"
Earlier this year, Sony shared some surprising news - revealing it had acquired the former Halo developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. It seems it's not the only former team Xbox member jumping ship to PlayStation. Former senior program manager at Xbox's research and development division, Catarina Macedo, has now...
News Xbox 'Still Working On Resolving' Network Issues
Update: "Players should no longer be seeing issues"
Update [Sun 8th May, 2022 11:55 BST]: According to Xbox's official support account on social media, players should no longer be encountering these issues: Original story [Sun 8th May, 2022 02:30 BST]: As you might have heard, the Xbox Network has been experiencing all sorts of issues this...
News 343 On Halo Infinite S2: 'Please Keep The Constructive Feedback Coming'
Joseph Staten talks about communicating with players
Since the arrival of Halo Infinite Season 2 earlier this week, 343 has mentioned on a number of occasions how it's listening to the community, taking feedback to heart, and reviewing its options regarding future updates. Can it really keep up with all this feedback? Well, if you had any doubts -...
News 343 Admits Halo Infinite S2 Launch Has Been Bumpy, Says It's 'Reviewing Options'
"We are indeed taking your feedback to heart"
Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 2 landed this week and while the new maps and modes have been an absolute blast, it's not necessarily been the smoothest experience at times. There are all sorts of changes and issues making headlines, and fans are eager to know how 343 will respond. The good news is the...
