Halo 5: Guardians

Halo 5: Guardians is an upcoming Halo game announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 presentation as the second chapter in the John-117 storyline of the Reclaimer Saga and the sequel to Halo 4. It is scheduled to be released on October 27, 2015.

Characters and Setting
Jameson Locke and John-117 will be playable characters in Halo 5: Guardians. The teammates of both Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris will be available for other players to play in the co-op campaign.

Characters

 * John-117
 * Jameson Locke
 * Linda-058
 * Kelly-087
 * Frederic-104
 * Edward Buck
 * Holly Tanaka
 * Olympia Vale
 * Thel 'Vadam
 * Warden Eternal
 * Baron 'Sraom
 * Jul 'Mdama
 * Catherine Halsey
 * Thomas Lasky
 * Sarah Palmer

Organizations

 * Ecumene
 * Unified Earth Government
 * United Nations Space Command
 * UNSC High Command
 * Spartan
 * SPARTAN-IV Program
 * Fireteam Osiris
 * UNSC Marine Corps
 * UNSC Navy
 * UNSC Naval Command
 * Naval Special Warfare
 * SPARTAN-II Program
 * Blue Team
 * UNSC Fleet Command
 * Office of Naval Intelligence

Locations

 * Meridian
 * Andesia
 * Noctus
 * Soell System
 * Threshold
 * Installation 04
 * Coelest System
 * Substance
 * Installation 05
 * Epsilon Eridani system
 * Beta Gabriel
 * UNSC Fathom
 * Urs system
 * Sanghelios
 * Sunaion

Species

 * Human
 * Forerunner
 * Kig-Yar
 * Ibie'shan
 * Sangheili
 * Unggoy
 * Lekgolo
 * Mgalekgolo

Technology

 * Guardian
 * Promethean
 * Promethean Soldier
 * Promethean Crawler
 * Promethean Knight
 * Promethean Watcher
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
 * [GEN 2]
 * Argus
 * Athlon
 * Centurion
 * Chthonic
 * Copperhead
 * Defender
 * EVA
 * Foehammer
 * Helioskrill
 * Helljumper
 * Hermes
 * Hunter
 * Mark VI
 * Nightfall
 * Recruit
 * Scout
 * Soldier
 * Technician

Spartan Abilities
In Halo 5: Guardians, Armor Abilities are replaced with Spartan Abilities. Spartan Abilities are distinct from Armor Abilities, in that they are not limited by cooldowns or pickups. Rather, they are base player abilities which can be used by all at any time, similar to Dual Wielding or Boarding. The seven Spartan Abilities are:
 * Thruster Pack: Similar to Thruster Pack from Halo 4, except now there is movement in any direction.
 * Ground Pound: While in air, you can slam down into the ground, potentially killing anyone below.
 * Clamber: If you miss a ledge, you can pull yourself up.
 * Slide: While sprinting, you can slide.
 * Charge: While sprinting, you can slam into an enemy.
 * Sprint: Sprinting like in Halo 4, but after a certain amount of time, you will achieve the perfect velocity to activate the previous two abilities. Sprinting will stop shield recharge.
 * Smart Scope: A zoom function that applies to all weapons. Each weapon has a different degree of zoom.

Campaign
The campaign will be roughly twice as long as Halo 4 ' s campaign.

Multiplayer
Multiplayer in Halo 5: Guardians is split into two main play styles: the classic Arena experience, and the new 24-player game, Warzone. Big Team Battle will not be present in the game at launch, instead replaced with Warzone, however it will be supported post-launch. Spectator mode will be allowed within multiplayer matches. There will be over 20 multiplayer maps at the launch of Halo 5. At least an additional 15 maps will be added post launch, before June 2016.

Multiplayer Maps
Arena

Warzone

Gametypes

 * Aren
 * Breakout
 * Team Slayer
 * Odball
 * Strongholds
 * Capture the Flag
 * King of the Hill
 * Warzone

Weapons

 * UNSC
 * BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle
 * Hydra MLRS
 * M395 Designated Marksman Rifle
 * M45D Tactical Shotgun
 * M6H2 PDWS
 * MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System
 * M739 Light Machine Gun
 * Asymmetric Recoilless Carbine-920
 * Rocket Pod Turret
 * Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel
 * Unidentified Rocket Launcher Model
 * Unidentified Spartan Laser Variant
 * Unidentified Submachine Gun Model
 * Covenant
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
 * Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle
 * Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced
 * Type-51 Carbine
 * Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon
 * Plasma Caster
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 * Ecumene
 * Z-250 Directed Energy Engagement Weapon
 * Z-130 Directed Energy Automatic Weapon
 * Z-110 Directed Energy Pistol/Exotic
 * Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator
 * Z-750 Special Application Sniper Rifle
 * Z-390 High-Explosive Munitions Rifle
 * Splinter turret

Legendary Weapons

 * Prophets' Bane
 * M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon
 * Oathsworn
 * Nornfang
 * M6D Magnum

Vehicles

 * UNSC
 * D79H-TC Pelican
 * HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense System
 * M12 Force Application Vehicle
 * Covenant
 * Type-54 Rapid Attack Vehicle
 * Type-58 Light Assault Gun Carriage
 * Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun
 * Type-54 Ground Support Aircraft
 * Unknown Spirit class
 * Type-57 Dropship Troop Carrier
 * Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform
 * Unidentified Covenant ship classification
 * Undiminished Entelechy
 * Purity of Spirit
 * Unknown class
 * Splendid Intention
 * Forerunner Ecumene
 * Phaeton
 * Undiminished Entelechy
 * Purity of Spirit
 * Unknown class
 * Splendid Intention
 * Forerunner Ecumene
 * Phaeton

Standard Edition
The standard edition of the game includes the disk and a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial, and is set to release October 27th, 2015.

Digital Edition
The digital edition contains a digital download of the game, without a disk or game case.

Limited Edition
Including collectible items such as a limited edition game disk and a steelbook case, the Halo 5: Guardians limited edition is available for pre-order before the release of the game. In addition to the limited edition case and disk, the bundle includes a 14-day Xbox Live trial, Halo: The Fall of Reach Animated Series, a Warzone REQ bundle, dossiers on Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris and SPARTAN Locke's orders, and finally a metal model of a Guardian. The edition costs $99.99.

Limited Collector's Edition
The Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector's Edition contains, in addition to the Limited Edition collectible content, a statue of Master Chief and Agent Locke. This statue can be pulled apart from its default state, to present the pair as enemies rather than a team like is presented by default. It costs $249.99.

Controversially, the Limited Collector's edition originally contained a digital download code rather than a physical disk. This was intended to allow purchasers of the Limited Collector's edition to pre-load the game. In response to a fan uproar at the lack of a disk, 343 Industries stated that they were looking for a 'solution' to satisfy those who want a disk. Later, they confirmed within a Halo Community Update that customers would be able to opt to have a disk rather than the default digital download code.

Digital Deluxe Edition
A Digital Deluxe edition was also available for pre-order before the game's release. It costs $89.99, and contains a digital download of the game itself, a REQ bundle, and Halo: The Fall of Reach Animated Series.

Xbox One Reveal
Halo (Xbox One) was confirmed to be in development for the Xbox One during the Xbox One Reveal event on May 21, 2013.

E3 2013
"There was no ambiguity in not putting a number after the game. For me, what we showed wasn’t the game. Nobody should be confused on that. I didn’t really want to try to show something that was clearly a thought piece by the studio around where Master Chief is in his journey, and then drop the name after it and be somewhat disingenuous about that being the game. But I did want Bonnie [Ross] to come out and say 'First-person shooter. Master Chief.' Because they'll get the questions: 'Hey, is this ODST? What are you guys doing?' Bonnie [Ross] comes out and reaffirms that 343 is building this game. It’s Master Chief. It’s a first-person shooter at 60 frames per second. It’s coming in 2014."

- Phil Spencer, regarding the teaser trailer

Xbox Wire
On May 16, 2014, Bonnie Ross, General Manager of 343 Industries, announced on Xbox Wire that the Halo game will be named Halo 5: Guardians and will be released in Fall 2015. Bonnie also announced that Halo 5: Guardians will run on a new and more powerful engine.

Hunt the Truth
On March 19, 2015, Frank O'Connor tweeted a link to a Tumblr page called Hunt the Truth. On the page, there was countdown that had ended on March 22, 2015 at 1:00am UTC and had an image of the word "Traitor" engraved onto a bullet. The page revealed to be about a journalist and war photographer, Benjamin Giraud, who is trying to find the truth about the Master Chief.

Trivia

 * The Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta was accessible through Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
 * Exclusive content unlocked in Halo: The Master Chief Collection will carry over to Halo 5: Guardians.
 * Halo 5's Theater mode writes replay files to the dedicated servers as the player is playing. These files can be accessed in real-time, enabling players to spectate others live.
 * Halo 5's internal development code name for the AI companions was "Musketeers."
 * Halo 5: Guardians is the first Halo first-person shooter to be given an ESRB rating of T.

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