Certain Affinity, a Texas-based indie developer, is reportedly working on a battle royale option for Halo Infinite. Former workers of Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and Red Storm formed Certain Affinity in 2006, and the two companies have maintained a tight working relationship ever since. In reality, creating multiplayer content for Halo 2 was the small company’s first major endeavour. Halo: Reach, Halo 4, and Halo Infinite were also helped by the team. After a successful campaign and free-to-play multiplayer debut in late 2021, the latest Halo game received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both critics and players alike.
After some minor issues with progression-based concerns as well as the Battle Pass, the game’s online offerings have won over a large number of gamers. Slayer, Capture the Flag, and Oddball and Big Team Battle variants like Total Control and Stockpile were among the multiplayer modes that came with Halo Infinite’s debut. These were Arena modes.
Players can rest assured that Halo Infinite’s impending Season updates will pack in even more online action according to 343 Industries’ indications about long-term post-launch DLC plans. Halo Infinite is rumoured to be developing a battle royale option for multiplayer, according to Windows Central. “Could be” like a battle royale experience, according to the report in the journal. The Certain Affinity team is in charge of this new project.
Windows Central speculated that the reported endeavour could be related to a different type of game mode completely. Halo: Combat Evolved is once again being developed by Austin-based production team Bungie. This information should be treated with a grain of salt for now, as Microsoft and Certain Affinity have yet to comment on the topic publicly. A Halo Infinite battle royale mode was allegedly in development for years prior to the release of the shooter, which is consistent with earlier leaks.
Tom Henderson, a well-known Battlefield and Call of Duty insider, said in August 2021 that the battle royale gameplay had some connection to Halo Infinite’s main campaign. The long-rumoured battle royale mode isn’t the only thing Halo fans are eagerly awaiting. Campaign co-op and Forge Mode were notable omissions from the game’s first release, so fans are hoping that 343 Industries’ next big announcement will include information on these two key pillars of the classic Halo experience. This may not be the end of the wait for Halo Infinite’s post-launch content, however.