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Halo Infinite Co-Op Testing Starts July 11, Also Adds Mission Replay
30.6.2022
Good news! Starting July 11, you’ll be able to play Halo Infinite online with up to three friends as part of a beta test. And even better, you’ll be able to replay missions from the campaign, too. However, here’s the bad news: This is a limited-time test of only 10 days. And you’ll need to restart...
Halo Devs ‘Exploring’ Microtransactions For Master Chief Collection, An 8-Year-Old Game
24.6.2022
It’s one thing for free-to-play shooter Halo Infinite to have microtransactions. Now Halo: The Master Chief Collection, a first-person shooter with a price tag, might see something similar. Maybe. Developer 343 is still “exploring” a “potential” framework “for the future.”Read more
Halo Keeps Getting DLC For Every Game Except Halo Infinite
15.6.2022
Halo is getting a wave of DLC, but not for Halo Infinite. Rather than a proper narrative expansion for 343’s latest first-person shooter, the longtime sci-fi series is instead getting…a duo of tie-ins. One’s for Fall Guys, Mediatonic’s platformer royale. The other’s for Microsoft Flight...
Halo Infinite’s Juneteenth Cosmetic Briefly Named After Ape, Sparks Outcry
15.6.2022
Last night, developer 343 Industries rolled out a Juneteenth-themed cosmetic option for Halo Infinite, its multiplayer shooter. For a moment, the affiliated Pan-African-themed color palette was titled “Bonobo.” A bonobo, for those who don’t know, is an endangered species of great ape.Read more
Halo Infinite Finally Gets Co-Op Next Month, But As A Beta
8.6.2022
Halo Infinite will finally get some form of co-op for its campaign, 343 Industries announced today. It’ll be playable as one of those basically-just-a-beta “technical flights,” the same method the studio used last summer to get players into the first-person shooter’s initial multiplayer...
Halo Infinite Fixes A Bunch Of Dumb Mistakes From The Last Update
26.5.2022
To follow Halo Infinite closely is to subject yourself to constant emotional whiplash. One day it’s on the top of the charts. The next, it feels like all of social media is calling it a “dead game.” Or maybe the developer adds a ton of cool stuff to the game…and then breaks a ton of other cool...
How To Get Halo Infinite’s Kick-Ass WW2-Inspired Armor
24.5.2022
Nope, that key art above isn’t a promo image for Wolfenstein. It’s a promotional shot for a cosmetic set of Halo Infinite armor called Eaglestrike. Pretty neat, right? Good news: The kit itself is pretty easy to get. Bad news: Your personalized version won’t look cool for months.Read more
Halo Infinite Pro Player Fined After Cursing Out Shooter’s Rocky Second Season
9.5.2022
Whatever your opinions of Halo Infinite, you can rest assured knowing you won’t take a financial hit for airing them. The same can’t be said for one of the best Halo players on the planet, who was recently fined after he shared some pointed criticism of the game’s ballyhooed season two update.Read...
Halo Infinite Devs Acknowledge Botched Season 2 Rollout, Are ‘Reviewing Options’
6.5.2022
Halo Infinite’s second season, which was supposed to be a much-needed phoenix down, is off to a rocky start. Three days after its rollout, the developer has acknowledged its pitfalls, promising to “review options.” Also: Every player is getting free stuff.Read more
Halo Infinite Just Can’t Catch A Break
5.5.2022
Busted challenges. A dysfunctional battle pass. A bunch of ultimately ineffectual “fixes.” A cacophonous uproar of player feedback, much of which isn’t positive. It may sound like the launch-window era of Halo Infinite, but no: This is Halo Infinite today, six months after its launch, during...
Halo Infinite Update Is So Big It Requires A Table Of Contents
4.5.2022
Halo Infinite’s second season kicked off today, ushering in a handful of new maps, modes, and cosmetics to the popular multiplayer shooter. Developer 343 Industries detailed all of the minor changes in patch notes that are so long they come with a six-chapter table of contents. They’re so long that...
Damn, Some Halo Infinite Players Actually Completed Every Weekly Challenge
2.5.2022
When Halo Infinite launched last fall, it came with something new to the franchise: weekly rewards. Some players said these challenges “weren’t Halo” and wrote them off. Others deemed them tedious and unrewarding. But a select few actually stuck with the slog for the entire season. Kotaku caught...
Halo Infinite Devs Delay For Health, Community Disappointed Anyway
25.4.2022
It’s rare to see a video game developer publicly acknowledge crunch, let alone cite its avoidance as a reason for delays. On Friday, developer 343 Industries revealed the long-anticipated roadmap for Halo Infinite, replete with a number of pushed-back features alongside a frank acknowledgement that...
Halo Infinite’s Latest Mode Sounds Awful Similar To A Battle Royale
22.4.2022
Halo Infinite’s already kickass-sounding second season is starting to sound even more kickass. Developer 343 Industries detailed all the new modes en route in a blog post today, including one that sounds suspiciously like a battle royale.Read more
Halo Infinite Listens To Pros, Nerfs Best Gun
5.4.2022
That sound you hear? That low hum, that ceaseless wailing? It’s an elegy of Halo Infinite fans around the world. Developer 343 Industries will soon nerf the best weapon in its multiplayer shooter, fulfilling a longtime request of top-flight players—and thumbing its nose at the desires of the...
Halo TV Show Will Unmask The Master Chief
19.2.2022
The Master Chief has long been the helmeted hero of humanity through multiple games, comics, books, and spin-offs. But after 20 years of hiding his face, it’s been confirmed that the upcoming Paramount+ TV show will unmask the iconic character. Read more
Halo Infinite Community Goes Nuts Over Leaked Forge Mode
16.2.2022
Halo Infinite’s creation mode, Forge, isn’t supposed to come out until way later this year, but apparently leaked early footage has started making the rounds this week. It looks amazing.Read more
Halo Infinite Finally Addresses Desync Lag, And You'd Better Pull Up A Seat
10.2.2022
If you’ve played a competitive online shooter, it’s happened to you. You shoot an enemy a bunch. You swear you saw your shots connect. But the next minute, it’s you who’s sitting through a respawn timer. To take it from hardcore players, Halo Infinite can seem particularly egregious about such...
Halo Infinite Is Selling A Literal Halo
9.2.2022
First came the cat ears. Then came the Iron Man armor. But this week, one of Halo Infinite’s prime cosmetics options is a bit more on the nose: a literal halo.Read more
Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle Finally Works After Months Of Dysfunction
3.2.2022
While we’re getting six more weeks of winter IRL, Halo Infinite’s most frigid cold snap is coming to an end. Today, developer 343 Industries rolled out a hotfix for the multiplayer shooter’s long-troubled Big Team Battle playlist. Don’t look now—and I sincerely hope writing about it doesn’t jinx...