Free Ghosts of Meridian update out now

343 Industries is going to letHalo 5: Guardiansplayers try out the upcoming eight-person cooperative modeWarzone Firefightearly with a beta. It’s set to run next Thursday, April 14 at 10:00am Pacific until that same time on Monday, April 18, with one map, Escape from A.R.C., available.

I liked Firefight in past games, and I’m into Warzone, generally speaking, so it stands to reason that I’d also enjoy Warzone Firefight. It’s a five-round mode that will have your team leaning on the REQ System to complete increasingly-tough objectives. You’ll take on the “most on-screen enemies in the history of the franchise” and bosses, including a foreboding new Mythic tier. The finished version of Warzone Firefight is going to release this summer, pending the beta goes as planned.

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In more immediately gratifying news,Halo 5‘sGhosts of Meridianupdate went live today, adding maps for Warzone (Skirmish at Darkstar) and Arena (Tyrant), weapons, vehicles, and a slew of game improvements and bug fixes. Follow that link for the full breakdown, or stick to these highlights:

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.