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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: April 2012

  • Reach Weekly Challenge – 4.23.12

      After several weeks of Campaign and Multiplayer, the weekly challenge makes its triumphant return to Firefight! I have a feeling that the Covenant have been missing all the destruction raining down from the skies, so be sure to stop by and remi…

  • New Alexandria Speed Painting

    ElzarTheBam posted a link to a Halo speed painting on YouTube (the creator, DUKS, actually says this version has better audio) – it was inspired by the Deliver Hope trailer, and took 7 hours to complete. If you like the final product, you can purchase…

  • Unwind 2

    RVideo sent us word of Unwind 2, a new video from ZoLA – it’s 12 minutes of friends having a lot of fun playing Halo (and occasionally betraying each other). Gameplay is often amazing, some clips are absurd (it’s not even all gameplay) – keeping track…

  • Sorry, Cancer

    Morpheus noticed a new Adult Swim bump (a short buffer or bumper between a TV show and commercials) that highlights the stats Bungie posted when Halo control was transferred to 343 at the end of March. (It went live last night, and can be seen at Bump…

  • Macaroni… cheese?

    The Master Chief made an appearance in last week’s Annoying Orange – if you’ve WATCHED Annoying Orange before, and don’t think you can stomach an entire episode, jump to about 2:35. I apologize in advance for this link. (Louis Wu 14:12:41 UTC)

  • GamesRBad4U: Halo

    Ogan Pavano let us know about GamesRBad4U, a videogame-based webcomic that shows how video game obsessions can interfere with real life. Last week’s comic focused on Halo. You know… I think I’ve met that guy. (Louis Wu 14:08:21 UTC)

  • Unggoy Husk

    Sl’askia let us know that she’s Huskified a Grunt, to match up with her Elite… pretty cool!(Louis Wu 20:51:56 UTC)

  • To Infinity and Beyond

    CMNeir has a new episode of Halo Reach Tricks – this one shows you how to get out of ONI Sword Base. They use the same technique that Physics Remastered documented almost a year ago – but they spend a LONG time exploring outside (it’s a 23 minute vide…

  • The World is Just Awesome

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  • Weekend Webcomic: A Fistful of Arrows p.10

    Weekends and webcomics go hand in hand, and there’s no better day to celebrate that relaxing ritual than on Sunday. Today’sHalo-themed Weekend Webcomic, which chronicles the unknown story of the Spartan named Jun, is brought to you by Levi Hoffmeier. E…

  • A Meeting with Marty O’Donnell

    Last summer, during HaloFest, Juan Gonzalez from HaloDestiny sat down with Marty O’Donnell for a 30-minute video interview – it’s full of fun details. If you love Marty’s compositions, and you want to know more about him and how he works… go watch! …

  • Kampy – Halo Reach: Montage 2

    Kampy has released his second Reach montage (thanks, CyReN) – as anyone who’s watched Kampy montages before might expect, it’s chock-full of sniper madness and copious multikill action, all wrapped up in some really smooth editing. 9 minutes long.(Loui…

  • This Spartan Life Episode 7

    An old friend has returned! This Spartan Life has been quiet for a bit (the last episode came out just under a year ago) – but they’re back with Episode 7! Today’s interview is with Tiffiniy Cheng, co-founder of Fight for the Future, and one of the organizers of the January internet blackout to protest…

  • Arby ‘n’ the Chief Bytes S01E03: Memeland

    The Arby ‘n’ the Chief Bytes series continues to take shots at internet annoyances – this time, it’s memes. I think Arby mad. Thanks, Ogan Pavano.(Louis Wu 18:41:54 UTC)

  • Play Games for Science – Part II

    Back in February, we mentioned a survey that Goosechecka had created to help with her doctoral dissertation – she collected over 300 responses and is now ready for Phase II! If you participated in the first part, she’s hoping you can stop by for a fol…

  • Podtacular 283

    Dust Storm let us know that Podtacular 283 is up now – how does what we’ve learned recently about Halo 4 apply to MLG? Go listen and find out. (Guest host is Bravo, coach for Triggers Down.) (Louis Wu 17:15:21 UTC)

  • 1UP’s Community Halo 4 Preview Debate

    Eep – missed a tag-team debate between 1UP’s Jose Otero and 1UP community member Benjamin Tate. Part One focused on the campaign, weapons, and Armor Abilities, and was released early this week. Part Two came out yesterday, and looks at the Infinity a…

  • Waypoint Weekly Wrap-Up – 4.21.12

    You’re a busy person, and we have a thing for releasing as much Halo-related content our multi-fingered appendages can handle. That means—assuming you aren’t a speed reading super-soldier—you probably missed a few stories along the way. Not…

  • Fails of the Weak, Volume 83

    This week, there THREE places you can watch the latest Fails of the Weak: you can check it out on AchievementHunter.com or on YouTube (as usual), or even on Halo Waypoint. Take your choice, watch some fails!(Louis Wu 16:06:53 UTC)

  • RvB Wall, Ep 2

    Halo Waypoint has a new episode of RvB’s latest miniseries, “Where there’s a Will, there’s a Wall” – Sarge will stop at nothing to get to the other side of that wall. As long as Grif is the nothing he doesn’t have to stop at. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15…