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News Halo Infinite Players Are Already Doing Amazing Things In The New Forge Mode
And it's not even out yet!
Forge hasn't been officially released in Halo Infinite yet, but some players have reportedly found a way to access an unfinished version of it thanks to the latest co-op campaign test flight. Others have had access to it before this via other means. It seems the possibilities in the new Forge mode are potentially...
News 343 Responds To 'Urgent' Data Hog Issue In Halo Infinite Multiplayer
It's been using around 1GB of data every two games
A few days ago, a Twitter user by the name of NicmeistaR brought to light that Halo Infinite appeared to be using up far too much internet data during multiplayer games — or more specifically, after the multiplayer game had completed. According to their research, a match itself was only using...
News Microsoft, Xbox & Halo Veteran Opens New Studio Backed By NetEase
Introducing 'Jar of Sparks'
Earlier this year in May, Microsoft, Xbox and Halo veteran Jerry Hook announced his departure from 343 Industries. While it wasn't clear at the time what he was moving onto, he's now revealed his new studio 'Jar of Sparks'. It's a new developer backed by Chinese gaming giant NetEase, with Hook taking up the role of...
News Halo Infinite's Campaign Network Co-Op Flight Is Now Live
"We'll see you on Zeta Halo!"
Update [Sat 16th Jul, 2022 02:30 BST]: Following on from 343 Industries' preview yesterday, the campaign network co-op flight is now officially live. Provided you were signed up to the Halo Insider program and had opted into this flight, you should be good to go. It will run from now until 1st August. You can read learn...
Random Someone Made A Functioning Halo Rocket Launcher In Real Life
And fired it across a lake, because why not
You know when you pull off the perfect move in a video game and think 'that'd be badass to do in real life'? Well, there's not much that's as badass as landing the perfect rocket launcher shot in Halo, and someone's now taken it upon themselves to do just that in real life (minus the splattered enemies, of...
News Halo Infinite 'Campaign Network Co-Op Preview' Start Date Targeting This Week
"Still hoping for this week"
Update [Tue 12th Jul, 2022 07:00 BST]: 343 community director Brian Jarrard has chimed in on social media to clarify 343 Industries is targeting "the week of July 11" as the start date for the campaign network co-op preview. At this stage, the team is "still hoping" to launch the flight this week, but it won't be on July...
News 343 Developer Shares 'Halo VR' Concepts From 2017
This would be awesome!
It's no secret that Xbox has continued to shy away from VR in recent years, with Phil Spencer even publicly stating that there are no plans for the tech on the platform at present. However, that doesn't seem to have stopped past VR projects being worked on at Xbox studios, even if they never came to market. One such project...
News New Halo Novel Set Before Infinite Out August 9th, Here's A Preview
Listen to the first chapter
If you're eager to learn more about the story surrounding Halo Infinite, you might want to keep an eye out for Halo: The Rubicon Protocol - a new Halo novel by the acclaimed author Kelly Gay. It's arriving next month on 9th August, and ahead of release, Halo Waypoint has shared the first of three previews - taking a look...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Celebrates 'Bungie Day', Shares Kind Words For The Studio
"Congrats on all you've accomplished"
Yesterday was "Bungie Day", starting off a week of celebrations at the Destiny and former Halo developer, and Head of Xbox Phil Spencer took some time to share kind words for the studio in a message over on Twitter. In response to a blog post about the celebrations, Spencer noted how the company has built...
News Halo & Bungie Veteran Joins 343 As Technical Design Director
"Thrilled to have Paul help"
343 Industries may have experienced a lot of departures in recent times, but it seems there are also many others joining the Halo Infinite developer at the same time. In the latest development, head of creative Joseph Staten has announced "Halo veteran" Paul Bertone has joined 343 as the Studio Technical Design...
News 'Spartan Showdown' Event Brings Master Chief To Fall Guys
Reminder: Today is the last day!
Update [July 4]: Today is the last day to earn your Halo cosmetics in Fall Guys! 343 Industries has posted a timely reminder, with the event wrapping up later this evening. Original Story [June 30]: The Halo and
Random There's A Version Of Halo With Multiplayer For Nintendo 3DS
It's a "Halo style Quake mod"
You've seen Halo games on Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Maybe you've played one or two on PC, especially since Halo: Master Chief Collection arrived on the platform in 2019. However, you've probably not seen Halo on Nintendo 3DS, but did you know that it does exist? Reddit user deliciousprisms recently...
News Halo Infinite 'Mission Replay' Feature To Release Alongside Co-Op Update
Choose a campaign level and replay it
The Halo Infinite campaign was like no other entry in the series, and as much as we loved roaming around Zeta Halo, one minor issue was that there was no mission replay system. Once you completed a major mission in the game, that was it - you either carried on or would be required to start a new save file in...
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection Might Be Adding Microtransactions
As an "optional, additive alternative"
343 Industries has confirmed it's looking at a way to implement microtransactions in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, although it's been explained that it's an "optional, additive alternative" to grinding for "the vast scope of content". In the latest blogpost over at Halo Waypoint, 343 further detailed the...
News 343 To Share More About Halo Infinite Campaign Network Co-Op Flight 'Very Soon'
Sign up to the Halo Insider program to participate
In the latest Halo Infinite community update post on the Halo Waypoint website, 343 has reminded fans about Campaign Network Co-Op flights. They're "on the horizon", and if you want to participate, it's important to make sure that you're signed up for the Halo Insider program. 343 will be sharing...
News Paramount Plus Xbox Game Pass Perk Available In UK Later This Month
Including access to the Halo TV show!
The Paramount Plus streaming service is home to the recently released Halo TV series, and it's finally coming to the UK this week! While the service officially lands on UK & Ireland shores on June 22nd, you might want to wait until next week to try it out. To coincide with the service's UK launch, Xbox has...
News Halo Infinite's First Drop Pod Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it now
Update [Wed 15th Jun, 2022 06:45 BST]: Halo Infinite's first Drop Pod update is now live. You can get the rundown on everything in the official patch notes via Halo Support: Halo Infinite Drop Pod – June 14, 2022 RESOLVED ISSUES The following changes were made in the June 14, 2022 Drop Pod.
News Halo & Fall Guys Crossover Confirmed, Begins Later This Month
Update: It's now official!
Update: It's been confirmed! As part of the Xbox Games Showcase Extended event, it was announced that "Spartan Showdown" will arrive in Fall Guys from June 30th - July 4th, allowing you to complete challenges to earn rewards. You can check out the official trailer from Xbox above! Original story: Fall Guys is finally...
News Some Lucky Halo Infinite Players Just Got An Exclusive Vehicle Skin Early
343 has now resolved this mix-up
If you play Halo Infinite multiplayer on a regular basis, or even just subscribe to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you've likely seen the latest perk - allowing you to unlock a 'Pass Tense' coating for the Razorback vehicle. While this is what Halo's socials said, it seems there's been a bit of a mix-up - with players...
News Halo Infinite 'Campaign Network Co-Op' Flight Begins This July
Will officially release "later this year"
It's been a while since we got an update on the status of Halo Infinite campaign network co-op. With this in mind, the official Halo account has shared a brief message - noting how this mode will arrive "later this year", with flighting scheduled to begin (for Halo Insiders) next month in July. As usual,...
Random This Halo + God Of War Mashup Has Gone Viral
Overkill
Okay, so, we're very much in the age of the crossover in 2022. Every other week it feels like Fortnite brings something new to the table, not to mention countless other live service crossovers. However, this Halo meets God of War mashup is the one we want (and definitely need). 3D Artist Marcos RC has been inserting all sorts of weird...
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 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 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 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 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 Halo's Raunchy Eighth Episode Has Left Everyone In Total Shock
"What did I just watch?!"
We're almost at the end of the first season of the Halo TV show on Paramount Plus, and this week we were treated to episode eight ("Allegiance"), which contains a rather raunchy scene that everyone seems to be talking about. Simply put, the scene involves Master Chief having sexual relations with Makee while Cortana...
News Halo TV Series Is Officially "A Global Hit" According To Paramount+
Globally doing the business, in America
Paramount+'s Halo TV series has officially been hailed as "a huge global hit" by the company's CEO Bob Bakish. Yes, as reported by GameSpot, and according to an earnings-related press release from Paramount+, the show has hit the ground running, helping the network continue a strong recent run of form;...
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 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 Master Chief Returns To Fortnite To Celebrate Xbox Cloud Gaming Launch
Dab? Floss? You decide
As you may have heard by now, Xbox has partnered up with Epic Games to make Fortnite playable on Xbox Cloud Gaming. This is especially big news because previously, Epic deemed Microsoft's Cloud Gaming initiative as a competitor to its own PC efforts. However, there's some even bigger Fortnite news just dropping. Master Chief...
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...
News Certain Changes Are Proving Unpopular In Halo Infinite Season 2
The challenge system is getting a lot of negative feedback too
Halo Infinite Season 2 is officially out now, and while we're having plenty of fun with it so far, it can't be denied that a sizeable portion of the Halo community doesn't seem too pleased with Season 2, mainly due to a couple of reasons. The first reason is that certain changes have...
Guide Halo Infinite Season 2: How To Get The Rakshasa Armor Core
Suit up, Spartan
Halo Infinite's second season of content, Lone Wolves, is up and running and it arrives bearing a ton of new cosmetics and unlockables for you to work towards earning through its shiny new battle pass. Of course, one of the most sought after items here will, as usual, be new armor cores and in this regard you've got the very...
Guide Halo Infinite Season 2: How To Switch Battle Passes
Jump between Heroes of Reach and Lone Wolves rewards at your leisure
Halo Infinite's second season of multiplayer content has arrived and with it comes a brand new 100 tier Battle Pass. As with last season's pass, this one's a permanent fixture that you can make your way through at your own pace and, as a result, the game now allows you to switch...
Guide Halo Infinite Season 2: Last Spartan Standing Guide
Game rules and beginner's tips for playing Halo Infinite's brand new mode
Halo Infinite's second season of content is here and with it comes the all-new Last Spartan Standing game mode. Exciting! Let's jump in and take a look at this new addition to the game's excellent multiplayer component. Last Spartan Standing Game Rules: We've managed to...
Guide Halo Infinite Season 2: How To Get The Eaglestrike Armor
Get your hands on a brand new armor core
Halo Infinite's second season of content brings with it lots of new maps and modes alongside a ton of goodies to collect as part of its 100 tier Battle Pass and various in-game events. It also sees a new armor core arrive in the form of the Eaglestrike set. Let's take a look at what you'll need to do in...
News Reggie Fils-Aimé Gushes Over Halo, Reveals Why It's His Favourite Non-Nintendo Game
"I really enjoy that game"
We've been talking about the former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé on Pure Xbox quite a lot recently as he does the rounds to promote his new book, and he brought up the topic of Xbox again in a recent G4 interview. Reggie was asked during the discussion what his favourite non-Nintendo game was, and...
Guide Halo Infinite Season 2 'Lone Wolves' New Maps, Modes And Narrative Events Explained
What's new in season 2?
Halo Infinite's multiplayer component has finally kicked off it's second season of content, with Lone Wolves arriving as part of a hefty 14.8GB update for the game on May 3rd. So, what's new this season? Well, 343 Industries has dropped two brand new maps, introduced a couple of timed narrative events and served us up three...
Random 343 Has Actually Added Microsoft's Clippy To Halo Infinite
The MS Office assistant is ready for battle
Halo Infinite Season 2 multiplayer has dropped and there's a whole lot of information to unpack. There are also plenty of surprises and one that's caught the attention of social media is the inclusion of Clippy (also known as 'Clippit') the Microsoft Office personal assistant. Yep, after a very relaxed...
News Halo Infinite Adds New Target Frame Rate Options For Xbox Series X|S
Try 'em out today
The second season of Halo Infinite multiplayer is now live, and within a lengthy patch note update, it's mentioned how there are some "new target frame rate options" for both the Xbox Series X and S consoles. Xbox Series S consoles can now (once again) support the 120hz refresh option and Xbox Series X now supports a 30Hz refresh...
News Halo Fans Complain The Latest TV Trailer 'Looks Nothing Like Halo'
Welcome to... Tatooine?
The Halo TV show on Paramount Plus has got off to a fairly good start, with reasonable if not outstanding reviews from both critics and fans, although the latter have been complaining about the latest trailer for Episode 7, "Inheritance". Basically, there's been quite a bit of criticism that it "looks nothing like Halo." We...
Guide Here Are The Worldwide Launch Times For Halo Infinite Season 2
Ready up, Spartan
We're so close to Halo Infinite multiplayer Season 2 now we can almost touch it. If you are counting down the hours left until its release date later today (Tuesday, May 3rd), you might want to read on. Towards the end of the latest livestream for the latest season, 343 shared a global rollout map. It's also been noted how the...
News Halo Infinite Is Officially Ditching Its Controversial Armour Core System
"We are looking to move away completely"
343 Industries revealed as part of the Season 2 Community Livestream this week that it is planning to "move away" from the controversial armour core system in Halo Infinite, admitting that "we didn't realise it'd be as bad as it was." Speaking in the video, Halo Infinite's Head of Design (and Xbox Live...
News Here's A Look At The Halo Infinite Season 2 'Lone Wolves' Opening Cinematic
Dangers await
Halo Infinite's second season will ramp up the "seasonal narrative" storytelling, and during 343's Livestream today, head of creative Joseph Staten provided a breakdown of the 'Lone Wolves' story: "Who are Lone Wolves? They're Spartans who are operating deep behind enemy lines, far away from support lines... they inspire interesting...
News 343 Just Teased Something During Halo Infinite's Season 2 Livestream
What could it be for?
During the latest Halo Infinite Season 2 Livestream, an unexpected cinematic appeared on screen during a showcase of the Season 2 Battle Pass. Head creative for Halo Infinite, Joseph Staten made note of it seperately in a post on social media. You can see it for yourself about 1 hour and 13 minutes into the live stream:...
News It Seems 'Playable Elites' Won't Be Coming To Halo Infinite Anytime Soon
Wort, wort, wort!
A passionate Halo fan has reached out to 343 with a lengthy request to add "playable Elites" to Halo Infinite. Unfortunately, it seems like it won't be happening anytime soon. According to a response from 343's community director, Brian Jarrard, "fundamental issues" remain a priority for the team. "I applaud your passion and...
News Halo Infinite Players Share Their 'Disappointment' Over 2022 Roadmap
"This is a disaster..."
343 Industries revealed the much-requested 2022 roadmap for Halo Infinite over the weekend, and it's fair to say the reception from many players over the past few days has been one of "disappointment", for various reasons. The main criticism stems around the fact that Season 2 will last from May 3rd to November 7th, and yet...
News Halo Infinite 2022 Roadmap Released, Campaign Co-Op Targeting August
Season 3 will begin this November
343 has released its Halo Infinite update for the month of April over on the Halo Waypoint blog. In this latest update, it's shared the game's roadmap for the remainder of 2022. While some items and dates are "certain", others are marked on this roadmap as either "targets" or "goals". In other words, it's very much...
