Halo dev explains how one of its biggest controversies came to be

Halo dev explains how one of its biggest controversies came to be

Before 343 Industries’ (now Halo Studios) Halo Infinite — a live-service, free-to-play take on the flagship Xbox franchise — released on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC in 2021, there was Halo 5: Guardians for the Xbox One in 2015. In time, the game grew to become one of the most content-rich shooter … Read more

Ooni Halo Pro Spiral Mixer Review: Dough as Far as the Eye Can See

Ooni Halo Pro Spiral Mixer Review: Dough as Far as the Eye Can See

The Halo Pro is much quieter, and the motor does not overheat; I don’t get the sense that the motor is straining to knead the dough. There’s also—sorry, I don’t know how else to describe this—no violent thwapping of dough as it’s being kneaded. Unlike a KitchenAid, you can leave it unattended. This is so … Read more

Strix Halo might end up in desktop PCs, AMD CEO confirms in an interview

Strix Halo might end up in desktop PCs, AMD CEO confirms in an interview

Readers help support MSpoweruser. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help MSPoweruser sustain the editorial team Read more AMD might be introducing its Strix Halo processors on desktop platforms, as CEO Dr. Lisa Su hinted in an interview recently (5:40 … Read more

Meet the NUC 15 Pro+, Asus’s fastest mini PC ever but it is powered by Intel’s 15th generation CPU, not AMD’s Strix Halo APU

Meet the NUC 15 Pro+, Asus’s fastest mini PC ever but it is powered by Intel’s 15th generation CPU, not AMD’s Strix Halo APU

Asus NUC 15 Pro+ boosts performance by 18%, but lacks Strix Halo Compact 0.7-liter design offers tool-free RAM and storage upgrades Ultra-quiet cooling reduces noise by 1.2X under heavy workloads Asus has introduced the NUC 15 Pro+, its most advanced mini PC yet, featuring Intel’s latest 15th-generation Core Ultra 9 processors and Intel Arc graphics. … Read more

Netflix Boss Explains Why Company Killed The AAA Multiplayer Game From Halo Veteran

Netflix Boss Explains Why Company Killed The AAA Multiplayer Game From Halo Veteran

Netflix was working on a AAA multiplayer shooter with a team that included Halo and Destiny veteran Joe Staten, but the game and the studio were scuttled in 2024. Why? One of Netflix’s top gaming bosses, Alain Tascan, said in an interview that this project did not align with the company’s goals. “I don’t want … Read more

Halo Studios Challenger Gamers To “Seek And Deploy” With New Mode Later This Year

Halo Studios Challenger Gamers To “Seek And Deploy” With New Mode Later This Year

Summary Later this year, Halo Infinite will implement a brand new “Seek And Deploy” competitive game mode. The mode is inspired by the Search And Destroy tactics found in games like Counter-Strike. A forge map contest is also being held for the mode, with a $20,000 prize pool. Filled with tense matches and last-second clutches, … Read more

Halo: Flashpoint Board Game Gets 25% Discount At Amazon

Halo: Flashpoint Board Game Gets 25% Discount At Amazon

The Halo: Flashpoint tabletop miniatures game debuted last fall, but unless you preordered months in advance, the officially licensed wargame was difficult to find in stock. British board game publisher Mantic unlocked preorders for a second wave of units when Halo: Flashpoint launched, but stock still appears to be quite limited. As of February 25, … Read more

AMD raises the bar for gaming on lightweight laptops – its new Strix Halo chip could run games better than an Nvidia RTX 3060

AMD raises the bar for gaming on lightweight laptops – its new Strix Halo chip could run games better than an Nvidia RTX 3060

A leaked benchmark places AMD’s upcoming flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip between the RTX 3060 and 4060 in terms of graphical performance This represents a bit leap forward for AMD’s integrated graphics, powered by the new Radeon 8060S iGPU The chip will be available in laptops and PCs later in 2025 AMD is gunning … Read more

Halo Infinite Doesn’t Have A Fuel Rod Cannon, But Will Have A Rocket That Fires Fuel Rods

Halo Infinite Doesn’t Have A Fuel Rod Cannon, But Will Have A Rocket That Fires Fuel Rods

Halo Infinite’s upcoming Spring Update will add its first new power weapon since launch, and it’s one that will be familiar, yet different, to longtime Halo fans–the Fuel Rod SPNKr. It’s not exactly the Fuel Rod Cannon first introduced as a usable weapon in Halo 2, but rather a UNSC SPNKr rocket launcher that has … Read more

Halo Infinite’s New Weapon, The Fuel Rod SPNKr, Disappoints Fans

Halo Infinite’s New Weapon, The Fuel Rod SPNKr, Disappoints Fans

Halo Infinite‘s next update, Operation Frontlines, arrives on February 4th, and one of the big new content drops is a new gun – the Fuel Rod SPNKr. In many ways, it’s like if the Fuel Rod and the Rocket Launcher had a baby, showing how humanity has started integrating more covenant technology after the end … Read more