It’s hard to overstate how important Bungie’sHalofranchise has been for the console-based first-person shooter genre as it is known today, so it was a big deal whenHalo: The Master Chief Collectionwas announced to be releasing on PC. That title has been updated over time with more games, leading toHalo 3trending on Twitterwhen it was surprise launched today. However,Halo 3is not the only new feature that has been added toThe Master Chief Collection, according to its latest patch notes.
One of the most unique additions is a full-fledged customization option for the originalHalo: Combat Evolved. Players can activate multiplayer skins for their Spartan’s visors, as well as weapons and vehicles, both on the UNSC and Covenant side. These are only aesthetic, and they can be turned off for those who want to keep the original experience pure.
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In the MCC Development Update posted today on Halo Waypoint, Design Director Max Szlagor said the team wanted to bring a greater level of customization totitles inThe Master Chief Collectionthat did not have them, so “players can have their uniqueness in each game.” To that end, the team has also updatedHalo 3so players can customize each individual piece of their character’s armor with different colors, both Spartans and Elites, and these changes can be viewed with full 3D character renders.
The team at 343 Industries made changes to various games in the collection that are not limited to aesthetics. For instance,Halo 3has added a new Acrophobia skullthat gives Master Chief a jetpack; Forge mode has been added toHalo 2,Halo 3, andHalo: Reachon PC; and multiple titles have received audio updates.
Halo: The Master Chief Collectionhas helped keep the seminal, long-running FPS series alive and well during the wait for the highly-anticipatedHalo Infinite. However, it is not the only project Microsoft has in development, as Showtime is working on a live-actionHaloTV series that spent more than $41.3 millionlast year.
While fans of the franchise are playingHalo 3on PC and getting their hands on new customizable skins forHalo: Combat Evolved, new information about the next-generation title should be coming soon.Microsoft announced an Xbox Series X eventfor July 23, during which it will show offHalo Infinitegameplay for the first time.
Halo: The Master Chief Collectionis available now on PC and Xbox One.
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