Tag: Halo Infinite

Upcoming season of ‘Halo: The Master Chief Collection’ will be the last

At least the custom game browser is finally coming!

Fans of Halo: The Master Chief Collection should know that Season 8 will be its last free content update. Developer 343 Industries announced that the studio needs to shuffle resources due to Halo Infinite  launching in December. 

“It’s important to us that we position MCC’s eighth season for success but also help alleviate any conflicts that could take away from the studio’s focus on Halo Infinite’s launch,” Michael ‘Farns’ Fahrny, community and engagement coordinator at 343, said in a blog post on Halo Waypoint. “To that end, Season 8’s release later this Fall will be our last official MCC update of this calendar year.”

Check out the full blog entry for yourself below.

It’s a sad bit of news for anyone still playing Halo: The Master Chief Collection regularly, particularly as an esport, but it’s hardly unexpected. With Halo Infinite  already positioning itself as a global esport, 343 likely needs to ensure its launch goes off without a hitch. Especially in light of some fears people have about the game.

Though it’s not all bittersweet news for Halo: The Master Chief Collection and its fans. As 343 announced, some cool additions are coming with season 8. From the much-sought-after custom game browser to additional mod support for each title in the collection, there’s plenty of improvements and additions to be excited about when the new season launches later this fall. 

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF. 

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Halo Championship Series announces partnered esports teams for ‘Halo Infinite’

Nine teams will be ready to compete when Halo Infinite comes out.

Halo Infinite has everyone from casual fans to massive content creators going wild over its esports potential, and several big teams just announced partnerships with the Halo Championship Series. 

343 Industries and Microsoft are already putting Halo Infinite’s competitive scene front and center by partnering with some big names from the esports world, well ahead of the game’s December launch date. Though the Halo Championship Series isn’t franchising like, say, Overwatch League does — the teams will just work with Microsoft and 343 Industries to help Halo Infinite grow as an esport. There will even be open events for anyone to compete.  

“These Teams are investing significant funding into the Halo ecosystem and we want to ensure that the Halo ecosystem can give back financially to them,” said Tashi, Halo Esports Lead at Microsoft, in a blog post on Halo Waypoint. “None of the investment funding is going to us, it’s all going to the community! Part of why these teams were selected was because they wanted to be a part of the Halo community for the long haul.”

The partnered teams include:

Check out the slick trailer announcing the partnerships for yourself below.

Safe to say with names like these, the Halo Championship Series isn’t playing around.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF. 

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‘Halo Infinite’ developer explains why its campaign wasn’t at Gamescom

Halo Infinite’s multiplayer looks great, but the campaign has been missing in action for a while.

Despite most people’s palpable elation over Halo Infinite’s release date announcement at Gamescom, some are upset that its single-player campaign mode was a no-show. Joseph Staten, head of Creative at 343 Industries, took the time to address those disappointed fans.

“I definitely hear the disappointment about not seeing Campaign gameplay on the broadcast,” said Staten in a blog post on Halo Waypoint. “The whole Halo Infinite team is in shutdown mode. This means we’re done with feature work and focused on crushing high-priority bugs. We’re spending lots of time playing the game, verifying fixes, and generally doing all we can to ensure campaign (and Multiplayer!) plays great on all platforms.”

Much of the disappointment comes from the fact that there hasn’t been a Halo Infinite campaign demo since July 2020. Since then, the game has received several delays, and there have been many reports of development troubles at 343 Industries. A multiplayer trailer was shown off at Gamescom, which Ninja loved, but any concerns over the campaign were still unanswered until this message from Staten.

Check out the multiplayer trailer for yourself below.

“I’ve played Infinite’s campaign multiple times,” said Staten on the same post. “Every time I do, I always find something new tucked away on Zeta Halo. Sometimes these are quiet little bits of environmental storytelling, such as an abandoned but desperately defended Marine recon post, high on a lonely mountainside.”

Here’s to hoping everything works out when Halo Infinite comes out December 8, 2021.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF. 

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