... I kinda want Halo Infinite's cancelled 'Overwatch' mode

Am I the only one?

OK, I realize that Overwatch isn't the shooter du jour right now. In fact, Activision revealed at a shareholder meeting recently that it has lost tens of millions of monthly active users across its properties, and that no doubt includes Overwatch, Blizzard's popular hero shooter. While it no longer grabs the same kind of attention it did at its peak, the game remains wildly popular, and has a big Overwatch 2 beta kicking off as I'm writing this.

Recently, rumors emerged that Halo Infinite was in fact prototyping a mode similar to Overwatch, which was ultimately scrapped. Some have pointed blame at this scrapped game mode for the lackluster state of Halo Infinite's live service, which has become notoriously anemic for new content, as Twitch viewers and streamers alike abandon the game in droves.

A little while ago, we revealed that Certain Affinity is working on a battle royale-like mode for Halo Infinite, which could bring it to modern audiences who grew up arou...