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There’s one thing I hate about DLC maps – beyond the fact that they’re great ways to nickel and dime consumers. They inevitably end up segregating any multiplayer game’s player base in to those who have and play the new maps, and those stuck with the maps that came on the disc. It happened all the way back in Gears of War, it happens every year in Battlefield and Call of Duty, and it’ll no doubt happen again. It was one of the very, very few DLC strategies that Evolve got right. And Halo 5: Guardians will do the same.
Yes, All of Halo 5’s DLC maps will be given to players free, to prevent the player base from splitting up in to haves and have nots. The information comes courtesy of the latest edition of GameInformer, which has a tonne of other Halo information for those of you keen to finish the fight. Again. Again. The game, they say, will ship with over 20 maps – with a further 15 being handed out as free DLC.
According to GI, The game will be a full co-operative experience, which won’t require Xbox Live Gold (though you’ll still need to pay for the service to access competitive multiplayer.) In the campaign, whether you play as Master Chief or as Halo Nightfall’s Spartan Jameson Locke, you’ll be accompanied by 3 AI players who you’ll be able to issue commands to. When played co-operatively, the AI switches out for real players, and the game’s difficulty scales accordingly.
They’ve also teased a “completely new, epic multiplayer experience” that they’ll reveal at E3. According to 343, it incorporates “all aspects of the Halo sandbox for the first time ever.”
Hmm. It all sounds rather good if you’re a fan of the franchise. I’m not – but I have had a lot of fun playing through its campaigns with friends. While it’s not the sort of thing that’ll get me to buy an Xbox One (it’s not Gears of War)
Last Updated: June 10, 2015
oVg
June 10, 2015 at 12:32
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:36
LOADS-E-MONE!
Pariah
June 10, 2015 at 12:36
Gears of War, Halo, potato potahto. It’s all the same to me. Rubbish and a waste of money.
oVg
June 10, 2015 at 12:40
First person games… ARGHHHH cant stand them. Imagine if The Witcher 3 was First person? Thank goodness Skyrim had a 3rd person option.
Gears was OK, needed more brain cells 😛
Pariah
June 10, 2015 at 12:43
And a longer campaign, lol. It was the most disappointing purchase on my Xbox 360. I regretted it from the Saturday that I both started and finished the game. :/
oVg
June 10, 2015 at 12:45
But back in 2007 5hours was a normal length for a AAA game let alone one that was showing off the full potential of what was to come in the 7th gen thanks to the wizards creating the Unreal Engine.
DOM!
Cliffy B is Boss. Do we see those kind of executive persona’s going viral with these new games? All in the past.
Pariah
June 10, 2015 at 12:48
Hopefully it stays in the past. Now if shitty DLC practices could follow suit, that’d be great.
oVg
June 10, 2015 at 12:52
The new Batman game will make the gamer friendly snowball that CD Projekt Red rolled, melt away into the past.
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:36
“completely new, epic multiplayer experience” what does that even mean?
oVg
June 10, 2015 at 12:37
jet packs for the mob
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 10, 2015 at 12:47
R10 says some type of raid mode. Unless they’ve had raids in Halo before, I don’t know, only played 1.
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:48
But it has to be completely new and epic.
Pariah
June 10, 2015 at 12:49
Now with 100% moar original ideas!!!!!
(Disclaimer: 100% more of 0, is still 0)
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:50
haha fun with maths
Pariah
June 10, 2015 at 12:51
Now to see if I can somehow twist that into “HL3 confirmed” maths. hmmmmm
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 10, 2015 at 12:53
100 is a 3 digit number, HL3 confirmed!
Pariah
June 10, 2015 at 12:53
I’m surprised you can count beyond 1. 😀
*RUNS
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 10, 2015 at 12:55
I’m not surprised you’ve already forgotten that I said the other day you’re a goldfish because you’re constantly surprised by things. 😉
Pariah
June 10, 2015 at 12:56
At least I have friends to play co-op games with. *sulks*
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 10, 2015 at 12:57
I do too!
Once anyway. :/
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 10, 2015 at 12:54
The logic is sound!
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:53
HL3 will be the third title so maybe the plan a trilogy. And three divided by 100% gives 33.3333333333333
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:54
HL3 not Halo
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 10, 2015 at 12:54
🙂
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:55
Sorry, playing Super Contra in another window
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 10, 2015 at 12:56
A worthy cause
Pariah
June 10, 2015 at 12:55
Well if we stick to Halo – this will be the 6th game in the series, and the 2nd release on new gen. So 6 divided by 2 = 3. HL3 CONFIRMED!
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 10, 2015 at 12:52
Completely new and epic, for Halo. That’s how they catch us every time.
oVg
June 10, 2015 at 12:48
THE FLOOD RETURNS now in epic CLOUD data rendering.
Besides, what are they going to do with the weapon models now that bungie stole everything for Destiny.
Corrtana swim suit DLC.
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 10, 2015 at 12:52
Who’d buy that DLC when it’s already naked? O_o
Pieter Kruger
June 10, 2015 at 12:48
Don’t worry, all will be revealed come E3! (Sony was just as perplexed when they first heard it…????)
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:49
cool
oVg
June 10, 2015 at 12:50
Female Spartans or Cortana swim suit DLC 😛
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:51
*Makes note for E3 bashing later.
Pieter Kruger
June 10, 2015 at 12:47
Free online co-op? NICE! ????????????
Hammersteyn
June 10, 2015 at 12:49
Same with Destiny. Well we’re both paying for either service any way.
Pieter Kruger
June 11, 2015 at 08:49
Nope, you will need Gold after all apparently! I’m sure the same thing happened with Mortal Kombat or something??!! ????
Hammersteyn
June 11, 2015 at 09:00
Gold?
Hammersteyn
June 11, 2015 at 09:06
Oh XBOX Live Gold. Sorry. Slow day 😛
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 10, 2015 at 12:50
2015, the year of free DLC
Klipkop1980
June 10, 2015 at 13:39
Yawn.
lygamnt
June 10, 2015 at 18:48
This is pretty freaking great news…