


The studio will continue to develop Halo, even if they'll do it without longtime series contributor Joseph Staten, who recently left Microsoft to join Netflix Games. However, Xbox's Phil Spencer reiterated that the "heart and soul" of Halo is with 343. For lapsed fans of the Bungie games like me. (Image credit: 343 Industries) Halo Infinite really is good Halo. The Halo franchise made a lot of headlines earlier this year, as rumors swirled that Microsoft was considering moving the franchise away from 343. Infinite's Banshee might be hot garbage, but it's the best way to soak in the view. The faster launch of Season 4 makes good on 343's promise to avoid the long seasons of the past and end Infinite's content drought. Halo Infinite's fourth season is coming just three-and-a-half months after Season 3's launch, marking a much faster turnaround than the 10 months in between Season 2 and 3. To wrap up Season 3, Halo Infinite is hosting its first Bonus XP Weekend from June 2 to June 4. Plus, players can expect an official Forge remake of Halo 5's Plaza map sometime early in Season 4. When a zombie eliminates a survivor, the survivor is converted to a member of the infected team.Ĭareer Rank is also coming to Halo Infinite Season 4, which will give players a new progression style with military-style ranks. Traditionally, Infection pits two teams against each other: A team of Survivors equipped with shotguns, and a team of Infected wielding Energy Swords. 343 shared a piece of new concept art for Halo Infinite's Infection mode alongside the announcement. Since then, the mode has returned in Halo Reach, Halo 2 Anniversary, and Halo 5: Guardians, with an altered version of the mode titled Flood taking Infection's place in Halo 4. Infection is the Halo series' take on a zombie mode, which first debuted in Halo 3.
