HALO 5 ON YOUR PC

Forge only, but you do get to play

THE DEVELOPER of Halo5 :Guar dians, 343 Industries, is to release the game’s Forge map-building toolset for the PC and Windows 10. You’ll be able to design and play your own levels, then test multiplayer games with people on your Friends list. There is no single-player campaign, online Matchmaking, or cross-platform support, but you’ll have access to all of Halo5’s Arena multiplayer maps.

Moving to the PC has brought support for multiple resolutions, including 4K, while editing is easier and more precise, thanks to the benefit of mouse and keyboard control. You can also use the mouse and keyboard in game, which will undoubtedly please many old-school gamers. It has also been built from the ground up to use DirectX 12.

Rumors that this release is a prelude to a full PC version of Halo5 have been rebuffed by 343 Industries. The next PC release is still officially HaloWars2, due this fall. 343 did blog that “Windows 10 remains an important focus for the Halo franchise.” A bit of a mixed message there. Halo is a big part of the Xbox One brand; perhaps porting it directly on to a PC, complete with all the security issues that would entail, is asking a bit much, for now. B But pushing Windows 10 gaming cred has to be part of the eq equation.

Forge—Halo5: Guardians Editionf orW in indows1 0, to give i it its full and rather c clumsy ti title, will be availa available as a free download later this year. It’s not everythingeverythin that fans have been after, but you do get to play the latestlate Halo on your PC, the first time since 2007’s Halo Halo2 2 port. Suit

up, ladies.