Halo 5: Guardians - News

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Systems
Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 84%
Released
October 17, 2015
ESRB
T for Teen: Blood, Mild Language, Violence
Developer(s)
343 Industries
Publisher(s)
Microsoft Game Studios
Engine
Blam engine
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
Franchise
Halo

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

PIC CAMPAIGN The Master Chief saga continues, with solo and up to 4-player cooperative experience that spans three worlds. A mysterious and unstoppable force threatens the galaxy. The Spartans of Fireteam Osiris and Blue Team must embark on a journey that will change the course of history and the future of mankind.

WARZONE MULTIPLAYER: Play with friends and compete against rivals in three massive multiplayer modes new to the Halo franchise: Warzone, Warzone Assault, and Warzone Firefight.

WARZONE is a massive-scale multiplayer mode that supports 24-player battles with both friendly and enemy AI constantly dropping in to mix up the experience.

In WARZONE ASSAULT, it’s 24-player attack-and-defend with the attacking team looking to overrun strategic objectives while the opposing force works to stop the onslaught.

WARZONE FIREFIGHT is an ambitious new multiplayer experience that delivers the biggest Halo cooperative experience in franchise history. Up to eight players work together to complete five rounds of increasingly difficult, dynamic objectives set against a timer to emerge victorious.

Genre(s)
FPS
Halo Master Chief
Halo Series Has Sold More Than 65 Million Units

The Halo franchise reaches a new milestone, as Microsoft announces that across all the Halo games and three Xbox systems, the series has reached 65 million units sold.

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Halo 5 Documentary Promises 'The Biggest Master Chief Story Yet'

In their latest behind the scenes video, Halo 5: Guardians developer 343 Industries discusses the scope and scale of their game's story, and its big new changes.

Comic-Con 2015: Halo: The Fall of Reach Trailer Released

343 Industries have released the first trailer for the animated adaptation of The Fall of Reach set to be included in the special editions of Halo 5: Guardians.

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Comic-Con 2015: Halo 5 Getting Biggest Multiplayer Map in Franchise History

Microsoft reveals a brand new map for Halo 5: Guardian's Warzone mode at Comic-Con by building a replica of the massive battleground entirely out of Mega Bloks.

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343 Discusses How Halo 5: Guardians' Microtransactions Aren't Pay-To-Win

343 Industries details the micro transactions featured in Halo 5: Guardians, explaining that it doesn't encourage a pay-to-win philosophy in-game.

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343 Industries Talks About Learning from the Failures of 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection'

343 Industries discusses 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection' failures and how they plan to fix that going forward by holding a beta for every future 'Halo' game.

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All 'Halo 5: Guardians' DLC Multiplayer Maps Will Be Free

Microsoft has officially announced that any and all downloadable multiplayer maps that it releases for 'Halo 5: Guardians' will be made available for absolutely free.

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'Halo 5: Guardians' Audio Diary 'Boxing Story' Investigates Master Chief's Past

343 Industries' 'Hunt the Truth' viral podcast campaign for 'Halo 5: Guardians' unravels the true origins of Master Chief in 'Boxing Story', episode six of its ongoing series.

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Why 'Halo 5' Online Will Work Better than 'The Master Chief Collection'

'Halo' Development Director Frank O'Connor explains why 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection' didn't work at launch, and promises that 'Halo 5: Guardians' will avoid the same problems.

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'Halo 5: Guardians' Images Tease 4-Player Co-Op Teams

A 'Halo 5: Guardians' puzzle made up of smaller images reveals the final version of the cover art, and hints at the possibility of 4-player co-op in the campaign.

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Limited Edition 'Halo 5' Xbox One Console Coming

343 Industries studio head Josh Holmes confirms that a limited edition Xbox One console is set to release in time for 'Halo 5: Guardians' in October of this year.

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New 'Halo 5: Guardians' Trailer Showcases Spartan Locke Pre-Order Bonus Armor

'Halo 5: Guardians' doesn't release until October, but GameStop is already trying to lock in pre-orders with a new trailer and a store exclusive Spartan Locke Armor Set.

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'Halo 5: Guardians' Teaser Explores Master Chief's Home Planet

The latest episode of the 'Halo 5: Guardians' teaser podcast, Hunt the Truth, calls into question what the history books have said about Master Chief's home planet.