343 Industries follow-up their successful assumption of the Halo franchise from Bungie in Halo 4 with Halo 5: Guardians, and though little information is known about the story, a three-week beta of the game's multiplayer is launching on December 29th, which should provide plenty of insight into how things are shaping up. It's known that the campaign features a new primary character by the name of Agent Locke, and that while Master Chief is still the protagonist of the series, it's widely expected that he will have a lesser focus this time, given that Locke is also playable. Much speculation has spread over whether 343 would dare kill Chief off, though they'll probably wait until Halo 6 for that to make sure fans actually like Locke first. Can Halo 5 be the first truly next-gen multiplayer worth buying?