New Halo Infinite battle royale 'Tatanka' datamine leak reveals new details (2024)

New Halo Infinite battle royale 'Tatanka' datamine leak reveals new details (1)

What you need to know

  • A new datamine leak has revealed some additional details about what players can expect from Halo Infinite's upcoming battle royale-style "Project Tatanka."
  • According to the leak, the mode will have distinct intro and deployment phases, and that players will drop into each match as a team in individual drop pods. These pods will be controllable mid-flight.
  • Up until it's time to drop, the game will be join-in-progress. Additionally, unlike other battle royale games and modes that start players off with nothing, players will be given an initial starting loadout.
  • The ambitious mode isn't expected to arrive until Halo Infinite Season 4 in mid-2023 at the earliest, although it's possible we may not see it until late 2023 or 2024.

One of the biggest upcoming releases that Halo Infinite players have to look forward to is the arrival of "Project Tatanka," a codenamed battle royale-style mode that's currently being developed by Certain Affinity. Details about the experience are limited since it hasn't been publicly announced yet, but throughout 2022, fans have been able to learn bits and pieces about it by datamining and combing through public Halo APIs.

Recently, new information about Halo Infinite's Tatanka battle royale has emerged from Twitter user Bathrobe Spartan, who has shared what appears to be datamined Halo Infinite game files that reference the mode. The code in the files indicates that Tatanka will have distinct a distinct intro phase as well as a deployment and release phase, and that players will begin each match by dropping into the map in a drop pod (likely similar to the ones used by Halo's ODSTs). While squads will deploy as a team, each member of the team will also have individual control over their drop pods so that they can land exactly where they'd like to.

The datamined information also reveals that Tatanka will be join-in-progress up until the deployment phase, giving players time to join up with their friends ahead of the start of each match. We also learned that unlike other battle royale games that start you off with no weapons at all, Tatanka will equip everyone in the lobby with an initial loadout that players will be able to fight with until they find better gear.

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While leaks like these should always be taken with a grain of salt, sources in communication with Windows Central familiar with Tatanka's development have confirmed to us that it will indeed have drop pods. Additionally, we've also heard that the ability for players to earn respawn tickets is being tested ahead of the ambitious mode's launch, though whether this feature will make it into the finalized experience or not remains to be seen.

It's currently unclear when Tatanka will arrive and become part of the Halo Infinite content suite. It could arrive during Halo Infinite Season 4 in mid-2023 — there's no mention of the mode or anything like it in the roadmap for March's Season 3 — but it's also possible that we may not see the battle royale launch until late 2023 or 2024. Ultimately, we won't know anything for sure until Microsoft, 343 Industries, and Certain Affinity publicly reveal Project Tatanka to the world.

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New Halo Infinite battle royale 'Tatanka' datamine leak reveals new details (2024)

FAQs

Is Halo Infinite doing a battle royale? ›

Simply dubbed "Halo Battle Royale," the gametype features three distinct maps, a dynamic shrinking zone, randomized loot rarities and spawn locations, a bespoke start-of-match spawning system, and more. The mode is essentially a relaunch of Inheritor, a battle royale experience the team originally created in 2023.

Is Halo Infinite the last one? ›

Halo Infinite's season 5 is its last, confirms 343, but support through 2024 is still planned. Operations will be the main form of update going forward. Earlier this week 343 Industries confirmed that Halo Infinite season 5 is the game's last full season, but regular small updates are planned for the game.

What is Halo Tatanka? ›

One such unannounced project was a Battle Royale game set in the Halo universe from Certain Affinity, who helped develop Halo Infinite. The unrevealed game was called Project Tatanka and was first reported on as far back as April 2022.

Will Halo 6 happen? ›

Halo Infinite is a 2021 first-person shooter game developed by 343 Industries and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the sixth mainline installment in the Halo series, following Halo 5: Guardians (2015).

Is Halo Infinite done? ›

Halo Infinite is done with seasons and won't receive a Season 6. Instead, developer 343 Industries is leaning into shorter, free Operations that will come every 4-6 weeks. 343 Industries dove into what players of the free-to-play shooter can expect in the weeks and months ahead in a recent livestream.

Will Halo Infinite have blood? ›

Enemies will emit small puffs of red or purple blood when shot, however it is not very noticeable due to different effects. Some weapons will disintegrate players, however this is non-graphic.

Why did Halo Infinite fall off? ›

Members of the Halo Infinite community attribute the decline to 343 Industries' approach to live service gaming, particularly regarding monetization practices that may have discouraged newcomers. Additionally, some fans believe the lack of meaningful new features and maps contributed to the loss of dedicated players.

Will there be a game after Halo Infinite? ›

A former 343 Industries developer has seemingly confirmed that the next Halo game, which has yet to be officially announced, has been in development since at least April 2022.

Why did Halo Infinite flop? ›

In the words of those who worked on it, Microsoft and 343 Industries set it up to fail. A lack of resources, a fractured production cycle, unclear post-launch plans, and constant fumbling of a project that should have been a slam dunk. This is Halo. Do it right and the game will sell itself, and it almost did.

Is Halo Infinite Dead Yet? ›

No, Halo Infinite isn't dead. But it is changing how it releases content while the rest of 343 moves on to what's next.

Does Halo Infinite ever end? ›

Halo Infinite ends seasons after season 5, switching to short-term operations instead. We certainly wouldn't tell anyone that she isn't allowed to give a game a title that implies infinity, but since doing so inevitably makes it hilarious when the title proves to be resolutely finite, it may be a bad idea.

Will Halo ever have a BR? ›

The fan-made Halo Infinite battle royale has now been fully released, with three maps available to try online in the massive game mode. If you're heartbroken that we're seemingly not ever going to get an official Halo Infinite battle royale mode, I've got the next best thing.

What is the AI in Halo called? ›

Cortana is a fictional artificially intelligent character in the Halo video game series. Voiced by Jen Taylor, she appears in Halo: Combat Evolved and its sequels, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians and Halo Infinite.

Why are they called Halo? ›

Halo comes originally from the Greek for "threshing-floor" – a circular, slightly sloping area kept very clean, around which slaves or oxen walked to thresh the grain. In Greek, this came to mean a divine, bright disk.

Why is Halo obsessed with 7? ›

Bungie's obsession with the number seven may be attributed to (or be a determining factor) why John-117 is considered lucky, as 7 is considered a lucky number. In spite of the fact that the number seven is featured extensively in Bungie's work, it has generated an aura of apophenia.

Is Halo Episode 7 out? ›

Episode 7 – Thermopylae – Thursday 14th March 2024 (out now)

Does Halo still make games? ›

The latest main game, Halo Infinite, was released in late 2021.

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