Bring on the night and the neon lights… Cyber Showdown returns!
From August 8-22, complete your free 10-tier Event Pass by playing in the playlist of your choice. You can also look super fly by picking up Shop bundles that will have you letting your inner glow shine.
What's Admiral Osman's favorite pizza, you ask? PepperONI.
Complete all of your Weekly Challenges and the Ultimate Challenge to earn this week’s Ultimate Reward – the ONI Eyes weapon charm.
A new Ultimate Reward will become available every week, so be sure to keep an eye on your Challenges and take advantage of these free rewards.
The Aquahex, Groovy Grendel, and Balor armor bundles return!
A cool drink of water...
In addition to a suite of Aqua Hex coatings for your UNSC weapons arsenal (MA40 Assault Rifle, MK50 Sidekick, BR75 Battle Rifle, VK78 Commando, and CQS48 Bulldog), you'll be able to suit up with a plethora of items for your MIRAGE IIC and MARK VII armors.
MIRAGE IIC will have you doing a double take with these items:
Erinyes helmet
Erinyes Hymn helmet attachment
TAC/LACEWEB SCM-P shoulders
TAC/SCM-P knee pads
Void Ultra armor coating
Outfit your MARK VII with:
Security GEN3 helmet
Oppressor Mark II helmet attachment
UA/AHALA shoulders
UA/MACROSPLINE chest gear
Project CASKLOOM wrist gear
Pattern Shift armor coating
Cyan Sky visor
Make mom proud... Add music to your own epic.
The Groovy Grendel Bundle will outfit your Mark VII and Chimera armor in a manner fit for a legend. Along with a suite of Groovy Pink coatings for your UNSC weapons arsenal (MA40 Assault Rifle, MK50 Sidekick, BR75 Battle Rifle, VK78 Commando, and CQS48 Bulldog), you can adorn your Mark VII with:
UA/Tigerplate chest gear
Menachite helmet
HUL-I/Lightlink helmet attachment
UA/Sosius shoulders
Test Pattern coating
Equip your CHIMERA with:
Revelation Protocol chest gear
Series 99.4 kneepads
Epsilon Series Augmentor shoulders
Grendel helmet
Stardust Adaptation helmet attachment
Inhuman Bloom coating
Icebreaker visor
You might have been born elsewhere, but you were forged on Onyx.
Equip yourself like a super-soldier with the Balor Bundle featuring:
Balor helmet for MIRAGE IIC
Balor Guardplate helmet attachment
Kinetic Intrusion MIRAGE IIC coating
Kinetic Intrusion coating for your BR75, MA40 AR, MK50 Sidekick
UA/TacUp A22 shoulders
UA/TYPE SYI knee pads
TAC/Aegis Puck chest piece
Amberweave visor
Head to the Shop and peruse the offerings at your leisure!
Koban Weapon Charm | Kawari Bundle
Freshly minted currency!
Complete all of your Weekly Challenges and the Ultimate Challenge to earn this week’s Ultimate Reward – the Koban weapon charm.
A new Ultimate Reward will become available every week, so be sure to keep an eye on your Challenges and take advantage of these free rewards.
Who are you callin' pinhead?!
Stand taller than everyone else with the Kawari bundle, which includes the following YOROI armor items:
Kawari helmet
Lacquered Heartwood chest attachment
Mountain Cave shoulder pads
Additionally, this bundle includes the Alloy 76 armor coating for all armors and the Swim Moves armor effect.
Swing by the Shop and rise to the occasion today!
Forge Features
Welcome to the latest in Community Cartography! Forgers continue to forge ahead and turn out incredible creations, and they’re only getting even more ambitious.
Let’s check out some blasts from the past and something else that will surely blast your socks off!
Did someone call for a throwback? Head back to Halo’s roots and explore The Silent Cartographer again. Do you remember your way to the map room?
Death Island Evolved
Credits: D0ctorSmurf, Virus11010, Its L0L0, Mr Kwatz, Okom1, Mr IncrediJON, Darth Draius, xXLethalAntXx, ShadowPandah Bookmark: Death Island Evolved
Same song, slightly different verse. If you have a slight sense of déjà vu here, that’s because Death Island is another throwback to Halo: CE (for PC) that’s got roots in Silent Cartographer. Keep your wits about you, you never know where the enemy will be.
If you didn’t know just how formidable the power of Halo Infinite’s Forge is, this will give you just a glimpse of what’s possible. Jump in and be blinded by its majesty as you gaze upon this demo from your front row seat.
This map/mode answers everyone’s age old question… What if Halo were an explosive side–scroller? Grab your friends and get ready to have a rockin’ good time!
Community Creations
Forge is a very powerful tool, but it can also definitely be a bit overwhelming for those just looking to dip their toes in. (I am one of those that feels out of my depth with Forge!) If you want to learn the basics of scripting for Forge, let VidGamesPete give you a hand.
That wraps up this edition of Forge Features. Whether you decide to take a walk down memory lane, have a good ol’ customs night with your friends, or give scripting a whirl, there’s plenty to check out.
We’ll see you next time!
Tenrai II Community Playdate
Tune in July 21 starting at 1PM PT for a Community Livestream!
Match us as we play and earn the coveted and elusive Unicorn of Ice nameplate and emblems. 🦄❄
Highlit Steel YOROI Coating | Dragonborn Super Bundle
Steel might and will.
Complete all of your Weekly Challenges and the Ultimate Challenge to earn this week’s Ultimate Reward – the Yoroi Highlit Steel coating.
A new Ultimate Reward will become available every week, so be sure to keep an eye on your Challenges and take advantage of these free rewards.
When the truth finally dawns, it dawns in fire!
Forge your place in myth and legend by with the Dragonborn Super Bundle, which includes everything from the Redwaters, Kawari, and Crimson Dawn bundles.
In addition to securing these three bundles at once, you'll also get two exclusive rewards - the Dragonborn Noble shoulders and Gansai Gear mythic effect set.
Head to the Shop and don the armor today!
Tenrai II
Tenrai returns!
Tenrai II is an event for all players that runs for two weeks and features a free 10-tier Event Pass, featuring new samurai-themed customization content.
Calling all Samurai! 🌸
Share your Tenrai-themed art, maps, screenshots, videos, and more using #HaloSpotlight on social media for a chance to be featured this month!
Cascadia Visor | Citrus Amshaw Bundle
The perfect visor for the Cascade Range!
Complete all of your Weekly Challenges and the Ultimate Challenge to earn this week’s Ultimate Reward – the Cascadia visor.
A new Ultimate Reward will become available every week, so be sure to keep an eye on your Challenges and take advantage of these free rewards.
Exoskeletal protection with a citrusy zest!
Grab the Citrus Ashmaw bundle and you'll acquire the following customization items for your HAZMAT armor:
ASHMAW helmet
D-GUARD FILTERPACK helmet attachment
VOLTSPARK HUB chest attachment
FX1T ARM shoulder pads
PRO-TEK CAPPER knee pads
The bundle also contains:
Melon Calling weapon coating for all weapons
Everglade armor coating for all cores
Biofoam Hazard stance
Dustin Echoes weapon charm
Swing by the Shop and add some zest to your gameplay!
Squad Battle
If you find Big Team Battle too chaotic at 12v12 but 4v4 is just not enough, then let us introduce you to the new Squad Battle playlist!
Resembling the BTB of old, Squad Battle pits 8v8 in a mix of Slayer and Objective modes on community made maps that lend themselves well to both infantry and vehicular combat. Some might even look a little familiar to Halo veterans…
Maps
If you've played past titles, Halo 3 in particular, then this should be a walk down memory lane. If not, that's okay! There's no better time than now to jump in and experience the chaos.