Halo Infinite update rewinds time for Halo 2's birthday, throwing the FPS back 20 years with a nostalgic mode that deletes sprint and adds classic maps
Oct. 31, 2024Were you blinded by its majesty?
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Thenewly-rebranded Halo Studiostoday announced that Halo Infinite would be getting a surprisingly meaty update called Operation: The Great Journey on the classic shooter’s anniversary, November 5.That surreal third-person modeis part of the package, but what’s even more exciting is a playlist that’s basically rewinding time.
To get you even further into a Mountain Dew and Doritos mood, the update is also folding in classic Halo 2 maps made by fans with Forge, the series' custom level editor. Iconic battlefields from Midship to Lockout, which gets a lush overgrown facelift, are all incoming.
“Twentyyears ago, the gaming world was introduced toHalo 2,and things were never the same,” the officialHalo Waypoint blogexplains. “The multiplayer experience forged friendships, propelled online gaming to the mainstream, elevated MLG to another level, and was truly a catalyst of the early gaming and online eras.”
Halo Studios head said “the consumption habits of gamers have changed - the expectation of how fast their content is available.”
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