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'Halo 5' news, updates: 'Ghost of Meridian' features new power weapons, maps; 'Warzone Firefight' beta to arrive this April

Miguel Salonga April 08, 2016 06:15 PM EST

The coming days and weeks for the hit action video game "Halo 5" are going to be busy as the fans of 343 Industries' hugely popular first-person shooter game can expect the upcoming beta version release of the newest content patch called "Warzone Firefight." The beta version will arrive on the heels of the game's latest update "Ghost of Meridian" hitting the gaming world with new game mods, requirements, power weapons, maps, skins, armors, and assassination styles, as well as various bug fixes for the game's previous version.

A report from Yibada website suggests that "Halo 5: Guardians" will see a new and exciting gameplay wth "'Ghost of Meridian" with the latest patches intended to update the original game's features. A post regarding the recent content update from Halo's official website revealed that the latest patch includes a new Warzone map called "Skirmish at Darkstar" and there will also be a new arena map called "Tyrant." The new maps will be accompanied by new in-game weather features and sound effects.

The same Yibada article reports the main bug fixes included in "Ghost of Meridian" dealing with the glitches in objects while playing (darkening and disappearing of objects). The glitches on map saving, property menu, level details, command and spawned errors, and inconsistencies on explosion scenes will also be fixed. The "Ghost of Meridian" bug fixes will also remove the weapons and power-ups blocking up the users during Phased or Fixed setting.

Meanwhile, Polygon reported that the upcoming multiplayer mode for "Halo 5" called "Warzone Firefight" will have its beta version released on April 14 as "Halo" players can experience and test the contents of the new multiplayer mode for the first time. Along with the beta campaign, there will also be new requirements pack scheduled for release starting April 14 called "Mythic Warzone." Based on the "Halo 5" game mode "Warzone" and a popular "Halo 3: ODST" multiplayer stage "Firefight," the "Mythic Warzone" mode will have eight players fighting AI enemy bosses in increasing difficulty within five rounds that include the new "Mythic" class.

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