Halo 5: Guardians Will Have a Public Stats API

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One of the things Halo players have always latched onto is their multiplayer record and being able to dissect every game in detail through full game statistics, medals earned for a particular game, heat maps, match progression and more.  Halo 2 and Halo 3 had private statistics APIs, which some developers were given access to before Halo: Reach was given a public API for use.  Halo 4 lacked any kind of stats API and to the dismay of many players lacked a good interface for finding and exploring these stats.  With Halo 5: Guardians, 343 is giving us back the public API.  It’s currently in private beta testing with some eSports partners and previous statistic app developers like Halo Charts and Halo Tracker, but is expected to be available to everyone close to the game’s launch.  From the Halo Waypoint announcement, the API will support the following:

  • Service Record (Life-to-date stats for each player)
  • Match History (Access to each match played)
  • Carnage Report (Complete statistical breakdown for each player in a match)

It is unknown what specific information will be available from each category, but once the API goes public, we should be seeing more info from 343 and developers on the extent of the API’s support.  Halo Waypoint will still have a fully-featured stats experience in addition to the public stats API.

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Halo 5: Guardians Launch Achievement List

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We’re just under two weeks away and 343 has unveiled the complete achievement list for Halo 5: Guardians.  There are a total of 65 achievements for a total of 1000 Gamerscore at launch ranging from Campaign to Warzone to customizing your Spartan.  While none of the achievements are really spoilery, if you’re wanting to remain completely dark of the story, skip the campaign section and check out the rest of the achievements. Continue reading

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Halo 5: Guardians LCE Disc Exchange Program

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If you’re one of the customers who bought the Limited Collector’s Edition of Halo 5: Guardians, it comes with a digital download of the game you can pre-install October 20th and get the day one update ready when the game releases at midnight October 27th.  If for some reason you prefer to have the disc version of the game, Microsoft has made a way for you to exchange your download code for a physical disc at no extra cost.  This offer is only available between October 20th though November 1st for codes that have not been redeemed. Continue reading

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Halo 5: Guardians Install Size and Day One Update Totals 55GB

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After the recent announcement of Halo 5: Guardians going gold, an image of a retail copy of the game made its way onto the internet with the back cover stating an approximate 60GB install size will be required.  Microsoft has since clarified the details of the amount of space you’ll need available on your console.  The install size from the disc and pre-download if you bought digital is 46GB and the required day one update will be 9GB requiring a total of 55-56GB of available space at launch on your console.  Keep in mind this doesn’t include any of the free 18+ DLC maps players will receive post launch.

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Halo 5’s Launch Day Playlists

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We’re two weeks out until the launch of Halo 5: Guardians and 343 Industries has released the launch day playlists through IGN.  The eight playlists break down into two Warzone, four Arena, a Breakout and a weekend social playlist across 21 maps. You may recognize some new maps entries we haven’t seen before and a variant on Warzone where the objective is to only destroy the enemy’s Power Core.  As many have also heard, Big Team Battle will not be around at launch, but is having custom maps built for it when it does make its appearance.

UPDATE: SWATnums is actually part of the SWAT playlist.

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Podtacular 509: Black Cube

With the anomalies happening in the outer colonies and ONI’s brash decisions involving her mission as FERO, Maya is becoming convinced that there is almost no one she can trust anymore.  With the data chip in hand, she heads to a secret hideout where she’s stashed away Mashak Maradi, hoping he can make sense of the information.  Maya opens up to Bostwick and as she does, begins to realize she needs to start telling the truth, not hiding in the lies of ONI. As Mashak digs up information regarding the events, a religious cult, The Triad seems to have some widespread attention regarding them, specifically from their leader Dasc Gevadim.  After impossibly receiving a call from Noah, she learns her position has been compromised and ONI is out to get her. Maya, Bostwick and Mashak all escape from her hideout, only later to be caught by Jackals.  Toa Freak returns after missing last week.

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Halo 5: Guardians Official Gameplay Trailer

Prepare for the greatest hunt in gaming history.  Master Chief and Spartan Locke battle it out on October 27th, 2015.

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