
‘Halo 5: Guardians’ ViDoc — Forging Ahead
This developer video for Halo 5: Guardians shows off community members using the game’s Forge tools to create new multiplayer maps.

This developer video for Halo 5: Guardians shows off community members using the game’s Forge tools to create new multiplayer maps.

The free Battle of Shadow and Light content update for Halo 5: Guardians adds news maps, REQ packs, and the Big Team Battle game mode.

Halo 5 is a jumble of half measures, trying to cram in ideas from other games but lacking the courage to change up the series’ formula beyond these superficial shifts. The result is an underwhelming experience that is unlikely to entice new fans while frustrating longtime followers of the series.

Activision Blizzard reported Wednesday that Call of Duty: Black Ops III earned $550 million in sales over the first three days of its release, making it the biggest entertainment debut across all media of 2015 so far.

343 Industries’ Halo 5: Guardians is the first Halo first-person shooter game to receive a “T” for Teen rating instead of an “M” for Mature rating.