Month: June 2012
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Selling Magazines with Drama
The current issue of Games magazine has an article entitled “Is 343 killing Halo 4?” Sounds pretty dire… until you read a summary of the article provided by TheOddOne, who has a copy. Then it just sounds like a typical forum post.(Louis Wu 14:31:52 …
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1v1 Contest Highlights: A Ninja Minitage
Ninja is a master of the 1v1 – a bunch of people tried to beat him in matches to 15, but nobody did. Two got close, though, and Lan-G captured the highlights of those matches. you can watch the 3-minute minitage on YouTube. Thanks, heckfu. (Louis Wu 1…
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Trying to set a world record
Ninja and friends will be attempting to set a world record for Longest Gaming Session (they’re shooting for 60 hours) when Halo 4 comes out. Sounds… dangerous. Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 14:30:35 UTC)
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Make Games, Do Math
Joe Venzon is a graphics engineer at Bungie. That means he helps artists realize their visions. Wanna know how he got to where he is? Go read his Breaking In article. (Louis Wu 14:29:10 UTC)
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Podtacular’s Halo 4 E3 Coverage
Dust Storm and crew were pretty busy during the E3 week and its successor – we’ve already mentioned some of the content they released during that time. Pod TV covered War Games on June 6, and Podtacular 293, 294, 295, and 296 all discussed the reveals….
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Pit Stop
Chapter 4 of Red vs Blue Season 10 was released this evening for Sponsors (should be available to the general public in a couple of hours)… and i’m finally beginning to understand what’s going on. (Yes, I’m slow.) As usual, it’s a mix of Halo 3-base…
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343 Sparkast 013
David Ellis, Frank O’Connor, Josh Holmes, and Kiki Wolfkill (and a couple of special guests later on) recorded the latest 343 Sparkast – 73 minutes, with a focus on E3 (duh). Go listen! Thanks, Hypertrooper.(Louis Wu 23:10:46 UTC)
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Forerunner Light Rifle – already fan-prototyped
Okay, this is silly-fast… but DaFrontlineTrooper has actually created a replica of the Forerunner Light Rifle, first shown to the public a couple of weeks ago. It’s not perfect – but geez, he learned of its existence 2 weeks ago! Go watch. Thanks, bs…
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Stairway to Heaven (on ONI Sword Base)
CMNeir and his friends took a Pelican outside the ONI Sword Base level… and then climbed a stairway to the sky from a gigantic wall. Go watch the video!(Louis Wu 19:21:38 UTC)
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Community Member of the Week: A Critical H1T
Every Monday, we feature a community member who does one or more of the following things: routinely goes above and beyond for their fellow forum members, is a positive and active member of the community, and/or sends me mass amounts of cat pictures. Th…
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Forerunner Light Rifle – A Fan-made Halo 4 Prop
From DaFrontlineTrooper: My name is Andrew Cook, and I specialize in propmaking, special effects, and digital design. Check out my newest creation, the Halo 4 Forerunner Light Rifle! Forerunner Light Rifle – A Fan-made Halo 4 Prop
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Podtacular 293 – Halo 4 at E3 2012
From Dust Storm: June 4 was the first day of E3 2012, and what better way to start off the Xbox Media Briefing than with a live-action trailer and a Halo 4 Campaign demo! 343 made a huge impression on everyone and put up an awesome show. There are so…
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Halo-Thon for Child’s Play
Ph1LzA, from HaloForum.eu, his doing a Halo Marathon for Child’s Play this weeked, and hoping to raise $1000! Swing by HaloForum.edu for details, or check the Events Calendar on the Child’s Play site. Good luck, Phil!(Louis Wu 17:17:25 UTC)
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FUD Podcast Ep 6: Cryptum Battle Mode Engaged
Forward Unto Dawn’s latest podcast has been released – Dave, Isaac, and Dani discuss the E3 reveals and rep the brand. Thanks, Dani.(Louis Wu 17:14:03 UTC)
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A shift in gun views
CyReN put together a couple of images that will show you the evolution of the Halo Sniper Rifle and the Halo Needler, from the original game through Halo 4 – pretty cool! Thanks to gunn3r11 for the bump to post this. (In case those imgur links go bad, …
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HaloCommunity.com Introduces Halo Missions
From HC SLIK: HaloCommunity.com is proud to introduce Halo Missions! Halo Missions are the culmination of months of work here at Halo Community, both in programming and research. We have many missions live currently, and you can expect to see …
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E3 2012 – ShadEO9’s Halo 4 E3 Coverage
Halo fan ShadEO9 was lucky enough to fly across the pond to attend E3 2012. Not only did he soak up all the goodness that was Halo 4, but he also took the time to write about his experiences on his blog. Hear all about his trip and his thoughts about …
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Killtastrophe
Joony Joon is working on a Halo score remix project, and has released his first track. Go listen to Killtastrophe – good stuff!(Louis Wu 16:35:17 UTC)
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Chubby Flag Girl
Usually, meme-based photoshops are good for a smile, at best… but I saw one on GAF this morning that made me burst out laughing. That Chubby Bubbles Girl has never been funnier!(Louis Wu 16:29:42 UTC)