Halo Infinite’s newest replace simply launched a fan-favorite sport mode that can have gamers nostalgic for Halo: Attain.
Sure, Invasion has made its Halo Infinite debut, simply in time for the 15th anniversary of Bungie’s final Halo sport on September 14. The asymmetrical, one-sided goal mode initially noticed Spartans and Elites attacking or defending in Halo: Attain, with the target for the attackers altering relying on what section of the map was at present being performed. Every staff additionally sported distinctive weapon loadout choices relying on whether or not they had been on the Spartan or Elite aspect, additional emphasizing the mode’s asymmetrical nature.
As damaged down in a Halo Waypoint blog, the Invasion in Halo Infinite is usually as gamers keep in mind, minus the power to play as Elites. As a substitute, one staff will play as Spartans affected by a malignant Banished AI and can sport extra Banished/Covenant weapon loadouts just like that utilized by the Elite staff in Halo: Attain. The mode additionally initially featured the power to spawn on a “buddy” on the identical staff, a function returning for Halo: Infinite’s model of the sport mode.
There will likely be six Invasion maps made by the sport’s Forge group, two of which, Breakpoint and Restoration, are remakes of Halo: Attain Invasion maps.
Invasion is a part of Halo Infinite’s Warpath replace, which moreover provides a brand new Operation Move that features the brand new Lancer armor set and extra weapon cosmetics. The Operation Move is out there free of charge till October 7, although the paid premium model of the move would not expire and may be labored in the direction of after that date.
Final month, developer Halo Studios added the Falcon to Halo Infinite as a part of its Fall Replace 2025, a flying car that final appeared in Halo: Attain. That replace moreover added a brand new weapon, the Vestige Carbine, that’s in some methods just like Halo: Reach’s Needle Rifle.
As for the following entry within the Halo franchise, Microsoft has confirmed a number of new Halo video games are within the works however have not shared extra particulars. Halo Studios (previously 343) revealed final 12 months that future video games within the sequence could be constructed utilizing Unreal Engine 5. Halo Studios has teased some kind of announcement for later this year, nevertheless it stays to be seen what it might be.
The tip of this 12 months’s Xbox Video games Showcase in June noticed Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer allude to a brand new Halo title in 2026 as a part of Xbox’s twenty fifth anniversary, stating followers would see “the return of a basic that is been with us because the starting.” Many believed Spencer’s feedback to be referring to a long-rumored remake of Halo: Fight Developed.