Video Games
‘Halo Infinite’ Goes Gold, Releases on December 8
After surprising fans with the launch of the multiplayer Beta last week, Microsoft and developer 343 Industries have announced that Halo Infinite has gone gold. The full game is expected to arrive on December 8 for the Xbox Series, the Xbox One, and PC via the Microsoft Store and Steam.
Following the events of Halo 5: Guardians, Infinite sees Master Chief attempt to locate a new artificial intelligence known by codename “The Weapon”, and with their assistance, to discover the whereabouts of Cortana, Master Chief’s former AI companion. Standing in Master Chief’s way is The Banished, a rogue faction of Brute mercenaries led by War Chief Escharum.
If you haven’t gotten your fill of Backrooms games yet after the success of the Kane Parsons film, Cortez Productions and Perp Games are here to fix that, launching The Backrooms: Lost Tape today on PlayStation 5. Originally released on Steam back in 2022, The Backrooms: Lost Tape ushers you back, quite literally, into the movie theatre.
Separated into two chapters (tapes), you’ll first play as an usher, Josh, who accidentally falls into the Backrooms. As you explore, you will be desperately trying to unravel the mysteries of the intertwined, sprawling yellow rooms to find any means of escape. Each empty space may not be as empty as it seems… malevolent entities stand in your way of freedom.
With the second tape, in an intense mission to find out what happened to Josh, more of the haunting story starts to unfold. Take a deeper dive into the unsettling and eerie world as Nikolas, as this chapter introduces its own unique challenges. Will Nikolas ever discover its secrets and find out what happened to Josh?
The PlayStation 5 release of The Backrooms: Lost Tape coincides with a major update for the Steam version, which has seen the game upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.6. That also entails updated visuals, full controller support, and various bug fixes.