The story of our hero takes a dark turn with this Agent Locke TV Ad as he’s staring down an wounded Master Chief in front of a monument to his success. While Master Chief has saved humanity on countless occasions, now Locke is ready to take the life of the legend to protect us from him. What is the truth? More to be revealed as we continue to #HUNTtheTRUTH.
Halo 5: Guardians is scheduled to release on October 27, 2015.
The Halo 5: Guardians Alternate Reality Game, Hunt the Truth is officially underway as earlier this week, following last week’s Bullet teaser trailer. Since the initial release, an interactive video player allowing scrubbing through the trailer reveals on the bullet a series of labels the Master Chief has had through his lifetime: Son, Abductee, Victim, Orphan, Recruit, Soldier, Warrior, Ally, Hero, Savior, Traitor; with the last being the mystery shrouding the story of Halo 5: Guardians. In this search of the truth, we are introduced to a military journalist and photographer who has been assigned to an in-depth profile of Master Chief Petty Officer, Spartan 117.
Benjamin Giraud has covered many human-interest stories and was there at the time the Covenant attacked New Mombasa. Now he’s taking on one of the best stories he could have dreamed upon taking, one in which the outcome was sure to showcase this great hero of humanity. In the primer episode to this ARG, we hear first hand the truth of the matter isn’t as clean as most think, leading Ben to ask questions he never thought he would have to ask. “Who is the Master Chief, where does he come from, and is he keeping us safe?”
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With the recent additions of the screenshot feature in Xbox Upload, Halo screenshots are once again obtainable without the use of a capture card. While there is still no centralized system to search the best screenshots the community has to offer, this does help bridge the gap for one corner of the community. We will be highlighting ten of the community’s best screenshots every week and our resident Welshman has kindly offered up his collection to kick things off. If you have your own screenshots, please share them with us in our forums, Twitter or Facebook.
4Game has released an official announcement trailer for Halo Online including game play and customization options that will be in the game. Halo Online is a PC Halo experience based of a heavily modified version of the Halo 3 engine that will be free to play with micro-transactions. Micro-transactions include the ability to buy custom armor pieces and weapon upgrades for your Spartan’s loadout. From the video, the primary weapons are the Assault Rifle, Battle Rifle, DMR, SMG, Covenant Carbine and Plasma Rifle; the secondary weapons are Magnum, Plasma Pistol and Mauler; and grenades the original group from Halo 3: Fragmentation, Plasma, Spike, and Incendiary grenades. The game play shows the maps Turf, Guardians, Avalanche without snow, and a few other ones we’ll have to wait and see.
Halo veterans may remember a time when Halo was also a name on the PC side of gaming. The last Halo title to release on PC was Halo 2 Vista, which, while mostly insignificant now still has a tiny player base and offers online play for classic Halo 2, MCC aside. Yesterday, 343 announced Halo Online: a heavily modified version of Halo 3 designed to run on lower-end computers. The game is an effort between 343 Industries, Saber Interactive and Innova Systems that will have a closed beta in Russia this spring through Innova’s 4game platform. There’s no word on whether this will release in other parts of the world after the beta.
Here’s a little Q&A from Waypoint about Halo Online:
Q: What type of game is Halo Online?
A: Halo Online is a free multiplayer-only PC experience that we’re launching as a closed beta test in Russia.
Q: Does Halo Online represent your future plans for the franchise on PC?
A: Halo Online is a learning opportunity for us as we explore ways to welcome new fans to the “Halo” universe. We’re excited to release a “Halo” multiplayer-only PC experience tailored for Russian gamers.
Q: When will Halo Online be available?
A: The closed beta period will begin in Russia later this spring. There is no definitive launch date at this time.
Q: Are you planning on bringing Halo Online to the Xbox One?
A: Halo Online was built from the ground up specifically for the PC. There are no plans to bring Halo Online to the Xbox One.
Q: Will gamers in other regions like North America and Europe be able to play Halo Online?
A: Right now our focus is on learning as much as we can from the closed beta period in Russia. Theoretically, any expansion outside of Russia would have to go through region-specific changes to address player expectations.
Q: Are you planning to officially launch this year?
A: There is no definitive launch date at this time as we proceed in our closed beta period in Russia.
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Our last Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta breakdown show focuses on the Forge maps we got to play in the final days of the beta, Pegasus and Orion. In talking about the map design and flow for slayer, we talk about the new capabilities we’ve already seen and would like to see come to the final version of Halo 5: Guardians. In addition to having traditional Forge canvases, the new game mode Breakout will have forgeable maps in the style of Crossfire and Trench. We saw a significant jump in capabilities in Forge for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and we hope to see even more capabilities in Halo 5: Guardians.
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Yesterday Frankie pointed us to a new promo Halo 5: Guardians Tumblr site with the hashtag #HUNTtheTRUTH. After just a little over 24 hours, Xbox released a fifteen second teaser with the “TRAITOR” bullet blowing up what appears to be Master Chief’s helmet. They symbolism behind it is still a mystery as we wait for the final reveal Sunday night.
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