Video from IGN:

The Black Eye Skull can be found in the story mission Blue Team.

We have 13 Skulls confirmed so far. (In alphabetical order only)

Black Eye: Shield doesn’t recharge until you melee enemies
Blind: HUD and first-person arms/weapon hidden
Catch: Enemies are grenade happy
Cowbell: Acceleration from explosions increased
Fog: Motion sensor is disabled
Famine: Weapons drop less ammo
Grunt Birthday Party: Head shot on a grunt
Iron: Cannot revive/be revived (No word if you die in solo play will it revert to beginning of mission)
IWHBYD: Rare dialog is more common
Mythic: Increased enemy health
Thunderstorm: Enemy abilities upgraded
Tilt: Enemy resistances/weaknesses enhanced
Tough Luck: Enemies berserk, always dive, and never flee

This is a reblog from destruction:

Halo 5: Guardians has some new toys but a familiar feel
by Rey Gutierrez

Meet Kelly, Fred, Linda, and John!

Master Chief, Cortana, Grunts, Elites and the UNSC, all names that should sound familiar to Halo fans and fans of gaming alike. Before we had “Guardians,” there was just evolved combat in the original Halo: Combat Evolved, which released on the first Xbox on November 15, 2001. Since then, the Halo franchise has endured several sequels, prequels, books, spin-offs, and I’m sure a collection of naughty fan-fiction in the darkest reaches of the Internet. Continue reading →

This is a reblog from Polygon:

35 DAYS OUT: HANDS ON WITH HALO 5’S CAMPAIGN
By Arthur Gies

After playing Halo 5: Guardians‘s campaign for, give or take, about two hours and change, I am both much more excited for it, and a little disappointed in what I’ve seen.

This is a reblog from gameinformer:

Halo 5: Guardians’ Campaign Feels Like A Series Coming To Life
by Mike Futter

There’s no denying the power of Microsoft’s Halo franchise. The series has been synonymous with the Xbox since the original hulking black and green console launched in 2001.

And as much as I’ve enjoyed past outings, something about the two Halo 5: Guardians campaign missions makes me feel like the series is coming alive in a new way. Past adventures with the Master Chief and Halo ODST’s Rookie have felt solitary to the point of loneliness. Even with Cortana’s infrequent chatter, Halo made its bones pitting one man against an army of absurdly powerful adversaries.   Continue reading →

This is a reblog from gamesradar+: (The vid at the end was my fav part of this article)

Halo 5: Guardians’ campaign isn’t as Call of Duty-esque as you think
by Joe Skrebels

Halo is approaching “holy text” levels of significance in people’s minds by this point. Bungie’s famous 30-second combat loop doctrine is the unimpeachable, transformative sacrament, those wide-open, blood-spattered sandboxes our promised land, with shiny, shiny Master Chief standing above it all, a faceless gunmetal Messiah. Suggest that any of these elements be changed or, Cortana help you, be the one changing them and watch as conservative zeal rains forth like so much 140-character brimstone. Continue reading →

This is a reblog from engadget.com: 

‘Halo 5: Guardians’ is good fun, but it’s better with friends
by Nathan Ingraham

I’m a pretty huge video game fan, but I’ve never played a minute of the Halo series in my life; I’ve never even owned an Xbox console. As such, it’s somewhat appropriate that a preview of Halo 5: Guardians was my introduction to the series — it’s the first Halo game for the Xbox One, and it’s undoubtedly a title that Microsoft is looking at as a system seller. The game shouldn’t have a hard time getting long-time fans back into the fold, but what about someone like me? Continue reading →

This is a reblog from Gamespot:

Halo 5: Guardians Introduces Huge Missions, and Intimate Stories
by Mike Mahandy

Halo 5: Guardians asks a difficult question at its outset: is the Master Chief, Halo’s longtime protagonist and iconic leading man, really a good person?

“Hunt the Truth,” a fictional podcast series created as a prelude to Halo 5’s release, revealed skeletons from John 117’s past that call his true nature into question. Not only are there rumors about his mysterious upbringing, and involvement in a lethal incident with fellow soldiers–he’s also gone AWOL since Halo 4’s ending. Continue reading →

We’ve seen Fireteam Osiris jump into action. Now Blue team gets their own intro as well!

Okay, I will say, it was cool to finally hear Fred, Linda and Kelly voices. I do feel this intro was lacking by comparison to Osiris. Don’t know if that was intentional or not. Don’t get me wrong, we ALL know Blue team is bad are. This intro just didn’t feel as much to the Osiris vid.

I can’t wait to see them in action more though. More importantly, PLAY as them!!

-Sal