Just two weeks into the latest update, Operation Shattered Web for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve has announced via a tweet a new light-hearted Halo-Themed update. A Halo Sticker Capsule will now be purchasable in-game containing lots of Halo-Themed stickers.
The Halo Sticker Capsule can be purchased via the Panorama UI main menu for $0.99 each capsule. Each capsule contains randomly one sticker from the set of 17 stickers. Of the 17 stickers, 10 are of paper rarity, five of holo rarity, and the last two are foil rarity. The two foil rarity stickers are the iconic Master Chief Spartan Helmet and the iconic Halo Legendary symbol.
Additionally, the collaboration with 343 industries also includes a music pack for owners of the Master Chief Collection. Users who have bought and played the Master Chief Collection will be receiving a Halo Music Kit in CS:GO. Although Valve remains unclear as to just how long played refers to as to earn the Halo Music Kit, we're going to have to wait to find out as Halo: The Master Chief Collection will not be coming out until Dec. 3.
A follow-up tweet by the CS:GO Twitter account captioned "A sample:" appears to tease the Halo Music Kit. Followed by another tweet featuring, even more, Halo Music playing ominously in a post-plant situation, and finally, a reply by the Halo twitter account captioned: "Let's make music together. You bring the stickers, we'll bring the stickies."
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A sample: pic.twitter.com/LNF7UAYnBC — CS:GO (@CSGO) November 26, 2019
Operation Shattered Web
The Halo update is simply one of the many changes brought about by the newest overhaul in CS:GO. Operation Shattered Web has since allowed CS:GO players to unlock character skins to customize their avatars. Gone are the days that Counter-Strike means to play with generic-looking character skins, an idea that's been part of the identity of Counter-Strike since way back to its release in 1999.
In a wave of new customizability options, Shattered Web has introduced many new features, including new agents, agent skins, case collection skins, new maps, and of course, new stickers and graffiti. With new missions introduced every week, sometimes featuring new game modes like Guardian Modes and Strike missions, each giving stars that can be earned to unlock customizability options.
The Master Chief Collection
The collaboration between CS:GO developers Valve and Halo developers 343 Industries are also part of the celebration of the release of Halo: Reach and Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC. The Master Chief Collection will be available on PC starting Dec. 3. Halo: Reach will be released first, with the rest of the games to be released in the order of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo 4. Halo 5 remains nowhere to be found, but we're still keeping our hopes up for a PC release.
CS:GO is available for free on Steam, while The Master Chief Collection is available on Steam or the Microsoft Store for $39.99 or as part of the Xbox Game Pass for PC.
