Tag: Halo Master Chief Collection
News Xbox Teases Anniversary Celebrations For Halo: The Master Chief Collection This November
"Celebrating 10 years on 11/11"
During Xbox's new Halo ViDoc, which we've thrown up above for your viewing pleasure, there appears to be a slight tease for The Master Chief Collection ahead of its upcoming 10-year anniversary - despite the rest of the video focusing on the future of the series on Un
News 343 Dev Responds To Concern About Hackers Banning Halo: MCC Players
"This is crazy"
Late last year, 343 Industries began winding down development on Halo: The Master Chief Collection after almost a decade of major updates, and at the time, fans were concerned about the future of the collection and where things would go from here. Well, now the community is seeing some troubling 'ban' messages pop up in-game that...
News 343 Drops First Halo: Master Chief Collection Update Since July
When the team starting to wind down development
343 Industries has just dropped another Halo: The Master Chief Collection update - the first since July 2023 when the team shared an end of development message with its employees. This new patch is only a minor update for the game across Xbox and PC, but it does show that the team
Talking Point 10 Years Later, What Do You Think Of 'The Master Chief Collection' In 2024?
Are you still playing it to this day?
As ridiculous as it might seem, 2024 marks ten years since the release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection! That makes us feel very old, although to be honest it's actually more like nine years right now (it released in November 2014). Anyway, the point is that it's been a long time since this first arrived in...
News 343 Industries 'Thank You Card' Causes Concern For The Future Of Halo: MCC
"Together, we have achieved a significant milestone"
Halo: The Master Chief Collection has ended up getting an almost 10-year update cycle after its rough launch back in 2014, and a new developer message is hinting that work on the game might finally be wrapping up in 2023. Doing the rounds on social media is a 'thank you' message posted by some of...
News 343's Master Chief Collection Modders Are Making The Halo 3 'E3 2006 Trailer' Playable
Can you BELIEVE it?!
Last week, we poured over 343's 'Digsite Deliveries' blog post that detailed loads of old, unreleased Halo content being added to the Master Chief Collection - and the team is now back and at it again. This new post, 'Digsite Discoveries', is showcasing even more old school Halo content being reworked for MCC on PC, and the team...
News Halo: Master Chief Collection July Update Includes Huge Changes To Firefight Mode
Increased player counts, join-in-progress and more!
343 is back again with another Halo: Master Chief Collection update, and July 2023's drop feels busier than ever with big changes to Firefight, Halo 3 game mode support and more. The headline additions are for Firefight in this month's update, with plenty of new options coming to the collection on...
News 343 Is Bringing Loads Of Never-Before-Seen Halo 1 & 2 Content To Master Chief Collection On PC
Maps, weapons, assets and more!
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is already a mammoth catalogue of games containing all of the Bungie- era Halo titles and more, but it's about to get even bigger on PC. As part of the team's 'Digsite' project, 343 has shown off a bunch of old archived Halo goodies that are being re-worked for MCC on PC. There's...
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 Halo: MCC Is More Popular Than Halo Infinite On Steam Right Now
Following latest update
Halo: The Master Chief Collection finally made its way to PC in 2019, five years after its initial Xbox One launch. It's safe to say the re-launch has been a hit, so much so that right now, its playerbase seems to be healthier than Halo Infinite's. Looking at Steam's database numbers, just over 9,000 players online at once...
Random Halo 3 Players Band Together To Earn Final Achievement Before Servers Close
The final countdown
The Halo games on Xbox 360 will see their servers (mostly) closed for good this week. That's right, 343 Industries is sunsetting Xbox 360 era Halo on January 13th, in favour of supporting The Master Chief Collection. However, that hasn't stopped a squad of Spartans banding together for what may be the final time. As spotted by...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 14-17)
Plenty to choose from
It's a big week for Free Play Days this time around, as three huge titles have been added and are available to play right now. This week sees some fantastic multiplayer titles being added such as Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Dirt 5, along with some chaotic co-op action in the form of Borderlands 3.
News Season 8 Of Halo: The Master Chief Collection Begins Next Week
And it may be the last...
343 Industries has announced that Season 8 of Halo: The Master Chief Collection will kick off on October 13, potentially serving as the last season-based content for the game. A brief teaser for the upcoming season was shared on social media, revealing it will be based around a medieval theme with unique armour offerings...
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection Will 'Pivot Away' From Seasons When Halo Infinite Launches
It's time to move on
The upcoming eighth season of Halo: The Master Chief Collection could very well be the last one for the game, as 343 Industries has confirmed it plans to "pivot away from current seasonal model" following Halo Infinite's launch. The news comes from a recent Halo Waypoint post that looks forward to Season Eight and beyond. It...
News 343 Industries Appears To Have Hired A Former Halo VR Modder
His Halo project was titled, 'Reclaimer VR'
Modders continuously prove to be technical wizards. Some of the work they do to games post-launch often leaves the development team behind the title stunned. This appears to be the case at 343 Industries, which seems to have hired a former modder who managed to bring Halo to life in VR. As spotted by an...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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
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...
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...
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...
Review Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Another Chance To Revisit The Classics On Series X
What once was old...
Update (Tue 17th Nov, 2020): While we wait for Halo Infinite to land on Xbox Series X, at least we have a Series X|S optimised version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection now. Players with compatible displays will be able to experience up to 120 FPS at 4K on Series X and 1080p on Series S. This update also includes some...
News Halo 4 Enters The Master Chief Collection For PC Later This Month
Wake up, and venture forth into Requiem
It's been a long time coming, but the final part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection for PC will finally arrive on November 17th in the form of Halo 4, which will also be available with Xbox Game Pass. Now optimized for PC, you'll be able to experience the fully remastered campaign to embark against new...
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection Is Getting Crossplay Later This Year
And mouse & keyboard support on Xbox
343 Industries has revealed a large set of new features that it plans to add to Halo: The Master Chief Collection across Xbox and PC later this year, including crossplay between the two platforms. In a development update on the official Halo website, it was revealed that the team is working to add the following...
News Halo 3 Arrives For PC Via The Master Chief Collection Next Week
Included for Xbox Game Pass subscribers
343 Industries has announced that Halo 3 is officially coming to PC next week on July 14, and will be included at no extra charge for Xbox Game Pass for PC and Ultimate subscribers. The game, which will also be available on Steam on the same date, is expected to be available for £6.99/7.99 if you want to buy...
A nice treat
We're all aware of the problems from which Halo: The Master Chief Collection suffered at launch, but with things slowly getting up to speed, Microsoft and 343 have decided to try to make things right a little bit. Bonnie Ross, Head of 343 Industries has announced some bonuses coming to early adopters of the game. If you played the...
