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A stealth release brings Master Chief back to the PC.

Early in the afternoon on March 3, 2020, PC owners were given a very welcome surprise by the development teams alongside Microsoft. The surprise in question is the release of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary into the Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC. This release today is for both the Windows 10 version along with the Steam release of the game.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary joins the previously released Halo:...

I think Halo is a pretty cool guy.

343 Industries just rolled out an update today for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Wait.

Hold on. Let's take a step back here for a second.

343 Industries released a Counter-Strike update? Yes! Well, sort of!

Today saw the release of some new cross-promotion content between 343 Industries and Valve. This new cross-promotion content adds in a Halo Sticker Capsule (pictured here) as an in-game purchasable item...

At long last, 343 Industries has released Halo 3: ODST for all owners of Halo: The Master Chief Collection. If you ordered MCC early enough, then ODST is free for you to download! If you got it a bit later, then ODST will be available for purchase for just $4.99 (USD).

In addition to this, the Remnant multiplayer map was released today for Halo 2: Anniversary.
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At long last, 343 Industries has released Halo 3: ODST for all owners of Halo: The Master Chief Collection. If you ordered MCC early enough, then ODST...

Major Nelson just announced that for a limited time, you will be able to pick up a special edition white Xbox One bundle with Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The bundle comes with a white Xbox One, white Xbox One controller, and a digital download code for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.


The retail price for the bundle is $349 (USD). It's slated to be available later this month (May) in "very limited quantities for a limited time."

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Major Nelson just announced that for a limited time, you will be able to pick up a special edition white Xbox One bundle with Halo: The Master Chief ...

343 Industries has officially pulled the plug on actually having the public play and bug test upcoming Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The studio decided it just wasn't in their best interest to have the public testing out the patches prior to a broad release.
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343 Industries has officially pulled the plug on actually having the public play and bug test upcoming Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The studio...

Due to the still ongoing issues plaguing Halo: The Master Chief Collection, 343 Industries has decided to postpone the next content update for the game. This also means that the patch associated with it needs some "additional time and testing" prior to being released.

This patch is supposed to include fixes for matchmaking search times, match search successes, improve lobby functionality, hit registration, matchmaking ranking, and more. Oddly enough, the studio is also rethinking...

Due to the still ongoing issues plaguing Halo: The Master Chief Collection, 343 Industries has decided to postpone the next content update for the game....

Halo: The Master Chief Collection has been out now since November 11, 2014. That little details isn't stopping 343 Industries from launching a new beta for the game! Yep, the studio is starting a new beta test group for upcoming updates for The Master Chief Collection.
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection has been out now since November 11, 2014. That little details isn't stopping 343 Industries from launching a...

343 Industries just announced their plans to try to make amends for the terrible launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. They first offer a thank you to the fans for putting up with the issues and for sticking with the game and the company even through its faults.

They also wanted to let the community know about some of the free content that is coming to those who played the game prior to December 19th.
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343 Industries just announced their plans to try to make amends for the terrible launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. They first...

343 Industries has rolled out the latest update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The main focus of this update is to tackle the matchmaking issues that have plagued the game since its launch.

Changelog for Halo: The Master Chief Collection for November 20, 2014

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