Beta safe than sorry, right?

From here on in, all newHalogames will be preceded by public beta testing.

“Going forward, you will never see aHalogame coming out without a beta. [Master Chief Collection] was obviously painful for our fans and for us,” 343 Industries head Bonnie Ross toldGame Informer. “But it won’t happen again.”

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“There is so much we learned with theHalo 5beta. There is actually stuff we took from ourMaster Chief Collection— learnings that we were able to put into the[Halo 5: Guardians]beta,” she added.

Ah, yes.Halo: The Master Chief Collection.The game that promised so much, and still didn’t feckin’ work properly three months after release.

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

We also found out that theHalo 5campaign doesn’t have splitscreen co-op, which will really put a damper on my weekly Couch Co-op Tuesday sessions where my friend and I almost exclusively playHalo. Which is just as well, given I couldn’t connect to playThe Master Chief Collectiononline with anyone else. OH, THE IRONY OF THIS DECISION.

Admittedly, it may be a dying trend, but I can’t be the only one who still plays local co-op, right? Will you guys miss it?

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

Oh, and you catch the news thatNathan Fillion will be back forHalo 5: Guardians? Yay!

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.