Recently, GameInformer.com posted a wealth of pictures revealing new details about the game, which you can find in a huge information dump provided by Self Destruct. Since this, new images have surfaced revealing a wealth of details about Halo 5: Guardians and it's story and features. For starters, the Covenant Remnant, a fanatic cult separated from the now broken Covenant order, will be returning in some old ways. Images show the genetically modified Jackals and Grunts looking mostly the same from Halo 4, however, the Elites have gotten a few changes to their armour and it's ranking as Zealots seem to now be white and green and much taller than typical spartans, likely due to their genetic modifications.

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Next up, Promethean weapons like the Boltshot, Suppressor, and Incineration Cannon are returning, with balancing changes but little aesthetic variance to date, coming from an anonymous source. Finally, a new cover has been released for Escalation issue 22 on HaloPedia.org which will launch on September 23rd and follow Spartan Palmer and others as they track down Halsey. This will be an official sequel to the story told in Spartan Ops. And finally, Spartan Jun's voice actor confirmed over Twitter.com he was not called back to voice his character, meaning an appearance by Jun is unlikely unless in cameo form, or maybe he's lying to us... Nah.

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Anyways that's all for now guys, below are a bunch of other pictures for you to look at showing off Spartan Tanaka for the first time in-game as well as Blue Team renders. Enjoy!

July's issue includes the demo of the second mission of the Campaign, a breakdown of the changes to Empire, a rundown of Fireteam Osiris, the reveal of an underwater map called Fathom, and a ton of other things.

Head on over to Gameinformer.com to check out the full scoop.

Additionally the reveal came with a truckload of images, so here they are for your leisure :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading!

This update adds Team objective for the rotational playlist this month. And through extensive feedback (and alot of whining) the SWAT playlist is now permanent and Halo CE will now give us the option to vote for Slayer more often. Voting slots 1 and 2 in the Halo CE playlist will now ONLY give Slayer options.

343i is also aware of the issue that Halo CE now has the motion tracker enabled, they're already looking into resolving this.

Additionally some more maps have been added to certain playlists and updates have been made to gametypes and maps.

Here they are:

• Burial Mounds has been added to Halo 2 classic and Team Objective
  
• Exile and Harvest CTF have been added to Halo 4
  
• Longest has been added to Halo 4 Team Slayer
  
• The occurence of Warlord BRs in Halo 2 Anniversary has been reduced
  
• The Halo Chapionship Series playlist has been updated to the latest tournament settings
  
• Map variants Pit Stop, Sand Tarp, Epilogue and Boundless have been added to Halo 3
  

We'll also get some ranked playlists that have not yet been released, but will be as soon as possible.

The playlists you can look out for are:

• Halo CE
  
• Halo 2 Classic
  
• Halo 3
  
• Halo 4
  
• Team Hardcore
  

The remaining featured playlists will not get ranking but will be making use of skill matchmaking. Team Slayer will become unranked somewhere around June as all featured Halo titles will get individual ranking.

"While the appeal of a who’s-the-best-all-around-Halo-Slayer ranked playlist is a particularly interesting one, we also see great value in a social slay-‘em-all experience, and we wanted to provide a head’s up in case you’re on the grind."

~Bravo

343i knows that some people want other playlists ranked or even not ranked, but they state they cannot accomodate to each individual player. Instead they'll read as much feedback as possible and will adjust likewise.

Team Doubles, Halo 3 Hardcore and 8v8 BTB are on the way but require some additional updates before they can be implemented. Team doubles will even return as a permanent playlist and will feature more variety in maps.

Halo: ODST and the Relic remake are also on the way this month and 343i has released the official name of the remake.

Which will be:

More details on this will be released following up to the release.

Is there anything you would like to see added/removed?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

Source:

Halowaypoint

In the words of a wise Reddit user, "I WANT TO GET OFF 343S WILD RIDE!" It seems their roller coaster of new plot twists is speeding up with a new cover art photo that was pieced together by the community. Xbox's YouTube.com has a video of the new key art, which in this video, seems more like an animation than anything. The official description on Xbox Wire states that, "We’re proud to release the final cover art for Halo 5: Guardians, including a special video version that highlights the Spartan fireteams that play a crucial role." From the image, it seems Master Chief has partnered with Blue Team, Fred, Linda, and Kelly to chase down whatever they're after on Sangheilios and go rogue. Locke's team is a bit more vague, we know that the far right Spartan is Buck, due to his ODST armour and combat knife, which likely means the other male Spartan is Romeo, since the two were transferred together. The female with the slick looking armour however can either be Tanaka, from Escalation, or Macer, from Nightfall. Xbox Wire tells us to stay tuned for more details on the mysteries of #HUNTtheTRUTH and that during E3, the game will officially premiere.

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It seems that while the holy lords over at 343 Industries have granted us new details, they have also opened up many loose threads and have inquired more questions. One thing is certain, E3 2015 is going to be massive for Halo fans around the world. What are your thoughts on each team, who do you think is part of Locke's squad? Let me know down below! Thanks for everything Halo fans, keep hunting the truth.

The site presents a starry image of space with the words "The Hunt Continues" at the top. At the bottom of the image is says "April 25-28. Worldwide". It seems something interesting is going to happen as Microsoft/343 Industries appears to have something planned for the next few days. But what could it be? More activity come from the Hunt the Truth tumblr page? A trailer or gameplay video? Who knows.

When looking the image it doesn't seem to show anything of any significance other than the words "Benjamin, hunt the truth" can be seen if you close enough. But if you move your cursor across the image some areas can clicked bringing up some images.

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One image shows something that resembles a marble like surface. Another image shows what appears to be something that looks like the side of a cliff or the inside of a cave. The last image shows a metallic object, possibly a piece of armor or a part of a vehicle?

So what does all this mean? What is going to happen between now and April 28th? Let us know your thoughts on this.

Check the trailer down here:

Those enemies never stood a chance!

So pre-ordering from Gamestop gives us the Spartan Locke armor for multiplayer which is pretty cool. I just hope it isn't restricted to Gamestop alone since some countries (including mine) don't have a Gamestop. I guess time will tell.

What's interesting is that the narrator tells us "Sometimes you're the predator. Sometimes you're the prey" which either tells us that in Halo 5 we get to play both Locke and Master Chief in the Halo 5 campaign (which I think has not been officially confirmed yet), or it's just referring to us being able to play with Locke's armor in multiplayer and thus being "The Predator".

Anyways, we get a cool armor for pre-ordering!

Will you pre-order with Gamestop for this armor?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

Thanks to You Know YOLO for telling me about the trailer!

We'll start off with the thorn that has been in everyones eyes the last few weeks. Which is...

Quitting and betraying:

• New quit and betrayal penalties have been added to matchmaking:
  
• In ranked playlists, quitting a match is now treated the same as a loss. Quitting is defined as exiting the game in any fashion. If you quit a match, your ranking will be impacted, and this may result in dropping a level.
  
• All quits and betrayals are being tracked automatically, and action is being taken against offending players who commit these offenses more than what is considered normal behavior.
  

Next up is what people have been wanting since the beginning. Which is...

Ranking:

• A variety of improvements to ranking consistency and penalties have been made.
  
• An issue that could cause a player to rank down excessively, such as dropping multiple levels after a loss has been resolved.
  
• An issue that caused a player’s rank to appear incorrectly has been resolved.
  

Furthermore we have fixes for all Halo titles, parties, Achievements and Misc.

Halo CE:

• An issue that was causing off-host players to deal more damage than the host in peer-to-peer custom games has been resolved.
  
• Updated Derelict to include the Rocket Launcher when selecting the “Classic” weapon set.
  
• Made improvements to vehicle weapon accuracy.
  
• Resolved an issue that caused incorrect bullet and grenade collision with an invisible object on the map Derelict.
  
• Update the “Boxer” controller layout by switching the “switch grenade” and “throw grenade” buttons.
  

Halo 2 Classic:

• Resolved a hitbox issue where shooting an enemy’s weapon from the front would not cause damage.
  
• Corrected the matchmaking Team Ball respawn modifier from “Inheritance” to “None.”
  

Halo 3:

• Updated Halo 3 Forge to include editing for all game types.
  
• Made significant improvements to Halo 3 audio, specifically in regards to weapon fire and sound effects.
  
• Made improvements to Halo 3 multiplayer networking stability.
  
• Made improvements to Halo 3’s controller “deadzones.”
  
• Resolved issues that were causing Halo 3 multiplayer stats to not track correctly.
  
• Resolved lighting and shading issues occurring on the “Sandbox” multiplayer map.
  
• Resolved an issue where the “Begins with a Single Step” achievement did not unlock correctly.
  
• Resolved an issue where the Golf Club object did not appear correctly in Forge.
  

Halo 4:

• Resolved an issue where Primary Weapons could display in the Secondary Weapon slot after removing the Firepower Tactical Package.
  

Parties:

• Made improvements to voice chat consistency, specifically in team-based matchmaking games.
  
• Resolved an issue where a player may not hear another player via voice chat after completing a game.
  
• Improved party functionality, specifically in regards to game invites and joinable states.
  
• Increased the speed at which the roster populates with Xbox Live friends after completing a game.
  
• Resolved an issue where players could get stuck on the “Leaving Matchmaking” screen for longer than usual.
  
• Resolved an issue where players were unable to join immediately after becoming Xbox Live friends.
  

Achievements:

• Resolved an issue that caused "The Guardians Are Coming" achievement to not unlock correctly.
  
• Resolved issues that caused complications with Spartan Ops achievements unlocking.
  

Misc:

• Made a variety of improvements to UI throughout the title, specifically in regards to notification messages and stability.
  
• Improved Playlist and Campaign Career Stats tracking for Halo 2, Halo 3 & Halo 4.
  
• Made a variety of significant improvements to stability throughout the title.
  

We also get some information on the status of our complementary Relic map and ODST port. Although Bravo doesn't tell us much, he does tell us that both Relic and ODST will be released with the upcoming update next month. Following up to the release will be more info on the exact release date and the name of the Relic remake.

We also get a few screenshots to look at in the meantime which I'll put down here:

Has your annoying issue finally been resolved?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

Source:

Halowaypoint

This came so far out of left field I don't even know where to begin. Xbox's YouTube.com channel released our Halo 5: Guardians trailer today, along with a new episode of Hunt the Truth. The trailer shows Locke with his DMR walking through a glassed colony world and confronting the Chief, standing battered and injured against a memorial in his name. Locke chastises and mocks Chief whilst preparing to kill him. He pulls out his pistol, and the trailer ends. This also reveals the release date, October 27th, 2015. As pointed out by Yoshi, the infinity sits in the background, looking a bit battered itself, and it seems this is the same location as a piece of concept art from a while ago. We will get more answers as to why Locke looks to kill Chief later on, but as of right now, Agent Locke sees Chief as a traitor, and he is on the hunt to kill him.

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What is your opinion on this trailer? I am so pumped personally for October 27th, HALO 5 FTW. Comment below and give me your thoughts! Thanks for reading chaps!

Halo Online had better go worldwide, after seeing this I may need to move to Russia if it doesn't. A

So excited... SO EXCITED. I really want this to come to US and if it doesn't, well then I'm doing something to play it, I'll learn Russian if I have to. I have a Ukrainian buddy, maybe he'll help me. What do you think of this news? Comment below and let me know! Thanks for reading!

Were you hoping to see an insanely detailed Halo game on PC realizing the platform's full potential? Well unless you live in Russia, too bad. HaloWaypoint.com has posted a blog explaining a new game coming to PC, Halo: Online. It's being made by Saber Interactive and Innova, and will be online-only. It will be free-to-play and will only be available on PC in Russia, not yet confirmed to be distributed anywhere out there. 343i has confirmed this is not a sign (yet) of Halo moving to PC, but it will be testing the waters for the future of the franchise outside of Xbox. Not many details have been fully revealed, but the game is rumored to be running on the Halo 3/4 engine, opinions range. From the screenshot above however, it looks breathtaking. It will take place straight after Halo 3, and there will be a huge range of armour and weapons with varying stats, yes you heard me, armour stats.

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I can't wait for this to release... In the US and Europe, since it's only coming to Russia as of yet. The idea is great, and I can really see it taking off... In the US and Europe. DID I MENTION I WANT IT IN THE US AND EUROPE? Let me know down below what you think of this new game announcement! See ya next time.

A number of weeks ago, a leaked image that appeared to be from a Halo live action trailer surfaced showing a battered Chief laying at the foot of a war monument with what appears to be Agent Locke standing in front of him. That leaked imaged raised speculation that it could be part of a possible upcoming live action trailer, and the live action trailer that will show at the end of this week could be it. Although 343 Industries and Microsoft didn't make comment on the image and it could be a scrapped scene from the trailer for all we know.

Apparently the trailer is set to add more elements to the Hunt The Truth marketing campaign for Halo 5. Last night when the countdown hit zero on the teaser site viewers were introduced to audio clips from a war journalist called "Benjamin Giraud" from within the Halo Universe. Benjamin is investigating the origins of the Master Chief and his involvement in the wars saving humanity. Followers of the site will be getting an audio clip from the journalist every week, as revealed on the teaser site, and it will last up until E3 according to IGN. These audio clips will follow Benjamin's investigation and will delve deeper into his investigation each week.

What are your thoughts on the trailer coming this Sunday? How will it relate to the teaser site? Leave a comment on your thoughts below.

Credits to Self Destruct, Church, and everyone else who helped mine this out as well as P34nut for the first article on Hunt the Truth. On the Tumblr.com link to Hunt the Truth, an ad campaign for Halo 5, people were able to fish out a 15 second video showing someone using a UNSC class Sniper with an oddly shaped penetration bullet to blow away Master Chief's visor and destroy his helmet. On the bullet, things are inscribed, but no one has deciphered them yet, though Church claims the word 'Truth' is on there, so it's possible that it says 'Hunt the Truth'. A tiny burst of the classic Halo monk chant plays ominously as it ends with an Xbox One logo. As far as who is betraying the Chief and attempting to kill him, we are currently unsure, but Locke and his squad (rumored: Buck, Romeo, and Macer) seem unlikely as Locke has stated his goal is to "find out what they are" in reference to his motives for leaving, and Buck and Romeo are both unlikely candidates for betrayal following the events of New Blood. More details are likely to come in the future, but this is leading to a very interesting set of teases following the recent teaser of Locke jumping out of a Pelican on a sandy planet like the elite homeworld.

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This is really interesting so far, I'm excited to see where 343i takes this traitor storyline. With all these betrayals to the UNSC from previous operatives, I wonder what sort of Civil War will erupt from this. What do you think of this tease? What are your thoughts on the future? Lemme know below! Thanks for reading!

Now Frank O'Conner has tweeted a link to tumblr with the hashtags #Halo5 and #HUNTtheTRUTH.

The countdown is on http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ #Halo5 #HUNTtheTRUTH

~Frank O'Connor on Twitter

Clicking this link will lead you to a site showing a bullet engraved with "Traitor" (see the image above), a countdown underneath it and the Halo 5: Guardians logo at the bottom of the site. There are also 2 buttons, one for sharing it yourself on Twitter and one for putting it on a calendar on a program of your choice as a reminder. Upon sharing the blog it will prefill your tweet with:

What seems like the end, is only the beginning. http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ #HUNTtheTRUTH #Halo5

Now this isn't a countdown to the release date of Halo 5 like you'd expect since it's currently standing at about 2-3 days.

What this countdown is counting down to is still unknown, but rumours are that it's a countdown to a huge reveal of something Halo 5 related and that it has something to do with Agent Locke hunting the Master Chief who may have been dubbed as traitor by the UNSC.

Alas we won't know for sure untill it hits 0, which is up and around coming Sunday.

What do you think this countdown is counting down to?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

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People have gone around digging in the source code and found a image that was "supposed" to be on the background which shows nothing but a few blue dots, seems pointless right? So why would it be hidden?

This questions led to people mucking around a bit more with the image which resulted in this:

Upper left has the word "Demons" and lower right sais "gods" which is rumoured to be linked to the Gravemind as one of his lines in the games is "I have defied gods and demons".

Is this a small hint towards the Flood?

Only time will tell.

What do you think?

TeamBeyond recently posted a few screenshots of the new Halo 2: Anniversary map remake, Relic, on their site. Apparently they got them from a video shown at the HCS Halo 2 Classic Match by Bravo, and Jay Frechette.

Here they are in all their glory (they're a little choppy):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2014 (CE3 2014 Demo)

March 2015 (Current Build)

Before I get started, I want to say that past recruitment from this site has been great, with the help of talent we picked up here Installation 01 has gone from a concept build in July 2014 (CE3 2014) to the sexiness you see up above. (note: the BR is a placeholder model)

We’ve been delayed by massive reworkings of the game itself for greater stability and modularity, critical elements in a community-oriented game. Being a fan team, we can’t make any money, not even from donations, so we are doing this in our spare time. Professionals, students, and passionate Halo fans coming together with whatever free hours they have. We are making something that we’ve craved for a long time, a full Halo game for PC, Linux, and Mac, boasting classic gameplay and game modes from multiple Halo titles, all bundled into a shiny package of modern graphics.

Positions we need filled so this project moves faster:

Programmers:

• Proficient in C#.

• Unity or other comparable game experience.

• Capable of using Github.

• Willingness to communicate well with our senior engineers.

• A team player.

Artists:

-2D-

• Knowledge of GIMP, Photoshop, or any other comparable 2D graphics program. Largely needed for UI and texture work.

• Willing to work on assigned projects within their deadlines. (we aren’t super hardcore about this,

but this is more about not signing up for anything you know you can’t finish on time).

• Knowledge of 3D modeling is a plus, but not required.

-3D-

• Skills with any widely used 3D modeling software, such as Blender, Max, or Maya. Zbrush is also • welcomed.

• Work within deadlines (once again, we don’t have a lot of deadlines, just know your limits)

• Be comfortable with assigned tasks from senior modelers.

• Doesn't matter if you prefer environmental, structural, or organic modeling, we need you.

• Knowing how to texture models well is a plus, but is not required.

Sound and recording:

• Own/have constant access to professional sound equipment and software.

• Have experience with sound design for games or professional videos.

• Willingness to adapt to whatever is needed at the moment. (voice, gun shots, birdsong, etc.)

If you wish to help out as any of those roles, just comment here about it and one of the team members will get back to you soon

NOTE: We are abiding by Microsoft’s Fair Use Policy, hence why we cannot make any money off the project, and why we must build everything ourselves, we cannot distribute “rips” of any kind from any Halo game. This is a community project, there is no chance for profit, the only reward for our devs is that they have the satisfaction of making a small dream into reality.

Thanks for reading, here’s some more eye candy:

Halo 3: ODST and Relic are fast on our heels, with a Spring 2015 release, and 343i has decided to tease our taste buds yet again after the Halo 5 tease with new images of both compensations. On HaloWaypoint.com, in a blog post, the wonderful Dan Ayoub released a few teaser images in which we see what is being working on. They confirmed that for Relic, community playtesters are working hard to iron out the kinks to make it akin to it's famed Halo 2 predecessor. The images show the true fine detail of Halo 3: ODST not apparent on Xbox 360, the new version is much brighter compared to the standard version. They show an action shot on Relic where a Blue Spartan with a Beam Rifle oversees a Warthog explosion, confirming that the Assault Rifle is on the map (as of yet). They also show a Forge World styled overview, which we see below.

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I'm really excited for the future of other content being remastered for a paid fee, I'd love to see more Halo 2 maps added to the roster, imagine Headlong with the new graphics! ODST as a fully retouched game would've been amazing, seeing real rain drip off your VISR and such, but this is great too! What's your thoughts on the new photos? Let me know down below! Thanks a ton!

*Image from Halo Waypoint

An announcement on Halo Waypoint revealed that fans of Halo lore will be getting four new books this year along with release dates. This year will see a five Halo novels in total as the latest one "Halo: New Blood" released earlier this month on March 2nd.

The first of the four up coming books is Halo: Hunters in the Dark by Peter David, it is a full length novel and it will bd released on June 16th, 2015.

Halo: Saint's Testimony by 343 Industries Franchise Development Director Frank O'Connor will be next in line, this book is a digital single and it will be available on July 27th, 2015.

Halo: Last Light by Troy Denning will also be a full length novel and it will release on September 7th, 2015

Halo: Shadow of Intent by Joseph Staten (author of Halo: Contact Harvest and cinematic director for Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Halo 3) who will be returning to bring us more Halo lore in this digital novella, release date will be December 7, 2015.

So there will be a lot of new installments to the Halo universe this year, will you be picking any of the new books up?

Thanks to UNSC Spartan II for bringing the news.

So, if you're like me, you love Blur's masterful cinematic genius, and are very excited to see them on Halo 5 this year. On Xbox's

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Speculation is gonna run wild for this, and that's just what 343i wants. I am so pumped for E3 this year, not just because of Halo 5, but this is seriously increasing my hype levels. Let me know your thoughts down below on the glimpse and what your speculation is on it. See you all next time.

One of Halo's most popular and well known campaign levels "The Silent Cartographer" has been rebuilt from scratch by a group of very dedicated fans. The remastering of the map took three years to build and features enhanced graphics over the original and comes with a list of new features such as:

Brute enemies.

New paths and routes.

Custom Content

New Mechanics such as hijacking.

Weapons such as the Battle Rifle, Covenant Carbine, Brute Shot and more.

Have a look at The Silent Cartographer: Evolved trailer.

You can download the map here

So what do you think of this enhanced version of The Silent Cartographer? Will you be downloading it if you have the PC version of Halo: Combat Evolved?

Source: Kotaku

The full list of changes is as follows:

MATCHMAKING

• Made a variety of updates to improve matchmaking performance and success rates
  
• Improved matchmaking search times/time to match
  
• Improved stability throughout the matchmaking process across all titles
  

PARTIES

• Improved party stability
  

HALO 2

• Made improvements to multiplayer shot registration
  
• Improved campaign stability across a variety of levels
  
• Addressed stability issues for matchmaking and custom games
  
• Fixed issues around resuming H2A Campaign from “remastered” mode
  
• Improved medal display consistency
  

HALO: CE

• Fixed issues regarding aim assist which resulted in the reticle being pushed away from an enemy
  
• Improved shot registration consistency between host / client in peer-to-peer custom game matches
  
• Resolved a variety of UI inconsistencies, including team color randomization, medals, and in-game scoreboard display
  

So far, anecdotal reports from players suggest that this might well be the update we've all been hoping for, with the matchmaking process operating significantly faster then previously and without issues such as imbalanced teams or inability to remain in parties. While there's undoubtedly still a long way to go before the Master Chief Collection delivers on its initial promise, this is a very encouraging step in the right direction, and hopefully a sign of better days to come.

If you'd downloaded the update, let us know whether or not you're seeing an improvement in the comments!