This Halo 5 combatant looks like he’s praying. If he’s praying for some actual Halo 5 on PC, then he’s in for some good news. Microsoft’s play to bridge the gap between Xbox One consoles and Windows 10 PCs got a lot more interesting on Thursday thanks to a pretty major Halo 5 announcement. Microsoft and its Halo development house, 343 Industries, have taken the wraps off the awkwardly named Forge–Halo 5: Guardians Edition , which they say will launch for free across Windows 10 “later this year.” This limited free version of Halo 5 won’t include the game’s single-player campaign, nor will it include multiplayer matchmaking with random opponents. However, Microsoft representatives have confirmed to Ars that the free Windows 10 game will support unfettered online play with anyone on a player’s friends list. That means players can create or download a Forge map and invite anyone else playing the Windows 10 version to join in and play to whatever “kill count,” time limit, or other win condition they’ve set. Even better, Microsoft says that this friends-only multiplayer mode in Windows 10 will fully support mouse-and-keyboard game controls. As series fans know, Halo ‘s Forge mode allows players to build content-filled maps and lay down a litany of custom rules and modifiers for the game. This Windows 10 version, as its lengthy title suggests, will allow people to do the same thing on their PCs, complete with mouse and keyboard support that 343 Industries says will be “easier/faster” to use than an Xbox controller (though we have yet to see how keyboard shortcuts and other features will work on a PC version). Read 2 remaining paragraphs | Comments
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