{"id":1374,"date":"2017-02-21T00:14:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T07:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/microsoft-hosts-halo-wars-2-launch-event-as-it-preps-to-debut-new-real-time-strategy-game\/"},"modified":"2017-02-21T00:14:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T07:14:07","slug":"microsoft-hosts-halo-wars-2-launch-event-as-it-preps-to-debut-new-real-time-strategy-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/microsoft-hosts-halo-wars-2-launch-event-as-it-preps-to-debut-new-real-time-strategy-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft hosts Halo Wars 2 launch event as it preps to debut new real-time strategy game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photos via 343 Industries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Microsoft\u2019s newest Halo game is almost here.<\/p>\n

Halo Wars 2<\/a><\/em>, medicine<\/a> a new real-time strategy game developed by Microsoft\u2019s 343 Industries for Xbox One and PC, debuts this Tuesday (or tomorrow from Ultimate\u00a0Edition owners).<\/p>\n

To help drum up attention for the game, Microsoft is hosting a launch party<\/a> at 343 Industries\u2019 headquarters near Seattle. You can watch the live-stream on Xbox One, Beam, Twitch, Facebook Live,\u00a0and\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 it kicks off at 4 p.m. PT Thursday and features interviews with the 343 team.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Halo Wars 2\u00a0<\/em>is the sequel the original Halo Wars game<\/a> that debuted in 2009. It features both single player campaign and multiplayer game modes, along with a new \u201cBlitz\u201d mode which utilizes card decks.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a product description from Microsoft:<\/p>\n

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In this long-awaited sequel to the acclaimed \u201cHalo Wars,\u201d a new enemy threatens the Halo\u00a0<\/span>universe and the only thing standing between Armageddon and humanity is the brave crew\u00a0<\/span>on board the\u00a0<\/span>Spirit of Fire<\/span>. \u201cHalo Wars 2\u201d returns fans worldwide to the role of commander\u00a0<\/span>throughout an incredible campaign featuring the biggest battles in Halo history. In addition to\u00a0<\/span>the epic campaign, \u201cHalo Wars 2\u201d comes packed with competitive and cooperative\u00a0<\/span>multiplayer modes<\/span>\u00a0built specifically for a wide range of new and veteran gamers.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Early reviews are positive; Polygon<\/a> gave it 8 out of 10. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t move the RTS genre forward,\u201d wrote Polygon\u2019s Arthur Gies. \u201cBut it does make for an accessible RTS that doesn\u2019t feel stupid in the process, and it serves as a reminder of how well Halo\u2019s world and fiction lends itself to spaces outside of the first person shooter, even if it can\u2019t quite shake its franchise avoidance of meaningful denouement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Microsoft\u2019s last Halo title was Halo 5, which launched in October 2015<\/a>\u00a0and tallied $400 million in first-week sales<\/a>.\u00a0It is also working with Steven Spielberg on a Halo TV show<\/a>. The Halo franchise has sold more than 70 million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Photos via 343 Industries. Microsoft\u2019s newest Halo game is almost here. Halo Wars 2, medicine a new real-time strategy game developed by Microsoft\u2019s 343 Industries for Xbox One and PC, debuts this Tuesday (or tomorrow from Ultimate\u00a0Edition owners). To help drum up attention for the game, Microsoft is hosting a launch party at 343 Industries\u2019… Read the full article…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[174,377],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games-media","category-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t