5 new missions can now be experienced by Halo 4 owners for free

Nov 12, 2012 14:27 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has confirmed that the next Spartan Ops episode for Halo 4Artifact – is now available for download from within the game, via Xbox Live.

Halo 4 came out last week, but developer 343 Industries isn’t happy with just delivering a solid single-player campaign or a multiplayer one, as it’s now beginning to release new episodes in the special Spartan Ops mode.

The first episode was shipped with the game but now the second one, dubbed Artifact, has just been released via Xbox Live.

Spartan Ops Episode 2 can be accessed, according to Xbox community manager Larry Hryb's Twitter, via Halo 4’s Spartan Ops section in the Infinity multiplayer zone by selecting a new chapter to play.

Artifact includes 5 new missions so you’ll definitely have something to do before Episode 3 is released in the near future.