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News Invites To Buy The Halo Xbox Sent Out To Select Microsoft Customers
Did you get one?
If you missed out on the Xbox Seres X Halo Infinite console, you might want to check your inbox. Microsoft is contacting select store customers via email - offering them the chance to purchase the Xbox Series X Halo bundle. According to an email (via Tom Warren), these XSX Halo Infinite Limited Edition bundles are available on a...
Guide Halo Infinite Winter Contingency Event: How To Unlock Free Rewards
Now live until January 4th!
The Halo Infinite Winter Contingency Event is now officially live until January 4th, and all you need to do to unlock the free rewards and complete the event challenges is play one game of Arena or Big Team Battle per-day. The ten tiers of daily rewards will conclude on December 30th, allowing you a few extra days to...
News Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle Matchmaking Errors Should Be Patched By January
The team needs some time to "recharge" first
The multiplayer experience in Halo Infinite has been fun, but 343 is still busy resolving a number of issues. One that's become an increasing problem is Big Team Battle matchmaking errors. 343's Community Support & Engagement Coordinator 'Postums' has now addressed these problems in a post over on...
News The Xbox Series X Shortage Is Even Affecting Halo Infinite Esports
Players are having to use dev kits instead
Halo Infinite is presenting its first LAN tournament today with the Halo Championship Series Kickoff Major Raleigh 2021, but even with a competition as prestigious as this, there aren't enough Xbox Series X consoles to go around. Instead, competitors are going to be using Xbox Series X dev kits, described...
News Halo Infinite Players Find A Way To Glitch Into Campaign Co-Op
It's got some issues though
Halo Infinite's campaign co-op feature isn't set to arrive until May 2022 at the very earliest, but a few players have already found a way to glitch into it. A warning though, it definitely comes with some caveats. We're not going to share the instructions because we don't advise attempting this practice (it's obviously...
News Halo's Live-Action Series Won't Be 'Core-Canon'
It's known as the "Halo silver" timeline, internally
Next year sees the release of the Paramount+ digital series, Halo - featuring a live-action version of Master Chief. It's raised some concerns about how this show might impact the games and books, and how it might fit into the entire series as it exists today. Halo's Transmedia boss Kiki Wolfki
News Halo Infinite Pushes Out Hotfix To Improve Xbox Achievement & Quick Resume Issues
"Reliability has been improved"
You may have noticed yesterday that Halo Infinite received another update despite the 343 Industries team suggesting they were finished for the holidays, and that update was actually more of a hotfix targeting specific Xbox issues. As of this hotfix, you should find Quick Resume is working more reliably on Xbox...
News Halo Infinite Dev Responds To Complaints About Customisation, Promises Improvements
With "a lot of changes" coming to the Tenrai event in January
Yesterday, we highlighted that Halo Infinite fans were getting up in arms about the game's expensive new cosmetics and their lack of inclusion in the Battle Pass, and 343 Industries has responded to some of those complaints. In a special Holiday 2021 Community Stream, Head of Design...
News Halo Infinite Players Complain About The 'Insanely High' Prices For Skins
Update: 343 responds in Community Stream
Update: 343 Head of Design Jerry Hook has responded to some of these complaints in a new Holiday 2021 Community Stream on YouTube, promising that the team is looking at making various improvements. Original story: As you may well be aware, yesterday marked the final update for
News 343 Industries Issues Final Halo Infinite Update Before The Holidays
"We're just getting started"
343 Industries dropped the new batch of Halo Infinite playlists on the game yesterday (Team Slayer, Free-For-All, Tactical Slayer and Fiesta), and has confirmed that the team will now be taking a break over the holiday period. Nevertheless, they've been hard at work recently focusing on the likes of Ranked & BTB...
Random Bauer Is Giving Away Official Halo Infinite Hockey Gear
Specifically a glove, blocker, goalie pads and a mask
We've seen a lot of random official Halo Infinite-branded merchandise over the past few months (anyone remember the soap?!), but this might be the most random of all — you can now win some officially licensed hockey goalie gear. Bauer is running this competition, which will see the lucky...
Random Of Course Phil Spencer Is Playing Halo Infinite's Campaign
He appears to be making effective use of the grappleshot
Psychonauts 2 is "probably" Phil Spencer's game of the year for 2021, but there are plenty of other releases he's been enjoying along the way. And just like nearly every other Xbox Series X|S owner on the planet over the past week, the head of Xbox has been exploring the campaign portion of...
News Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Is Receiving Four New Playlists Next Week
Slayer, Fiesta, FFA and SWAT
343 has officially confirmed via the Halo subreddit that new playlists for the Halo Infinite multiplayer component will be dropping next week on December 14th. This update will include the much-requested Slayer playlist alongside Fiesta, FFA, and SWAT. It's also noted how this update will introduce a new challenge...
News Paramount's Live-Action Halo TV Series Gets Its First Proper Trailer
Streaming in 2022
Our first proper look at Paramount's upcoming Halo live-action TV series has arrived, although admittedly it's a pretty short one — it's more of a teaser than a full-blown trailer, but we'll take what we can get! It was revealed as part of The Game Awards 2021, and you can watch the short clip above. "Gear up. This is the...
Poll How Are You Finding Halo Infinite's Campaign So Far?
Is it living up to expectations?
Well, Halo Infinite's campaign has now had over 24 hours to soak in, and while some of us are still getting to grips with it (this writer hasn't even been able to get started yet!), many will have had a chance to craft some first impressions. We've been waiting six long years for Master Chief to return in a mainline...
News Microsoft Files "Halo: The Endless" Trademark Application
What could it be?
A trademark application made by Microsoft back on the 3rd of December for something going by the name of "Halo: The Endless" has been discovered over at the official Justia Trademarks website. Twitter user and avid watcher of all things Microsoft, Aggiornamenti Lumia (@Alumia_Italia), was seemingly first to spot the new...
Guide Halo Infinite: How To Change Campaign Difficulty
Switch up your settings for an optimal experience
Halo Infinite is finally here and as players jump into the chaos on Zeta Halo and get involved in some running battles with the Banished, they may find themselves regretting their initial decision when it comes to difficulty settings — leading to them wanting to know how to change Halo Infinite's...
Random There's A Rock Shaped Like Craig The Brute In Halo Infinite
A boulder person might suggest it's simply coincidence
Yet another Halo Infinite Easter Egg dedicated to everybody's favourite brute, Craig, has seemingly been discovered in 343 Industries' latest sci-fi extravaganza. Yes, we've already had the Craig Zeta Halo World Tour concert dates that were found atop the enormous Tower structure in the very...
News Don't Use Quick Resume With Halo Infinite For Now, Advises 343
"We will eventually have a retroactive fix..."
343 Industries has advised Halo Infinite players on Xbox Series X and Series S that Quick Resume isn't worth using with the game for now, as it's causing an issue where you can't unlock certain cosmetics for your multiplayer Spartan. The reason is because Quick Resume disconnects you from the servers...
News 343 'Investigating' Achievement Delays In Halo Infinite
"it will eventually unlock"
The Halo Infinite campaign is out now, and like some other games at launch - achievements don't seem to be popping for everyone right away. If you have encountered this issue yourself, and are wondering if you'll have to replay the whole thing, there's no need to worry. 343 is well aware of this issue and is currently...
I think we're just getting started
Hello, and welcome to our Halo Infinite walkthrough and guides hub where we'll be helping you get to grips with all aspects of Master Chief's latest adventure, guiding you to each and every one of the campaign's collectibles and secrets, as well as providing you with all the hints, tips and tricks you'll need to...
Guide Halo Infinite: All Master Chief / Spartan Core Upgrades
Beef up your Chief
How do you get all available Spartan Core Upgrades in Halo Infinite? In this guide we'll show you how. You may also be interested in the following Halo Infinite guides: How To Beat Halo Infinite's Bosses, All UNSC Audio Log Locations, All Banished Audio Log Locations,
Guide Halo Infinite: All High Value Target Locations
Where to find them and how to kill them
There are fifteen high value targets to take out in Halo Infinite and each one will net you plenty of valor as well as a slick new weapon variant that you can grab any time you like at all of your currently liberated Forward Operating Bases (FOBs). In order to reveal the locations of these high-ranking...
Guide Halo Infinite: All Forerunner Artifact Locations
Nice ring
There are seven Forerunner artifacts to find in Halo Infinite, seven great big ring-shaped monoliths for you to hunt down and interact with in order to unlock a corresponding Forerunner log in your database. In order to find each of these seven artifacts you're going to need to do quite a bit of exploring in and around Zeta Halo as...
Guide Halo Infinite: How To Beat Every Boss
Quick tips for every boss in the campaign
*SPOILER WARNING* This quick guide features lots of details and pictures of every single boss encounter in Halo Infinite's campaign mode so please don't scroll any further if you're not prepared to have these things revealed to you. You'll face off against a total of eight bosses during your time with the...
Guide Halo Infinite: All Skull Locations
All Hidden Skull Locations and Effects
Halo Infinite's hidden skulls are 100% its biggest challenge in terms of collectible goodies, these things are really well hidden throughout the game and pretty tough to find. Each skull you manage to get your hands on adds a fun effect to gameplay, tweaking various aspects of how weapons, enemies and so on...
Guide Halo Infinite: All Mjolnir Suit Upgrade Locations
Suits you, sir
As you blast your way through Halo Infinite's campaign missions you'll get your hands on a bunch of cool new abilities for Master Chief's suit, and these come in the form of Mjolnir upgrades that you'll find in a handful of the game's more linear levels. These upgrades are pretty much impossible to miss but, just to be on the safe...
Guide Halo Infinite: All UNSC And Spartan Audio Log Locations
Might as well face it you're addicted to logs
Hello Spartans, and welcome to our Halo Infinite UNSC and Spartan Audio Logs location guide. Here you'll find maps, screenshots and descriptions detailing the whereabouts of each and every UNSC and Spartan audio log on Zeta Halo. Some of these logs are easy to find as part of linear main missions or sat...
Guide Halo Infinite: All Banished Audio Log Locations
Every Banished audio log location detailed
Welcome to our Halo Infinite Banished Audio Log Guide where we'll show you the exact locations of each and every one of these little tidbits of lore and backstory. Zeta Halo is absolutely chock full of collectible logs for both the Banished and USNC and although some are easily found in the more linear...
Guide Halo Infinite: All Propaganda Tower Locations
Turn it off, Guerrilla Radio
There are a total of 40 Banished Propaganda Towers hiding in and around Halo Infinite's world map and taking them down not only shuts these guys up, it also earns you valor which goes towards unlocking all manner of vehicles and equipment for use at your liberated Forward Operating Bases. Destroying each and every one...
Guide Halo Infinite: How To Get Spartan Cores And What Are They For
Upgrade Master Chief with these not-so-hidden collectibles
As you blast through Halo Infinite's campaign missions and explore the length and breadth of Zeta Halo, you'll come across lots of glowing green UNSC crates like the one in the picture just below. These are Spartan Cores and you'll use them to upgrade Master Chief's abilities as you progress...
Guide Halo Infinite Campaign: What Are Forward Operating Bases And How To Liberate Them
Don't get FOB'd off
Halo Infinite has got a pretty huge world map that's full of missions, side quests, UNSC squads and collectibles to be completed and hoovered up and, in order to make things easier for yourself as you get to grips with all of these various elements, you're going to want to make a beeline for the game's Forward Operating Bases...
News It's Time! Halo Infinite Is Now Available With Xbox Game Pass
Step inside the armor of humanity’s greatest hero
No more waiting around! It's been six long years since the last mainline entry in the Halo series, but Halo Infinite has finally arrived today — and it's not just the multiplayer portion anymore, but the open world-style campaign as well. You're looking at a download size of around 50GB for...
Random Xbox Takes Over London's Oxford Circus For The Launch Of Halo Infinite
Including a full-scale Halo Warthog simulator
In case you've been living under a rock, it's the launch of Halo Infinite today! To celebrate, the Xbox team in the UK has been "taking over Oxford Circus" in London, complete with a "stunning" projection and Halo Warthog experience. You can see the projection in the video above, which shows the Warthog...
Guide Halo Infinite Co-Op Campaign: When Is The Expected Release Date?
Details on Halo Infinite's local & online co-op
The world is finally getting to jump into Halo Infinite and, for the first time ever in the Halo franchise, we've got a Master Chief adventure that's launching without its co-op campaign component. It's a real shame, there's nothing better than blasting into a Halo campaign with a few buddies in tow,...
Guide Halo Infinite: How Long To Beat (And 100% Complete) The Campaign
How many hours long is Halo Infinite's campaign?
We're now just a few hours away from the release of Halo Infinite at the time of writing, and we bet you're eager to know exactly how long the campaign will take you beat. The good news? It's plenty long enough! We didn't get access to the campaign for long as part of the review period, but our...
News Paramount Shares Another Halo Live-Action Teaser Ahead Of The Game Awards
15 seconds more!
In case you missed it, there's a new Halo live-action series coming to Paramount Plus next year. During the 20th anniversary Xbox and Halo celebrations the other week, we got a teaser - showing us a glimpse of Master Chief putting on his armour and helmet. Now in the lead up to The Game Awards' "first look" - the official 'Halo on...
News 343 Reveals Halo Infinite Download Sizes For Campaign & Multiplayer
The "approximate" install sizes
Halo Infinite will officially be with us later today (December 8th), and while it's already been confirmed that the campaign won't be getting a pre-load, we at least now know the "approximate" download size for the entire package. 343 Industries says that these download sizes will vary by platform, but if you've...
Guide Halo Infinite Campaign Release Times On Xbox Game Pass
The exact time you'll be able to start playing
The campaign portion of Halo Infinite officially launches this Wednesday, December 8th (that's today!), and courtesy of 343 Industries, we know the exact time you'll be able to start playing on that date. And no, it's not a generic midnight release! Here are the full release times for Halo Infinite:...
News Heads Up, Halo Infinite's Campaign Won't Be Getting A Pre-Load
Confirmed by 343 Industries
Bad news, folks. 343 Industries has confirmed that Halo Infinite won't be offering a proper pre-install option for the campaign, which means we'll all seemingly have to wait until the official release time to start downloading it. In response to a fan on Twitter, Halo Community Director Brian Jarrard confirmed the news:...
News Halo Infinite Devs Made 'Tremendous Cuts' To Try And Launch In 2020
"We needed to take a step back..."
Head of 343 Industries Bonnie Ross has been speaking to CNET ahead of the launch of Halo Infinite's campaign, discussing the poor reaction to 2020's gameplay reveal in more detail, including how the team responded to it. Ross explained that the demo showcased 343 having to make "a tremendous amount of cuts" to try...
Reaction Halo Infinite Caps Off An Incredible Year For Xbox Game Studios
We've been spoiled
What a year it's been for Xbox, eh? Well, what a six months-or-so in particular. It's been capped off today with the reviews for Halo Infinite, the vast majority of which have been highly positive, and yet somehow it still isn't topping the Metacritic ratings for Xbox in 2021 — a testament to how strong the showing has been this...
News Halo Infinite's Disc Reportedly Doesn't Include The Full Game
"This is bad for long-term preservation"
It's unfortunately becoming more and more common that games are shipping without their full contents if you buy the physical disc, and that's reportedly what's happening with Halo Infinite according to Digital Foundry's John Linneman. Linneman says that if you try to install Halo Infinite while offline, "it...
News Digital Foundry Calls Halo Infinite 'A Brilliant Game', But With Numerous Tech Issues
'It has some egregious flaws'
With the reviews dropping for Halo Infinite earlier this morning, Eurogamer's Digital Foundry also chipped in with their tech review of the game, highly praising the campaign, but also pointing out a few issues. The gameplay is described as "great, combat is the best it's been in years and audio is sublime", while the...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Halo Infinite
The first reviews are in
You might not be aware, but there's this little game called Halo Infinite launching this week on Wednesday, December 8th, and the review embargo dropped earlier this morning. We've already given our verdict on the latest entry in the series, scoring it a 9/10 and calling it "a big step forward for the franchise", but what...
Review Halo Infinite - Master Chief's Latest Outing Was Worth The Wait
Hail to the Chief
After a couple of weeks' worth of blasting around the same ten maps in its excellent multiplayer component, Halo fans are about to get their hands on the next part of their early Xmas present, the campaign component of Halo Infinite is finally here. It's been six whole years since our last mainline Master Chief experience and this...
News Phil Spencer Thinks The Xbox Of Today Could Have Held On To Bungie
"We've learned a lot"
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been talking to Axios about Bungie's split from Microsoft back in 2007, admitting that based on how Xbox operates today, he believes Microsoft could have held onto the Destiny and former Halo developer. "We've learned a lot", Spencer told the outlet about Bungie's history with Xbox. He pointed out...
News Halo Infinite Dev Issues Lengthy, Passionate Response To Multiplayer Criticism
Directed at the Reddit community
The Halo Infinite community over on Reddit has been filled with criticism for the game's multiplayer ever since launch, and it's got to the point where the moderators have decided to issue a temporary lockdown on the page, and Halo Community Director Brian Jarrard has issued a lengthy and passionate response to the...
News Xbox Unveils $140 LA Lakers Halo Bundle, Already Selling For Ridiculous Prices On eBay
It's only officially available at the Staples Center
If you were browsing social media yesterday, you might have seen that Xbox and the LA Lakers were advertising an exclusive new Halo Infinite bundle for the game against the LA Clippers, and it evidently proved to be a huge hit. For $140, you could get an exclusive Master Chief jersey, custom LA...
News Don't Worry, 343 Is Adding More Playlists To Halo Infinite Multiplayer
"A Social Slayer playlist is also in the works"
Halo Infinite multiplayer is mostly great, but there have been a few issues here and there. One message that the team at 343 keeps reiterating though, is that it's listening to community feedback so it can better the overall experience. With this in mind, the latest announcement is that the...
