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Halo Wars 2 release date, price and deals
Halo Wars 2 came out on 21 February 2017 on both Xbox One and PC, though some players were able to play it from 17 February if they bought the Ultimate Edition. Halo Wars 2 is on both the Xbox One and Windows as part of Microsoft’s Play Anywhere scheme, which allows anyone who buys a copy of the game to play it on either platform, with their save data seamlessly syncing between both versions.
Halo Wars 2 DLC – Awakening the Nightmare
Awakening the Nightmare is the first expansion for Halo Wars 2 and will launch on 26 September. It sees you play as The Banished, and take on a flood threat against the Ark. Awakening the Nightmare includes the Terminus Firefight mode, which sees you square off against waves of random enemies.
What is Halo Wars 2?
Halo Wars 2 is the second game in the Halo Wars franchise, following on from the original game which made its debut way back in 2009. It was welcomed by positive reviews from both publications and gamers, and in 2013, Microsoft’s Phl Spencer fanned the flames of the rumour fire by telling IGN during an interview that he and 343 Industries’ Bonnie Ross had discussed the potential for a new Halo Wars game. Now let’s forward to the Xbox press conference at Gamescom 2015 in Germany, where the company showcased new trailers for many upcoming Xbox games, including its console exclusive Rise of the Tomb Raider. However, Microsoft pulled a strategy famed by Apple with “one more thing” which, in this case, was a brand new Halo Wars game. The real-time strategy game was developed by both Creative Assembly, famed for creating strategy games including Total War, and Halo 4 and 5 developer 343 Industries. The game includes a cinematic campaign mode that picks up on the events of the first Halo Wars, 28 years on after an extensive cryosleep, putting it back into the timeline just after Halo 5. You’ll be in charge of UNSC forces as they face off against new enemy the Banished, a violent splinter group from the Covenant. Beyond the campaign, there are various online multiplayer options, including new game mode Blitz, which strips back the strategy for a faster-paced game built around collectible cards and deckbuilding to create units, rather than base management.
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