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 will be released on October 27, 2015.

Characters and Setting
Jameson Locke will be a playable character in Halo 5: Guardians.

Characters

 * John-117
 * Jameson Locke

Organizations

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

Locations

 * Andesia
 * Noctus
 * Soell System
 * Threshold
 * Installation 04
 * Coelest System
 * Substance
 * Installation 05

Species

 * Human
 * Forerunner

Technology

 * Unnamed Forerunner Construct
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
 * [GEN 1]
 * Mark VI
 * [GEN 2]
 * Athlon
 * Centurion
 * Defender
 * Helioskrill
 * Hunter
 * Nightfall
 * Recruit
 * Scout
 * Soldier

Spartan Abilities
Armor Abilities will not be present in Halo 5: Guardians. The "new Spartan abilities" mentioned in the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta announcement trailer are not Armor Abilities. Each ability can be used by all. They 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.

Multiplayer
Spectator mode will be allowed within multiplayer matches.

Gametypes

 * Breakout
 * Team Slayer
 * Strongholds

Weapons

 * BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle
 * Hydra MLRS
 * M395 Designated Marksman Rifle
 * M45D Tactical Shotgun
 * M6H2 PDWS
 * MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System
 * Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword
 * Unidentified Rocket Launcher Model
 * Unidentified Spartan Laser Variant
 * Unidentified Submachine Gun Model
 * Z-250 Directed Energy Engagement Weapon

Legendary Weapons

 * Prophets' Bane
 * M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon

Vehicles

 * D79H-TC Pelican
 * Unidentified Covenant ship classification
 * CCS-class battlecruiser
 * Undiminished Entelechy
 * Purity of Spirit
 * Infinity-class warship
 * UNSC Infinity
 * Halcyon-class light cruiser
 * UNSC Pillar of Autumn

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.