Year: 2012

TheUpcoming recently reviewed the Halo 4 OST… and adored it. Go see why they called it “a flawless effort, and one of the most important and soaring soundtracks to date”. Nice! Thanks, @Menachite.(GrimBrother One 23:18:36 UTC)

Gamespot has added yet another piece of their Forge reveal puzzle, as 343 Industries’ Kynan Pearson takes you through the process and discusses some helpful design philosophies to keep in mind when developing your own maps. It’s a really neat watch, go…

IGN has put up their latest walkthrough of Halo 4 multiplayer maps, this time featuring Complex. Go see what strategies might work for you when the game launches this November! Thanks to Jirornimo for bringing it up in our forum.(GrimBrother One 20:50:…

Morpheus let us know that IGN has run a feature showing some of their favorite game franchises in a then & now-style display. While they certain employ some… curious screenshot placement, it is interesting to see some well-known game franchises shown…

Just a quick warning – looks like pirated copies of Halo 4 are already in the wild (Mexico, this time around). If you’re trying to stay dark… this would be a VERY good time to leave.(Louis Wu 09:53:38 UTC)

Late, late last night, the newest Halo Bulletin went live (on the newly-updated Halo Waypoint, which works much, much, MUCH better than it did before) – it contains a breakdown of the Halo 4 progression system, information about Halo 4 challenges, som…

NeoGAF’s Deadly Cyclone did an interview with COIN-OP.TV about the video series Forward Unto Dawn (focusing on Part 1, since it’s out). Go watch! (Louis Wu 09:48:05 UTC)

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Forbes has an article in which the marketing manager for Mountain Dew explains why the Double XP promotion currently going on is for Halo 4, and not Black Ops II. Fun! Thanks, Deadly Cyclone.(Louis Wu 21:51:24 UTC)

Gamespot has a new Forge video available – it shows off the three new Forge maps (Erosion, Impact, and Ravine), and lets you know what sort of environments you’ll have to work in. Once again, 343’s Kynan Pearson and Certain Affinity’s Lori Zawada are …

Revenant1988 visited Ohio Comic Con a couple of weeks ago – in full Spartan dress. Check out his post for pics! (Louis Wu 16:26:47 UTC)

Jefferson told us about a new collection of Halo tricks – the HaloBible crew tackled Halo Anniversary. There’s a teaser video, to show you what you’re getting into, along with a pair of montages: the first one is called Out of Halo (there’s also a tuto…

Germany’s GameOne posted a half-hour video spotlighting their experience at a Halo 4 press event (HaloGAF’s Hypertrooper makes an appearance) – thanks, CrazY CroaTia. This might not have received coverage here at HBO (most of the footage is just discu…

It looks like David Fincher and Tim Miller have teamed up to film a 2-minute live-action Halo 4 trailer in Prague recently… The Daily Beast has an article on the collaboration (thanks, ElzarTheBam). The trailer will air for the first time on Late Ni…

Fans Domino Theory and mastrbiggy have collaborated to create Flesh and Faith, a new Halo-related blog designed to express their passion for the franchise. Explore, because there’s a bunch of fun stuff, but the first meaty piece is an article containin…