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'''Halo Wars 2 : Awakening the Nightmare''' is a digital expansion for [[Halo Wars 2]], which features a new [[campaign]] and a new cooperative mode known as ''Terminus Firefight''. In addition, ''Awakening the Nightmare'' will also include two new [[Banished]] [[Leader]]s and two new standard multiplayer maps. The expansion is set to be released in fall [[2017]] for $19.99 USD exclusively on [[Xbox One]] and Windows 10 PC, and is not part of the seasonal pass of the game.
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'''''Halo Wars 2 : Awakening the Nightmare''''' is an upcoming digital expansion for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. It will feature a new [[campaign]] and a new cooperative mode known as ''Terminus Firefight''. In addition, ''Awakening the Nightmare'' will also add two new [[Banished]] multiplayer [[leader]]s and two new standard multiplayer maps, the latter of which will also be made available to those without the expansion. The expansion is set to be released in fall [[2017]] for $19.99 USD on [[Xbox One]] and Windows 10 PC. It is not included with the ''Halo Wars 2'' Season Pass.<ref name="WP ATK">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/introducing-halo-wars-2-awakening-the-nightmare '''Halo Waypoint News -''' ''Introducing Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare'']</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
The brand new campaign, which includes new cutscenes by [[Blur Studio]], takes place after the main game, just a few months after [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|the conflict]] between the [[Banished]] and survivors of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. The game's campaign missions will explore the Banished and their desperate struggle against the return of a terrifying and ancient enemy – the [[Flood]].
The ''Awakening the Nightmare'' campaign, which includes new bookend cutscenes by [[Blur Studio]], takes place a few months after the main game. The story explores the [[Banished]] and their desperate struggle against the [[Flood]], which survived the [[Battle of Installation 00|conflict on the Ark]] and the activation of the [[Installation 04B|replacement Halo]] at the end of ''[[Halo 3]]''.<ref name="WP ATK"/>


In ''Terminus Firefight'' mode, up to three players can cooperate in defending their bases and a [[Forerunner]] terminus node against waves of hostile [[UNSC]], Banished and Flood forces. The mode, as well as the new leaders, were playable at the 2017 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]].
In the new ''Terminus Firefight'' mode, up to three players can cooperate in defending their bases and a [[Forerunner]] terminus node against waves of hostile [[UNSC]], Banished, and Flood forces. The mode, as well as the new leaders, was playable at the 2017 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]].<ref name="WP ATK"/>


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File:HW2 ATN art.jpg|''Awakening the Nightmare''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s E3 2017 keynote art
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==Source==
==Sources==
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/introducing-halo-wars-2-awakening-the-nightmare Halo Waypoint News - Introducing Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]
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