Halo Battle Royale Was Apparently a 'Fantastic Experience'

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  • Halo Infinite's Forge mode praised by fans as a fantastic experience.
  • The “Tatanka Project” PvE mode was rumored to be able to support 40 players.
  • Despite the cancellation of the Battle Royale mode, fans are creating their own versions using Forge.



More evidence of Halo InfiniteForge mode appeared, describing it as a “fantastic experience”. As it is the newest series title yet, the team behind it Halo Infinite had plenty of opportunities to take a look at many trends in the industry and decide whether they were worth incorporating into the modern Halo experience. For a while, this meant the possibility of a Battle Royale mode for the game.

Rumors about Halo InfiniteThe “Tatanka Project” mod describes it as a PvE mode capable of supporting up to 40 players, offering free matches, triples and quads. Tatanka was reportedly in development from 2020 to mid-2022 before it was eventually scrapped. Players were disappointed to see the game mode's potential seemingly just wasted. Some fans weren't bothered that Tatanka was canceled because they prefer it Halo sticking to its more traditional aspects. Now, more evidence of Tatanka's existence has emerged.


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Players noticed that Mike Clopper, the design director of Halo Infinitecampaign and its multiplayer modes, had a blurb on his LinkedIn profile discussing the previously all-but-confirmed Battle Royale mode for the video game. Speaking about his experience, Clopper stated that he led a team that worked on the canceled mode for Halobelieving it would have been a “game changer” and calling it a “fantastic experience” despite it being cancelled.


Halo Infinite's Battle Royale Touted as a 'Game Changer'


Many took this as official confirmation of rumors of a Battle Royale mode for Halo Infinite. Some players weren't particularly shocked that there was more evidence of the mod's existence, but were more interested to see former members of the game's team discuss it in any capacity. Since fans and outlets discovered this information, Clopper appears to have edited the section of his LinkedIn profile, now briefly saying that he led a team that worked on the multiplayer side of the game and nothing more. It was emotional for many to see Halo Consider trying new things, and even though that part of the game has been canceled, Halo Studios is still working on new things, and so are its fans.


While Halo Studios seems to have completely abandoned work on a battle royale mode, that doesn't have to be where it stops for fans of the series. Now that players have access to the title's Forge mode, they've gone ahead and created a Battle Royale mode for Halo on your own. Anyone looking forward to seeing the series put a twist on the genre can do so while also enjoying the latest version of Forge available.

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