Halo Infinite season 3 shows a map every FPS needs, but it’s a tease

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Now just over a week away, the Halo Infinite season 3 launch trailer gives us plenty to get excited about in the Microsoft FPS game from 343 Industries. However, one particular inclusion had us jumping out of our collective seats, with the tease of perhaps the best multiplayer map type – only for 343 to confirm that it won’t be included in the official Community Collection playlist.

The Halo Infinite season 3 launch trailer shows off what players can expect from the new season, titled ‘Echoes Within.’ 343 Industries proclaims that it’s “Halo Infinite’s biggest multiplayer update” so far, and sees the arrival of new Big Team Battle map Oasis – a rocky, arid desert environment packed with plenty of natural and constructed obstacles to fight your way through.

Also coming is new Arena map Chasm, an indoor environment that has you fighting across large metal structures and light bridges over the eponymous space below, and Arena map Cliffhanger, which blends grassy outdoor areas with bases built into the cliffside. There’s also the arrival of Escalation Slayer – a returning Halo game mode that players of other multiplayer games might better know as Gun Game, where you’re tasked with scoring kills using a variety of weapons as you work your way through the roster.

Speaking of weapons, the M392 Bandit is the season 3 newcomer, and it’s a DMR style weapon – a semi-automatic rifle that should excel in mid-range combat, making it ideal for several of the new maps arriving with Echoes Within. There’s also a handy new equipment item, the Shroud Screen, which drops an obscuring bubble that players can run through but not see into – making it a great way to lock down choke points or cover your approach.

The most exciting part of the