Year: 2012

The Halo Bulletin went live this morning on Halo Waypoint (and of course in our Halo Bulletin Archive, for those who need a leaner version) – it contains information about a number of subjects. There’s a new contest called the Infinity Challenge – you’…

Firestream wrote to remind us about HaloSphere2, which has had some pretty fun updates recently. There’s now a built-in card game called Halodex – completely PVP. There’s also a mobile mode for the game, so you can have fun while on your phone. (Visit …

WhoLikesChicken pointed out a TED talk called ‘Your Brain on Video Games’ – cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier talks about how video games affect the human brain. It’s not specifically Halo-related… but she talks a lot about shooters. Great watch!(…

Spike has released a commercial for its Video Game Awards, coming up tomorrow night – it’s pretty fun. And both Halo gameplay and the Master Chief make an appearance. Go watch! Thanks, IHaveIce.(Louis Wu 15:51:37 UTC)

Davis Beutler took a picture of a QR code at some point, and it won him a pretty cool (giant) poster, signed by 343’s Josh Holmes. Nice!(Louis Wu 15:49:14 UTC)

The Halo Forge Epidemic has a couple of videos up on their YouTube stream that offer intriguing custom options to Halo 4 players – take a look and download the maps! Jurassic Park is a take on the Flood gametype – the map actually has self-driving vehi…

Yesterday, we mentioned GrifballHub’s Wednesday Night Grifbrawl coverage… along with a hint that an interesting presentation technique might be coming. If you missed the match live, it’s up on their TwitchTV site right now (the actual game begins aro…

The winners of the Halo 4 Remix Contest have finally been posted. There is almost two hours of music to listen to and plenty of wub wub to go around. Congrats to the winners!(mastrbiggy 22:41:56 UTC)

I love synchronized Christmas lights (except on my street) – and this particular batch is pretty amazing. Not clear where it is… but it’s absolutely worth a watch. Awakening never looked so good! Thanks, TheOddOne.(Louis Wu 22:33:55 UTC)

Whoa. Not sure if this is accurate or not (nothing’s been mentioned at all by 343, that I’ve seen), but someone on Reddit noticed a paragraph in the Halo 4 Strategy Guide that suggests we won’t be seeing any more Spartan Ops eps this month:In the follo…

Kal let us know that there’s a new Wednesday Night Grifbrawl tonight – it’s a double header between Green Army and Four Guys One Ball, starting at 10pm Eastern. The note ended with this interesting line: “But we’ll also be premiering an exciting new wa…

CruelLEGACEY has kicked off The Fails of Requiem – it’s a montage series that looks at (wait for it…) FAILS IN HALO 4! (Also, wins and laughs.) Nicely filmed – go watch! (Louis Wu 20:07:57 UTC)

Carmelo let us know about a new Halo 4 review from Clever Musings – it’s pretty seriously in-depth. (They looked at a LOT of things.) Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 20:04:57 UTC)

BigTeamBattle.net needs a new logo – if you’ve got the skills, check out their requirements, and submit a try! Winner walks away with MS points and Double XP.(Louis Wu 20:02:46 UTC)

Okay… so I’m not really sure what to make of this… but it’s intriguing. Go ask paddy to explain.(Louis Wu 20:01:25 UTC)

Jordan117 stopped into our forum with some pretty impressive pictures – he found a collection of maps created by Minecrafter Ulanus – these are complete, 1:1 replicas of entire campaign levels from the original game. Check ’em out – they’re fantastic! …

We get a lot of news from NeoGAF’s forums – if you’re curious about the people who hang out there, nscuDuncan’s got your back. He’s kicked off a new series called ‘Debriefing’ – he going to be talking to HaloGAF regulars to see what makes them tick. Ra…

G4TV has another ad for Doritos/Mountain Dew – erm, I mean another Multiplayer Pro Tips vid (thanks, CyReN). In this one, 343’s Kevin Franklin suggests ways to maximize your in-game score. ‘Scuse me… something’s making me go drink bright green high-c…

TEAMHEADKICK put together a Halo version of Gangnam Style – some really nice work here. Original lyrics, plus some fantastic in-game dancing (and some CGI dancing when the in-game stuff isn’t enough). Go watch! Thanks to Halo Waypoint for the heads-up….