Breaking News – The Banished are coming to Halo: Flashpoint

The time for battle is here. The latest cohort of UNSC Spartans are completing their training and emerging as finely-honed fighters from their combat exercises in the War Games arena.

This summer, skirmish combat breaks out of the academy and into the wider Halo Universe! Which means those Spartans are going to need some enemies...

Really. Big. Enemies.

Rise of the Banished

Take command of the Banished, landing first this summer in a no-holds-barred faction box packed full of new miniatures, new terrain and everything you need to take the next step in Halo: Flashpoint.

And if you've been waiting on the sidelines to jump in until there was another faction, more units, list-building, named characters, more scenarios, game modes, more places to fight? Well now we've got you covered! Feast your eyes on what's right around the corner...

As the UNSC's finest and toughest, Spartans are big. But when it comes to size and sheer 'table presence', the Jiralhanae are on another level. These huge brutes form the backbone of the Banished military and tower over anything in the game so far.

And because the Banished are such a major release, we're rolling out the red carpet. They're coming with brand new garrison terrain with lots of interesting new shapes to take cover behind, and a full-colour new arena board to transform your table, plus stylish faction dice, exciting new scenarios, and more.

And we've made it simple to update your collection - really simple!

The earliest, and easiest, way to collect/play this faction is with 'Rise of the Banished':

It's absolutely packed full with everything you need to take the next step as an existing player, and you can check it out HERE.

And then we thought, could we possibly make this faction box for the Banished EVEN better? And the answer was YES.

How? Let's get a closer look at that imposing figure in the bottom right of that picture...could it be...

Atriox, Warmaster of the Banished

When you order the Rise of the Banished faction box, you'll get a FREE limited edition version of Atriox's miniature (below).

There will be a 'standard version' when he launches separately later, but this one's definitely our favourite. You'll see a UNSC Spartan helmet clenched in one hand, and the legendary Chainbreaker hefted over his shoulder. He's also (and we really can't emphasise this enough)...massive.

In the face of this new threat, we've also decided it's time to deploy the Master Chief. Previously found in the Paint Set and as a pre-order promo, he's now a standalone release, and up for pre-order HERE.

As you can imagine, there are some epic showdowns just waiting to take place! We can't wait to unleash these two characters on opposing sides of the table.

Lights, Camera, ACTION!

Did you see the preview trailer for the Banished faction box?

You're in for a treat. Grab the popcorn and click below:

Bundles for both New Players and Flashpoint Veterans

If you're totally new to Halo: Flashpoint the best starting point is the Spartan Edition starter set. It's available now HERE, also available in a new Ultimate Starter Bundle (below):

And if you're already playing, then (like us) you probably want to pick up everything that's new as easily as possible!

We've made a special bundle made especially with you in mind, just click on the image below:

We've got more bundles live as well HERE, so make sure to find the perfect one for you.

The bundles will all be available until the end of April (just like our show season special, Fireteam Phoenix), so make sure to choose yours and order in good time.

NOTE: Remember that any order will only ship once everything in it has been released. So simply, if you want everything on the tabletop as soon as possible then we recommend placing separate orders for earlier releases!

For now, check out all the fantastic new releases coming to the game, and prepare to go forth and conquer...