{"id":319963,"date":"2025-10-17T19:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2163134"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:02:48","slug":"assassinations-have-been-temporarily-removed-from-halo-infinite-because-people-just-turn-them-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/assassinations-have-been-temporarily-removed-from-halo-infinite-because-people-just-turn-them-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassinations have been temporarily removed from Halo Infinite because &#8220;people just turn them off&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/assassinations-have-been-temporarily-removed-from-halo-infinite-because-people-just-turn-them-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve noticed that you haven&#8217;t been able to pull off any assassinations in the Halo Infinite tech test, there&#8217;s a reason for that &#8211; they&#8217;ve been removed. <\/p>\n<p>Halo Infinite developer, 343 Industries, confirmed assassinations will not be available in the sci-fi shooter during a livestream back at the end of July. However, the recent test flight has seen <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/gaming\/news\/halo-infinite-xbox-series-x-one-pc-release-assassinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interest<\/a> in the notably absent franchise tradition resurface online.<\/p>\n<p>Assassinations &#8211; animations that are triggered when you creep up on an enemy player and melee them from behind &#8211; have long been a Halo staple. But despite the team at 343i &#8220;really lov[ing] assassinations&#8221;, they&#8217;ve been removed because of the &#8220;gameplay disadvantage&#8221; to pulling one off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-15-assassinations-have-been-temporarily-removed-from-halo-infinite-because-people-just-turn-them-off\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-15-assassinations-have-been-temporarily-removed-from-halo-infinite-because-people-just-turn-them-off\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve noticed that you haven&#8217;t been able to pull off any assassinations in the Halo Infinite tech test, there&#8217;s a reason for that &#8211; they&#8217;ve been removed. Halo Infinite developer, 343 Industries, confirmed assassinations will not be available in the sci-fi shooter during a livestream back at the end of July. However, the recent test flight has seen interest in the notably absent franchise tradition resurface online. Assassinations &#8211; animations that are triggered when you creep up on an enemy player and melee them from behind &#8211; have long been a Halo staple. But despite the team at 343i &#8220;really lov[ing] assassinations&#8221;, they&#8217;ve been removed because of the &#8220;gameplay disadvantage&#8221; to pulling one off. 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