Month: April 2012
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343 Sparkast 012 – A Halo 4 Multiplayer-focused Extravaganza
Today’s Sparkast comes to you earlier than hinted, because we wanted to fill the hours between the launch date announce, and the Conan O’Brien show this evening. In this special edition, Josh Holmes, Kevin Franklin and Brad Welch wax rhapsodical a…
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343 Sparkast 012
You can find the latest 343 Sparkast available for download from Halo Waypoint – you should listen to it. David Ellis, Frank O’Connor, Brad Welch, Josh Holmes, and Kevin Franklin (Lead Competitive Multiplayer Designer) discuss recent release info, and…
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Official Halo 4 Release Date Announcement
bs angel sent us the official Press Release for the Halo 4 release date announcement, which we’ve archived for posterity. Don’t say we never gave you anything!(Louis Wu 18:42:08 UTC)
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If you want to play low-res Halo 4, you can
For folks who watched Game Informer’s interview with Brad Welch yesterday, and got nervous with his comment that the multiplayer splitscreen support was “four-player split locally, two player online”… don’t worry, he was talking about Coop play ther…
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HCEA Concept Art back up at Visualatrium
Over at NeoGAF, MrBig pointed out a pair of concept art pieces from Eddie Smith which have not gotten much (if any) public love so far… gorgeous imaginings of Halo Anniversary scenes. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 18:31:30 UTC)
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CBS teams up with MLG and Twitch
Looks like CBS Interactive has partnered up with both Major League Gaming and Twitch.TV – this should mean big things for eSports! Thanks, DEEP NNN.(Louis Wu 18:27:37 UTC)
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Introducing the Korny Rendering Service
munky-058 stopped in last night with a very generous offer – he’s willing to help you render film clips that you can no longer render on Bungie.net! Swing by his forum post for full details.(Louis Wu 18:22:56 UTC)
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Breaking In: Alex Loret de Mola
The latest Breaking In article at Bungie.net is Halo-free (as many recent ones have been) – but the spotlight is on Alex Loret de Mola, a new Web Engineer, and his route to his recent success is one that might resonate with a lot of people. (Web engin…
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It’s All Conceptual, Of Course
Tawpgun stopped by to keep us abreast of some recent developments regarding Cortana’s Random Access Mammory upgrades for Halo 4. A friend of his created this image, which rounds off some figures in order to nip certain rumors in the bud. Take a look an…
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What’s In Store For Playtime?
CruelLEGACEY sent word that episode 4 of his awesome Playtime machinima series is now live. Red and Warren continue to search for the Invaders’ home, but is everything what it seems to be? Check it out both at the Playtime site and over at Halo Waypoin…
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I am Best Friends with Frankie. He is Not Aware of This Friendship.
Also up on Halo Waypoint today is the latest Halo Bulletin! Providing some more details about the launch date announcement as well as the appearance of Team Friki (best thing EVER) on CONAN tonight, it’s an update you shouldn’t miss. I do believe also …
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117 Returns on 11-6
Halo Waypoint gave us a special announcement this morning by revealing the launch date of Halo 4! November 6, 2012 will be the call to sickness for Halo fans, as we start a new fight with the Master Chief. In a cool twist, the folks over at Rooster Tee…
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Changes to Halo’s competitive multiplayer
Game Informer has posted a new article about Halo 4 – this one contains a video in which Brad Welch (Lead Multiplayer Designer) explains how you’ll be made to feel ‘super’ when you play. There are also some basic details about the ‘Spartan Points’ syst…
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Practical Jumping on Reach Ep 4: MLG Pit v7
Tashi’s got a new Practical Jumps vid – this one focuses on MLG Pit v7. If you play on this map, you should know these jumps. That’s all there is to it.(Louis Wu 22:05:06 UTC)
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Team Coco plus Halo 4 equals…
Hmm… looks like Conan O’Brien will have some Halo news tomorrow! (Thanks, Grizzlei.)(Louis Wu 20:05:03 UTC)
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PlaytimeShow gets a forum
CruelLEGACEY let us know that PlaytimeShow.com has been overhauled – new front page, and a new forum. If you’re interested in machinima, this place wants your input!(Louis Wu 18:08:50 UTC)
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New content at The Spartan Force
gunn3r11 sent word that there’s a new montage on their front page, and a new podcast discussing gender interactions in multiplayer is there as well (no direct link; check the top right corner of the front page). Go explore! (Louis Wu 18:06:44 UTC)
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HRSotD: Just One Squeeze
HRSotD (short for Halo: Reach Screenshot of the Day) is a daily feature dedicated to the wonders of Halo: Reach screenshots and the artists that capture these amazing images. A variety of shots—all of which are completely unaltered and captured i…
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Game Informer: Halo 4’s Changes To Competitive Multiplayer
From Game Informer: This week gameinformer.com is devoted to the changing face of Halo 4’s multiplayer, and we are starting things out by talking about the competitive side of things. You might have heard that 343 Industries is interested in making s…