Halo Waypoint To Get 'Atlas' Tracking

Halo Waypoint To Get 'Atlas' Tracking

Discover your friends and lay down the challenge

Written by DavieMarshall on 18 October 11 at 12:36

There's a bunch of new Halo-centric news lately. Hot on the heels of Halo: Anniversary's compatibility with Kinect comes news of an update to Halo Waypoint.

The planned update will add a feature dubbed 'Atlas' to the Waypoint app, which is described by 343 industries as a 'GPS' which allows you to track your teammates movements and weapon spawns in live matches. You will be able to access the Atlas via Halo Waypoint on the web or your Windows Phone 7 device to keep tabs on their location and activities on Xbox LIVE.

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The update will also bring in the ability to send challenges to your friends which will earn in-game credit upon completion. There's no word explaining much more about the concept than that at the moment, only that challenges will be variable in difficulty and reward.

The update to Halo Waypoint will occur on November 15th to coincide with the release of Halo: Anniversary.
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Bungie who?
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 12:57
I do say this is great news Sir
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 13:04
Pretty cool feature
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 13:14
This is no good, tis only me and some bloke called Wayne in Birmingham that has a Windows phone!! Jeez!!
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 13:28
Not sure how this is going to be handy. Am I the only one who doesn't run my computer or smartphone next to my TV?
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 13:45
Close2You said:Not sure how this is going to be handy. Am I the only one who doesn't run my computer or smartphone next to my TV?I'm not sure I can multitask like this. I have a hard enough time paying attention to my own spawns and movement, let alone my friends.
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 14:08
I mean this sounds cool and all but I just fail to see the practical approach to it.
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 14:23
Sounds like a good feature, will definitely give this a look. Waypoint is pretty much the only additional app I use on LIVE, so I look forward to this.
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 15:06
sounds good,

When I read the headline first I thought its a map where you can see the RL location of other waypoint users :P
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 15:24
Zacry072 said:I mean this sounds cool and all but I just fail to see the practical approach to it.Trying to compete with the Wii U which will be doing similar things. That's my initial guess.
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 16:18
Yay! Stalker apps! smile
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Das Kuhnen said:Yay! Stalker apps! smilelol don't just stalk your friends in real life on your phone now you can stalk them in video games to!
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Okay, this is actually pretty cool. Might inspire me to get a Windows Phone...
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Something to look at on the lap top while the 360 is loading.
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 18:00
This sounds really great. Could be what pushes me over the consumers ledge of W7 phones.
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Posted on 18 October 11 at 21:14
Not a bad update for an app that really doesn't do much
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Wow. Suck it COD elite.

Sounds like its gonna be free too.
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didin`t get it !!!
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I'm really just too busy, between beating thugs to a pulp in Arkham City, and trying to kill Sif in the Darkroot Garden, I can't be bothered to care about another useless app.