Halo 5 had a rocky release, while the core gameplay was generally well received, lack of content plagued its multiplayer: No Big Team Battle, no Grifball, no Regicide, no Assault or Infection, it was an anemic Halo experience. However, 343 Industries gave the game every ounce of effort they could in terms of improving and reworking it until it felt ...
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The return of the king: Halo: CE’s pistol comes to Halo 5 in Hammer Storm update, plus Firefight news
One of the most memorable aspects of Halo: Combat Evolved is the incredibly powerful M6D pistol. Those who beat Halo: CE on Legendary know of its propensity to kill Hunters in a single shot, annihilate Banshees as if they were made of paper, and murder more or less everything that you aim it at. Naturally, it came to be the ...
Read More »Grifball and more coming to Halo 5 in Hammer Storm update
Keeping up with their promise of free monthly updates to Halo 5: Guardians, 343 Industries has just announced the return of several classic gamemodes and features to the game. This February, you can expect to be able to grab all sorts of giant, explosive balls in Grifball, Assault, and Fiesta with the Hammer Storm update. Of course, you may ask, “But ...
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians, gameplay details and design influences revealed
At Rooster Teeth’s coverage of E3 on Youtube, 343 Industries showed off the campaign segment from the Microsoft press conference and explained what to expect from the new multiplayer gamemode Warzone, as well as how Hololens will play a role in Halo 5. Campaign- Squadmates and influences There will always be 4 Spartans in your team at all times. Master ...
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians- Meet the New(ish) Playable Characters, Osiris and Blue Team
For those who have played Halo 3’s campaign with 3 other people, you may be familiar with the unique playable characters that only appear in that mode, Usze ‘Taham (a purple Elite) and N’tho ‘Sraom (a blue Elite). Halo 5 will incorporate a similar co-op campaign mechanic where the other players are not mere clones of the main character, but ...
Read More »Halo 5 Online Co-op Requires XBL-Gold
Halo and Xbox players rejoiced at the news released earlier this week about the online availability and content being shipped with the fall released of Halo 5: Guardians. In a Game Informer interview, 343 Industries touted the fact that there will be 20 multiplayer maps with launch, plus, Xbox Live Gold membership will not be required to play the always-fun ...
Read More »PS4 vs XB1 – Which has better AAA Games
No matter where you go, the general consensus in the games industry is that PS4 has a bigger, better library than Xbox One! But is this really true? It’s very easy to just tally the numbers of games and pick out the few highest rated to make an assertion regarding a console’s superiority. PS4 has more games, and some of its exclusives ...
Read More »Halo 5 multiplayer will be different after beta
When it comes to multiplayer games, beta periods are normally used to make sure the whole system will hold water on a larger scale when flooded by hundreds and hundreds of players. Once that is done, if there is still time, teams will try to patch up smaller bugs and balance stats in order to provide the smoothest launch possible. ...
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians likely to not have a second Beta phase
If you are among the lucky few who were able to get into the Halo 5: Guardians beta, I suggest you enjoy it because you may not get another chance to play the game before its final release. Granted, this is a multiplayer beta, so if you don’t usually enjoy that particular component anyway, you won’t be missing out on ...
Read More »Halo 5 Beta now live, Collector’s Edition announced
As previously promised, the flood gates for the Halo 5 multiplayer Beta have opened today for anyone who bought Halo: The Master Chief Collection. You can also gain access to the Beta if you happen to be a member of the Xbox One Preview Program. Aside from those two options, I’m afraid there’s no other way to play the game ...
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