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Halo: Reach June 2012 Update Adds 4 New Invasion Maps And More

One of the great things about Halo: Reach is that it is updated ever single month for free. What is noteworthy about this update is the addition of 4 new maps for Invasion, something the game mode desperately needed.

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aviator1894341d ago (Edited 4341d ago )

It really is great to see the developers, with 343i at the helm now, continuing to provide fantastic support and updates to a game that is over a year old now. The new invasion maps are actually quite fun and change up the mix quite a bit.

TrendyGamers4341d ago

It's coming up on two years, which makes it even better how much they're supporting it.

BringingTheThunder4341d ago

they needed more maps for a long time

MerkinMax4341d ago

Honestly as a Halo fan, seeing the franchise go to a new developer was troublesome, but 343 has proved themselves. And as a fan of the deeper Halo fiction, Im glad 343 is putting more emphasis on bringing deeper fiction through in the games, and making it all feel important.

Time to play Halo 1,2 and 3 again, and reread Crytum, Primordium and Glasslands. Hurry up November!

BootHammer4341d ago

New maps...woo hoo! 343 seems to be more than capable of filling Bungie's shoes. Halo 4 can't come soon enough...

delosisland4341d ago

Is anyone else sick of slayer and skirmish types? I choose invasion to play strictly invasion. I hope they do a better job consolidating their playlists. For example: rocket hog race should be its own playlist and there shouldn't be 3 different basic team slayer playlists either :(

biRdy4341d ago

Though not every update adds in maps to matchmaking, I always enjoy when they take the time to update the game. Hopefully they continue this with Halo 4 with the great features they will most likely add to forge.

STICKzophrenic4341d ago

Are these all new maps or are they maps built in Forge World?

I only ask because Forge World is the main thing that killed Reach for me. I get so tired of seeing Forerunner styled maps over and over.

aviator1894340d ago

Even though I enjoy the Forged maps, I see what you mean. While the maps are built well and support competitive play, I've also grown wary of the same grey palette used for the blocks and parts of the maps. I really wish Bungie had mixed up the colors a bit for Reach. We can only hope that 343i makes good on these hopes with Halo 4.

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein247d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED247d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183483d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion481d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad482d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90482d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183482d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90482d ago (Edited 482d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde481d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90481d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde481d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator481d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13481d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183481d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar567d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken566d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar566d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos566d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP566d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken566d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149566d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE566d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341566d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90566d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos566d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90566d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai566d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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