Forge confirmed (Source)
::New update::
Halo 4 game Informer scans
- Spartan Points:: New currency in Halo 4, used to buy such things as armour, armour abilities, Spartan Op missions, etc..
- Spartan Ops:: Four-player missions updated weekly and span over a few months. Using your multiplayer Spartan-IV to play through a unique story arc.
- Sprint is default on spawn
- Armour abilities:: Forerunner vision, Jetpack, Active camo and Hologram are the currently mentioned armour abilities.
- Forerunner vision:: Allows the player to see through walls (vague...).
- Elites:: Not returning to multiplayer.
- Grenades:: Supposedly four grenade types, fragmentation and plasma are two of them.
- Firefight:: Supposedly removed and replaced by Spartan Ops.
- Weapon drops:: Power weapons (in multiplayer) drop at random points on the map.
- No respawn delay:: Players can choose to respawn immediately after death.
- Join in-progress:: The ability to join matches in-progress.
New features::
- Regicide -- new game type:: Free-for-all with a twist. The player with the highest score becomes the 'king', the king increases their bounty (???) per kill, other players can aim to kill the king and claim the bounty (still can kill other players).
- Carbine, Assault rifle, Battle rifle, DMR, Plasma pistol (assumed), Frag grenade, Plasma grenades...
