With Halo 5 is less than two months from its highly-anticipated debut, Xbox today released the game’s opening cinematic.
The 3-minute, 36-second clip follows Spartan Fireteam Osiris as they jump out of a plane to recover a high-value target. As they approach land, Covenant and Promethean forces stand in the way and there are some pretty sweet battle scenes that ensure.
Microsoft calls it “the start to the most ambitious, robust and epic Halo campaign experience yet.”
Halo 5, set for release on Oct. 27, will be the third Halo installment from Kirkland-based and Microsoft-owned 343 Industries, which also developed Halo 4 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection after taking over the franchise from Bungie in 2007.
Halo 5 will be exclusive to Xbox One, likely forcing Xbox 360 owners to upgrade to the latest Microsoft console. Microsoft started taking pre-orders for the game in December.
