{"id":357224,"date":"2025-10-24T00:05:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T00:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/halo-infinite-multiplayer-tech-preview-arena-btb-dates-times"},"modified":"2025-10-24T00:05:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T00:05:51","slug":"halo-infinites-next-tech-previews-go-live-this-weekend-and-next-with-multiplayer-from-the-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/halo-infinites-next-tech-previews-go-live-this-weekend-and-next-with-multiplayer-from-the-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Halo Infinite&#8217;s next tech previews go live this weekend and next, with multiplayer from the off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/halo-infinites-next-tech-previews-go-live-this-weekend-and-next-with-multiplayer-from-the-off.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>343 Industries has revealed a few details about the next stage in <strong>Halo Infinite<\/strong>&#8216;s pre-launch testing. As promised, we&#8217;re getting more tech previews from now until launch, with two back-to-back weekends, the first of which kicks off Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the most recent test, these next couple will kick off with multiplayer. 343 waited until the last few hours of the previous test to enable competitive multiplayer, choosing instead to use the majority of the time to test bot matches.<\/p>\n<p>The first test, taking place September 23-26, will focus on 4v4 Arena. The weekend after that, September 30 &#8211; October 3, will be entirely dedicated to 12v12 Big Team Battle. More specifics will arrive in a separate blog post and a livestream tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/halo-infinite-multiplayer-tech-preview-arena-btb-dates-times\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/halo-infinite-multiplayer-tech-preview-arena-btb-dates-times\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>343 Industries has revealed a few details about the next stage in Halo Infinite&#8216;s pre-launch testing. As promised, we&#8217;re getting more tech previews from now until launch, with two back-to-back weekends, the first of which kicks off Thursday. Unlike the most recent test, these next couple will kick off with multiplayer. 343 waited until the last few hours of the previous test to enable competitive multiplayer, choosing instead to use the majority of the time to test bot matches. The first test, taking place September 23-26, will focus on 4v4 Arena. The weekend after that, September 30 &#8211; October 3, will be entirely dedicated to 12v12 Big Team Battle. More specifics will arrive in a separate blog post and a livestream tomorrow. 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