After last week’s Xbox showcase, users began circulating images of the gray-faced brute to express their disappointment with Halo Infinite’s graphics. The Craig meme was thus born.
(Credit: Microsoft) Meet Xbox’s new mascot: Craig, the flat-faced brute from Halo Infinite. On Friday, Xbox head Phil Spencer made the joke in reference to an internet meme that’s been lampooning the graphics for the next Halo game. “Our new official Xbox mascot:-) Love the community and their ability to just take something fun and run with it,” Spencer said in a tweet after a user asked for his take on the “Craig” meme. SEE ALSO: New Battletoads Game Arrives for Xbox One, Windows PCs on Aug.20 Tweet The meme’s origin goes back to last week’s Xbox showcase. During the event, Microsoft debuted gameplay footage for Halo Infinite, which will arrive on the Xbox One and the company’s next-generation console, the Xbox Series X. Naturally, gamers were expecting some top-notch graphics. However, the footage left some disappointed, who cited certain low-detail visuals. To illustrate their point, users on social media began circulating the image above, which shows an enemy grunt carrying a blank expression, even as he’s about to die.
