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Halo Infinite has been in the news a lot lately, most recently regarding the delay of the game’s release until 2021. Microsoft also recently confirmed that Halo Infinite’s multiplayer will be free, while the game’s graphics and Craig the Brute meme have been much-discussed as well. Needless to say, people have a lot of questions about the game and the future of the franchise.

In a post on Twitter, community manager John Junyszek said 343 understands that people have questions, but the studio is not quite ready to answer them. He promised that 343 will share more details at some point, but right now, the team is busy figuring out the best way to move forward.

“We know there are lots of questions out there, especially in regards to Halo Infinite, but please hold tight for now. There’s a lot to work through, including communication plans, but please know we’ll share more when ready.”

Due in part to the complications related to working from home, Microsoft recently announced that Halo Infinite will miss the launch of the Xbox Series X and release in 2021 instead. It’s a big blow for the launch of the Xbox Series X, as it would have been the first time since 2001 that a Halo game released as a launch title for Xbox hardware. Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently said Microsoft considered releasing a part of Halo Infinite earlier, but the studio decided against this.

Halo Infinite is now slated for release in 2021, but 343 did not provide any clarity regarding what point in the year the game may release. It’s been a long time coming, as the last mainline release–Halo 5: Guardians–launched in October 2015.

Make yourself some popcorn and get a good book if you plan on updating Call of Duty: Modern Warfare or Warzone on Xbox One. Despite the recent patch fixing only a few issues, it takes up more than 60GB of space on Microsoft’s console.

As we mentioned in our previous story on the latest Call of Duty patch notes, a weapon texture glitch was finally fixed in an update this weekend. That update was a max of 2GB on the PC and just over 1GB on PS4. Because of a problem with the patch delivery process on Xbox One, however, that platform must re-download files. It put the Xbox One file size at 66GB, though it also replaced certain files to keep the total size from ballooning any more.

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Xbox One now weighing in at nearly 200GB, it raises concerns about the next-gen systems’ storage space. Xbox Series X will include a 1TB SSD, while PS5’s will be about 825GB. That will only take a few games of this size to fill up, and with increased visual fidelity and resolution, that will likely only increase.

Call of Duty: Warzone players are currently uncovering secrets from a teaser site that point to bunkers and hidden clues in the battle royale game. We’ll likely learn more about the new Call of Duty 2020 game soon, but it looks to be a Cold War game set in the Black Ops universe, much like the original game.

It took more than two years, but legendary creep and martial artist extraordinaire Master Roshi has finally arrived to Dragon Ball FighterZ. He joins a roster that continues to expand, primarily with different variants of Goku, and can finally prove why you don’t need Saiyan blood to dominate on the battlefield.

Arriving next month, Master Roshi will be available as the latest fighter in the FighterZ Pass 3. Despite his small stature and the fact that he’s hundreds of years old, Master Roshi is lightning-quick and his Evil Containment Wave ability is sure to mess up his opponents. He’s suitably goofy, as well. As Dragon Ball Z progressed, Roshi mostly had to stay on the sidelines while more powerful heroes like Goku and Piccolo did the actual fighting. However, his training was invaluable in the series’ early years.

Bandai Namco’s announcement also included a trailer, which you can watch above. He follows Kefla and Ultra Instinct Goku in the FighterZ Pass 3, and there are still two characters remaining for the pass. We don’t yet have time windows for when those will arrive.

Dragon Ball FighterZ is available on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Counting fusion characters, it features seven different versions of Goku and one imposter who looks like Goku. There are also five Vegeta variants. That is too many.

Operation Shadow Legacy marks the introduction of Sam Fisher to Rainbow Six Siege. Ubisoft revealed the upcoming operation today, which plans to introduce Sam as this season’s new operator, re-launch the Chalet map with a new rework, and bring multiple changes. As usual, Ubisoft didn’t announce a release date, but the new operation is coming to the PC test server on August 17, so you won’t have to wait long to try Sam Fisher out for yourself.

Sam Fisher comes to Rainbow Six Siege with the codename ‘Zero’ and his Argus Launcher gadget, a pistol that shoots a two-way drill camera that can penetrate soft and reinforced walls. This lets the attacking team see both sides of a wall, while Sam can control it to shoot a single laser that’s powerful enough to destroy gadgets or deal damage to a defender. Sam can equip the MP7 as well as two unique weapons: the SC3000K assault rifle and Karambit knife. Sam’s classic Five-Seven suppressed pistol is also available in his arsenal.

As for players’ arsenals, you may notice something different in the next season: Ubisoft has changed up a lot of the optics and sights. A number of the optics have been redesigned, while several assault rifles now no longer have access to the ACOG scope. This has been replaced for some operators with several different scopes that feature different ranges. It’s a little disappointing that I’ll have to get used to new optics, but admittedly, it is nice to see some shake-up in an area that needed it.

Sam and the new sights join Siege alongside the reimagined Chalet map, which makes some substantial changes. There’s now a new hallway in the basement, and the trophy room is no longer home to any objectives–its bomb site has been switched to the dining room. The kitchen also doesn’t feature a window anymore, preventing players from being able to peer inside of the house for an easy kill or vice-versa.

One of the most significant changes is the new reinforcement pool, which was one of the big highlights of the Siege preview event. Each team has a pool of 10 reinforcements, and each player can reinforce up to four walls. This means you won’t be stuck without reinforced walls if someone decides to run off and roam.

The new operation also introduces the Hard Breach Charge secondary gadget. This is a big square gadget that operators like Capitao and Ying will have access to, allowing them to pop open a kill hole in a reinforced wall. While Thermite, Hibana, and Ace still feel clutch, this gives talented teams more options for breaching an objective.

Operation Shadow Legacy also introduces an improved ping system that helps players ping traps, enemies, and locations with more detail. Each player is given a number at the beginning of the game, and when someone pings, their number is shown. This should make it easier to tell where a specific person is pinging when their are multiple pings popping up on a map.

Speaking of maps, players will now be asked to ban maps at the beginning of certain modes like Ranked. Each team will ban one map of three shown, and whichever one is left over is where you’ll play–though you can choose to ban no maps, which will cause the game to randomly choose between the remaining playing fields.

Operation Shadow Legacy may only include one operator, but it’s changing a lot–one of the smaller changes will see Thatcher’s EMP grenades disable gadgets instead of destroying them. We’ll report back when an official release date is announced, but until then, PC players can enjoy the test server starting August 17. And if you want to get into Siege, Ubisoft has announced a free-play weekend that will last from August 27 to September 4. This free-play period will give you access to the full game and its 20 legacy operators.

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