<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The much-loved 8v8 vehicle-based game mode is heading to 343’s latest installment in the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Halo </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">franchise.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maps to facilitate the Big Team Battle game mode were created in Forge, a staple in-game map and game mode creation tool for players to create stuff to their heart’s content and were inspired by iconic maps such as Standoff and Valhalla.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Big Team Battle will be coming to </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Halo 5: Guardians</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in an upcoming update, though no release window has been provided for when that will be.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the meantime you can check out some teasers for the new maps, along with their names and which maps each were inspired by.</span></p>
<p><b>Deadlock</b></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inspired by Standoff</span></i></p>
<figure id="attachment_94925" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-94925" style="width: 940px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/04113720/Deadlock-Map.jpg"><img class="wp-image-94925 size-full" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/04113720/Deadlock-Map.jpg" alt="Deadlock Map" width="940" height="528" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-94925" class="wp-caption-text">(Halo 5: Guardians, Microsoft)</figcaption></figure>
<p><b>Basin</b></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inspired by Valhalla</span></i></p>
<figure id="attachment_94922" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-94922" style="width: 940px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/04113734/Basin-Map.jpg"><img class="wp-image-94922 size-full" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/04113734/Basin-Map.jpg" alt="Basin Map" width="940" height="528" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-94922" class="wp-caption-text">(Halo 5: Guardians, Microsoft)</figcaption></figure>
<p><b>Guillotine</b></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inspired by Headlong</span></i></p>
<figure id="attachment_94926" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-94926" style="width: 940px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/04113706/Guillotine-Map.jpg"><img class="wp-image-94926 size-full" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/04113706/Guillotine-Map.jpg" alt="Guillotine Map" width="940" height="528" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-94926" class="wp-caption-text">(Halo 5: Guardians, Microsoft)</figcaption></figure>
<p><b>Recurve</b></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inspired by Longbow</span></i></p>
<figure id="attachment_94927" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-94927" style="width: 940px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/04113652/Recurve-Map.jpg"><img class="wp-image-94927 size-full" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/04113652/Recurve-Map.jpg" alt="Recurve Map" width="940" height="528" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-94927" class="wp-caption-text">(Halo 5: Guardians, Microsoft)</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Halo 5: Guardians </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">is out now exclusively for Xbox One.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Source: </span><a href="http://news.xbox.com/2015/11/09/big-team-battle-is-coming-to-halo-5-guardians/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Xbox Wire</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/november-sneak-peek"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Halo Waypoint</span></a></p>

Big Team Battle Is Coming to Halo 5: Guardians
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By Daniel Price
- Categories: Game News
- Tags: 343 IndustriesFPSHaloMicrosoft
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