Month: June 2014
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Flood onslaught challenge
Rockslider jumped into Keyes recently, and had a little fun with the Flood. Swing by his post for details, and movie links! (Louis Wu 23:17:50 UTC)
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To (1080)p or not to (1080)p
Over at Inquisitr, there’s a summary of a post Frank O’Connor made on NeoGAF recently – he was explaining why the E3 shots of Halo 2 Anniversary weren’t a full 1080p. It seems that the build we saw earlier this month was only 900p, because the second f…
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This Ring Will Make Us Brothers-in-Law
Beorn stopped by the forum a couple of days ago to share some pictures from his sister’s wedding. (No, he’s not just showing off family photos – she and her husband met online, playing Halo, and the gaming played a role in their nuptuals! Check out the…
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Cleaning up odds and ends
A couple of rough days at the homestead means limited online time; let’s catch up. gamerguy2002 pointed out a new vid from Lord Zedd – more digging in the code for Halo 4 has turned up a few unused pieces of armor in the code – swing by to see ’em. (Th…
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Halo Fan Art Focus: 6.26.14
With the announcement of Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming this holiday to Xbox One, we’d love to start the Master Chief love off right with your amazing fan art! Show us your best work representing the Master Chief’s journey from H…
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The Halo Bulletin: 6.25.14
In less than a week, we’ll once again be packing our bags for even more warmer weather. As we mentioned just after E3, we’ll be spending our Fourth of July weekend at this year’s Rooster Teeth Expo (RTX), an annual pilgrimage/celebr…
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E3 2014 Special: Randy Pitchford from Gearbox Software
The development of Halo has been shared between many developers over the years. While Bungie and 343 Industries are Halo household names, other contributing studios have left their significant mark on the Halo franchise, one of which is Gearbox Software. … Continue reading →
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Covenant Carbine Renders
AlexCatMasterSupreme from the Polycount forums shared these really incredible renders of the Covenant Carbine. 0ooh, sparkly! Thanks, Computron.(mastrbiggy 21:08:43 UTC)
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Podtacular 430
Dust Storm let us know that Podtacular episode 430 is live – in this episode the crew dig into the story of Halo 5: Guardians and speculate about Agent Locke’s role in the Halo universe. Go listen!(mastrbiggy 21:03:18 UTC)
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Halo: Escalation #7 Available Now
The seventh issue of Dark Horse’s ongoing comic series – Halo: Escalation – is now for sale! “The Fall of New Phoenix” – eight months ago, an attack on Earth left seven million dead, including the family of Spartan G…
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Thin Ice
Yeah, so, we only mentioned Episode 7 of RvB’s Season 12 yesterday… but Episode 8 is out now, and it’s pretty great. Caboose offers some useful advice (I was surprised, too), and the – well, you’ll have to watch. So go watch. (Louis Wu 20:01:59 UTC)
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Drunken Halo: Episode 80
Justin Bryce let us know that the latest Drunken Halo podcast is full of discussion about the Master Chief Collection – go listen!(Louis Wu 19:57:43 UTC)
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AI Battle – Flood Tank vs Hunter
Gamecheat set up another AI battle – this one is Flood Tank vs Hunter. Front-facing melees (from either side) were ineffective… so these battles lasted a while. Pretty fun anyway! (And the extras are worth seeing.)(Louis Wu 19:56:34 UTC)
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Marlin the Elite Ep 90: No Way Back
Layne Thomas sent us a note about the Season 9 finale of Marlin the Elite – where DOES that teleporter go?(Louis Wu 19:32:54 UTC)
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New Master Chief Bearbrick figure revealed
Be@rbrick Series 28 Blind Box Mini Figures Medicom is pleased to announce that Series 28 will be featuring the Master Chief under the “Hero” category as Halo’s first ever Be@rbrick character. The Be@rbrick series is notorious for hav…
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ASE Ep. 106 Marathon Infinity lvl 14 Foe Hammer
Tycho makes Narcogen drink vacuum if he and Blackstar don’t build a bridge across the slime. This podcast uses: Aleph One, fr…
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Ain’t no thing like me, ‘cept me.
What happens when you combine good video editing with a funny original trailer and some Halo footage? You come out with Gugga Leunnam’s Halo/Guardians of the Galaxy Mashup Trailer. Loved it. (Louis Wu 23:23:02 UTC)
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Volpin Props Needler Blueprint on Sale
Volpin Props is currently selling their poster blueprints at a discount. Among the posters on sale is a 24″x18″ Needler schematic and it’s only $10. I might have to snag one of these for myself! Thanks, Revenant1988 (mastrbiggy 21:36:11 UTC)
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Halo: Spartan Assault Summer Sale
Halo: Spartan Assault is on sale on Steam! From June 19-28, you can get the award-winning, top-down shooter on Steam for $3.34. Enlist as a Spartan soldier and sharpen your tactical skills in battle! Set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4, Halo: …