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Destiny 2's first Season Two Faction Rally event has been announced--and it starts soon. As with the previous events, you start by aligning with a faction--New Monarchy, Future War Cult, or Dead Orbit--and then earning engrams from your faction. The group that collects the most (Dead Orbit and...

It's almost been two years since Halo 5: Guardians came out in October 2015. While developer 343 Industries is no doubt working on Halo 6, a portion of the team continues to release updates for Halo 5, and this continues with a big weapon tuning update. In a blog post, the studio said it's been...

Halo 5 developer 343 Industries continues to support the 2015 Xbox One shooter. In this week's Halo blog post, 343 announced that it is planning a major-sounding update for Halo 5's large-scale War zone mode. 343 lead multiplayer designer Lawrence Metten said there have been too many lopsided...

Halo 5: Guardians players may have been disappointed when Microsoft revealed the list of games getting 4K support on Xbox One X at E3 2017. Halo 5 was left off the list, but developer 343 Industries says the game will be playable in 4K resolution after all. "We weren’t quite ready to make the...

It's been a while since we've heard anything major about the Halo series. Developer 343 Industries is presumably deep in development on Halo 6, but it hasn't said anything official about the game just yet. In spite of this radio silence, the studio still is working on some nice stuff for the...

Microsoft's E3 2017 briefing came and went today with no news about Halo. Its absence was expected, but Microsoft's biggest brand not factoring into the show in a big way might have caught some by surprise. Now, the head of Halo developer 343 Industries has responded. Writing on Twitter, Bonnie...

In the world of video games today, microtransactions have not only been something of a trend, they've been nearly unavoidable. Microtransactions often give players the ability to purchase additional and sometimes exclusive customization options in many games, and has now become a crucial part of...

Many features common to the Halo series will not be making a return in Halo 5. After reporting that the new game will no longer support split-screen, the Studio Head at 343 Industries, Josh Holmes, also told a fan that there will be "no voting or veto, just straight rotation," while answering...

Halo is one of the most well known franchises out there. Nearly every Halo title was adored by fans and received high marks from reviewers. The major exception to this was Halo Wars, which never got the same amount of fame other Halo titles get. Despite this, Microsoft wants to take another...