Halo Infinite, the next game in the long-running Halo franchise is launching on December 8. The date was confirmed during the opening of Gamescom 2021 when they revealed a new cinematic trailer.

The Xbox series X games showcase has concluded and we collated the biggest announcements you need to know if you missed the live show.

Will Halo Infinite be an open-world shooter, expanding on the open-ended maps of sister franchise Gears of War? Will it be a service game like Destiny? Or will it be something else entirely? Whatever identity it takes will be crucial to its future.

At a keynote fireside for GameLab Live, Phil Spencer said that while first-party exclusives are important, it doesn’t help the industry for all the players to do exactly the same thing with their platforms, services, or content.

Microsoft’s E3 press conference doubled down on more games, more ways to play games, more games, more places to play games, more games and more ways to access games. Oh and Cyberpunk 2077, Gears 5, Psychonauts 2 and Halo Infinite are just a few of the big titles featured.