Take it all in

Halo 3: ODSTis getting added toThe Master Chief Collectionsometime in the near future. It’s going to be free for anyone that ownedThe Master Chief Collectionprior to December 19, and it’ll likely be paid DLC for everyone else. Today, 343 Industries gives us our first glimpse at this take onODST, and it nicely sums up the troubled bundle’s arc over the past four months.

Just look at this screen. Soak it in for a minute. Up until recently,The Master Chief Collection‘s existence has been a thunderstorm, a calamity of brokenness. A recent patch mostly fixed all that.

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Now, most people find that matchmaking works like it was originally intended. That’s where the sun peeking out through the clouds comes in. Maybe bright days are ahead for this package after all.

Oh, wait. The place is a ghost town. I guess that’ll happenwhen your game doesn’t function until four fucking months after release.

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

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

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.