Mechs Added to Halo 4 Multiplayer, Valhalla Map Returning

By Landon Robinson | 01 October 2012 | 9 Comments

With a slew of preview coverage under our belt and a stockpile of Doritos and Mountain Dew prepped in the basement for the unavoidable upcoming three-day gaming session, we’re more than ready for the November 6 release of Halo 4. But just because we’re ready for the game to slide into our grubby hands doesn’t mean developer 343 Industries is done surprising us with even more announcements… like, for example, the return of the widely-loved Halo 3 map ‘Valhalla’ and the addition of a new multiplayer vehicle: the Mantis.

The Mantis being, by the way, a fully-controllable Mech. You know, I fell to sleep last night in a world where Halo 4 was a first person space opera with industry-defining multiplayer and an amazing feature set, but I awoke in a world where it’s still all that… but radically infused with some MechWarrior. And I think I like it.

Were the sole fact that a Mech exists in Halo enough, I’d stop talking — but this baby has machine guns, rockets, and the power to stomp on other players and their not-quite-as-awesome vehicles. Like other vehicles, however, the Mantis can be hijacked by other players and stalled with the well-planned shot of a Plasma Pistol.

And by the grace of sweet Mother Nature, Valhalla is back — and under the name ‘Ragnarok’. Everyone hoping to sprint for the Spartan Laser, please form an orderly line down the middle.

Check out the trailer courtesy of our good friends at Halo Waypoint, and be sure to also check out our preview hub for Halo 4, which formed from the joyous, magical tears of Adam Kovic, which produced after playing several straight hours of the game a few weeks ago.

Yes, it’s OK to hate him for it.

9 Comments

Posted by Joh on 01 October 12 at 10:01am

Good. I like valhalla and hate blood gultch and its remakes. Blood gultch is just so slow paced.
Posted by sak on 01 October 12 at 1:39pm

A Fucking mech? more Valhalla? Best Halo4 news yet. To bad its a Mantis and not a Cyclopes.
Posted by L.R. (Screamoluvr) on 01 October 12 at 2:47pm

VAHALLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Posted by steve on 01 October 12 at 3:22pm

vallhallas good
although i would have loved blood gulch
ah the memories…
Posted by Silentwaldo on 01 October 12 at 3:56pm

This makes me wonder if 343 have other surprises like say a particular flying human transport named after an acuatic bird of Earthly origin.
Posted by Journcy on 01 October 12 at 6:21pm

I am the Journcy, and I F*CKING APPROVE HOLY JOISUS MECHS
Posted by Jack on 01 October 12 at 7:39pm

WOW THIS IS GOING TO RUIN HALO FUCK YOU 343

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- Posted by DMatomisk on 01 October 12 at 7:55pm
  
  I remember when Halo2 was first shown and people said duel wielding was the end of Halo, then in Halo3 it was weapon spread and equipment, Reach was armor abilitys and weapon spread again.
  So almost ten years later and it’s a Mech, which has been in the lore for over 3 years now, that ruins Halo?
  Halo isn’t ruined by it’s dev’s, it’s ruined by little shit stains like you who for what ever reason, just want to see a copy and paste of CE every few years.
Posted by James on 01 October 12 at 10:02pm

This really isn’t news since one of the first trailers published had a mech in one of the video slides. Nice to actually know its there now. Really will add more gameplay value and more thought process to the gameplay core.