Halo: The Master Chief Collection News

In 2007, the Master Chief finished the fight against the Prophet of Truth and the Gravemind, escaping extragalactic space with Cortana and Arbiter Thel ‘Vadam aboard the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. Unseen forces conspired to send the Dawn to a new destination, resulting in the Arbiter making it back to Earth while the Chief and Cortana were sequestered in the severed aft section as it drifted towards a mysterious Forerunner shield world, and we were left to wonder what new fight loomed over the horizon...

That question would be answered in Halo 4, the debut mainline title entry from 343 Industries, which released November 6, 2012. Ten years ago to this day...

It’s been ten years since we made landfall on Requiem and awakened the Didact, who unleashed his army of Prometheans as he sought to find the Composer to imprison humanity within his deadly war machines. Ten years since Cortana, struggling with the debilitating condition of rampancy, sacrificed herself to go out on her own terms, save Earth, and send the Master Chief back home.

Ten years since weekly Spartan Ops episodes with Dr. Halsey’s manipulative shenanigans as we protected eggheads from hinge-heads. Ten years since BTB on Exile, since the debut of Mantis stomp (and victory crouch), since Dominion on Longbow, Ace vs Pistola, Flagsassinations, leaked camcorder footage of multiplayer matches recorded on VHS tapes in barns...

Ten years since Halo 4.

As we mark this milestone and look ever forwards to Halo’s future, we thought we’d gather some folks from the studio to reminisce about what Halo 4 means to them.

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Read more from the fine folks who helped bring 343's debut Halo title to life as we journey with them back to 2012 before looking to future support coming to Halo 4 in MCC over on Halo Waypoint.

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At Halo Fest 2011, on our journey towards Requiem, we teased Halo 4 with a concept art trailer. Today, we return to Requiem once more and see how that concept art was realized into a stunning new game world for the Xbox 360, accompanied by Neil Davidge's haunting score "Legacy," capturing the ethereal, mythic tragedy of the Forerunners.

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Happy Birthday, Halo 4. 💙💚

Some mods were just meant to be, and Halo 3 as Minecraft feels like one of them. Created by longtime Halo and Souls modder InfernoPlus, the snappily named Halocraft is a multiplayer map pack that works with Halo: The Master Chief Collection and replaces four maps with destructible Minecraft maps...
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Spartan Points are the currency in Halo: The Master Chief Collection used to unlock cosmetics. You have to actually play the game to earn them, but back in June, 343 Industries announced it was considering making them purchasable. The justification was cloaked in benevolence: it was to be an "optional, additive alternative for players who might find the vast scope of content to be an intimidating amount of playtime and want to get ahead on (or skip) the grind, or maybe want to grab the specific items they want."..
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[h3]Update SEPTEMBER 6[/h3]

Halo: Reach Mod Tools are now available!

Go forth and mod to your heart's content!

[h3]Update SEPTEMBER 1[/h3]

As a direct result of player feedback, the Exchange in MCC has been updated and you can pick up the Bioroid armor for Halo 2: Anniversary today! Please re-launch your game to enjoy the new offerings.

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Last week, we gave you a preview of what’s coming in the latest update to MCC. Today, that update arrives – ready for installation to bring an array of exciting additions and improvements to your experience!



As a quick overview, here are some of the things coming with the August update:

• Five new Spartan armor sets for Halo 2: Anniversary
• Golden Moa campaign collectibles in Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach
• Acrophobia and Bandana skulls added to Halo: Reach
• Main menu background video customization
  
• New Forge options in Halo: Reach, Halo 4, and Halo 2: Anniversary (object duplication, delete all, location name markers, “hold to bake lighting,” and more)
  
• Career menu UI overhaul
  
• Post-match poses
  
• Unified subtitle improvements
  
• Live playlist hopper data refresh at weekly reset
  
• “Season” naming changed to “Series”
  
• Bug fixes

For expanded detail on each of these items (and much more), head over to our August Update Preview blog!

Check out the full patch notes for the MCC August update here.

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[h3]A NOTE ON HALO: REACH MOD TOOLS[/h3]

In the August Update Preview blog, we stated that mod tools for Halo: Reach were still in the process of being locked down and may come just a little bit later in order to ensure that they are up to the highest possible standard for public release.

This is still the case and Reach mod tools will unfortunately not be making today’s update. But worry not! You won’t be kept waiting very long for this feature, as we are aiming to release it in the coming weeks.

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With all that said, it’s time to go once more unto the breach and dive back into MCC! Unlock some new armor, get cozy with the new UI furniture, say goodbye to even more previous limits in Forge, make the main menu your own with your choice of background video...



We’ll see you on the other side!