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Saturday7th Oct 2023
News Halo Infinite Spotlights Halo 2 And Halo 3: ODST Maps Remade In Forge
"Revisit some iconic locations"
If you're looking for an excuse to boot up Halo Infinite this weekend, these Forge maps based on locations in past Halo titles might do the trick. In the latest 'Community Cartogrophy', 343 Industries has highlighted some of the fancy Halo 2 and Halo 3: ODST locations that have been "beautifully remade" in the latest...
Wednesday27th Sep 2023
News Halo's Master Chief Drops Into Ubisoft Team Shooter Rainbow Six Siege
Spartan 117 reporting for duty
If you happen to like Rainbow Six Siege and the Halo series, today is your lucky day. Ubisoft's multiplayer shooter has launched a new crossover with the Master Chief! It's an Elite set for Sledge that outfits him in the armour of Spartan 117, based on the gear the Chief wears in his latest outing in Halo Infinite...
Wednesday30th Aug 2023
News Halo Infinite's 'Husky Raid' Mode Introduces Eight New Small-Scale Forge Maps
All wrapped up in "everyone’s favorite linear CTF mode"
Developer 343 Industries has introduced another new game mode to Halo Infinite - this time a returning classic that debuted in the team's very first outing, Halo 4. 'Husky Raid' is a tighter spin on Capture the Flag, where Spartans duke it out on small, narrow maps that funnel players right...
Thursday10th Aug 2023
News Halo Infinite Update Improves Forge Mode & Adds Halo: Reach Map Remake
Lots to get into here!
Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has just deployed another update for the game's multiplayer suite, and there are quite a few improvements, additions and changes tucked into this patch. First up, the team has added a new multiplayer map to the game in the form of 'Dredge'. OK, it's not entirely new — it's a tweaked...
Wednesday26th Jul 2023
News Halo Infinite Adds Two More Classic Maps To 'Squad Battle' Playlist
Halo 2 and 4 featured in new update
343 Industries has expanded on Halo Infinite's recently-added nostalgia-fuelled playlist by adding two more classic maps to its rotation. 'Squad Battle' was launched as a new matchmaking option two weeks ago — an 8v8 mode taking place on remade Halo 3 maps — and now Halo 2 and Halo 4 have joined the fray...
Sunday16th Jul 2023
News Halo Infinite Gameplay Animator Returns To 343 Industries
"I can't wait to share what I'm working on"
Halo studio 343 Industries has faced some difficult moments this year with layoffs and a number of big-name departures including head of creative Joseph Staten. It's raised questions about the future of Halo Infinite and also the franchise, but it seems the studio might already be on the road to recovery...
Wednesday12th Jul 2023
News Halo Infinite Adds 8v8 'Squad Battle' Mode On Remade Halo 3 Maps
Fans wants this as a permanent playlist!
Halo developer 343 Industries has unveiled its latest rotational multiplayer playlist for Halo Infinite, and it seems to be going down very well so far. The new matchmaking mode, Squad Battle, is an 8v8 playlist featuring Slayer and objective game types on community-made maps, and it's a huge throwback to...
Wednesday21st Jun 2023
News Halo Infinite Multiplayer Adds Raytraced Sun Shadows On Xbox Series X|S
This option "does not apply" to the campaign
Although 343 Industries has had to drop seasonal narrative cutscenes in Halo Infinite multiplayer, Season 4 is still a massive update with all sorts of new content, features and improvements. Perhaps one of the most exciting parts of this update is that Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S now support...
Tuesday20th Jun 2023
News Halo Infinite Multiplayer Drops Seasonal Narrative Cinematics
"These trade-offs are never easy to make"
There's been a small but significant development ahead of the launch of Halo Infinite multiplayer Season 4. In a brief message on social media, Halo community director Brian Jarrard has issued a "PSA" mentioning how 343 Industries has had to cut the seasonal narrative cinematics. This is due to a shift in...
Monday19th Jun 2023
News 343 Industries: Halo Infinite's 'Consistency' Has Improved, But 'Quality' Needs More Work
It's all about "Consistency, Satisfaction and Quality"
Halo Infinite Season 4: Infection finally arrives this week on June 20th, and ahead of that date, the game's Head of Live Service has had some interesting comments to share about the future of Halo Infinite's overall development. Speaking to Xbox Wire, Sean Baron explained that he believes Halo...
Friday16th Jun 2023
News Halo Infinite Campaign AI Is Coming To Multiplayer With The 'Forge AI Toolkit'
The team goes in-depth on the future of Forge
In a new blog post, 343 Industries has announced that campaign AI is coming to Halo Infinite's Forge mode in the future. The idea of adding AI to help with PvE creations has been floating around for months, but the Halo dev has now officially committed to the feature as Season 4 approaches. When talking...
Thursday15th Jun 2023
News Would Activision Be A Good Fit For Halo? Xbox's Matt Booty Shares His Thoughts
"It would have to come from the studios"
Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty has certainly been doing the rounds over the past few days following the very well-received Xbox Games Showcase 2023, and his latest interview has gone live today courtesy of Axios. As part of the discussion, Booty explained how his team at Microsoft
Wednesday14th Jun 2023
News Halo Infinite Promises To 'Unleash Mayhem' Next Week In New Season 4 Trailer
"Will you survive?"
Are you ready for Halo Infinite Season 4? 343 Industries is preparing to deploy the latest update for the game across Xbox consoles and PC next week on June 20th, 2023, and you can check out the brand-new launch trailer above. As previously confirmed, Halo Infinite Season 4 is bringing back the popular Infection game mode later...
Friday9th Jun 2023
News Forge Is Getting Some Major Updates With Season 4 Of Halo Infinite
Minigames, new objects, water planes and more!
We know that Season 4 is going to be a big one for Halo Infinite, with a brand-new progression system making its debut later this month. Now though, the team at 343 has unveiled what's changing for Forge mode during the coming season, and it's sounding like a solid set of improvements and new features...
Tuesday6th Jun 2023
News Halo Infinite Season 4 Adding Highly-Requested Progression System
But it won't include "previous game history"
Since the launch of Halo Infinite, the game's multiplayer fans have been requesting a proper progression system - similar to the style of the one in Halo: The Master Chief Collection and previous entries. The good news is it's finally happening in Season 4: Infection, due out on June 20th. There's a...
Saturday20th May 2023
News Halo Infinite Season 4 Adds Infection Mode This June
A multiplayer fan favourite returns
We've got a rather exciting update for Halo Infinite fans today, with 343 Industries announcing Infection mode for the multiplayer component. It will be arriving in Season 4, which starts on 20th June. Here's the teaser artwork to go with the announcement: Halo's Infection mode is a multiplayer game mode which...
Thursday11th May 2023
News Halo Infinite's Latest Season 3 Update Has Arrived, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
FPS counter, new features & more
Last week, 343 Industries announced it would be releasing its next update for Season 3 of Halo Infinite on May 10th. It's now officially arrived, and along with the update, the developer has released full patch notes - detailing what exactly Spartans can expect from this latest patch. Here are the details, courtesy...
Saturday6th May 2023
News Halo Infinite's May Update Is Adding An FPS Counter On Xbox Consoles
It also includes QoL updates, Sandbox tuning & more
Although it has had some difficult periods, the Halo Infinite Multiplayer live service has continued to evolve over the past year - with the arrival of Season 3 not long ago. Now that we're in May, 343 Industries has announced it will be releasing a new update on 10th May. Players can expect this...
Tuesday18th Apr 2023
News Halo's Longtime Franchise Director Has Left Microsoft
It follows Joseph Staten's departure earlier this month
Halo lead Joseph Staten only recently announced he would be leaving Microsoft, and now it seems another Halo veteran has moved on. According to Axios' Stephen Totilo, Microsoft has confirmed the departure of Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor. He contributed to Master Chief's journey for...
Saturday8th Apr 2023
News Halo Veteran Joseph Staten Has Announced He Is Leaving Microsoft
"I'll have more info to share soon"
We've got some breaking news coming out of Microsoft about Joseph Staten. After recently exiting Halo Infinite and moving back to Xbox Game Studios Publishing, the Halo veteran has now announced he'll be leaving the tech giant. Microsoft didn't reveal where exactly Joe is off to but thanked him for his...
Wednesday29th Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite Gets Another Season 3 Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
It's been almost a month since the arrival of the Halo Infinite Season 3 update and in that time frame, 343 has released a few other updates, including a limited-time 20-tier event pass. Now in another update today, it's released a minor patch update, which is now live across all platforms. In short, this patch contains "various...
Wednesday22nd Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite's Free Limited Time 20-Tier Event Pass Starts Today
Fracture: Firewall has dropped
Following the launch of Season 3, Halo Infinite has today launched its free 20-tier event pass, Fracture: Firewall. Unlike previous passes, this one allows players to simply jump into whatever match they want in order to complete the event challenges. Firewall will take place from now until June, here's the full...
Thursday16th Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite's First Season 3 Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"This update contains fixes for the 120Hz option"
Halo Infinite got a new update last week - bumping the multiplayer component up to Season 3. It's added a new weapon, new maps, new equipment, a brand-new 100-tier Battle Pass and much more. While it's been a relatively smooth launch, there have been some issues and 343 Industries has now officially...
Thursday9th Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite Season 3 Is Going Down Well, Despite Xbox Performance Issues
Fixes are on the way
Halo Infinite Season 3 is now underway, as developer 343 Industries revamps the game's multiplayer with three new maps, a fresh 100-tier battle pass, new menu themes and much more besides. Overall, the new additions for Season 3 seem to be going down pretty well, with players enjoying the injection of fresh content after the...
Wednesday8th Mar 2023
News Yes, Halo's Joe Staten Really Has Rejoined Xbox Publishing
It's social media "official" now
At the start of this year when Microsoft announced mass layoffs and some changes within the Xbox division, it was also revealed Halo Infinite's Head of Creative Joseph Staten would be rejoining Xbox Game Studios Publishing. It's admittedly been quite hard for some fans to accept, but now it seems his move back to...
News Ray Tracing Is Coming To Halo Infinite On Xbox Series X
The feature is now live on PC
343 Industries seems to be getting into its stride when it comes to Halo Infinite post-launch updates, with the stacked Season 3 now live across Xbox and PC. While the update added new ray tracing features to the PC version of the game, the team has also revealed that RT is coming to consoles too. Well, one console at...
Tuesday7th Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite Free Xbox Game Pass Perk Now Available As Season 3 Goes Live
Grab your coat
Halo Infinite Season 3 is now live, as developer 343 Industries launches the game's biggest ever post-launch multiplayer update. Three new maps, a new weapon, a new piece of equipment and more are all available for players to try out within the game's free-to-play multiplayer suite. Alongside this substantial update is a neat bonus...
Friday3rd Mar 2023
News Halo Infinite Season 3 Maps Detailed As Forge Passes One Million Creations
The new season arrives next week
It's a big month for Halo Infinite! The team at 343 Industries is finally delivering on its promise of more content with the release of Season 3, which arrives March 7th. Ahead of launch, the team has released a new trailer showcasing the season's brand new Arena and Big Team Battle maps. We've got three...
Friday24th Feb 2023
News Halo Infinite's 'Biggest Multiplayer Update' Yet Shown Off In Season 3 Launch Trailer
Echoes Within arrives March 7
Halo Infinite is getting its biggest multiplayer update to date next month, when 'Echoes Within' arrives across Xbox consoles and PC on March 7th. The game's third major season includes 3 new hand-crafted maps, new weapons & equipment, fresh Forge content and more. It's all shown off in the launch trailer up above,...
Thursday16th Feb 2023
News Halo-Themed 'Infinite Depths Collection' Brings Energy Sword & More To Sea Of Thieves
Long John Silver
We've seen Halo stuff come to Sea Of Thieves before with themed pirate ship sails, but Rare is going even deeper this week with another big crossover. As part of a new 'Pirate Emporium' update, a bunch of Halo-themed gear is coming to this Xbox seafaring adventure. Yep, the gaming crossovers just keep on coming don't they? You'll...
