343 unveils new Halo 5: Guardians update called Monitor's Bounty.

UPDATE: Gamespot along with 343 have revealed King of The Hill and Race gamemodes are arriving tomorrow with Monitor’s Bounty content update.  That’s not all, a new gamemode called Battle Golf is also inbound to arrive tomorrow. Gamespot will have a video demonstrating the new mode. More information will be given later today on Halo Waypoint.
The last Content Update added to Halo 5 was about 3 months ago called Anvil’s Update bringing a new map to Arena, new Warzone map, new weapons, skins, and armor. This Thursday the biggest update Halo 5 has seen is going to launch including the following content:

• Forge Minigames;
• Observer Mode;
• Custom Games Browser (Finally!!);
• New canvases for Forge;
• Ability to gift Req Packs;
• New Armor;
• New Skins;
• New weapons;
• Sneak Peak of 2017 Content Update.

The Monitor’s Bounty update will bring the long-awaited Custom Games Browser to Halo 5 on Xbox One and Windows 10. Here’s what 343’s UX Design Lead Vincent Hui has to say about this new feature:

“We know getting a full fireteam together to run customs isn’t always easy, and while Looking For Group is great for appointment gaming, sometimes you just want to jump in and discover something new. The new Custom Games Browser enables you to search for in-progress games from the main menu. Games you can join are based on their privacy settings when they are created in the lobby. We’ve also updated the Content Browser so that if you find a map or mode that you like, you’ll be able to browse for in-progress custom games from that file’s options.

This Custom Games Browser is something the team has wanted to add for a long time for the community, but we needed the Content Browser and the search engine that powers it up and running first. Thanks for being patient, and we hope you enjoy it whether you’re running Duck Hunt 24/7, or just looking for new friends to slay!”

VOICES OF WAR PREMIUM REQ PACK

 
 
In conjunction with the release of Monitor’s Bounty comes the all-new “Voices of War” REQ Pack for Halo 5. This new premium addition brings three all-new multiplayer announcers into Halo 5 to liven up your Arena and Warzone matches featuring commentary from Spartan Buck, 031 Exuberant Witness, and Yabda the Merciless.  These will appear in Spartan Customization as a new setting, allowing you to select which announcer you’d like to use (including switching back to the classic MP announcer whenever you feel the need).
You will be able to get this Premium item for $9.99 starting this Thursday.

REQ GIFTING

With the release of the Monitor’s Bounty content update, 343 has added a new feature to the game’s REQ System. While it’s technically not new content, the new gifting system is still noteworthy and in need of some explanation, particularly as you log into the game on Thursday, Dec. 8 and find yourself in possession of a brand-new gift-able REQ Pack.
Here’s an example of how you will be able to gift a Gold Pack in Halo 5: Guardians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBt1jK2lhog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Ci3lgvyFA

OBSERVER MODE

Another new feature coming to Halo 5 with the Monitor’s Bounty update is Observer Mode. 343’s Vincent Hui talked more about this new feature:
“For the 2016 Halo World Championship, we unveiled an in-game overlay known as the Observer HUD that showed the status and weapon details for all eight players in the match. It was a great tool for viewers and casters to see how many players were on respawn and who had Power Weapons and Power-Ups. Not bad for a weekend prototype by Jeff Christy, Gareth Lough, Sean Walsh, and myself that Chris Lee allowed us to slip into the build just before the event. After the tournament, we moved onto other fun things, and we haven’t had a chance to get back to this pet project until now. It’s a long journey to go from prototype to shippable feature, so for this update we’re excited to give everyone a chance to use it as part of Observer Mode.”
Observer Mode enables any user in a Custom Game lobby to enter the match as an observer. Unlike spectating, observers don’t have to wait for a film to be available – just create a Custom Game or join a fireteam in one, change your team affiliation, and watch the match in real-time when it starts. You’ll see what the other players see since you’re in the same game and connected to the same dedicated server.

REQ Sheet has all the information you need to know about the newest Content Update dropping this Thursday.  You will need approximately 124,000 RP to unlock everything you see below!

More information is going to be revealed tomorrow about this update so be sure to tune in here and our Twitter for breaking news.