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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...
Random These Official Xbox PC Key Caps Look Absolutely Awesome
No cap
We're suckers for cool little bits of Xbox merch here at PX, especially when they include some of our favourite Xbox franchises. That means that we absolutely need these Game Pass key caps spotted over on Twitter. YouTuber Stodeh shared these awesome keyboard caps that are all based on Xbox franchises, first and third party. We've got a...
News YouTuber Angry Joe Threatens To Take CBS To Court Over Halo Dispute
"You're messing with the wrong person"
There's plenty of drama going on in the Halo community at the moment over YouTuber Angry Joe, who has threatened American TV network CBS with court proceedings after having his Halo content "blocked" on YouTube five times. In a passionate rant on YouTube yesterday, Joe didn't hold back with his thoughts about...
News Halo's OG Composers 'Amicably Resolve Differences' With Microsoft
Sounds like a happy ending
It was revealed back in February of this year that original Halo composers Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori were suing Microsoft over 20 years' worth of unpaid royalties, but it seems the two parties have reached an agreement. Taking to Twitter this week, Marty O'Donnell stated that "Microsoft and O’Donnell/Salvatori,...
News Halo Infinite Leak Shares More Details On Rumoured Battle Royale Mode
It's apparently codenamed 'Tatanka'
Just a few days ago, we heard courtesy of Windows Central's Jez Corden that Halo Infinite was supposedly getting "some form of battle royale" in the future, described as a "huge investment". Now, a new set of details from the Twitter account InfiniteLeaks have appeared to shed a bit more light on the massive mode...
News Halo Infinite Is Apparently Getting A Gigantic Battle Royale Mode
"It's basically like a separate game..."
Update: New leaks have shared more details on this rumoured mode, which we've covered elsewhere on Pure Xbox. Original story: There have been rumours floating around for a while that Halo Infinite might be getting a battle royale mode, and now we've got our most concrete information yet, courtesy of Windows...
News Here's A Look At The New Halo Infinite Multiplayer Maps Coming In Season 2
Introducing Catalyst and Breaker
Following on from a first look video last week of Halo Infinite multiplayer Season 2, developer 343 has now released a map preview blog - showcasing the new maps Catalyst (arena) and Breaker (BTB). Both of these maps will make their debut on the 3rd of May alongside the second season of Halo Infinite. Here's a...
News 343 To Deliver 'Multiple Updates' For Halo: MCC Throughout 2022
Finish the fight
Yesterday saw the arrival of a huge new update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which added The Flood to the game's Firefight mode and much more. If you're eager for additional new content, the good news is the 343 is just getting started for 2022. In the same blog update, the Halo developer spoke about how it was dedicated...
News Halo: MCC Receives A Huge New Update, Flood Firefight Now Live
"We’ve got some unfinished business..."
Following on from last week's teaser, 343 has now updated Halo: The Master Chief Collection with Flood Firefight, Halo 3 & Halo ODST co-op crossplay and full custom browser support. There are various other changes included in this latest update such as UI improvements, updates to the Forge and Mod...
News Certain Affinity Is Looking For Xbox Devs To Work On 'New Original IP'
The team is rumoured to be making a 'Monster Hunter-style' Xbox exclusive
Back in January, we reported on talk of a Monster Hunter-style game being worked on as an Xbox exclusive. Those reports tagged Certain Affinity as the developer, and well, a new job listing further hints at Xbox development. The Austin, Texas-based team has listed a new job,...
News 343 Teases 'Something New' For Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Could The Flood be coming to Firefight?
Although Halo Infinite is still the primary focus for 343 Industries at the moment, it's still showing some love for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. In an update on social media, the official Halo account has teased that "something new" is coming to the collection game very soon, and it's a picture of The...
News Halo Infinite 'Lone Wolves' Trailer Gives Us A First Taste Of Season 2
Prepare to join the hunt, Spartans
Following on from the batch of details we've received about Halo Infinite Season 2 recently, 343 Industries has unveiled an announce trailer for the season, which will officially be called "Lone Wolves", beginning on May 3rd. The studio has promised "fresh content" for the season "including new maps, modes, themed...
News Halo Infinite's Multiplayer 'Live Team' Reveal More Updates For Season 2
Here's what you can expect
Update: 343 Industries has also released a new Halo Infinite Season 2 trailer today, which you can watch above. Original story: 343 Industries has published a new Halo Infinite 'Season 1 Outcomes Report' - continuing on from last week's report. This week's report is focused o
News Halo Infinite 'Last Spartan Standing' Mode New Details Leak
Could it be like a Battle Royale mode?
It seems a Halo Infinite leak may have potentially shed some light on the new 'Last Spartan Standing' mode coming to Season 2. According to Halo Infinite's custom game offline menu (as verified by GameSpot), this new mode has one 12 minut
