Halo 4 adding 'Grifball' multiplayer mode

Halo 4 will add the community-created Grifball sport as an official multiplayer mode.

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You might have noticed that many sci-fi stories feature violent future-sports, as if the XFL was a huge success and inspired imitators. Gears of War has Thrashball, Rollerball has itself, and Halo has the community-created Grifball. 343 Industries has decided to tip its hat to the game, by making it an official part of Halo 4's multiplayer offerings.

343 Industries announced the mode at its PAX panel over the weekend (via Eurogamer). The mode has players trying to get their ball to a goal, passing the ball like a grenade. You could have your masterful run cut short, though, if you're taken down with one of the two available weapons. A hammer will kill you instantly and send the ball flying out, while the short-range sword gives the ball to the one who scored the kill.

The panel also detailed some changes to the Capture the Flag mode. The flag-bearer has a little more agency in his or her own safety, since he can wield a magnum in the free hand or use the flagpole as a melee weapon.

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    September 4, 2012 1:15 PM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Halo 4 adding 'Grifball' multiplayer mode.

    Halo 4 will add the community-created Grifball sport as an official multiplayer mode.

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      September 4, 2012 2:02 PM

      The video clips out there of these revamped new modes are so great! I am fully behind 343 with this new title, this is a proper leap not only in visual fidelity but in gameplay dynamics. It's Halo brought to next gen the way it always should have been.

      This isn't to say 3 or Reach we're bad. I quite love Reach and feel its the most balanced Halo to date, but it isn't the Halo I knew as a kid wasting my summers away on Xbox Live. This is a little bit of the old with a damn good new paint job and engine tune up. I can't wait for it.

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