343 Industries aims to release co-op campaign of 'Halo Infinite' in August

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We have a new timeline after numerous delays for Halo Infinite's co-op campaign. 343 Industries hopes to release the feature sometime in August 2022. It was initially scheduled to arrive with the December 8 release date. This August schedule is meant for networking co-op, while split-screen co-op is expected to come later. 

According to 343's roadmap, the couch co-op option won't be available until sometime in season 3, which isn't scheduled to start until November 8. But as Engadget pointed out, this is still a tentative plan, with the exact release date still marked as "TBD."

Microsoft used Xbox dev kits for a 'Halo Infinite' tournament

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The ongoing Xbox shortage hasn't just affected consumers; even Microsoft itself had run into issues because of it. This weekend, the company reportedly used Xbox Series X dev kits to run its first big Halo Infinite tournament, the Halo Championship Series' Raleigh Major. Microsoft couldn't get enough retail consoles to use. 

But, according to 343 Industries' esports lead Tahir Hasandjekic, the dev kits are "functionally identical" to off-the-shelf consoles and would operate in that mode. They won't look like the competitors' consoles at home, but they should function the same. In the simplest terms to describe the situation, Hasandjekic said, the "global supply chain shortage is real."

Via: Engadget

Exploring the world of Halo Infinite

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'Halo Infinite' to get a dedicated Slayer playlist on Dec. 14

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Halo Infinite is getting a "basic" version of one of the series' most popular multiplayer modes. According to 343 Industries community lead Brian Jarrard, a dedicated Slayer playlist will be released as an update on December 14. It won't be the variants the studio promised to release after the holidays, but 343 plans to "bolster and expand" this playlist in the future.

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