Halo Wars 2 has officially released, both the Ultimate Edition and the regular version finally in the hands of Halo fans everywhere. The launch does not signal the end of content though, as proven with Halo 5’s robust post-launch pallet. Halo Wars 2 will have a host of new content like leaders, maps, and a campaign story DLC, most of these coming from the Season Pass. One addition on the horizon is a new leader named Morgan Kinsano, who 343 has been very secretive about thus far, and the legendary Sergeant Forge is already available as a free DLC leader, for a limited time. The next Halo Legendary Crate, themed after the Banished, has also begun shipping, and is full of neat little tie-ins to Halo Wars 2.
On the Halo 5 front, 343 Industries Studio Head Bonnie Ross recently spoke at the DICE Summit and revealed that split-screen is something that will remain in Halo going forward, along with the reassurance of simpler stories in the future. Ske7ch also cheekily responded to the mountain of requests for black undersuits on Spartan characters, stating that they were being “accounted for”. Two brand new skins will be coming to Halo 5, one awarded to the people featured in these community updates, and the other awarded to those that clash with 343 during playdates.
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The clock ticks away to the launch of Halo Wars 2 and we have not just one, but two Halo Community Updates, Halo Canon and a handful of other announcements. The Blitz Beta had some great outcomes with players clocking more than 90 years of playtime but providing some very useful feedback that’s already making its way into a day-one update. The Classic Helmet REQ pack is available now and the Halo World Championship returns March 24th – 26th in Burbank at ESL Headquarters. 343 has brought in community members to promote some of their latest content updates, which brings some familiar names to the spotlight.
We are all sad that the Blitz Beta is over, even if some of us only won one game from it. With the end of the beta comes the impending release of the final game, but while we wait, we take a chance to share our experience with the beta and share some of our listeners experiences as well! We had one submission to us in addition to those listening to us live on our Twitch stream. The Halo Bowl took place the previous week and Dust Storm shares the outcome of the tournament and fundraiser. Let’s just say, one did really well, and one did really poorly.
The Halo Wars 2 Blitz Beta launch this past weekend and we’ve already got our hands on a few matches, getting the feel for the mode and the new quirks of the twist on traditional RTS multiplayer. Halo Waypoint with Prima have given us some great tips to get started with Blitz and from the few games we’ve played, have some of our own to share. Opening moves, defending strategies and the card system all play a part in victory or defeat.
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