Halo Wars 2 Early Access Now Available

Early access to Halo Wars 2 is available today for players who purchased Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition.

Last night, 343 Industries and Creative Assembly celebrated Halo Wars 2 with the community via a special livestream event hosted at 343 Industries, which included exclusive interviews, gameplay hands-on and prize giveaways. 343 Industries also shed new light on what fans can expect with the Season Pass, including new content available every third Wednesday, new campaign missions in Operation: Spearbreaker and a new leader named Kinsano. Future multiplayer maps will also be available for free to all players, regardless of whether they purchased the Season Pass. The studio will have more to share at PAX East.

Additionally, the Xbox One S Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition Bundle is now available for $349.99 USD, and comes with 1TB of storage, an Xbox Wireless Controller, 14-day trial membership of Xbox Live Gold, and the Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition, which includes a Season Pass for post-launch content.

Halo Wars 2 launches for Xbox One and Windows 10 on February 21st.