Halo Battle Royale Was Apparently an “Amazing Experience”

Important takeaways

  • Halo Infinite's Forge mode has been hailed by fans as a fantastic experience.
  • It is rumored that the PvE mode “Project Tatanka” could support 40 players.
  • Despite discontinuing the Battle Royale mode, fans are creating their own versions using Forge.



More proof of Halo infinitethe forging mode has surfaced and describes it as an “amazing experience.” As it is the newest series title to date, the team is behind Halo infinite have had many opportunities to take a look at many industry trends and determine if they are worth incorporating into the modern Halo experience. For a while, this meant the possibility of a Battle Royale mode for the game.

Rumors of Halo infinites “Project Tatanka” mode describes it as a PvE mode that can support up to 40 players, offering free-for-all matches, triples and quads. Tatanka had reportedly been in development since 2020 until mid-2022 before eventually being scrapped. Players were disappointed to see the potential of the game mode seemingly just wasted. Some fans didn't care about Tatanka being canceled because they prefer it Halo sticking to its more traditional aspects. Now more evidence of Tatanka's existence has surfaced.


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Rumor: Halo Infinite 2 apparently cancelled

A new rumor provides interesting details about a possible Halo Infinite 2 that reportedly ended up being canceled during development.

Players noticed that Mike Clopper, design director of Halo infinites campaign and 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 said he led a team working on the suspended mode for Halothought it would have been a “game changer” and calls it an “amazing experience” despite its cancellation.


Halo Infinite's Battle Royale Was Considered a 'Game Changer'


Many have taken this as an official confirmation of the rumors of a Battle Royale mode for Halo infinite. Some players weren't particularly shocked that there was more evidence of this mode's existence, but were more interested to see former members of the game's team discuss it in some capacity. Since fans and outlets have discovered this information, Clopper appears to have edited that section of his LinkedIn profile and now briefly stated that he was leading a team working on the multiplayer portion of the game, and nothing more. It was exciting for many to see Halo consider trying new things, and even though that part of the game has been discontinued, 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 who was looking forward to seeing the series spin the genre can do so while enjoying the most updated version of Forge available.

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