343 Industries News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

A Halo Infinite player with a clear affinity for the power armor in the Fallout franchise has designed a set of suits that would let Spartans fit right into post-apocalyptic America. These five different Halo Infinite armor types draw from different designs that both Brotherhood of Steel and Enclave members make use of throughout the Fallout games.

343 Industries has revealed the features coming in Halo Infinite's next Content Update, called Banished Honor, including a new Shop section that uses free-to-earn currency, another Operation Pass, Forge improvements, and more. The Halo Infinite update is set to release on April 30.

A talented artist has created two life-sized statues based on iconic characters from the Halo franchise. Developed by Bungie and released as an original Xbox exclusive in 2001, Haloestablished itself as an instant classic, one which many have cited as a game that redefined first-person shooters on consoles.

Certain Affinity — the renowned Texas-based support studio most recently reported to be working on a Halo battle royale project for Microsoft — has announced a round of layoffs, which will see 25 employees lose their jobs.

A talented gamer online has shared footage of their Halo Infinite Forge recreation of the classic Halo 3 map, Sandtrap. Ever since Sandtrap debuted back in 2007, it has become known as one of the best maps in the series, and now, it’s fully playable in the Halo Infinite sandbox.

A talented fan of the Halo franchise has created an incredible life-sized statue of the Arbiter from the games. Arbiters are just one of the many different enemies that are in the world of Halo, and this fan managed to craft an incredible work of art inspired by the character.

343 Industries has revealed Halo Infinite's update 31 patch notes, introducing a slew of enhancements, bug fixes, and new features to the game. Among the highlights are significant updates to Halo Infinite’s networking model, the introduction of Easy Anti-Cheat on PC, and experimental changes to Competitive Skill Rank payouts.

343 Industries may no longer be working on regular seasonal updates for Halo Infinite, but new content for the shooter continues to be worked on at the studio, with plenty of it also set to arrive with an imminent update. As you might imagine, however, the studio probably has larger and more long-term plans in place for the future of Halo, and it’s something that it’s continuing to recruit people to work on.

343 Industries has announced a new update is coming to Halo Infinite on March 19th. It brings the much-awaited networking overhaul, which should fix issues like desync and players being shot around corners.

343 Industries has revealed a new update is coming to Halo Infinite on March 19. This update will address various issues fans have experienced with Halo Infinite’s multiplayer servers and will add some new content to make the game’ssuite of modes more engaging.

A passionate Halo fan recently showed off their impressive 3D printed rendition of Master Chief’s original MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor Mark IV helmet. As the face of the Halo franchise, Master Chief is one of gaming’s most recognized mascots, largely due to his signature green Spartan armor. While his look has evolved to a certain degree over the years, the Chief’s legendary Spartan helmet remains a symbol of hope for humanity in the face of the never-ending battles against the Covenant and Banished forces.

A new report claims that Microsoft has ended development on Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The remastered collection of classic entries in the beloved shooter series initially released back in 2014, but it's received numerous updates and multiplayer seasons since then, continuing to delight gamers for nearly a decade. While it faced issues at launch, especially regarding bugs and the multiplayer experience, developer 343 built Halo: The Master Chief Collection into a hit that still draws in fans today.

A new rumor has emerged about Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

343 Industries releases a new trailer for Cyber Showdown 3 in Halo Infinite, a limited time mode that brings with it cyberpunk-inspired gear, cosmetics, as well as new content to check out. The winds of change are blowing for Halo Infinite in 2024, as developer 343 Industries announced a change in how it intends to deliver content. As Halo Infinite approaches its third birthday later this year, players will be seeing more content at faster intervals to hopefully keep players engaged with new content to check out.

In a bit of disappointing news for Halo fans, it's been revealed that 343 Industries had between 20-30 unsuccessful pitches for Xbox's flagship sci-fi shooter franchise, including a return to its popular Halo 3: ODST spin-off story. After a bit of a rocky start, Halo Infinite is still ongoing. While it can't boast nearly the number of player numbers as competitors like Call of Duty or Fortnite, its latest season, named Reckoning, provided a much-needed shot in the arm for the playerbase.

A modder has revealed a surprising fact about one of Halo 3's most memorable campaign levels, which is that every single rock on it is actually the exact same one, just cleverly repurposed in a variety of ways. Appreciation for the classic Halo 3 has been on an upswing afterHalo Infinite's multiplayer added remakes of some of its best maps.

Helldivers 2’s momentum is refusing to slow down, with the co-op shooter recently having surpassed 250,000 concurrent players on Steam, and now that the weekend is on, as many may have expected, that number is continuing to grow.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection has released a new update that fixes common bugs and makes a big improvement to the classic version of Halo 2's multiplayer. This is the first update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection since July of last year.

Halo Infinite has added a helmet and helmet visor inspired by Paramount's TV show. One of the Halo Infinite items can be obtained by simply logging in, while the other will require some more playtime.

Halo Infinite has confirmed the details of a huge update coming to the game's Forge mode on January 30. After a rocky launch back in 2021, Halo Infinite continues to make positive steps in winning over the game's community.

Master Chief actor Pablo Schreiber has said he will stake his reputation on Halo's next season being better than the first.

343 Industries had an interesting message at the end of their recent Halo Infinite January Update, which was the livestream the studio held shortly after last week’s Xbox Developer Direct.

Halo Infinite didn’t quite hit the way 343 Industries and Microsoft would have hoped it would, and it seems the studio is ready to begin winding down support for the shooter- or at least start taking the initial steps in that process, with 343 Industries having announced that Halo Infinite won’t receive any new seasons going forward, instead adopting an Operations model.

Before Halo Infinite’s launch, 343 Industries said it would be supporting the game for the next decade. Needless to say, things haven’t quite panned out that way- but just when it looked like the first-person shooter was finally gearing up to make a comeback, 343 Industries has announced that it’s all but slowing down support.

Halo Infinite won't receive a sixth season update and is moving away from the 'seasons' model entirely. Instead, on January 30th it'll receive a new arena map, a new operation and a handful of other new features, and it'll continue to be updated with shorter "Operation" battle passes in future.

Halo Infinite’s Season 5, released last October, will be the game’s last, developer 343 has confirmed.

Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has confirmed there will be no further seasons after season 5.

Pablo Schreiber, the face (quite literally) behind Master Chief's helmet in Paramount's Halo adaptation, thinks it was a «huge mistake» to introduce a romantic relationship for the Spartan warrior. In fact, he pushed back against it.

Halo has had a period of tumultuous recent years under the development umbrella of 343 Industries. The iconic Xbox franchise, that laid down the blueprint for first-person multiplayer shooters during its heyday, has faltered with recent releases. Halo Infinite, which came out in 2021, received critical acclaim at launch, but fans cooled off on the title as 343 scrambled to push out timely seasonal multiplayer updates to keep players hooked. While Halo Infinite saw a resurgence in player count when its season 5 content launched late last year, the game's unannounced battle royale mode has reportedly been cancelled.

A recent rumor suggests that Bethesda’s upcoming Indiana Jones game is not only being developed by MachineGames but also by 343 Industries, id Software, and Tango Gameworks. Indiana Jones is one of the most eagerly awaited 2024 Xbox console exclusives, and having multiple studios working on it could potentially speed up development.

Leaks have claimed for a while now that Certain Affinity is working on a battle royale experience for Halo Infinite, and official developments have only served to further cement those leaks. The studio officially announced in April 2022 that it had partnered with 343 Industries and was working on “further evolving Halo Infinite in some new and exciting ways”, and later stated that it was working on “something big and new for the franchise”.

The mysterious, long-rumoured Halo battle royale project from series co-developer Certain Affinity is no longer in development, a new report has claimed.

A dedicated Halo Infinite player has shown off their impressive creation, remaking one of Halo: Combat Evolved's most iconic levels in Forge mode. The addition of AI to Forge mode in Halo Infinitehas been a game-changer, opening up the possibilities for creators like never before.

Paramount has released a new trailer for its Halo TV adaptation, as we approach the start date for season two.

A new Halo game is on the way — though it’s coming to tabletop instead of Xbox or PC. UK company Mantic Games will partner with 343 Industries to produce a new Halo tabletop miniatures game.

The second season of Paramount's Halo adaptation will have its premier on 8th February.

Halo Infinite developer, 343 Industries, is looking for a new multiplayer playlist designer with an emphasis on Forge content.

Halo Infinite saw is fair share of post-launch struggles, thanks to less-than-satisfactory support from developer 343 Industries, but of late, the tide seems to be turning for the first person shooter. Season 5 of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer post-launch content launched in October, and its meaty additions to the game have brought about an increase in its player numbers.

Halo Infinite has traveled a rocky road since its launch about a couple of years ago. In spite of critical praise in the immediate aftermath of its release, the shooter drew plenty of criticisms for its lackluster post-launch support in the months afterward, while more recently, its fifth season has brought about something of a turnaround both in player engagement and reception from the community. In spite of the inconsistencies that have weighed it down, however, it has nonetheless proven to be quite a popular game.

Paramount Plus is now available on both Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles in several new markets, including the UK and Ireland.

The launch trailer for 343 Industries’ next major update for Halo Infinite, Season 5: Reckoning, went live yesterday and featured some great content. Two new multiplayer maps, the return of Extraction, Flood cosmetics, Firefight King of the Hill and more coming later in the season – there’s a lot to look forward to. Unfortunately, the season also marks some changes to the Battle Pass model.

343 Industries has released the launch trailer of Halo Infinite Season 5 titled Reckoning. It adds a new Battle Pass with Armor Cores, weapon skins inspired by the Flood and two new maps – Prism and Forbidden. The season goes live on October 17th – check out the trailer below.