Nov 16, 2021
Halo Infinite given early multiplayer launch for 20th anniversary
The latest game in the Halo series has been released three weeks early to coincide with the franchise's 20th anniversary. Piers Harding-Rolls, from Ampere Analysis, said the game was already setting records for player numbers on a Microsoft game on PC, though there were complaints about the levelling system being "Slow-paced and potentially frustrating". Multiplayer gaming has changed a lot since the release of the previous Halo.Fortnite and Warzone dominate the free-to-play online market with their battle-royal "Last man standing" format. If the gamble pays off and gamers love what is on offer, then the franchise could return to its heyday, when Halo 3 dominated the online multiplayer scene. Halo games have often been used as a "System seller" for the Xbox, ever since the first title launched with the original console on 15 November 2001.During the anniversary video stream, Microsoft also showed off the first teaser trailer for a live-action Halo TV series from Paramount and a six-part documentary about the creation of the original Xbox.The company also announced it was adding more than 70 original Xbox and Xbox 360 games to its compatibility scheme, making them playable on the modern versions of the console.
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