The love of video games knows no bounds and fans will express their passion for gaming franchises in every way imaginable, including planning a real wedding in a video game. A popular trend to celebrate video games is to get tattoos of fan-favorite characters and that is exactly what San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle did to celebrate Halo and the upcoming release of Halo Infinte.
George Kittle is regarded as one of the best tight ends in the entire NFL. His team, the San Fransico 49ers, are entering the 2020 season as the most recent NFC Champions after losing Super Bowl LIV to the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2018, Kittle set the record for most receiving yards in a season for a tight end with 1,377 yards. In the upcoming Madden game, Madden NFL 21, Kittle is the highest-rated tight end with a 98 OVR position rating.
Kittle popped into the Neon Dragon tattoo parlor in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (his home state) to declare his love for Halo permanently. In a video posted to Twitter, Kittle claims that Halo is one of his favorite video games of all time and that very he's excited for Halo Infinite. After a few hours in the chair, Kittle's right arm now proudly displays a tattoo of Master Chief from, judging by the armor, Halo 4.
In the tweet, Kittle includes the hashtag "Xbox partner" signifying that there is some kind of deal in place between Xbox and Kittle. Whatever the partnership may be between the two, fans can expect to see more promotional material from Kittle about Halo leading up to the release of Halo Infinite.
Video game tattoos have been around since video games have existed. Fans of franchises will make an appointment with a needle to carry around a little piece of a story or a favorite character for life. Kittle's Halo tattoo is impressive, however, it might not be the most famous Halo tattoo and it's certainly not the most important. In 2004, former Xbox Boss Peter Moore appeared on the Xbox stage at E3 with a Halo tattoo of his own which showed off the logo for Halo 2 and the game's November release date. Although the authenticity of the tattoo has been a question Moore has refused to answer since showing it off.
Halo Infinte is the next installment in Xbox's flagship franchise. The game doesn't have a release date yet but 343 Industries is staying firm on a Holiday 2020 launch window. Recently, at the Xbox Games Showcase, fans got their first look at Halo Infinite's gameplay and to the displeasure of the development team, fans were very critical over Halo Infinite's graphics. Regardless of the backlash, fans had fun with the showing by creating countless memes featuring an enemy, now named Craig, that appeared during the demo.
Halo Infinite is scheduled to release for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X in Holiday 2020.