No - you won’t be given access to Halo 5 prior to release, but you can play as Master Chief, Blue Team, and Fireteam Osiris in Minecraft: Xbox One Edition and Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.

It looks like the UNSC isn’t too happy with Chief these days. Halo 5: Guardians may see players hunt down Master Chief as a traitor, a teaser site set up to promote the game has suggested.

At stake is the exclusive Halo 5: Guardians – Limited Collector’s Edition. The Spartans will be divided into two teams, and the Test will follow a best of 3 format.

REVIEW: Master Chief just isn’t himself in Halo 5: Guardians. And now that I’ve played the whole single-player campaign, I’m not really sure I like that. The chief has always been a bit of a ...

As a fan of Halo 4, I'm particularly interested to see where Master Chief's story goes after the last game's tragic ending. And I'm curious to see how Locke fits into all of this.

For more on Halo 5 check out A Hero Reborn below, which dives deeper into Master Chief's role in Guardians, and 343's role in continuing the series' legacy. Brian is an Editor at IGN.

The story of 'Halo 5: Guardians' is top secret — but hints are being given by a viral marketing campaign on Tumblr. 'Hunt the Truth' has posted its latest 'Serial'-esque podcast and it's a stunner.

As you've probably heard by now, Halo 5: Guardians is pretty great. It's a huge improvement over Halo 4 and worthy of the very best the series has produced but it's not without a few problems.

Leading the assault on Xbox One's belatedly rising sales this Christmas is the return of Microsoft's console-selling specialist Master Chief in Halo 5: Guardians, continuing the mega money ...