Month: December 2012
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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)
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It’s always coolest above the Dawn
t00lbox stopped in with a new vid – this one shows off how to get out of the space area of Dawn – pretty clever, and some great views!(Louis Wu 14:52:37 UTC)
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It’s always coolest above the Dawn
t00lbox stopped in with a new vid – this one shows off how to get out of the space area of Dawn – pretty clever, and some great views!(Louis Wu 14:52:37 UTC)
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Tyrant’s Legendary Halo 4 Walkthrough – Infinity
The Tyrant has finished up his Infinity Legendary Walkthrough – and this one’s a beast. It’s nearly an hour long, and contains some nice techniques to keep you alive. Check out the clever Mantis glitch!(Louis Wu 21:19:55 UTC)
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Regular Halo
Missed this when it went live last week – but Wahrer Machine set me straight. Not a Fan comic takes a shot at Commander Palmer – ouch! Check it out. (Louis Wu 18:50:54 UTC)
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Flying a Pelican on Reclaimer
Whoa. Did you know that you can fly a pelican in Reclaimer? (Not Shutdown, where you START in a Pelican… the level BEFORE that. The one with the Mammoth.) Nowise10 discovered this last night, and filmed it in tutorial form. (I also had no idea it had…
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Hunting Achievements – or just fun
More AchievementHunter content for you: we’ll start with a Let’s Play on the Crimson Maps (Episode 2, to be specific). 25 minutes of AH crew abusing each other, both verbally and in-game. Pretty fun! (Thanks, Wahrer Machine.) When you’re done with that…
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CNN puts Halo 4 on a pedestal
CNN posted their 10 Best Video Games of 2012… and Halo 4 came in at #4. (Pretty funny sidenote – when this went live yesterday, the image that represented Halo 4 was actually from Black Ops II – which didn’t make the list. They’ve fixed it now.) Than…
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THC/Gamers for Giving 4v4 Tournament
CyReN let us know about a 4v4 Halo 4 tournament sponsored by The Halo Council and Gamers For Giving – it’s happening in central Michigan on February 16 and 17, and you’re invited. Your entry fee goes directly to support Gamers Outreach – prizes (and th…
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Farewell, Dalcaeus
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from LordGideon – but a couple of nights ago, he let us know about a video that made us tear up. PraetoriaGuard and Sword and Shield Gaming recently lost one of their own – and their response was a powerful “We’r…
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Checking Campaign’s Evolution
I’ve got a bit of trouble with the changing aspect ratio, but the content’s cool enough. Check out Morpheus’ comparison between Halo 4’s Campaign, as shown at E3 2012… and the Campaign in the final game. (It’s embedded in his post, or you can just wa…
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KSoft gets an update
kornman00 visited on Christmas Eve to announce an updated tool for Halo Wars modding – swing by his post to see what it can do! Awesome stuff for that community.(Louis Wu 18:56:31 UTC)
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Favorite Holiday Memories from 343 Industries
For gamers, the holidays can be a special time, laden with holly-decked memories of gift-giving, cookie-baking and quality time with friends and family. But more importantly, new games. We asked some of the elves hard at work on top secret Halo stuff …
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Silent Day, Apparently
Sometimes, we’re later than we expect to be… but as has often been the case in the past, we’re celebrating this special day with family. M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S !As usual, we have a new Christmas Comic for you, from Stuntmutt… …
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Infinity Challenge Weekly Update
343 new(ish) hire Bravo brings you details on the Halo 4 Infinity Challenge, and what you’ll need to join the leaderboard frontrunners. Focus this week: Capture the Flag! Go play more objective.(Louis Wu 17:55:32 UTC)
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Halo 4 Concept Art, from Chad Haley
Chad Haley worked on Character, Vehicle, and Weapon art for Halo 4 – and if you swing by his personal blog, you can see a bunch of examples of his contributions. Thanks, scarab!(Louis Wu 17:43:04 UTC)
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Teach Me How to Super Bounce 2
GeneticSpartan let us know about ‘Teach Me How to Super Bounce 2’, a new machinima he’s released (his first in Halo 4!) – it made me laugh. Really nice work!(Louis Wu 17:16:06 UTC)
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The Philosophy Behind War Games A Rebuttal
Havok read an interview with Kevin Franklin, Competitive Multiplayer Lead Designer for Halo 4, which described some of the philosophy behind the changes that Halo 4 brought to the franchise. He took issue with some of Kevin’s ideas, and has written up …
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12 Days of Halo 4
Another musical offering – this time from Wintergore. It’s the 12 Days of Halo 4, and I have to say, I’m impressed with the level of work that went into this. (Not too many repeated clips!) The Halo Waypoint blog turned this one up. (Louis Wu 17:11:30 …