Halo: Spartan Assault reporting for duty on consoles

Halo: Spartan Assault, the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 touch-enabled game, is coming to the Xbox 360 and Xbox One in December. The console version of Spartan Assault will come with the free Operation Hydra DLC that was released for the game in August. The Halo Waypoint announcement regarding the twin-stick shooter also revealed that the game will come with a new online co-op mode as well as new weapons and abilities.

Spartan Assault was developed by Vanguard Games and produced by Microsoft’s 343 Industries. The game is set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4 and depicts early Spartan Ops missions against the alien Covenant. It’s unknown at this time if the console version will include the microtransactions that allowed players to purchase Spartan upgrades for real money, but I’m willing to bet that Microsoft won’t say no to more money coming their way.