This article will be updated as I find out about more skins. Bookmark and check back!
First, thanks to my bud and co-host of the Spirit of Fire Podcast for passing this intel on.
Amazon has posted it’s listed for the Halo 5 Guardians Pre-Order Bonus. You get a pretty nifty SMG skin! Below is Amazon’s official blurb about it.
Heres a better look at the skin:
Gamester’s ‘Bloodthirsty’ Battle Rifle pre-order skin:
Here’s Gamestop’s blurb about this:
Pre-Order Halo 5: Guardians and receive The Sentinel Battle Rifle with Laser Targeter and the Bloodthirst Battle Rifle Weapon Skin.
Includes the following item(s)
Sentinel Battle Rifle with Laser Targeter
• Short description: The Battle Rifle is issued to Spartan super-soldiers.
• Long description: Initially fielded late in the Covenant War, manufacturing concerns and logistical issues involved with its ammunition meant the BR85 service rifle was not widely adopted until after the conflict ended.
• Value: Improve overall weapon accuracy, even when not using precision aiming.
Bloodthirst Battle Rifle Weapon Skin:
• Description: Peace through superior firepower.
Online Customers: Code will be emailed within 2 business days after your order ships.
Store / In-Store Pickup Customers: Code will be printed on your receipt at time of pickup.
UPDATE!
New Pre-order skins have emerged!
The following DMR skin hasn’t had an identified Retailer yet. As soon as I know, I’ll update this article.
This AR however has a retailer and it’s none other than the Microsoft store. IIRC, this is a first for a bayonet attached to an AR!
Below are skins, not for pre-order but unlock able in game. Well, maybe not the top one as that’s Kelly’s shotgun. But the bottom one definitely can be unlocked in matchmaking.
This bad boy AR you can get from Best Buy!
On that note, Josh Holmes of 343 recently tweeted some clarification on the skins.
https://twitter.com/JoshingtonState/status/613463164445814784
This is FANTASTIC new folks. It means that while you can get pre-order skins, they ALL can be had through normal gameplay. So no need to worry about tracking down all the different store pre-order codes for skins! Whew, 343 definitely learned their lesson there!
How about you? Reply or e-mail me at [email protected].
-Sal
I like it. Especially the barrel!
I really like the skin but honestly I’m not too sure about the color scheme. It looks cool, but it just doesn’t feel very UNSC-like.
That’s true. Reminds me more of Titanfall.