'Halo 4' Spartan Ops Episodes date, future content schedule revealed (Photos)

As 2013 is now underway, 343 Industries has now decided to give fans of “Halo 4” a little insight on some of the content that will be making its way into the game in the near future. As displayed on Halo Waypoint on Jan. 9, 343 Industries is now detailed three weeks worth of content that will be provided through “Halo 4,” which is shown in the slide-show above this article.

With the release of this information, we are given dates for three separate Spartan Ops episodes, as well as various specialization and playlist updates for “Halo 4.” Below, you can view the information that was provided on Halo Waypoint.

Week of 1/21

  • Spartan Ops Episode 6: Five new missions and an accompanying new CG cinematic.
  • "Forge Test" playlist (name not final): A rotational hopper featuring small Forge maps such as Relay. Help us test these maps by providing feedback and reporting bugs that will assist us in getting them ready for Matchmaking!
  • Specializations: Pioneer and Pathfinder Specializations unlocked for all players.

Week of 1/28

  • Spartan Ops Episode 7: Five new missions and an accompanying new CG cinematic.
  • Grifball playlist: A rotational hopper featuring everybody’s favorite virtual sport. Catch the disease!
  • Specializations: Engineer and Stalker Specializations unlocked for all players.

Week of 2/4

  • Spartan Ops Episode 8: Five new missions and an accompanying new CG cinematic.
  • Team Doubles playlist: A rotational hopper for those of you that like action of the 2 vs 2 variety.
  • Specializations: Rogue and Tracker Specializations unlocked for all players.

For those of you that are interested, you can view the few screenshots from “Halo 4” in the slide-show above this article.

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