Halo Infinite’s HCS Spotlight event offers double XP challenges
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What you need to know
343 Industries has announced in ablog postthat during the in-game Halo Infinite HCS Spotlight event, players will be able to complete a special set of double XP challenges that will make progressing through theHalo Infinite Battle Passsignificantly faster. These challenges will be focused on playing well in the Ranked Arena playlist, encouraging players to get involved with the competitive side of theHalo Infinite multiplayerexperience.
The HCS Spotlight event runs from Dec. 14 to Dec. 20, and is themed after the various professional esports teams competing in the first major Halo Infinite esports event, HCS Raleigh. Players can support their favorite team by purchasing their skins in Halo Infinite’s Shop, as a portion of the proceeds will go to the organizations. Additionally, players will also have an opportunity to earn Halo Infinite Twitch Drop cosmetics by watching the competition when it begins on Dec. 17 (keep an eye on theHCS Twitter accountfor more information).
Overall, it’s great to see all the excitement for Halo Infinite esports, and it’s also nice that the developers are giving players an opportunity to speed up their progression. Whether or not Halo Infinite esports will succeed in the long term remains to be seen, but we’re hopeful that Halo will take back its place as one of the most popular shooters for competitive play.
Halo Infinite’s multiplayer is free-to-play and is available on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One consoles, and Windows PCs. It’s a ton of fun, and paired with theHalo Infinite campaign, it’s easily one of thebest Xbox gamesavailable right now.
Halo Infinite’s multiplayer has launched a few weeks early, compiling its classic arena multiplayer modes, expanded 24-player Big Team Battle, and more into one free-to-play package.
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Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer and Oakland University graduate with a burning passion for video games, of which he’s been an avid fan since childhood. He’s been writing for Team WC since the summer of 2017, and you’ll find him doing news, editorials, reviews, and general coverage on everything gaming, Xbox, and Windows PC. His favorite game of all time is probably NieR: Automata, though Elden Ring, Fallout: New Vegas, and Team Fortress 2 are in the running, too. When he’s not writing or gaming, there’s a good chance he’s either watching an interesting new movie or TV show or actually going outside for once.Follow him on X(Twitter).
