343 has confirmed to IGN that a medals system, which already exists in the most recent Halo games, has been added to this fall's upcoming Halo: The Master Chief Collection . However, for purists, the medal display can be turned off.

"New medals have been added to both Halo: CE and Halo 2 for campaign and multiplayer," 343 told us. "There are nearly 100 unique medals in both Halo: CE and Halo 2. We felt this addition would make the multiplayer experience feel more modern and give players more ways to track their progress and style. For players who want a classic experience, medal display can be turned off for Halo: CE and can be toggled between off, classic medals, and modern medals for Halo 2 Classic. Campaign medals are awarded for enemy and style kills as part of the unified campaign scoring system, which is a new variation of the systems in Halo 3, ODST, and Reach."343 also tells us that they'll share more details about the medal system this week on Halo Waypoint.For more on The Master Chief Collection, check out all new details revealed in today's massive preview as part of IGN First. And be sure to check out our IGN First hub page in order to catch up on everything we're doing all month long with the Halo compilation.

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