‘Halo’s’ Iconic Warthog Is Swerving Into ‘Forza Horizon 3’

Playground Games‘ Forza Horizon 3 has now officially gone gold, with retail discs being prepared as well as the digital release.

Publisher Microsoft Studios revealed the PC specs required to run the latest entry in the Forza series, but first let’s talk about the Warthog in the room.

Microsoft has added the Xbox 360 games Forza Horizon and Disney’s Castle of Illusion to the list of games that can be played on the Xbox One via its backwards compatibility feature.

The 2554 AMG Transport Dynamics M12S Warthog CST is a civilian transport alternative to its militaristic cousin, the M12 Force Application Vehicle. If you haven’t yet played either Halo title on Xbox One, there’s no reason to fret. This modified Warthog features a 720 bhp twin turbo V8 engine, and is designed for the rough terrains found in Forza Horizon 3. Players will find a code to unlock the vehicle in their Xbox Live message inbox, much like the promotional vehicles gifted to Forza Motorsport 6 and Fallout 4 players a year ago.

Recommended Forza Horizon 3 PC system requirements include a 3.6GHz Intel Core i7 3820 processor with 12GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 970 or Nvidia GTX 1060, AMD R9 290X or AMD RX 480 graphics card, 55GB of hard drive space, Windows Anniversary Edition 64-bit 14393.101 and DirectX 12. For anyone that hasn’t played Halo on their Xbox One, the Warthog can still be earned through a special #Forzathon event coming to the game in October.

Halo’s Warthog won’t be freely selectable in Forza Horizon 3, though.