‘Framerate is king’

TheHalo 5: Guardianscampaignwon’t havesplit-screen cooperative play (online co-op is supported), but it will run at 60 frames per second. Here’s a slice, Swords of Sanghelios, in action.

343 Industrieshas employeda progressive resolution system, “allowing the game to scale resolution dynamically as the experience gets more intense and complex,” according to campaign environment art lead Justin Dinges. That meansHalo 5will be 1080p during “much of the campaign,” but not when the designers “get really crazy with vehicles, visual effects, and combat.”

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Personally, the big new multiplayer modeWarzoneseems more appealing. I’m reasonably sure people who are intoHalocampaigns will have enough fun with this one, though.

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.