Month: December 2012
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Halo 4 Infinity Challenge – Week 3
Over at Halo Waypoint, Bravo posted an update on the Halo 4 Infinity Challenge – the playlist this week is Regicide. (To clarify, it’s the FFA list, not the team one.) Play to earn points, and rise (or fall, I suppose) on the Leaderboard!(Louis Wu 21:0…
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Halo/Halo 2 Cutscene Commentary
In 2007, Bungie released a DVD with the Legendary Edition of Halo 3 that contained all of the Halo and Halo 2 cutscenes on it. Nothing really suprising here (well, they WERE re-rendered to clean up some minor glitches)… but there WAS a special part. …
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Halo 4 Mythbusters Ep 4
Defend the House released the fourth episode of their Halo 4 Mythbusters series… another great collection of factoids! Go watch. Thanks, u4iX.(Louis Wu 19:25:40 UTC)
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Die-cast Mega Bloks leave something to be desired
Shadders tried out the new Mega Bloks Halo Metal Series. He was unimpressed. Bummer!(Louis Wu 19:24:08 UTC)
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More Halo 4 Concept Art from Sparth
Sparth put another pair of images up on his Tumblr – amazing concept art from Halo 4. Thanks, TheOddOne.(Louis Wu 19:22:54 UTC)
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GameTrailers taps Halo 4 for Best Graphics of 2012
GameTrailers posted their Game of the Year awards, and Halo 4 took home Best Graphics. (It was nominated for, but didn’t win, a number of other categories: Best Platform Exclusive, Best Shooter, Best Multiplayer, Best Soundtrack, and Best Story.) Thank…
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Assassination Library
Zylon 0217 let us know that he’s released a video containing ALL Halo 4 Assassination animations… great work! (The slo-mo gets old… but the content rocks.) (Louis Wu 23:34:11 UTC)
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Charity Marathon – in progress now!
slYnki stopped by to remind us that his Halo charity marathon is streaming now – swing by and see how fast he can get through all titles! (As of now, 5.5 hours in, he’s already into ODST – so get to watching!)(Louis Wu 23:29:07 UTC)
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Forerunner Fan Art
Sl’askia found an artist on DeviantART with pics of the Ur-Didact and the Librarian (and more – check the full gallery) – see what you think!(Louis Wu 23:22:07 UTC)
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A long-time fan rants
Avateur wrote up his thoughts about Halo 4 (in three separate posts – follow the thread after that first post). His language is pretty inflammatory, but he makes some decent points. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 23:20:29 UTC)
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Halo Tricking, Old School
Running late… but it’s still Sunday! Sligfantry stopped in with a pair of videos – the first shows a cool descent from the twin bridges on AotCR (and Two Betrayals, as far as that goes), while the second shows a pretty slick technique for Banshee fly…
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Halo Tricking, Old School
Running late… but it’s still Sunday! Sligfantry stopped in with a pair of videos – the first shows a cool descent from the twin bridges on AotCR (and Two Betrayals, as far as that goes), while the second shows a pretty slick technique for Banshee fly…
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Halo Anticheat 2
Btcc22 let us know about Halo Anticheat, a Halo PC mod that supports all versions of both Halo CE and Halo PC. Despite its name, it contains no anticheat… but it DOES contain quite a lot of other features. Go read about what’s there, and what’s comin…
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Reclaimer Pelican Hijack, Simplified
A couple of days ago, we pointed you to a tutorial showing you how to fly a Pelican on Reclaimer. MelkorTheGreat and friends have messed around with this, and have come up with a much easier way of making it happen (only two players are needed, instead…
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Fails of the Weak 119
The Achievement Hunter team has released their last Fails of the Weak for 2012 – it’s number 119, and it shows off some pretty funny missteps in Halo 4. Watch it on AchievementHunter.com or on YouTube. Thanks, Nikko B201. (Louis Wu 20:09:46 UTC)
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Clever Musings covers Spartan Ops Episode 2
The Clever Musings crew have put up their recap of Spartan Ops Episode 2 – go check it out! Thanks, Carmelo M.(Louis Wu 20:08:03 UTC)
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A Vintage Gift
I stepped out onto the porch today to pick up a box left by UPS – it came from an address I didn’t recognize, in western Washington. Upon opening it, I found a bottle of Halo 4-labeled wine! A card inside showed that it came from Patterson Cellars, in …
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The Tao of RvB
Hypertrooper tipped us off to a 24 hour Halo-themed t-shirt sale at TheYetee – it’s $11 plus shipping (available worldwide), you can grab it in black or navy, and the design is pretty cool! Check it out.(Louis Wu 15:02:33 UTC)
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Anoj’s Halo 4 Top 10 Ep 8: Skill Kills
Anoj is back with a new Top 10 – he calls this one ‘Skill Kills’. Not sure I’d agree with the characterization – but most are fun to watch. Thanks, Jordan Bell.(Louis Wu 14:56:43 UTC)
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A Playtime Christmas
Nevin ‘CruelLEGACEY’ Douglas released A Playtime Christmas – I have to admit, it disturbed me a little bit. Excuse me while I go find my lead underwear. (Louis Wu 14:55:10 UTC)