Halo 5 had a two-pronged approach to its storytelling, focusing either on the faceless hero or the next generation of super-soldiers led by Spartan Locke. The reason for their inclusion boiled down to gameplay mechanics, as Halo 5’s big hook was co-operative action spread across two to four players at any given time. Not a bad idea, but maybe not the best idea for a core Halo game. And certainly something you'll see much less of in Halo 6.

The Halo 5: Guardians inaugural World Tour makes its first stop at X-Games, Aspen this weekend.

The Virtual Reality Revolution is coming. Whether you like it or not, VR is the next big thing in video games. Something I do think will actually be a more viable technology though, is augmented reality – stuff like Microsoft’s seemingly magical Hololens

According to Halo 5 developer 343 Industries, they’ll be handing out some justice soon, targeting offending players who’ve made the Warzone mode a frustrating experience.

Halo has adopted a crowdfunding concept with their new REQ system which has arleady raised $500K upon the initial $1.5 million prize pool for the World Championships.

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: 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.

Halo is getting a much-needed overhaul this year, in Halo 5: Guardians. More guns! Co-operative play! Actual gun-sights! Exclamation marks! Muse! Wait, what? Here’s the launch trailer for the game.