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The unique environment, weapons, and graphics make Halo the legendary game it is. And not only does Halo Infinite pay homage to the series’ roots, but it also tries to modernize it.

As of now, there are a total of 28 weapons in the game, not including all their variants. While all the weapons have their use cases and areas where they shine, some will perform better compared to others depending on the map and game mode. Following the meta and keeping up with the best guns in the game can allow players to have an edge over their opponents, but all the balance can shift in a single balance patch as well. Here’s a comprehensive Halo Infinite weapon guide.

Microsoft’s beloved Halo franchise is getting a facelift with a move to Unreal Engine 5, and fans have plenty of reasons to be excited, thanks to the “multiple projects” currently in development.

The last entry in the Halo series came in 2021’s Halo Infinite, which moved the standard linear approach to an open-world environment and saw plenty of hiccups along the way—including seeing early footage of the game’s graphics hammered online.

Halo Infinite has a vast yet rewarding ranked system that leaves players coming back for more each day to climb to the next rank.

Right now, you can play four multiplayer modes on rotation, each having its rank: Slayer, Capture the Flag, Oddball, and Strongholds. Earning a rank in Halo is simple: complete 10 ranked games, also known as placement games, before being assigned your rank. 

In a fairly unsurprising development, Paramount Plus has canceled its grand Halo adaptation after just two seasons and while most simply won’t be shocked, it’s still a punch in the gut for every franchise fan.

The pain here is twofold. For those who were actually, genuinely enjoying this shonky Halo series (and I won’t blame you for that, really) the problem is clear: There’s no more story coming from a story you liked, which is an endemic in the streaming industry that only continues to get worse.

Microsoft and Xbox are reportedly in the early stages of remastering one of its most important games, Halo: Combat Evolved, and are even considering a launch on PlayStation 5.

The report comes from the weekly Notepad column by The Verge’s Tom Warren, who claims Halo Combat Evolved is being considered for a PS5 launch as part of an internal Microsoft project known as “Project Latitude,” which began with bringing Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded to PS5 and Switch.

Halo Infinite‘s campaign reportedly had a rocky development process that often left its team drained and demoralized, according to new claims from Halo YouTuber Rebs Gaming in a report video shared on April 14.

In the video, which cites a former developer of the game, the Halo YouTuber dissected what he claims was a turbulent development process for Halo Infinite‘s campaign. He asserted the sequel’s development was marred by former executives at 343 Industries, which led to the campaign team being “doomed from the start” due to the lack of collaboration with the rest of the studio, which drained the team.

Ever since its release in 2021, Halo Infinite enthusiasts levied multiple different complaints throughout the game’s lifespan, especially when it comes to online play and the desync that Spartans have been suffering since launch.

In 343 Industries’ upcoming March update, however, the developers are finally acknowledging these issues with a “completely overhauled networking model” that should help create a much more stable and consistent multiplayer experience for all. The model made its debut at the start of last December in limited game modes, was well-received by players, and has now been applied to the entire game.

Shroud is known as one of the best first-person shooter players of all-time, whether you’re talking about his time as a pro Counter-Strike player, his antics on PUBG, or even some fast-paced action on Halo Infinite.

In fact, the superstar streamer hasn’t hopped onto Halo in a good amount of time, but with the game getting a massive overhaul to its systems on Tuesday, March 19, he has jumped in to shake off the rust and get reps in with some friends. In his first game, for example, the 29-year-old showed he could excel in any shooter at any time with a ridiculous clip.

Peter Moore, the former boss of Xbox and former president of Sega of America, has explained in a recent interview why he thinks there may not be a successor to the Xbox Series X|S. 

In a March 8 interview with IGN, Moore says the signs are pointing to Microsoft, as well as other console manufacturers, being on their last legs. According to Moore, gaming is still very popular but isn’t growing. “It has a relatively stable number of customers, but if you look at the install base for each generation over the last however many years, the needle hasn’t moved significantly,” he explains.

Martin “Marty” O’Donnell, famous for composing music for the original Halo games and Destiny, is running for Congress in Nevada this year.

Despite saying he “never wanted to be a politician” in a lengthy March 4 post on X (formerly Twitter), O’Donnell felt it was his “civic duty” to “try and change things for the better” instead of retiring to spend time with his family like he originally planned. Championing traditional family values and increased security of the U.S.’s borders, O’Donnell will be standing as a Republican against incumbent Democrat Susie Lee this November, so long as he gets through the Republican primaries in June.