Halo

Firefight is coming to Halo Infinite as part of the December Update on December 5 in the form of Firefight: King of the Hill. Firefight is a PvE survival mode where players must battle against waves of enemies, which has appeared in previous Halo games but wasn't in Halo Infinite until now.In a blog post on Halo Waypoint, technical designer Connor Kennelly detailed how the new Firefight: King of the Hill mode will work and how it differs from classic Firefight. The mode will have matchmaking and allow up…

A new venture-backed startup is capitalizing on the productivity that can be channeled while lucid dreaming, Fortune reports.Lucid dreaming is a state of being aware that you are dreaming during your sleep cycle and the ability to control or manipulate the dream narrative. As many as 70% of people experience the phenomenon at least once in their lifetime.Prophetic, founded earlier this year, is tapping into a new unconscious market with an innovative headpiece called the "Halo".Allowing customers to tap into lucid…

Master Chief, the Spartan hero from Halo, will continue his live-action adventures with two episodes of its second season premiering worldwide on February 8th next year. Paramount Plus announced the date, along with a teaser trailer, during CCXP in Brazil. The teaser trailer doesn’t reveal much about the story, of course. But Paramount Plus says in its release that the new season will see Schreiber’s Master Chief trying to prove that the Covenant (the alien antagonists from the show and the games) are preparing to attack…

Ready to return to the world of Halo? The second season of Paramount Plus’ live-action adaptation just released a first look at CCXP alongside a February 8 release date. The news comes a day or two after the streaming service launched its flagship show’s first season on YouTube. Unfortunately, the date was leaked via the descriptions for a bit, so it wasn’t much of a surprise. However, we got our first teaser for the new season and it looks to be a ride for sure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfiTJ2JNDco I Can See…

Image: ParamountThe first season of Halo’s TV adaptation was sometimes interesting, but also kind of a mess. With a new timeline to work with, the show took some sharp divergences, shall we say, and things ended in such a way you weren’t fully sure how we were going to make it to Halo: Combat Evolved.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedIn case you forgot how things ended, everything had largely broken bad for the humans: Halsey (Natasha McElhonne) escaped the UNSC and left Reach after trying to put the…

For those who enjoyed Paramount Plus’ Halo series, you’re in luck. You can watch all eight episodes of its first season for free on YouTube. Furthermore, the date for the next season might have leaked a bit early. Yeah, you read that correctly. A supposed flagship title for the streaming service, the 2022 series based on Xbox’s golden goose is now up on YouTube. There wasn’t any official announcement as to why Halo is available. However, in the description of the episodes, Paramount might have let the release date for…

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Mtn Dew is resurrecting its Game Fuel drink this year, and to celebrate, the soft drink company teamed up with Microsoft for a special map in Halo Infinite inspired by the drink.The map is called Critical Dewpoint, and it's coming to Halo Infinite through the Halo 3 Refueled playlist later this week. This playlist features seven classic Halo 3 maps remade for Infinite using Forge.A first look at Critical DewpointCritical Dewpoint was created by Forge user ArturBloodshot. They said on the Xbox Wire that…

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Sci-fi shooter Marathon has welcomed multiplayer designer Andrew Witts to Bungie to support the development of its new PC and PlayStation 5 game. Announced through Twitter, Witts is now the gameplay design director for Marathon. “Everyone has been so welcoming and kind. I am thrilled to work with this brilliant and incredibly talented team,” he said of his new employer. I'm excited to share that I've completed my first week @Bungie! I will be joining @MarathonTheGame as Gameplay Design Director. Everyone has been so…