Plus the return of Forge

After announcing it at this year’s Game Awards, 343 Industries has releaseda whole load of detailsabout the upcomingCartographer’s Giftupdate forHalo 5: Guardians.

The update features the return of the popular Forge mode from previous games, as well as four new multiplayer maps:Battle of Noctus, a Warzone map, andOvergrowth, Entombed,andAntifreezefor Arena.

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There’s also new armour, the Mark IV and Raijin armour sets, and the return of some popular weapons such as the SPNKr Rocket Launcher with three variants. Add to that a ton of new REQs, and what you’ve got is a lot of new toys to go shooty bang-bang with!

After announcing it at this year’s Game Awards, 343 Industries has released a whole load of details about the upcomingCartographer’s Giftupdate forHalo 5: Guardians.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The update features the return of the popularForgemode, as well as four new maps:Battle of Noctus, aWarzonemap, andOvergrowth, Entombed,andAntifreezeforArena.

There’s also new armour, the Mark IV and Raijin armour sets, and the return of some popular weapons such as the SPNKr Rocket Launcher with three variants. Add to that a ton of new REQs, and you’ve got a lot of new toys to go shootybangbang with.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

Cartographer’s Giftlaunches next week, and will be free to all players. As far as free updates go, four new maps and the return ofForgeis a really damn generous! Good work, 343.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.