[Link] Halo Infinite's Battle Pass Sucks, Fans Say

Read: 19/11/2021 kotaku.com

Did you just eek out a nail biting victory in a Big Team Battle Slayer match? Bash a bunch of your fellow Spartans’ heads in with a flaming skull in Oddball? Capture a ton of objectives in Total Control, putting big numbers on the board for all your PVP comrades to see? Halo Infinite’s battle pa

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[Link] Halo 3: ODST is still unlike any other Halo

Read: 14/11/2021 www.polygon.com

Since it first released on the Xbox 360 back in 2009, Halo 3: ODST has remained a unique entry in the sci-fi shooter Halo series — and according to developers who worked on the game at the time, that was entirely the point.

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[Link] Halo 3's been moddable for a week, so here's Dust2

Read: 25/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com

If a game has mapping tools, the wisdom goes, you can be sure someone, somewhere, has remade Counter-Strike's Dust2 using them. That's how, after 14 years as one of the most enduring console shooters ever made, Master Chief can finally hold Bombsite B against Covenant invaders.

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[Link] Halo announcer says “trans rights” in the Halo voice

Read: 5/8/2021 www.pcgamesn.com

If you’ve heard Jeff Steitzer’s voice – and the odds are pretty good that you have – he’s probably been saying things like “triple kill” and “killing spree” during Halo multiplayer game matches.

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[Link] Halo Infinite's first multiplayer technical preview starts tomorrow

Read: 31/7/2021 www.rockpapershotgun.com

With its launch planned for the end of this year, Halo Infinite is now just about to put some Spartan boots on the ground. As we found out last weekend, 343 Industries are planning a technical test for parts of Infinite's free-to-play multiplayer.

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