Halo Extraction Shooter Based on Cancelled Battle-Royal Spin-Off Could Be in the Works

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Halo fans might be in store for a different type of game if recent rumors turn out to be true, which suggest an extraction shooter could be on its way. It’s been a spell since Halo: Infinite completed the original trilogy in 2020, leaving the franchise in a somewhat state of limbo during a time […]

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Ok what exactly is an extraction shooter? Feeling google lazy. Lol
 
Extraction shooters are things like Helldivers II. You go in with a limited team size (usually three or four), and fight hordes of PvE monsters / enemies and sometimes complete additional objectives while doing so. When all objectives are complete, you head for an "extraction" zone of sorts and wait for pickup. Usually facing down a nearly unlimited horde of enemies until the timer runs out.

It's a truly saturated market with very few of the newer ones finding any success.
 
Ahhhh ok. Not my bag. But cool good to know!!
 
If they do it right, their track record says they won't, it'll be a hit. Mills and older zoomers grew up on Halo, it gives them warm feels. They will jump on board with a Halo based game that is not just nostalgia bait, doesn't crap on the Master chief's legacy, and is fun to play with friends.
 
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