Halo: The Master Chief Collection Finally Gets Beloved Playlist Action Sack

The playlist Action Sack has been a beloved part of Halo multiplayer since Halo 2, and developer 343 Industries recently announced that it's finally in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

The playlist, which has historically highlighted some of Halo's wackiest multiplayer modes, includes several new game types. Halo 2 Classic, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4 each have different Action Sack game types, all accessible from the same playlist. Action Sack is playable now in the game. You can see the full list below:

Halo 2 Classic:

• Gold Rush -- A Territories variant with Magnum/Shotgun starts.
• Blast Resort -- Assault variant with SMG/BR starts and only one life per round.
• Team Troy -- Team Slayer variant with Brute Shot starts.
• Team Shotty Swords -- Team Slayer variant with Shotgun/Energy Sword starts.
• Team Shotty Snipes -- Team Slayer variant with Shotgun/Sniper starts.

Halo 2: Anniversary:

• Gungoose CTF -- Capture the Flag variant with every player on a Gungoose.
• King from the Hill -- King of the Hill variant with SMG/Plasma Rifle/Magnum starts. Extra points for kills in the hill.
• Quickochet -- Ricochet variant with SMG/Plasma Rifle/Magnum starts. Quick detonation timer on ball while being carried.

Halo 3:

• Dodgeball -- Plasma Pistol starts, a game mode where two teams square off, both with high shields and regenerating sticky grenades, and must stick the other team and kill the enemy players to win.
• Team Sumo -- Gravity Hammer starts, team members must knock enemy players out of the ring to win, every player is given one life per round.
• Shwat Guns -- Shotgun starts, players don't have shields.
• Team Swords -- Team Slayer variant with Energy Sword starts.
• Team Hammers -- Team Slayer variant with Gravity Hammer starts.
• Hammer Hill -- King of the Hill variant with Gravity Hammer starts.
• Team Duals -- Team Slayer variant with SMG/Magnum starts.
• Team Splasers -- Team Slayer variant with Spartan Laser/Magnum starts.
• Team Punchout -- Team Slayer variant with Plasma Pistol starts.
• Red Glare -- Team Slayer variant with Rocket Launcher/Spartan Laser starts.

Halo 4:

• Binary Slayer -- Slayer variant with Binary Rifle/Energy Sword starts.
• Fiesta Classic -- Slayer variant with random starts.
• Lighting Flag -- CTF variant with Light Rifle starts and one-shot kills.
• Clang of the Hill -- King of the Hill variant with Energy Sword starts.
• Medal Madness -- Slayer variant with random, cycling weapons, earn more medals than the other team to win.
• Stickyball -- Oddball variant with Sticky Detonator starts.
• Ninja Assassins -- Slayer variant with Sniper Rifle/Energy Sword starts.
• Husky Raid -- CTF variant with random starts, flag is held in a narrow corridor.
• Paintball -- Slayer variant with Plasma Pistol starts and one-shot kills.
• Shotty Snipers -- Team Slayer variant with Shotgun/Sniper starts.

In addition, 343 Industries released statistics of the most popular playlists in Halo: MCC. The developer specifically referenced Team Snipers, which it had been considering replacing with a different playlist. But after gathering data, the developer acknowledged that Team Snipers is popular enough to stay active.

The most popular playlists between July 17 and July 20 were:

1. Big Team Battle
2. Team Slayer
3. Halo 4
4. Team SWAT
5. Team Snipers
6. Halo 3
7. Team Doubles
8. Halo 2: Anniversary
9. Halo 2 Classic
10. Halo: Combat Evolved
11. HCS
12. Rumble Pit
13. Team Hardcore

343 Industries is still supporting Halo: The Master Chief Collection while also developing Halo 5: Guardians. The next entry in the Halo series comes out on October 20 on Xbox One, and will feature traditional Halo multiplayer in addition to a new mode called Warzone. Recently, 343 explained why Halo 5 will not have split-screen support.