Month: April 2014
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Fails of the Weak 187
I enjoyed the fails this week – there were some funny ones I’d never seen before. (The Kat murder clip was pretty amazing – I’m not sure what the programming behind the behavior might have been.) Watch it on AH.com or YouTube, your choice. Thanks, Nikk…
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Grenade Climbing In Marathon
Cody Miller (pinkynarftroz on YouTube) demonstrates what we didn’t (or rather couldn’t… perhaps even wouldn’t) do in the or…
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Fan Art Focus: 4.18.14
Halo is an ever-expanding universe that inspires us each and every day, and your creations tell us that we’re not alone. This particular series, Fan Art Focus, showcases the amazing artwork created by talented members of our community. Enjoy the…
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Escalation #8 – here in 3 months!
Grizzlei brings us news about another episode of Escalation – Episode 8 isn’t due until July, but you can see the cover (and a summary) on Comic Book Resources now. I’m intrigued! (Louis Wu 21:24:21 UTC)
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Get Halo: Spartan Assault once on Windows 8.1, download anywhere
We are excited, as this week, Halo: Spartan Assault became one of the first titles available across multiple Windows devices for the price of a single download, starting with Windows and Windows Phone 8.1! Note: This functionality is currently only av…
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Community Choice Poll: Multi-Team
Spartans, it’s time to vote on what you’d like to see in Matchmaking! We have listed three different game types below, and after tallying all the votes from the Halo community, YOU will decide which game type is playable on April 28. So, vote fo…
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Rockslide megabattle pistol fiesta
Rockslider returns to Halo’s rockslide megabattle, this time focusing on pistol action (with a liberal sprinkling of grenades). Sometimes it’s amazing to think how much fun can be generated from this one small area of the original game’s campaign!(Loui…
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Bravo: Saving Lives, Every Day
Yesterday’s Halo Bulletin is lighter than usual – mostly playlist updates and info about a new Spartan Assault feature – but there are also some answers to community questions, and some cool Adrift screens. Go read! (As always, there’s a copy in our H…
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Rogue’s Cortana Suit – Behind the Scenes
Robowski shot us a note about Th3 Rogue, who put together a ‘behind the scenes’ vid showing how she created her Cortana costume – fun to watch. It’s not particularly SFW – there’s footage of what got on her body after the suit came off – but it’s prett…
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Halo | Transformers: Age of Extinction Mashup
Gugga Leunnam sent word that he’s got another mashup for you – this one capitalizes on the ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ trailer. I was actually surprised by how well some of the bits worked. Really nicely done! There’s even a poster to celebrate.(…
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ASE Ep. 102 Marathon Infinity lvl 10 Thing What Kicks
This water processing facility clearly isn’t full enough of slime, since Durandal wants us to open a door and let some more i…
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The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14
This Monday, I came into the office a bit early. It was quiet, with only a dozen or so early birds at their desks working on all sorts of unannounced projects. Needing to catch up on work, I naturally spent the first 20 minutes reorganizing the variou…
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I should have embedded ‘Siege of Madrigal’
It’s not really Halo news, since it doesn’t change anything related to the game or its music… but it’s pretty big news, at least in my world, and it’s certainly Halo-related: Marty O’Donnell no longer works for Bungie. More details can be found in th…
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Proving Ground Top 200: 4.15.14
Below, you’ll find the top 200 players in the Proving Ground Playlist as of 4.13.14. To participate, head into Proving Ground and start playing! You can track your CSR (Competitive Skill Rank) for the playlist by visiting your Halo 4 Service Reco…
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Podtacular 417
Dust Storm let us know that the latest episode of Podtacular is full of juicy conversation – Ridley Scott, Microsoft’s new digital assistant, Gamespy, and more are touched on. Go give it a listen! (Louis Wu 19:35:32 UTC)
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4 Years Later: Halo 2 on Xbox LIVE
The staff of Beyond Entertainment has taken this anniversary opportunity (today marks 4 years since the original Xbox LIVE service was discontinued) to look back on Halo 2, and what it meant to them in its heyday. Oh, the feels! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu…
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ASE Ep. 101 Marathon Infinity lvl 9 Where Some Rarely Go
We’re back on L’howon, wandering around a water processing facility, looking for information on a S’pht AI from Pfhor termina…
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Halo: Spartan Assault now supports Community Meld on Xbox One
We have been working with the Xbox team to integrate the Community Meld, a new Xbox One feature that you may have seen on Killer Instinct, into Halo: Spartan Assault. We’re excited about the potential of the Community Meld and want to let you i…