'Halo 5: Guardians' News & Update: 'Hammer Storm' Update Coming Soon; Griffball Game Mode Coming Back On This Update; What To Expect!

The new "Halo 5: Guardians" "Hammer Storm" update will be dropped pretty soon and it has some sick patches as well as play mode on it. Fans are anticipating the release of the update so they can download it immediately.

Although "Hammer Storm" is yet to come out this Wednesday, Feb 23 at 3 P.M. PT, the game developers of 343 industries has already given "Halo 5: Guardian" gamers a taste of what is to be expected in the new "Hammer Storm" update.

The screenshots for the "Hammer Storm" update was released by 343 industries ahead of the launching of the update and fans are raving on the new updates. According to 343 industries, gamers of "Halo 5: Guardians" -- who will download "Hammer Storm" -- will get a taste of new game types, an Arena map debut, fresh new REQ's and so much more.

The Arena map in the "Hammer Storm" update is called Torque and it has been revealed to have a large crane, which was intended for use in skybox. The Torque map in "Hammer Storm" update is set to give gamers a sense of verticality that the other maps of "Halo 5: Guardians" will not be able to give. The spaces in the Arena map, whether small or large has a specific purpose.

More specific details of the new Arena map in the "Hammer Storm" update will be revealed during the live stream of the update. The return of the "Griffball" game mode is also highly anticipated by gamers of "Halo 5: Guardians," although more details will be revealed the fans cannot wait for its return.

The "Griffball" game mode was first seen in "Halo 3" and it is a rugby-inspired match type. Other game modes that will be available in the "Hammer Storm" update includes Assault, Oddball, and Ricochet. For gamers who rather play the Forge maps, numerous fixes are also being done by the game developers.

"Hammer Storm" is a free and huge content for "Halo 5" and the livestream will happen on Feb. 23, Wednesday.