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Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has set a November release date for the shooter’s level-editor Forge Mode, however it’s also been confirmed that plans to implement split-screen co-op have been abandoned.While Forge Mode was originally planned to launch in September, the latest roadmap for Halo Infinite states it will now be released as a beta on November 8.The Forge Mode beta will be introduced as part of a Winter Update for Halo Infinite, which will also include networked co-op and a mission replay system for the game’s campaign. However, the long-awaited campaign co-op will no longer include split-screen functionality, something that was originally promised by 343 Industries.“In order to improve and accelerate ongoing live service development, and to better address player feedback and quality of life updates, we have reallocated studio resources and are no longer working on local campaign split-screen co-op,” shared the developer.Elsewhere in Halo Infinite‘s Winter Update, players can expect a 30-tier battle pass, two new multiplayer maps – titled Detachment and Argyle – and Covert One Flag, a new game mode.Looking ahead, the Halo Infinite roadmap also outlines what will be included in the Echoes Within update, which is dated for March 7 to June 27.

Halo Infinite‘s former head of creative, Joseph Staten, has joined Netflix Games after leaving 343 Industries earlier in the year.On Twitter, Staten revealed that he would be serving as creative director “for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP” at Netflix Games.“In my work life, there’s nothing I love more than collaborating with others to build worlds filled with iconic characters, deep mysteries, and endless adventures,” shared the Halo veteran.While Staten was involved with Microsoft’s Halo series since Halo 2, recent layoffs and restructuring saw him moved from 343 Industries to Xbox’s publishing division in January. However, Staten ultimately left Microsoft this month to join Netflix.So today, I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined @Netflix Games as Creative Director for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP.

343 Industries, Halo Infinite‘s open-world map underwent “significant scaling back” before it was released.Speaking to the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences on August 1, 343 Industries’ head of creative Joseph Staten revealed that the studio made a lot of changes and cutbacks to Halo Infinite‘s map (via TechRadar).“The team went through a lot of iterations on scope and biome variety before I joined,” Staten said. “Even after I joined the team, we had to make choices about where to scale back.”Staten added that the team didn’t have the time to create the world they originally envisioned while also delivering on the quality level.

Halo Infinite, announced on May 25 that he has left 343 Industries.The announcement came via a tweet by Hook, which reads; “Today marks my last day at 343i, Microsoft and Halo. This journey has been filled with creating new worlds, platforms and products from Xbox, Xbox Live to Halo.”This is followed by a subsequent tweet where he expresses his gratitude for being a part of the industry and the Halo community.

Halo Infinite has now become the biggest launch in franchise history according to Microsoft. It’s worth noting that there wasn’t a delineation between the campaign and multiplayer of the newest Halo title, meaning the figure likely comes from a combination of both. As Halo Infinite’s campaign is on Xbox Game Pass – which was confirmed to have passed 25million subscribers recently – and the multiplayer is free-to-play, it isn’t entirely surprising that the launch has been so successful.Over 20million players have suited up, according to a recent earnings call and a note from the official Halo Twitter.With over 20 million Spartans joining us so far, we’re thrilled to announce that #HaloInfinite is the biggest launch in Halo franchise history!Thank you, everyone, for joining us on the next step in this great journey.

Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley has responded to a video saying that online toxicity in video games needs to be stopped.Blackley shared a video from streamer Grenade Queen, who was playing an online match of Halo Infinite only to receive abuse for being female. Blackley responded by saying that “This wasn’t the future for Xbox Live we envisioned.

Halo Infinite campaign can be glitched to allow two-player split-screen co-op, although it looks like it’ll break game saves.This was discovered and uploaded by Twitter user nobleactual, who shared a video (which can be seen below) of two Master Chiefs, in split-screen, in the Halo Infinite campaign.Clearly, this is an unintentional glitch, so expect 343 Industries to patch it out shortly, but nobleactual still listed precisely how to get it working for anyone who fancies it:I glitched into campaign coop! #HaloInfinite pic.twitter.com/5j4CclpbtL— nobleactual (@nobleactual4) December 17, 2021Despite this success, the second player has no heads-up display, and FOBs are completely broken alongside the story.

343 Industries for Halo Infinite looks to resolve the Quick Resume issues many players have been having with the game.A Halo Waypoint blog post (thanks Eurogamer) addresses the fix, stating that there are “improvements to online service connections after re-entering Halo Infinite using Quick Resume on Xbox Series X|S consoles. Players should see quicker and more stable reconnections to our services.”After trying Quick Resume ourselves in Halo Infinite (which requires a new 1GB update) we can confirm that the multiplayer portion of the game now does not require players to restart the whole game for it to work.

Halo Infinite finally launches on Xbox and PC today (December 8), so here’s everything you need to know about getting the game installed, including how to make it a faster process.The new 343 Industries title is going for a simultaneous release, meaning it should launch at the exact same moment across the globe, so here are the release times:Sadly, these times can’t be planned around to let players have the game ready to go as soon as the title unlocks, as Halo community director Brian Jarrard confirmed: “you can’t officially pre-load the Halo Infinite campaign (sorry!),” but Jarrard added that “you can get a head start by installing the [multiplayer].”So having the multiplayer installed can make the campaign install easier, and below you

Halo Infinite will not let players replay missions once they have been completed, something that was present in previous entries.As reported by Polygon, the ability to return to previous missions is not present in Halo Infinite.

Halo Infinite themed merch collection.The bundle, which was on sale prior to the NBA game between the L.A. Lakers and the L.A.

343 Industries, Joseph Staten, has confirmed that more weapons will be coming to Halo Infinite’s multiplayer over time. This comes from a quick-fire interview Staten did over at Game Informer (thanks, IGN) where he spoke about the current line-up of weapons in the game, and what players can expect going forward.Staten said it was a “pretty safe bet” that more weapons would be added as time goes on, and that secret weapons may also be coming to the game: “if I told you, they wouldn’t be secrets now would they?” he teased.More content will also be coming on a season-by-season basis, meaning we probably won’t see new weapons in the game until May 2022 at the earliest.Plenty of other minor details were revealed in the interview, as Staten said

Halo Infinite community director at developer 343 Industries Brian Jarrard has said the team is hearing player feedback.“Please know the constructive feedback is being heard loud and clear,” tweeted Jarrard today. “Changes will take time and our priority this week is giving the team a much deserved break for the holiday after a long final stretch.”Granted, this doesn’t tell players exactly when more fixes will be coming, but as head of creative Joseph Staten said in a recent interview at Eurogamer, “we look at it in terms of small rocks we can move and bigger rocks that we’re going to take more time to move”.

343 Industries should get rid of the Strongholds game mode in Halo Infinite, and instead “come up with something creative”.As reported by Dexerto, Dr Disrespect has shared that he’s not a fan of the Strongholds game mode in Halo Infinite. After a close game of Strongholds, Dr Disrespect said he “can’t stand” the game mode and suggested that 343 Industries “put it on the shelf”.“We’ve got Capture The Flag, plays nice.

Halo Infinite‘s campaign mode won’t have new, unlockable armour pieces for the game’s multiplayer mode.According to a dataminer on Twitter who goes by the name Chaz the Jackal – as reported by VGC – they recently shared a list of 34 customisation items that can seemingly be unlocked while playing Halo Infinite‘s story.However, it looks like none of these 34 unlockable items are armour pieces that will change the player’s Spartan.

Halo Infinite won’t be added to the game until Season 2, which now launches in May 2022.In a new interview with Eurogamer, Joseph Staten, Head of Creative at 343 Industries confirmed that the studio’s goal is to “ship campaign co-op in Season Two and our goal is to ship Forge with Season Three.”However following the news that Season One has been extended from three months to six, players now face an additional wait.“Those remain goals. Those remain targets.

343 Industries has introduced changes to the battle pass system in Halo Infinite following criticism from players.Following promises that the team would tweak the battle pass, 343 has announced that players will now “earn XP by completing matchmade games”. Previously, XP was only granted for completing challenges.

Halo Infinite and its Battle Pass progression, it’s been announced that the model will be improved soon.Via Twitter, John Junyszek, community manager at 343 Industries explained that “we will be making targeted tunings to our model later this week”.

Halo Infinite is causing PC players to lose aim assist when using a controller rather than mouse and keyboard.Halo Infinite, the upcoming instalment in 343 Industries’ popular Halo franchise, officially launched its multiplayer beta earlier this week. But some PC players have spotted a bit of an issue when using a controller.A new bug causes aim assist to deactivate when using a gamepad.

Halo Infinite following the surprise multiplayer release.“Honestly, I don’t feel like I have any major issues, really,” he said.“I’m sitting here wanting to play again. Like, every time I’m finished [a match] I want to get straight into the lobby, I’m down to play again,” he continued.

Halo Infinite’s multiplayer component has been out for less than a day, and whilst some aspects of the experience are receiving praise, players are incredibly frustrated with the battle pass.Just a cursory glance at the r/Halo subreddit shows post after post about the battle pass and XP system in Halo Infinite. One post in particular seems to be grabbing players attention, as it shows that 40 of the 66 free rewards in the battle pass are challenge swap consumables.These swap items allow the player to change one of their few weekly challenges, once.

Halo Infinite multiplayer yesterday (November 15), developer 343 Industries has announced that season 1 is being extended.According to head of creative Joseph Staten in a Halo Waypoint blog post, the first season of the free-to-play title’s multiplayer will run until May 2022, instead of the pre-planned three months per season.“We made the decision to extend season 1 to give ourselves more time to ensure season 2 meets our high quality bar and so we can finish development for season 2 in a healthy and sustainable way for our team,” wrote Staten.This means Halo Infinite season 1 will have more events, customisation, and content.

Xbox Phil Spencer has expressed regret at the early reveal of 343 Industries‘ upcoming Halo Infinite and its initial positioning as a launch title for Xbox Series X|S.The game was initially announced at E3 in 2018, at the time confirmed for Xbox One and PC. The following year, Microsoft announced that Halo Infinite would also be a launch title for its new generation of consoles, at the time codenamed “Project Scarlett”.

Halo Infinite releases next month, but rumours suggest that the free-to-play multiplayer will drop much sooner, on Halo‘s 20th anniversary, Monday November 15.According to an investigation by PC Gamer, the multiplayer campaign could release ahead of the single player, on the 20th anniversary of the release of the original Xbox and Halo: Combat Evolved. Several Halo fan accounts have taken to twitter to post evidence they believe points to a secret release.Mining data on the Xbox Store users initially found that the pre-order release date for the multiplayer was originally set to 6pm GMT November 15, which aligns with Microsoft beginning its Xbox Anniversary Celebration.

343 Industries has revealed its plans for the Halo Infinite multiplayer battle pass.Speaking to IGN, Halo Infinite’s Head of Design Jerry Hook and Lead Progression Designer Chris Blohm discussed the plans, and how the team have made the traditional Halo multiplayer fit the free-to-play model of Halo Infinite.Halo Infinite’s battle passes will never expire, as was revealed back in June. This was done to discourage unhealthy player habits.

Halo Infinite is right around the corner, and with the recent campaign update, a video has been put together showcasing the visual changes to the game since it was announced.Embedded below, you’ll see a comparison video uploaded by HHM Gaming on their YouTube channel.The video compares the 343 Industries title’s original E3 2019 “Discover Hope” and the 2020 campaign video with the most recent update; it showcases more detailed textures, lighting, and slight shifts to the game’s user interface.It appears as though a lot of the in-game models themselves haven’t changed that much, but rather that their textures have been improved upon or given more detail in the intervening time.Even the Xbox Twitter account got in on the comparisons recently,

Halo Infinite developers 343 Industries have explained that the backlash over last year’s gameplay reveal, and especially the character nicknamed Craig by fans, was ultimately a positive thing.The post comes after the developers premiered new footage from the upcoming game earlier this week, a year after a teaser was so badly received, the game was delayed by over a year.When the first gameplay trailer was shown, players picked apart the flat visuals and Craig, a Brute character, was quickly turned into a meme to really drive the point home.Halo Infinite Craig may be my favorite meme of 2020.Not sure Microsoft likes it tho… pic.twitter.com/LobCEFveLz— Michael (@LegacyKillaHD) July 26, 2020However, in a new development blog, 343 have shown

343 Industries has given fans a proper look at the open-world campaign for Halo Infinite, which looks set to take the series in a new direction.The latest trailer for Halo Infinite contains a complete overview of the game’s campaign mode. While a lot has been shown of the multiplayer, including several playable test sessions, the single-player campaign has been mostly unrevealed.

Halo Infinite will be showing off new campaign gameplay footage today (October 25) according to its Twitter account.The tweet from the official Halo account posted earlier today, has explained that there will be a special gameplay overview later to show off the new Halo Infinite campaign footage.The time written on the tweet is 6 AM PT which means it will be 2 PM for viewers from the United Kingdom. You can find the stream on Xbox‘s official YouTube channel here.The last time we saw footage of Halo Infinite was July 2020, when the campaign gameplay premier was released.

343 Industries highlights plenty of the features coming to Halo Infinite on PC later this year.Releasing across Xbox consoles and PC on December 8, the game aims to highlight Microsoft’s commitment to a interconnected ecosystem between all methods of play.

Halo Infinite graphics card to celebrate the release of the game later this yearIn partnership with 343 Industries, AMD revealed today (October 21) that it has created the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Halo Infinite Limited Edition graphics card – a Halo Infinite-themed design of AMD’s flagship graphics offering.The card features a custom shroud bearing several iconic elements from the Master Chief himself, including a reflective, iridium gold fan border, the “117” Spartan callsign, along with a Cortana-blue light to signify the AI slot on the back of the Master Chief’s helmet.However, the Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card is not for sale but fans will instead have several opportunities in the coming weeks to get their hands on one.

Xbox Series X|S consoles. According to an Xbox Wire post, more than 100 next-gen HDR titles that are optimised for Xbox Series consoles are available with Dolby Vision right now or will be in the future.

Halo Infinite technical preview has included a glitch that allows players to beat each other up with a flurry of melee punches.The glitch is an infamous one for the series having appeared in Halo 2 and 3 in the past. It works by using the X or Y button to cancel animations for reloading or changing weapons leading to players being able to repeat a melee attack far faster than they should technically be able to do.VGC tracked down some social media footage of the resulting frenzy over the technical preview weekend.

Halo Infinite has its very own loot cave, a live stream event by 343 Industries has revealed.In the build-up to the game’s multiplayer tech preview this weekend, 343 Industries showed off a full Big Team Battle match to demonstrate what the game will be like. During the stream, it also highlighted a loot cave much like the ones seen in the Destiny series of games.As a sub-objective on the map, there is a huge vault that is loaded with power weapons.

343 Industries‘ upcoming sci-fi shooter Halo Infinite will host two back-to-back test weekends to put its evolving multiplayer matches through their paces.As announced in a blog post on the Halo Waypoint, the game will see the first test running from September 23-26, and the second  from September 30-October 3.

Halo Infinite is about to get a multiplayer beta, with fans having until September 13 to sign up.Announced on Twitter, the new multiplayer preview will launch on September 24, allowing all registered Halo Insiders to participate, so long as their accounts are fully filled out by September 13.The next #HaloInfinite multiplayer preview is targeted to arrive on Sept. 24! All fully registered Halo Insider profiles as of Sept.