Some time ago 343i announced that the next update for Halo: The Masterchief Collection would get an update so huge that it would have to go through beta testing first to ensure it not breaking the entire game. An article on that can be read here.

Now 343i cancels this beta that would become available for Xbox One Preview members in North America somehwere in the near future because it would become too time consuming as it would need some more updates to be enabled. The company now decides that it would be best if they test it thoroughly themselves internally.

"After further evaluation, the team has determined that that final testing for the content update will be completed internally, and we will not be conducting a beta test for the next CU. Also, it was determined that the additional time and work devoted to the beta would’ve actually postponed the public availability of the content update. Lastly, there were some added challenges surrounding the CU beta – including an extra series of required updates and rollbacks - that made us take a step back and reexamine the CU beta. Ultimately, this plan will allow us to deliver the smoothest possible experience, and ensure that the next content update becomes available as soon as possible."

~Bravo

An final release date for most likely the biggest patch for the game yet had not yet been set as the team is also working hard on several updates that will be released even later.

"Progress on the CU continues, and we’ll work to provide an ETA once the final date is locked. As stated last week, our current focus and priority remains delivering the upcoming improvements to the matchmaking and party systems, but the team is also working on and prioritizing additional items beyond this, and I look forward to discussing these – a lot more – as we get closer to those updates."

~Bravo

In the previous report some of you guys seemed to be rather skeptical about beta testing an update. Does this remedy or worsen your concerns?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

Source:

HaloWaypoint

On HaloWaypoint, Josh Holmes posted a list of changes to Halo 5 based on the feedback they received during it's run. The changes, and tweaks listed below aren't all of them, and he states that a more "extensive list" will be posted later.

In addition to the changes list Josh Holmes also posted some information relating to the statistics from the Beta:

Recently, 343 Industries announced their first digital novel, Halo: New Blood. This will feature ODST Edward Buck, also known as 'Bucky'. He's only been seen in Halo 3: ODST, but this novel will show us how he gets on after the Human-Covenant War. With the Chief being listed as MIA and several other Spartans being killed in battle, the new Spartan-IV program is introduced. After the UNSC recognising Buck's heroic efforts in the Human-Covenant War, they leave him with two options. He can either retire to a luxurious life, or take up a promotion and become a Spartan-IV. Buck has to make a life-changing decision. Will he retire and live the nice, peaceful life any veteran soldier would love? Or, will he join the new Spartan program and continue to fight whatever force opposes mankind?

Halo: New Blood will be released on 2 March, 2015. It will be written through Buck's perspective.

What do you think about this? Are you happy to see old Bucky make a return?

Thanks for reading.

- Spartan

Source: http://halo4nation.com/other/halo-blood-announced-buck-odsts/

Before 343i releases the next update for Halo: The Masterchief Collection they want to beta teast it first.

A few days ago the patch notes for the upcoming update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection were revealed on Halowaypoint and covered by EK. His article can be found here.

But instead of the usual download prompt everyone gets the following week, a select group of people will get to beta test it first before it is released to the general public. Yes you read it right, a beta for an update.

Members of the Xbox One preview programme located in North America will recieve a message from Xbox Live somewhere these days with an opt-in download to download the upcoming patch to beta test it. A Q&A on how this will all go down for the preview programme members in Noth America can be found here.

The Beta will run from January the 23rd to January the 26th and will eat up 1-2GB of your HDD.

The reason why it will only be tested in North America is to ensure a maximum amount of players during the evening in North America. Strictly business, no hard feelings

A date for the public roll-out of the update has not been released yet.

What do you think of this idea to beta test an update?

Let us know down below!

As always, thank you for reading!

Source:

Eurogamer

If you don't consider the recent constant updating and tweaking to Halo: The Master Chief Collection after it's disastrous launch a huge red flag of 'Damage Control', I don't know what you would replace it with. Thankfully, 343i is doing their best to fix the game with a new patch now available for download, notes available on HaloWaypoint.com. The update makes massive changes to multiplayer searching increasing the success rate for matches and downplaying the 'Awaiting Privileges' error people received, among other small fixes such as sound tweaks to the countdown timer. The major general update to multiplayer was in the form of updating Halo 2 Anniversary's connection and decreasing bandwidth spikes. Halo: CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4's campaigns received stat tracking updates, and Halo 3 and 4's scoring for penalties for empty vehicles have been updated. The menus had minor changes such as the booming music volume being lowered and updates to multiplayer status messaging and drop out removal of emblems. If you are one of the six total people who use the Legacy controller scheme, you might have to adjust a bit as the scheme has been enhanced a bit, and finally, stability across all titles has been improved.

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It's great that they're looking to fix this stuff, but I want to see more focus on glaring issues such as connection between countries and states being improved as well as the game's blatant empty matchmaking system. There aren't enough game modes right now to make matchmaking viable, even with most people having an easier time getting into a game, and campaign is a mess with friends from different areas with bad connections, hell, I tried playing with Self Destruct (who lives in the US) and Halo 5 Follower (Australia), and only my framerate dropped with Halo 5, but I'd get kicked with SD. Anyway, what do you think could be improved besides the above? Let me know in the thread below, and I'll catch ya'll next time.

Details on Halo 5: Guardians reveal that fans have a choice of three deals to chose from when purchasing the game. Microsoft announced that Halo 5: Guardians will come in the Standard Edition, Limited Edition and Limited Collectors Edition.

Here are the details on what they include, how much and where to buy them.

Standard Edition $59.99: Includes a copy of Halo 5: Guardians plus an exclusive poster, only available to those who pre-order. This item can be pre-ordered from the Microsoft Store, Gamestop, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Amazon.

Limited Edition $99.99: Includes everything in the Standard Edition along with digital content to enhance your Spartan combat and comes in a steel book. This item can be pre-ordered from the Microsoft Store, Gamestop and Best Buy.

Limited Collectors Edition $249.99: Includes everything in the Limited Edition and additional content that includes a commemorative, numbered statue designed by 343 Industries (statue not yet revealed). This item can be pre-ordered at the Microsoft Store and Gamestop.

So there you have it, those are the pre-order details for Halo 5: Guardians. Thinking of picking one up? Let us know which one you'd like to get in the comments.

Source: xbox.com

As of today you can pre-order your copy of Halo 5: Guardians via the Microsoft store. And as always the pre-orders come with some neato bonusses.

If you're one of those guys who wants to play a game on launch or you like to spend money on stuff you can't even get your hands on yet... well have I got some good news for you!

Starting today you can pre-order your copy of Halo 5: Guardians so you can play on launch day guaranteed. As usual there are your Standard, Limited and Collector Editions. Each, ofcourse, with their own tier of goodies!

Here are the descriptions as of now:

• The Standard Edition will cost around $60 and pre-ordering it will yield you a new poster to hang over your bed. Cozy nights with the MC and Locke on your side.
  
• The Limited Edition will be yours for around $100. This package will contain the Standard Edition, the poster if you pre-order, digital content to enhance Spartan combat and exclusive items within a Steel Book case.
  
• The Collectors Edition is going to hit the shelves at the price of a whopping $250! This edition will include everything that comes with the Limited Edition as well as "additional content such as a commemorative numbered statue designed by 343 Industries." More details will be shared by Microsoft on a later date.
  

​What's a bit odd to most people is that the list is really vague. The lack of proper description and images might not convince most people to pre-order right away. As soon as more images and details are released I'll be sure to add them to this post.

At least we get our bit of Halo 5: Guardians today with the Beta!

Are you going to pre-order any of these versions already?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

Source:

Polygon

I'm not kidding, I shivered with excitement when I saw this post because of my immense love for Halo 3: ODST and my love for Relic. On HaloWaypoint.com, Bonnie Ross revealed what's in store for fans who were disappointed with the rocky launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Some small bonuses are a month of Xbox Live Gold and a nameplate and avatar in-game. The bigger bonuses, if you've played Halo: TMCC from it's launch to today you can pick up Halo 3: ODST and the Halo 2 map Relic, both redone in 1080p 60fps, with Relic getting the anniversary treatment and ODST being up-scaled. No release date for either the map or the additional game have been revealed but 343i has promised more on the two in the upcoming months. The sad news, if you haven't bought Halo: The Master Chief Collection before this date (19.12.14), you aren't entitled to any of the aforementioned content for free, and might not be entitled to it at all unless 343i decides to sell it. On the subject of ODST, it seems to only be the campaign that's being ported as of yet.

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This is fantastic news and is more certainly a great way to repay fans who were disappointed, I am extremely proud of 343i and Microsoft for putting resources into listening and giving us what we want. Are you excited for ODST to return, what about Relic? Let me know down below! Thanks for reading!

Xbox One users who have enrolled in the preview program will be given early access to the Halo 5: Guardians beta this weekend. Microsoft have been sending messages to those who are part of the program and they also have made an announcement on the preview dashboard with all the details. The beta will begin at 4PM EST today and will end at 3AM EST on December 22nd. Two codes will be sent out from today, one will allow members to download the beta to the console and the other code will grant access to the beta itself.

The early access is for all preview members and not restricted to those who have bought Halo: The Mater Chief Collection, although to gain access to the full length beta which launches on December 29th, Xbox One owners must have purchased the Master Chief Collection.

So remember if you aren't an owner of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection but have enrolled in the Xbox One preview program this is your chance to experience the beta as it is only available for a few days.

Source: theverge.com

The Halo 5: Guardians beta is almost here! And with the release coming closer we get some more info on what to expect from it when it becomes available.

Jay Frechette, who hosts the Bulletin on the Halo Channel, sat down with 343i's executive producer Josh Holmes to discuss the upcoming beta and what we can expect.

First off we see that the beta as it is now has been thoroughly tested not only by 343i themselves but by a lot of pro circuit playes like Ghandi and Pistola. Their feedback is obviously very important as is ours when we get our hands on.

Next up they bring up implementing something entirely new to the Halo series, but not very new to first person shooters, called spectator mode. If you want to watch one of your friends kicking butt you now have the option to do so without sitting next to them.

(...or having them know if you're into creeping)

There will be a few seconds delay on the watchers end so you can't cheat by having someone ghost and calling out where the enemies are. Pretty neat feature if I may say so myself! And it is ofcourse available in the beta.

Last up they mention an interactive feature in the beta. We, the players, can cast a vote each week on a poll that 343i puts up containing something that will be implemented that week. And lucky us they give away what we get to vote on in week 2 and 3. In week 2 we get to vote for which power weapon gets placed on what map and week 3 we get to vote which map we'll get to play.

The beta will drop 29th of December and will run untill the 19th of January. Happy New Year!

Have you already seen something you want added/removed in Halo 5: Guardians?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

Source:

The Halo Channel

As some of you might have noticed when you started The Master Chief Collection today, there's been an update (103MB).

Is it finally fixed now?!

Well the answer is both yes and no...

Yes in that matchmaking works properly now. No more exessive waiting times and working consecutive matches.

But no as in there are still a few kinks here and there. But luckely these will be fixed in the near future.

Here are the patch notes:

• Made a change to allow for matches to start once minimum player counts are met, allowing for faster matching times.
  
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• Made an update to resolve issues that caused false matches to be created, which resulted in a variety of matchmaking issues, including slow matchmaking and bad session starts.
  
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• Streamlined the process for maintaining party continuity through the matchmaking process.
  
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• Made an update to the high-level matchmaking flow that will reset lobbies after each match. Moving forward, players and party leaders need to press "B" after the post-game-carnage report, and select a playlist for their next match. This flow is consistent with previous Halo titles.
  
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• Improved user experience through removal of non-actionable error messages. This will allow for a more seamless matchmaking flow with less interruption and confusion.
  
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• Improved the post-game experience to fix an issue that could result in a player getting sent to another player’s lobby, rather than returning to the matchmaking screen.
  
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And my god what a difference this makes! I've done a test run on Halo today with 2 friends and we were just able to stick together in a lobby and keep on playing with no freezing or having to force quit the game.

The only thing that does need to be noted is that team balancing might still be a bit off here and there with a one player difference between games. 343i has insured us that this issue will be adressed in the update next week.

Have you experienced the improvement?

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Source:

Halowaypoint

A colossal amount of information was just revealed for the Halo 5 Beta at HaloFest this year (I'm talking ALLOT of info). The whole video is at the bottom of this article.

Oh, and I'm sure I got some of the information wrong, so feel free to correct me if you see any errors.

Here's the gist:

• Everyone starts the same. Every Spartan Ability (I'll detail those later on in this article), and Weapon (starter primary, secondary, and grenades) is given to the player at the beginning. No Loadouts. Like how Halos 1-3 were played.
  
• All weapons contain a zoom feature, with some akin to ADS (Aim Down Sights). Not all weapons have this, like the DMR (the DMR is nearly the same as it's H4 counterpart Scope wise, and aesthetically).
  
• There seems to be a before, and after game animation for each Player Team that shows their aesthetics. The winning team taunts the other team in bravado.
  
• Everything listed in this article is based off of work-in-progress material in the Beta. So it's not final. The time the Beta releases makes it the earliest public Halo Beta ever released.
  
• There are a total of 7 maps that will be able to be played on in the Beta.
  
• There are now Weapons on map as in previous Halo games. NO MORE ORDINANCE.
  
• There will be three game modes in the Beta. What they exactly are is not clear, but it's certain Multiplayer is one of them.
  
• Power Weapons run on static timers. So a weapon like the Prophet's Bane comes around every 4 minutes.
  
• There's a Shield Bar, and Health Bar, but I'm not quite sure how they work.
  

Random information from HaloFest:

• 343i has an internal Pro team they use to test the game. What's pretty funny is that they have Pros vs. Devs... and the Devs get completely destroyed in Halo 5 MP lol. One match was 50-4.
  
• Most of the play-testers (like Josh Holmes, some Pro players, and a few other devs) will be online playing with the community when the Beta launches.
  
• A couple celebrities came to HaloFest... like: Wayne Brady from "Let's Make A Deal" (that dude is hilarious), Joel Mchale from "Community", and Ben Schwartz from "House of Lies".
  

 

 

 

Spartan Abilities are like Dual Wield, and Vehicle Highjacking. They are abilities given to each and every player, and are not separate entities that can only be used one at a time (like Armor Abilities).

 

The idea behind them is basically to give power to the player. To make them feel like a Spartan should. Multiple quotes from devs of 343i describe Spartans with "Speed. Power. Agility. Myth of them being Superheros. Wrapped in Technology. 1000 Pound Jetfighter/Tank on legs. Total destruction machine". 343i wanted to bring that into the game as a 4th layer to the Weapon, Melee, Grenades triad dynamic.

 

Like stated before, Spartan Abilities are given to all players at the beginning. No one starts off on the wrong foot. If a player wants to use Thruster Pack then they can. If someone wants to use Ground Pound, they can do that too.

 

 

Spartan Abilities listed in HaloFest:

• Thruster Pack: Rocket jets built into the Spartan suit allow the Player to dodge quickly in any direction, "double jump" (jump in the air, activate the TP, and increase the jump height), hover to allow slower landing velocity, and a speed boost while running. One of the Pro Scrimmage announcers notes that the Thruster cool-down is around 4 seconds.
  
• Ground Pound: When up in the air you can hold a (I think it's the right thumbstick) button to target the ground with a circular reticule. Once released, the Player will fly towards the ground with a subconscious Jet Thrust, and make a small impact shock-wave (I'm not sure how powerful it will be). You can double jump using Thruster Pack to achieve a greater height to use Ground Pound.
  
• Clamber: Like mantling over objects in Call of Duty (running, and grabbing ledges to pull yourself up and such), Clamber allows the player to basically do the same. Clamber, which I think is double tapping the Jump button, allows you jump and mount up/over edges on walls and structures (if they're low enough). You can also jump down to grind over a lower platform's ledge to save yourself from falling to your death.
  
• Slide: Once terminal velocity/max speed is reached with Sprint (it's noted by wind-like lines around your HUD) you'll be able to fall backwards in a slide to: Dive into cover more quickly, go underneath an obstacle, or take an enemy player by surprise with a weapon like the Shotgun.
  
• Charge: Like the name suggests, Charge is basically a Thruster Pack forward ramming attack activated by the Melee button at Sprint max speed, similar to Slide.
  
• Sprint: Sprint is nearly the same as it's Halo 4 counterpart, BUT there's a catch: it's connected to your shields. When using Sprint you will be unable to recharge your shields: No matter how long you run. So if your shields are down, and you decide to run away, then you're basically screwed anyway (Hey that rhymed... kinda).
  
• Smart Scope: A cybernetic-ally linked zoom attached to the Spartan HUD. EVERY weapon that did not have a zoom feature now has this feature (it seems for Weapons that don't have Scopes you look through). A gun like the DMR or Sniper Rifle has the regular Scoped-in-function as before, but a gun as the AR with no scope utilizes Smart Scope (increased reticule size, and a "zoom-in". Not direct iron sights). Hip-firing is still accurate, but Smart Scope seems to be more so. Anyone using the zoom button for their weapon can get de-scoped from enemy fire. Movement speed looks like it's slowed down from first glance when scoped in. Josh Holmes from 343i states that "No penalty to hip fire in H5, no movement penalty when scoping/zooming, no flinch," which seems to contradict that.
  

 

 

 

There have been minor, and major changes throughout the weapons. The below list is NOT all the weapons, but the ones I saw in the HaloFest stream:

• BR (Battle Rifle): It is now painted black/dark-grey and almost dull-dune, and has a Reflex scope (flat, un-cilender/un-box scope) instead of the scope from Halo 4. It's ammo "hud" bar is tinted orange, and the yellow stripe is still on the gun. It's discharge is notably very lower in pitch, and sounds like chains being coiled. The zoom does not black out peripheral vision as much as Halo 4's BR. In fact it doesn't even look like you're looking through a scope now. Futuristic lines, and geometry appear on the sides, and around the scope when zoomed in.
  
• AR (Assault Rifle): The gun is now painted desert dune, and covered in composite materials. It also has a lower pitched discharge. The AR can now zoom instead of using HUD Binoculars, and shows a large circular reticule with surrounding geometry (it looks similar to a Covenant symbol of some sort).
  
• Miniature Missile Pod?: A rounded rifle-sized rocket launching type weapon. It works similar to the RL (Rocket Launcher), except the rockets are noticeably smaller. The weapon can also zoom in in the same fashion as the AR. Utilizing the zoom a Player can target an enemy Player, and lob a missile at them: just like how the RL & Missile Pod could lock on vehicles in previous games.
  
• Sniper Rifle: No discernible changes aside from more detailed structure.
  
• Magnum: Slightly different design. A slightly deep channel runs through the top of the "scalp" of the pistol in a notch. Utilizes iron sight smart scope. Painted a more dull dune color.
  
• SMG (Sub-Machine Gun): More modern design. Painted a dune-yellow kind of color. It has a small rectangular scope just in front of the barrel, and uses iron sight smart scope. I don't remember what the old SMG sounded like, but this one sounds powerful.
  
• Shotgun: No noticeable changes aside from it looking slimmer. Seemingly uses smart scope.
  
• DMR (Designated Marksman Rifle): The scope is a little boxier. The scope glass is also not very green, and the weapon discharge is more powerful. Other than that I see no major changes.
  
• Plasma Grenade: Works the same. Stick player, run away.
  
• Frag Grenade: Works the same. Throw, and go.
  
• Prophet's Bane Energy Sword: This weapon received the most drastic changes compared to the original Energy Sword, and is described as "legendary". I'm not sure if this is the actual legitimate sword featured in the Beta. It's neon Gold and seemingly has a front hand guard like the swords in Halo Wars. It's shape seems like a mix between the H2-3 & H4 sword, but is very rounded, and curved. The circle in the middle is now elongated with the "prongs" of the sword curving around, down, and then slightly up. Reminds me of Covenant Hesduros architecture. This sword is on Truth (Midship remake), heavily implying it is the sword used by The Arbiter to kill the Prophet of Truth. The sword increases movement when held. You can also use the Smart Scope with the sword and increase the lunge range.
  

 

 

 

So far 4 different maps have been shown out of the 7 max:

• Truth (Midship): Medium-Small sized map (the map is seemingly larger than before). Very similar to Zealot from Reach (and obviously Midship from Halo 2). The biggest difference is the graphic overhaul.
  
• "Space Station?": This was shown in the original Halo 5 Beta teaser at E3. It's a husk-like map with a large ceiling, and lack of walls on the left to right sides (hardlight... I don't know what it is, but some shields prevent the Player from escaping). There is allot of trick-jumps, and vertical structures on this map. The floor is grid-like blue, and seems to be a gravity generator to keep the Spartans from floating into space. Stripes of safety yellow turn, and weave throughout the structures. Spartans jump in using some form of Man Cannon as shown in the E3 Trailer.
  
• "Indoors Pipe Facility?": This map was shown in the H5B First Look Teaser a month or two after E3. It's a very complex indoors warehouse with damaged electronics, and ventilation shafts around the building.
  
• "Outdoors Jungle Like Structure?": I didn't see much of this one, but it looks like forerunner/covenant structure covered in jungle overgrowth.
  

Allot of new armor was shown at HaloFest, but unfortunately I won't be able to detail them right now due to me already spending more than an hour on this article.

The Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta begins on December 29th, and runs for 3 weeks until January 18th, 2015.

Hastati Squad, the newest batch of freshman cadets at the UNSC's Corbulo Academy of Military Science, pays the price for cadet Thomas Lasky's tactics.

Thomas Lasky came to Corbulo Academy of Military Science with his mother and brother's impressive military careers hanging over his head. Haunted by ghosts from his past, he has serious doubts about the war he's expected to fight. As fellow cadet Chyler Silva tries to help him find his place at the academy, tensions with other squad members approach the breaking point.

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Halo 5: Guardians is on the horizon and details are beginning to be revealed to us in tiny bits, this being a prime example. IGN.com showed off some Halo armour available in Guardians. The first, is two variations of Mark IV, one scarred and one not. The second, ODST armour now labelled 'Nightfall'. And finally a new helmet called HELIOSKRILL resembling Hayabusa. Each of these will be unlock-able through separate achievements in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. For example, the ODST or 'Nightfall' Armour is unlocked by watching all episodes of Halo: Nightfall.

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Are you excited to play in the original armours included like ODST and Mark IV? Let me know down below! Thanks a ton for reading!

As part of IGN first, 343i shows us how Forge will work in Halo 2 on their new 'Forge World'.

We will start off with a huge blank canvas, everything you see around you is part of the skybox so you can do everything you want to do. Place huge slabs of terrain to create an island to work on, go place some trees and rocks to make it look more natural. Once you go in to player mode everything will connect with eachother almost seamlessly.

As an example we get to see an entire map as large a Coagulation forged by one of the dev's to show us what we all can do when we get out hands on.

You'll be able to place interactive elements on the map. Like the EMP which is also featured in Coagulation, switches like we saw in Zenith and interactive doors activated by consoles like we saw in Stonetown. And yes the "Blue screen of death" appears on them when activated like in the original Zanzibar console.

But it doesn't stop there!

Using the consoles you can also spawn in set items in Player mode. From as small as a bridge to entire race tracks. Get creative!

What's also worth pointing out is that we get a glimpse of Beaver Creek that the dev's forged in.

Didn't your favourite map get remade? You can now Forge it yourself!

Get a look at it for yourself here:

http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/10/28/halo-2-anniversary-forge-demo-halo-the-master-chief-collection-ign-first

Have you already got an idea about how you're going to use the Forge?

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is in it's final days of processing and is nearly ready to reach our fingertips, but until then I have more footage to entice you. A channel on

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Does this cinematic intro do the original justice despite being redone; or do subtle changes turn you off? Sound off below! I appreciate you reading folks!

Today on Xbox Wire, the staff there gave details on Halo Fest 2014.

On November 10th (a day before the Master Chief Collection launches) 343 Industries will "take over" Avalon Theatre in Los Angeles. The Event will broadcast on Xbox Live, Xbox.com, and Twitch: all starting at 8pm PT. I'm assuming they mean all of these when they say "Tune in to the HaloFest Livestream to see".

Before the Halo Fest stream, there will also be the Halo: The Master Chief Collection Launch Invitational (presented by ESL at their Southern California Headquarters). It will feature 32 eSports Pros going head-to-head in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer: all for $50,000 in prizes and the chance to be the first to play the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

All coverage for ESL's H2A Event will be streamed at Twitch.tv/Halo on Nov. 8-9, with additional highlights airing during the HaloFest live broadcast on Nov. 10.

• Halo 5: Guardians Beta: An exhibition match between eSports pros on the Halo 5: Guardians Beta (a first look at the Beta before it's official release on December 29th).
  
• Halo: Nightfall World Premier: The premier of the first episode of Halo: Nightfall, which "introduces Agent Locke – a pivotal new character in Halo 5: Guardians. Halo: Nightfall is the result of an unprecedented collaboration with industry talents like Ridley Scott and Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, who worked hand-in-hand with 343 Industries to raise the bar for live-action storytelling in the Halo universe". 343 Executive Producer Kiki Wolfkill & the Cast and Production Team will give some details on Nightfall either before, or after the episode airs.
  
• 343 Industries interviews & more: Head of 343 Industries Bonnie Ross, Franchise Development Director Frank O’Connor, Executive Producer Dan Ayoub, Executive Producer Josh Holmes, and others from 343i will "talk about the past, present and future of the Halo universe". There will also be talks with "Celebrity Fans" at Avalon Theatre.
  
• The Global Halo Tournament: I believe this is where the "highlights" from the Invitational mentioned above are shown.
  

IGN recently showded us a walkthough of one of the remade maps that comes with The Master Chief Collection which was Coagulation.

Now they continue the walktroughs with another map, this time it's Stonetown otherwise known as Zanzibar.

Just like last time we get a tour by one of the developers. This time it's Max Hoberman.

He leads you though all the changes Including aesthetical changes, new routes and new vehicles/weapons.

He'll also show you some secrets and how it all came to be.

Here's the walkthrough:

Along with the walkthrough we also get to see how the maps plays out in multiplayer. A classic 1-flag game to be precise.

See how it plays down here:

What are your thoughts on the new Zanzibar?

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Thank you for reading!

Special thanks to Hell Verruckt/Self Destruct for linking this with me!

Source:

IGN

With a trailer posted on Youtube, 343i announced that they're working on a documentary about Halo 2 and the anniversary edition that will be featured in The Master Chief Collection.

The Documentary will be called 'Remaking the legend' and will show the entire lifespan of Halo 2 and the work that went towards the anniversary remake. It will also show some exclusive previews on the anniversary edition itself.

The video will take us all the way back to 2004 when Halo 2 released and will tell us what came to be of Halo 2 since the 10 years of its release.

Larry Hryb, Phil Spencer and some iconic 343i devs will all feature in this documentary and will all tell you their views and experiences on Halo 2.

Here is the trailer:

No official release date has been set, but it'll likely be soon. Most likely even before the Master Chief Collection even releases.

So keep your eyes and ears out!

As always leave thoughts and comments down below!

Thank you for reading!

Sources:

Polygon

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