Halo: The Master Chief Collection launches in just under a week! Are you ready?
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection launches in just under a week! Are you ready?
In anticipation of the release of The Master Chief Collection next week, 343 Industries has announced the Halo Championship Series, the official eSports league for Halo. 343 has partnered with Twitch, ESL and other tournament organizers to provide a single sanctioning body to run and sponsor Halo tournaments. Halo 2 Anniversary will be the primary focus of this series to start and will undoubtedly be transitioned over to Halo 5: Guardians next year. Some details behind the series:
More details about HCS will be revealed at this weekend’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection Launch Invitational.
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If you haven’t had a chance to watch the Remaking the Legend documentary on Xbox Video or Twitch, or you want to watch it again, Halo Waypoint has uploaded the documentary to YouTube for your viewing pleasure. And for the tech savvy, that means go download it.
In celebration of the Master Chief Collection, Sumthing, the independent record label for many major video game titles is having a 50% sale on all Halo soundtracks. The sale lasts through January 2015, so if you’re missing any one of the iconic soundtracks, then go get your digital copy today!
For the last day of the month long IGN First coverage of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, we actually get a small glimpse into some of the unlocks coming for Halo 5: Guardians. There are four armor unlocks available for the multiplayer beta and will transition over to the final game as well. The images below aren’t indicative of the final models but they give us an idea of what to look forward to.
Technically obsolete, the Mark VI [GEN1] Mjolnir armor maintains a legendary luster among Spartans and the general public.
Unlock: Earn the “Your Journey Begins” Achievement in MCC (Helmet & Armor)
The Mark VI was able to remain functional until all of its triply-redundant auto-repair and bypass nodes failed.
Unlock: Earn the “Cairo Stations” Achievement in MCC (Helmet & Armor)
The Helioskrill is a work of art crafted by a Sangheili prodigy inspired to test her skill against the best that humanity could muster.
Unlock: Earn the “Legend” Achievement in MCC (Helmet & Armor)
Spartans with Marine experience prefer Nightfall armor when stationed on inhospitable worlds, due to its best-of-class life support.
Unlock: Watch the Halo: Nightfall Episode 1 Second Story (Helmet); Watch all 5 episodes of Halo: Nightfall (Armor)
What do you think of all the armor? Let us know in the forums!
On top of the mountain of achievements we’re getting for The Master Chief Collection at launch, 343 just announced that we will get 50 more achievements for a total of an additional 500 gamerscore. The achievements will be coming out as part of the launch content update and they are as follows:
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As you may recall, 343 announced the week of NYCC 2014 that signed Halo Journals would be available on the show floor at the Insight Editions booth. We managed to grab a few and, like the Poster Collection, were impressed with the quality of the journal. The the leather cover with Halo insignia makes this one collectors item every Halo fan should have. Whether you’re taking notes for weapon spawns on a map, writing down strategies for speed runs, drafting fan fiction, or collecting signatures from your favorite Halo personalities, this journal is worth carrying around. Continue reading