Halo Infinitelaunches a unique playlist involving community-created Forge maps and a brand-new event featuring armor of heroic Noble Team Spartans. Despite the reported lack of new story content on the horizon forHalo Infinite, 343 Industries continues onward with new multiplayer content before Season 3 begins.
LongtimeHalofans have questioned the immediate future of 343 Industries andHalo Infinitefollowing studio layoffs and various reports ofthe nextHalogame being in development. TheHaloseries is reportedly leaving the Slipspace Engine behind in favor of the highly accessible Unreal Engine, and a recent survey even suggests that Xbox may be moving forward completely fromHalo Infinite. In the midst of rumors, Xbox head Phil Spencer reiterated publicly that 343 Industries is “critically important” for theHaloseries going forward, reaffirming the studio’s place as the leadHalodeveloper. Additionally, newHalo Infinitemultiplayer content is on the way leading into Season 3.
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343 Industries published a newHalo Infiniteblog post detailing the new Noble Intention event and Community Collection Forge map playlist. The Noble Intention event is live inHalo Infiniteuntil February 21 with new Noble Team gear to obtain by completing challenges from the event pass.Halo Infiniteplayers have the opportunity to don Thom-A923 and Rosenda-A344’s armor for the first time in aHalogame. The pair of Noble Team Spartans did not make it intoHalo Reach, but players may remember Reach once more by participating in the Noble Intention event.
Alongside the Noble Intention event, 343 Industries launched theHalo InfiniteCommunity Collection playlist featuring community-created Forge maps. This unique playlist only includes four community-created maps, but future updates will add more maps in the future after a thorough selection process. Currently,Halo Infinite’sCommunity Collection playlist includes the Absolution, Perilous, Salvation, and Starboard maps. 343 Industries plans to share more information aboutHalo InfiniteSeason 3and Forge maps joining the Community Collection playlist at a later date.
Halo Infiniteplayers who continue to enjoy the multiplayer component should have a great time before Season 3 starts. Further, the new multiplayer content should be a relief followingHalo Infinite’srecent rumors and speculation. However, 343 Industries still has an uphill battle againstHalo Infinite’scurrent perception and waning interest.
Halo InfiniteSeason 3 launches on March 7 with a new Fracture event, new armor, new maps, and much more. AnewHalogame codenamedTatankais reportedly being developed by 343 Industries and Certain Affinity while seasonal development ofHalo Infinitecontinues.
Halo Infiniteis available now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
