Support for online services for Halo games of the Xbox 360 era will be dropped on January 14, 2022, 343 Industries confirms.
New foes like Skimmers and Jega ‘Rdomnai, UNSC survivors and platforms that can be used to call in specific vehicles also revealed.
The "fresh look" will introduce players to "true Spartan freedom in the biggest, most wide open and adventure-filled Halo experience yet."
Ray tracing will be one of 343 Industries' "top development priorities post-launch", with the studio "working closely" on it with AMD.
Learn about the process behind implementing Ultrawide monitor support, the different graphical settings on PC and much more.
The upcoming broadcast won't have any new game announcements, instead offering a "special look back at 20 years of Xbox."
Halo Infinite's campaign was last showcased in June 2020, but developer 343 Industries has assured repeatedly that more will be shown prior to the game's launch.
Halo 2's PC existence has been plagued by spotty visuals for years, but The Master Chief Collection's newest update fixes many of those issues at long last.
A look at a datamine shows what could be the full contents for the Season Pass of both free and paid tiers in the game's multiplayer mode.
Further details on sandbox, competitive and ranked play, and more will also be shared in an upcoming Halo Waypoint blog post.
Xbox executive Aaron Greenberg says he recently went hands-on with the shooter's campaign, and came away with positive impressions.
343 Industries' Brian Jarrard also says that the team is working to have more Steam players to participate. More details are still to come.
Halo Infinite's offerings of cosmetic options have a number of meme references, as pointed out by a dataminer.
343 Industries' community manager Brian Jarrard says that the super punch glitch being exploited by players in the ongoing beta has already been fixed internally.
Dataminers seem to have discovered three completely new maps in Halo Infinite, one of which seems to be set in New Mombasa.
The map even contains a "sub-objective" - a vault full of Power weapons for the players that successfully hack into it.
343 Industries is looking at other progression options outside of the battle pass and also explains how limited-time event passes work.
The tech preview takes place over the next two weekends. Bot Arena, Weapon Drills and more return while Social Arena is getting a new map.
Halo Infinite will undoubtedly be one of the biggest of the year, and here's why.
343 Industries will focus on smaller, less frequent updates for the collection, with primary focus shifting to Halo Infinite's multiplayer.
