'Halo 5: Guardians' news: Big Team Battle multiplayer mode to be added after launch

Is the new "Halo" game coming out without a multiplayer mode? 

Those who are hoping to get the large-scale multiplayer mode in the soon-to-be released first-person shooter game "Halo 5: Guardians" might be a little disappointed as 343 Industries revealed that the Big Team Battle mode that has been a constant feature in the past installments in the "Halo" series will not be supported by the new game upon launch. 

Players should not fret, however, since another multiplayer option will be introduced once the game comes out in October. 

Game producer Josh Holmes told a fan on Twitter that an alternative to the popular Big Team Battle multiplayer mode will be introduced with "Halo 5." 

According to Holmes, "Halo 5" will come out with the 12v12 multiplayer mode called Warzone. Warzone is said to involve the biggest maps developed by the game studio.

343 Industries first announced the new Warzone multiplayer mode during Microsoft's Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015 conference in June. It is reportedly developed to combine the Player vs. Player mode with the Player vs. Environment elements. 

It requires 12 players for each team. Players will be able to score points in several ways, such as conquering bases, killing the enemy Spartans as well as enemy AI Marines, and taking down the opposing Covenant and Promethean AI and the bosses. If a team manages to achieve all these or expose the enemy team's "core" after capturing three of their main bases, then the team will be declared the winner. 

But the traditional Big Team Battle mode will still be added to "Halo 5: Guardians" in a post-release update. This could give players the option to use it if they do not enjoy the new multiplayer mode. However, Holmes did not mention the exact release date of the BTB mode. 

"Halo 5: Guardians" is slated for release exclusively for Xbox One consoles on Oct. 27.