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Steam Deck has received a couple of major Windows driver updates today, one of which is an APU driver that fixes performance issues on many games. Sadly, dual-boot is still not available.

Microsoft is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Flight Simulator franchise by introducing a free upgrade that brings in helicopters, gliders, classic airports, and more to the popular simulator.

343 Industries is preparing its first 'Drop Pod' update for Halo Infinite, which should land sometime next week carrying significant Ranked playlist matchmaking changes as its biggest feature.

Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries is rolling out some major updates to the game and will roll back fixes that addressed skill jumps. The developers are basically reintroducing glitches.

Season 2 of Halo Infinite is finally here, with 343 bringing the free-to-play multiplayer a much-needed content injection in the form of new maps, modes, a 100-tier battle pass, and more.

343 Industries has extended the length of Halo Infinite Season 2, giving it also a six-month schedule. Unfortunately, campaign co-op launch plans have suffered again following this change.

343 Industries today gave an extended preview of the upcoming three modes to Halo Infinite multiplayer: King of the Hill, Land Grab, and Last Spartan Standing. All three land with Season 2.

To say thanks, Microsoft is offering a 3 month free trial for gamers who have played Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, or Age of Empires IV on PC on or before February 28th, 2022.

343 Industries today showcased the two new maps launching with the second season of Halo Infinite. Catalyst comes in as an Arena experience while Breaker is a Big Team Battle map with dynamic events.

Today, Metacritic announced its coveted Publisher of the Year ranking for 2021, and Microsoft is at the top with the highest average total in the website's history. Sony was in second place.

This week, a number of games like Halo Infinite and Monster Hunter World are available for less through Deals with Gold. There's also an Open World Sale going on that discounts even more games.

343 Industries today gave an update on the content incoming to Halo Infinite with Season 2, which includes new maps and modes but not the cooperative play feature for the campaign, at least at launch.

In a recent interview between IGN and 343 Industries, the developer revealed that the upcoming Halo show will reveal Master Chief's face. According to a producer, it's an important part of the story.

343 Industries is planning to release a Mid-Season Update to Halo Infinite next week. It will carry a range of bug fixes, performance boosts, motion tracker range improvements in BTB, and more.

Halo Infinite is getting a ranking update that should match players better depending on their skill level. The team has been working on these changes since the game launched in December 2021.

343 Industries has pushed out a small update for Halo Infinite that finally resolves the Big Team Battle matchmaking issues, letting Xbox and PC players jump back into the 12 versus 12 arenas.

Today, a new report from Windows Central said that Certain Affinity, a support studio that's worked on previous Halo games, was working on a new mode for Halo Infinite. It's supposed to be accessible.

Today, 343 Industries announced that Halo Infinite has crossed 20 million players since December 2021. According to the developer, this is the biggest launch for a Halo game in franchise history.

A new report by The NPD Group revealed that Halo Infinite was Xbox's best-selling game of December 2021. However, it also managed to become the No. 2 title overall when you look at all platforms.

343 Industries will offer Credits in the Season 2 Battle Pass of Halo Infinite, enabling earnable premium currency. More Shop updates are hitting the game next week as part of the value overhaul too.

Halo Infinite Multiplayer has been hit with a Neon-themed event, bringing the Attrition game mode with revives, new cosmetics to earn, and more. Cosmetic shop items have received price cuts too.

Today, Microsoft and Playground Games revealed that Gavin Raeburn, the Studio Director and co-founder for over a decade, is leaving the studio and co-founder Trevor Williams is taking over.

Halo Infinite is filled with secrets from powerful weapons to quirky enemies. However, there are also arcade machines, musical tour posters, and even giant sandwiches. Yes, you read that right.

Recently, 343 Industries announced that it was adding Slayer, Free-For-All, and other multiplayer modes to Halo Infinite on December 14, 2021. However, future Slayer variants will launch in 2022.

Today, I discovered a rather interesting Easter egg in Halo Infinite. There's an arcade gaming cabinet close to where you first land on Zeta Halo. It plays some retro tunes you'll love.

AMD has released the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.12.1 driver, offering major frame rate improvements to Halo Infinite. It should apply to both the multiplayer and upcoming campaign segments.

The latest Game Ready driver from Nvidia comes with support for three upcoming game launches: Halo Infinite, Chorus, and ICARUS, as well as the brand-new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB graphics card.

Microsoft has a packed couple of weeks planned for Xbox Game Pass subscribers in the first half of December. New games like Halo Infinite campaign, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, and more are incoming.

Today, a few cutscenes from the Halo Infinite campaign appeared online. They reveal a lot of spoilers so you should only read this article if you want to know what happens in the campaign.

Microsoft had lots of stuff to announce this week including tons of Windows 10 and Windows 11 builds, a surprise drop for Halo Infinite Multiplayer, and enhancements to its Edge browser.

Today, developer 343 Industries announced that Halo Infinite has gone gold. This means that discs are being printed and the team will spend the remaining days ironing out bugs. It's ready to ship.

There are a lot of secrets hidden in the open-world environment of Halo Infinite, including a Craig the Brute Easter egg where he's portrayed as a musical genius. There's even a poster and album.

343 Industries' delay of Halo Infinite Season 2 has also impacted upcoming features like story co-op and Forge level editor. Fans will now have to wait a few months longer to get their hands on them.

Microsoft and 343 Industries has brought forward the Halo Infinite Multiplayer launch to today. It comes with a beta tag, but the free-to-play title has all the content and even a battle pass.

Samsung and Xbox come together to bring the Grappleshop experience to the Halo fans. The tech giant will also feature challenges for fans in the chat to participate in throughout the livestream event.