Halo Infinite players weren’t expecting much in the way of new content when they logged into the game today. The next event—a sequel to Fractures: Tenrai—is still a week away and the team at 343 Industries hadn’t announced anything set to go live on July 11.
That’s why it came as a surprise when players discovered that a new featured playlist, Squad Battle, went live today and brought with it forge remakes of some of Halo 3’s most beloved Big Team Battle maps. Big Team Battle, Halo’s traditionally eight-vs-eight mode, has been a franchise staple for decades and Halo 3’s popular incarnation of it is no doubt one that Infinite wants to celebrate with this unexpected trip down memory lane.