Year: 2012
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Podtacular 320: First Look at Halo’s Extended Fiction
A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Continue reading →
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Halo Bulletin – Puzzleicious
As is the case on most Wednesday evenings, the Halo Bulletin went live last night. It contains a bunch of stuff you probably could have predicted it would have (new shots of a Halo 4 map – in this case, Meltdown; information about a Halo weapon – in th…
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Are You Worthy?
The Swedish promotional ‘Are You Worthy?’ site we mentioned a few days ago is live now (thanks, Mr Daax). While the contest itself is open only to Swedes, you can certainly participate in the Training Session – and if you like Halo trivia, you should…
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For people with too much money…
Wow. I’ve seen overpriced Halo auctions before… but this one might take the cake. Over at Halo Waypoint, Pocket Dorkfish has posted a link to an eBay auction in which he’s selling some sealed games, some giveaways from release parties/conventions, a…
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Live-action Halo 4 Ad… incoming!
NowGamer has a small article about the Halo 4 ad premiering tonight on Jimmy Fallon Live – and it includes a teaser pic. Drool! Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 19:40:25 UTC)
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IGN/343 Halo 4 Haven Walkthrough
One of the earliest Halo 4 multiplayer maps we got to see was Haven – interestingly, it’s near the end of IGN’s series of Map Walkthroughs. The Haven episode was released this morning – take a look to make sure you’ve found all the nooks and crannies …
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Halo: Scout
Hedgemony posted a cover for Halo: Scout – as with all of these fake comic covers, he makes me wish someone would actually write the full thing. I gain new appreciation for Halo 4 helmets with each new installment!(Louis Wu 19:13:55 UTC)
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Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn Ep2 Review
COIN-OP TV continues their chapter-by-chapter review of Forward Unto Dawn, with another interview with Deadly Cyclone, discussing Part 2. Nice analysis!(Louis Wu 19:12:11 UTC)
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The Sound of Halo 4
A fan has mashed up the gun sounds of Halo 4 into a musical tribute – well done! Thanks, BeekleMatter. (Louis Wu 19:07:01 UTC)
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343 Invades Mexico
Mexican gaming site LevelUp spoke to Kiki Wolfkill and Frank O’Connor about Halo 4 and its development process – it’s got Spanish subtitles if you’re better with Spanish than English. There’s also an interview with artist Gabriel Garza – better known …
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Shield and Sword: The Monitor
Leviathan is back with another episode of Shield and Sword, his imagining of a Halo campaign in spectacular detail. This is Mission 6: The Monitor. Concept art, dialogue, and a general layout of the level are included. As always… jaw-dropping. I wan…
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Achievement HORSE 97
Achievement HORSE is getting closer and closer to 100 episodes – Episode 97 (AchievementHunter.com | YouTube) has Jack and Geoff competing while ridiculing Gavin. (What else is new?) Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 18:43:54 UTC)
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Halo 4 shows up in the oddest places
IGN posted a video describing Hugo Weaving’s contribution to the Transformers series – if you’re wondering why this is getting reported on a Halo fansite, it’s because the beginning and the end of the video are ‘corrupted’ with teasers from Halo 4. Hy…
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You Said You Need Me
German site HaloOrbit has made a super-large fan-created piece of artwork available to their registered members (free to register, don’t worry) – if you like the artwork, but don’t want to register, a medium-sized version is available at the artist’s …
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G4TV’s Halo 4 Life-Size Warthog Video
From G4TV: To get ready for Halo 4, X-Play sent Tiffany Smith to the Aria Group to get a behind-the-scenes look at the life-size Halo 4 Warthog. Why did 343 commission a life-size, street legal, replica of the Master Chief’s choice ride? Because they…
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Dax Goes to New York, Complete
Over at NeoGAF, Dax01 finished up his NYCC Halo 4 review – Part 3 went live yesterday, Part 4 today. He pulls no punches! (If you missed the first couple of segments, we mentioned them yesterday.)(Louis Wu 18:32:16 UTC)
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The Top 10 Sgt. Johnson Lines
MixMaker1 compiled what he considers to be the top 10 lines from 4 games’ worth of Sgt. Johnson. (Most aren’t really lines, but mini-speeches… but it’s a great collection nonetheless.) Bungie’s JonnyOThan noticed a parallel between some Halo 3 lines…
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Halo 4 Infinity Multiplayer – Downloadable
The Infinity Multiplayer Behind The Scenes video is now available for download from the Xbox.com Press Center – if you want a high-def downloadable version (it weighs in at just under half a gig), go grab it!(Louis Wu 21:22:29 UTC)
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Halo 4 Fantastic Fan Stuff
Paul Shelley found this page linked from Reddit – that is one heck of a picture! Lindsey Stirling is well-known for her amazing violin-based videos, and Devin Graham is better known as YouTube’s Devin Super Tramp. The combination, in the context of tha…
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H1 freakiness and fun
Rockslider released a new video today – it’s just a collection of bizarre or funny things that have happened over hte past few years. Go see what he’s got for you!(Louis Wu 20:20:52 UTC)