“There are some maps that have been coming out in almost every single iteration of Halo. “I think that what we've done with Fragmentation is something we want we want things to feel new, but we want things to be a bit reminiscent without giving you the exact same layout or the same layout with slight differences, because we're a different game with different needs.” He cites Valhalla and its remake Ragnarok as influences for Fragmentation. “That question is something we actively talk about quite a bit,” said lead multiplayer designer Andrew Witts. Among other things, we asked about whether or not we should expect any remakes of classic maps, as has become Halo tradition.

It’s a very fast map with short sightlines, and I really enjoyed it.Īs to other multiplayer tidbits, we sat down with the 343 multiplayer team for over an hour. It’s got numerous subtle artistic touches, such as the “Holodog” advertisement, the retro-style Halo Infinite arcade cabinet that plays a MIDI version of the Halo theme, the skyline you can see in the background from certain vantage points on the map, and the glass railings that you can just smash right through. This immediately sets it apart, visually speaking, from the other Halo Infinite multiplayer maps we’ve seen in the test flights thus far. That means we’ll be dropping exclusive content throughout the month of November (and yes, we’ve played the campaign – the first four hours of it), starting with today’s reveal of a brand-new Arena multiplayer map called ‘Streets’.Īs you can see in the video above with me and lead multiplayer level designer Cayle George, Streets is a small, asymmetrical battleground set in New Mombasa at night.

Halo Infinite will be released on December 8, but in the meantime, IGN has exclusive coverage of Master Chief’s spiritual reboot all month long as part of our editorial IGN First “cover story” initiative.

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