343 Industries has announced that Halo 5: Guardians has officially gone gold.
Studio head Josh Holmes called referred to the milestone as the "culmination of an incredible three-year journey for our team. Together we set out to accomplish an ambitious vision and deliver a Halo game built from the ground up for the Xbox One. Now as we near the release of the game on October 27, we couldn’t be more excited to share the results with you, the fans."
"Halo games have always been about epic scale, and Halo 5: Guardians is no exception. From our multi-character campaign to the robust suite of multiplayer experiences included with Halo 5: Guardians, this game is packed to the gills with loads of exciting content."
In addition to the gold announcement, 343 Industries confirmed Halo 5 will have a multiplayer content update, prior to launch, "that will supplement the online multiplayer goodness with map content for Arena Multiplayer and our all new massive-scale 12v12 Warzone Multiplayer." The developer recommends setting your Xbox One power settings to "Instant On" so taht you can automaticallyd ownload the update prior to Halo 5's October 27th release. Unfortunately, those purchasing a physical copy will have to wait to download the update until after the game is installed.
"Of course launch is just the beginning. Our dedicated live team will be focused on supporting the game with monthly releases of new content and experiences… such as new REQ content and more than 18 free multiplayer maps," Holmes added.
To celebrate Halo 5's going gold, 343 Industries put together an impressive graphic of what players can expect from the game when it launches later this month.
