Gamescom 2014: Halo 5: Guardians Beta launches in late December

<p>Announced earlier today by 343 Industries&comma; the beta for Halo 5&colon; Guardians will start on December 29 and run through the middle of January&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The beta will consist of 4v4 arena combat matches where all players will start off with the same loadout&period; Overall&comma; there will be seven maps&comma; three modes&comma; 11 weapons&comma; and various armor customizations for players to experiment with during the beta&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For those on the fence about trying the beta&comma; 343 Industries has made it more appealing by guaranteeing gamers will keep the content they unlock in the beta&period; For fidelity-heads&comma; the beta promises to run at 60fps and will use dedicated servers&period; Along with the launch of the beta&comma; Microsoft is also launching a Halo Channel on November 11 on Xbox One and Windows 8&period;1 devices&period; This channel is where gamers can leave their feedback on the December beta&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Halo 5 beta will run through January 18&period; Those who purchase Halo&colon; The Master Chief Collection on November 11 will have access to the beta in December&period; Halo 5&colon; Guardians is set to release in the fall of 2015&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;polygon&period;com&sol;2014&sol;8&sol;12&sol;5994449&sol;halo-5-guardians-beta-release-date" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Polygon<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;