Announcing Halo: Battle Royale - The next evolution in Halo Gaming!
It’s been an exciting few years for fans of the Halo game series and the New York Time’s Bestselling Halo novels! Our team has spent the last two years dedicated to bringing players the next major installment in the Halo franchise, and we know you won’t be disappointed.
As it was two years ago, E3 is finally around the corner, once again. Just as we did with Halo 5: Guardians in 2013 (Yep!, Time flies!), we are here to announce, weeks before E3 2018, this new chapter in the Halo universe!
In Master Chief’s search for Cortana, Chief finds himself and his team stranded on a mysterious new Halo ring. During that time, the UNSC has begun training the Spartan IVs for their inevitable face-off with the Created threat. To do so, a new Warzone Simulation titled Range, Ordnance, Assault and Local Engagement has been issued. AKA, Battle ‘Royal’.
Battle Royale is an advanced simulation using the newest in reversed engineered Forerunner technology that was recovered from the planet Requiem before its destruction. This simulation drops 100 Spartans feet-first into iconic and recognizable battlefields throughout the Halo universe. Armed with only their wits and a Magnum, these Spartans must scavenge the battlefield for various weapons and vehicles that have been scattered about. The last Spartan to survive will claim victory among the rest, and will receive rewards within the UNSC Defense Force.
Every Spartan is unique, and are able to be customized to the player’s content. With special features seen throughout previous Halo titles, as well as some new goodies we will get to later on this month, players will be able to customize almost every aspect of their Spartan. Players will gain REQ Points as they complete games and prove their skills, and will be able to progress through ranks to receive rewards like armor, weapon and vehicle skins, grenade explosion effects, armor pieces, new drop pods, and even legendary Characters seen in previous Halo titles. These rewards will not affect your skills on the battlefield, because as a Spartan, you must prove yourself in battle.
Like the sustained play system see in Halo 5: Guardians, the Halo: Battle Royale simulation will be regularly updated each month with new weapons, armor, skins, and legendary characters. There will also be a new playable map every few months, so you will always have fresh and exciting new venues to test your merits in! Returning from previous games in the Halo series, weekly and daily challenges will be available to all players; here are some examples below:
Takedown: Kill 4 enemy Spartans in a single match.
Hyper Lethal Vector: In one week, kill 100 Spartans in any online game mode.
Hidden League Gaming: Get to 2nd place, or better, with no kills in a match.
To the Victor…: Claim first place in any online game mode.
Alongside Halo: Battle Royal is the Spartan Pass. This monthly pass will begin at $3.99 USD and will increase the rate at which players gain rewards such as Experience. Every week the Spartan Pass owners will gain a new REQ Pack, which will have an increased Ultra Rare and Legendary drop rate. Those who do not have the Spartan Pass will still be able to progress through the ranks and gain packs normally, but will not gain any of these benefits.
Spartan Pass will be an ongoing service filled with many more features than these extra drops. Players with the Pass will also be given an opportunity to clear Legendary Challenges of varying difficulties, which test their skills and reward players with specialized REQ Packs that are unique for that month. Not only this, but Spartan Pass will also give players a new monthly Animated Emblem to show off!
Halo: Battle Royale will be an exclusive to the Xbox One product family, as well as the second Xbox Play Anywhere title in the Halo series!
And one more thing, Halo: Battle Royale will be FREE!*
Suit up, Spartans, for Winter 2018!
