Good news everyone! On Friday, December 19 at 1pm PT/4pm ET, 9pm GMT/7am AEST (on 12/20), IGN will have early access to the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta (hey, that's tomorrow!), and we'll be playing the heck out of it – live. Join IGN's foremost Halo fans and experts, Ryan McCaffrey, Mitch Dyer, and Alfredo Diaz as we dive into all the maps and game modes the initial release of the beta has to offer. We'll also answer your questions live on Twitter (use the hashtag #Halo5). So be sure to bookmark this page!

Oh, and in case you missed our original sneak peek at the Halo 5 beta from last month, take a look at the video below or check out our extended written impressions

Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews and Xbox Guru-in-Chief. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan , on IGN , catch him on Podcast Unlocked , and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.