Microsoft is extremely proud of the recording breaking first week that Halo 5 experinced, but there's something a little off about the way everything was added up.

Master Chief wears his trusty Mjolnir armour, Spartan Locke has a more organic set of equipment strapped onto him and Cortana walks around buck-naked like that drunk uncle who ruined your wedding. And that’s kind of weird.

Since the earliest days of Halo, skulls have always provided that extra edge of masochism. Halo 5: Guardians is keeping the tradition alive with a new set of skulls, 15 in total, that’ll push your thumbs to the limit. But you need to find them first.

Halo 5 is out soon, but its reviews are out right now. Here's what critics think of the first real "new gen" Halo game. Is it an Xbox one seller?

Halo 5: Guardians sadly establishes itself as one of the worst tales in the series yet, but its stellar gameplay systems and bombastic multipler elevate the game as a whole on many fronts.

Just how well do the opening missions of Halo 5: Guardians set the stage for the rest of the campaign. We've played it, and we're keeping it all spoiler friendly.

Halo 5: Guardians is coming soon, and its systems will happily dole out the banhammer

Are you confused about how Halo 5 is turning the tables and making series hero Master Chief the bad guy? Missed out on all the lore in-between games? We're here to help...a bit.