While we knew something Halo-related was on the way and Halo 5: Guardians wasn’t coming until fall 2015, we hadn’t been able to dial into what exactly was going to be talked about at Microsoft’s E3 presentation today in Los Angeles. But now we know what was only rumored previously: Halo: Master Chief Collection is confirmed for November 11, 2014. The package will include 1080p editions of Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4 all running at 60 FPS. In addition to the campaigns, we’re told that the new collection destined for Xbox One will also include all of the maps and many of the game modes from all four games. The map count will total over 100 since there was DLC for Halo 2, 3 and 4. It wasn’t completely clear whether you’ll play all maps and modes from a centralized matchmaking system or whether you’ll be partitioned into individual game lobbies for a particular game. We think this will be a consolidation effort but we’ll have to confirm that.
The games looked amazing and included a sneak peak at Ridley Scott’s Nightfall mini series that is slated to launch with the collection and the package includes an early beta access to the Halo 5 multiplayer – scheduled to open up in December 2014. There was a small tease of in-game footage of Halo 5: Guardians and all we can say is “daaayum”. 343 Industries weren’t kidding when they promised incredible graphics. There isn’t a dedicated video of that footage just yet but you can hit up gametrailers.com to see bits of the press conference or watch the entire E3 briefing from Microsoft on your Xbox One or Xbox 360 consoles if you’d rather.
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