E3 2014: Microsoft Unveils ‘Halo: The Master Chief Collection’
The Microsoft E3 Press Conference is minutes over and the news coming out of it is exciting. The biggest one out is that 343 Industries is dropping a HUGE collection of games, in a fancy little bundle called Halo: The Master Chief Collection. This bundle will include, Hal0: Anniversary Edition, Halo 2: Anniversary Edition, Halo 3 and Halo 4. All the games have been remastered to run at 60 FPS and will utilize the FULL POWER of the Xbox One. They will also include over 100 Multiplayer maps, including 6 new maps for Halo 2. Check out the full Press Release below:
Flanked by some of video gaming’s most celebrated creators, Microsoft unveiled an incredible games lineup, including new iterations of its most popular franchises. 343 Industries lifted the curtain on “Halo: The Master Chief Collection” for Xbox One, which includes the complete story of the Master Chief on one console for the first time ever (“Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary,” “Halo 2 Anniversary,” “Halo 3” and “Halo 4”), including an entirely remastered version of the iconic classic that revolutionized online console gaming, “Halo 2 Anniversary.” A massive collection that lets you experience “Halo” in an all-new way, at higher visual fidelity running at 60 frames per second (fps) on dedicated servers, “Halo: The Master Chief Collection” features curated campaign and multiplayer playlists across all four games and features more than 100 multiplayer maps — authentic to their original release. In addition, “Halo 2 Anniversary” will include six all-new maps built from the ground up for Xbox One
Halo 2 will be getting the most attention it seems in this release. The collection will also feature 4000 gamerscore points, and a series of “Playlists”. The playlists will let players go through a series of levels from each game, like huge battles or levels that are driving central.
You can get your hands on Halo: The Master Chief Collection, this November!