Halo: The Master Chief Collection PC Dev Talks Modding And Anti-Cheat, Shows Off Funny Bugs

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to PC, and now developer 343 Industries has shared some new insight on two hot-button issues: mods and anti-cheat.

In a blog post, 343 said it continues to be in “full support” of modding games within The Master Chief Collection on PC, but there are some important details to be aware of. First, all mods must conform to Microsoft’s terms of use. Also, players must have a legally purchased copy.

“We encourage the modding community to update the games the way you see fit to play with your friends. This is something the Halo community has done for a long time and as long as it follows the Xbox Content Usage rules there should be no reason to stop,” 343 explained.

Moving on to anti-cheat, 343 said it will make use of an “industry-leading anti-cheat solution” to lessen the impact of bad behavior for games played on dedicated servers. “We are doing this in order to allow modded content to be used by the community for other game modes they would like to customize,” 343 said. “Our goals are to protect players while also providing freedom to players who mod as long as it doesn’t negatively impact others. We will have a lot more to talk about on this in the future as development progresses.”

343 did not specifically mention the name of the anti-cheat software it will use likely because doing so would give cheaters a head start on devising ways to get around the system.

343 launched the first beta test, or “flight,” in the Halo parlance for Halo: Reach on PC in July. It was promptly illegally distributed, and Microsoft was swift to threaten bans.

In other news, 343 shared a series of videos of some of the silliest bugs they encountered in development; you can see these posted below.

First Trailer For Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Premiered Ahead Of Hobbs & Shaw

The first trailer for the next movie from famed director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, The Prestige, Inception, Interstellar, Insomnia, Dunkirk) has premiered, but there is a huge catch.

The trailer for the movie, Tenet, is currently exclusive to theatres where it is airing in front of the Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw. According to Variety and other sources, viewers were treated to a 40-second teaser, and the video might have been only shown in preview screenings for Hobbs & Shaw. It’s unclear when the video will be released online.

IGN has a full breakdown of what’s in the Tenet teaser. It begins showing off star John David Washington and a tagline, “It’s time for a new protagonist.” Another line says, “It’s time for a new kind of mission.” Officially, the movie is described as “an action epic in the world of international espionage.” IGN describes Tenet as potentially being something like “Inception with time travel.”

Tenet opens on July 17, 2020. The movie also stars Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Clemence Poesy, Kenneth Branagh, and frequent Nolan collaborator Michael Caine.

It’ll be Nolan’s first movie since 2017’s Dunkirk. Before that, Nolan directed Interstellar (2014), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight (2008), The Prestige (2006), Batman Begins (2005), Insomnia (2002), Memento (2000), and Following (1998). He has been nominated for five Academy Awards.

His brother Jonathan Nolan created the HBO show Westworld with his wife Lisa Joy.