Overall, Halo Infinite has fallen short of the high expectations, but 343 Industries is still trying to get the numerous fans of the action franchise excited about the title. This should now also succeed with the infection mode, which should finally come into the current part of the series.
Infection mode is one of the most popular and well-known modes in the Halo series – and has been for many years. It was therefore all the more surprising that the Halo Infinite, which is still up-to-date, did without this game mode and has not yet received it – but the emphasis is on “so far”.
343 Industries finally has some understanding and is finally bringing the infection mode to the current action game in the successful series – and that has taken its time since the original release in November 2021. However, the waiting time will not be long, because from June 20th, the Infection mode will be included in the title together with Season 4 of the game; this has now been announced via Twitter.
Infection returns in Season 4 ☣️
The fight to survive starts on June 20. pic.twitter.com/SQtYXGVQdw
— Hello (@Hello) May 19, 2023
Infection is a zombie PvP mode. A team of infected competes against Spartans and must infect them as well over the course of a round. The goal of the other team, however, is to survive the lap time without such an infection and to escape the zombies to that extent. The mode has proven itself in the past and is well received by the community. In Halo Infinite, however, there are quite a few innovations, because the focus is now on a hostile AI takeover, which should give it more depth and excitement.
Overall, Microsoft, together with 343 Industries, wants to bring significantly more consistency to the Halo Infinite season schedule than has been the case so far. Some of the seasonal updates needed a lot of time until they were actually released; Season 3 had recently been postponed relatively extensively.
