Year: 2014
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GameVGame: Your favorite Halo 2 Level?
GameVGame’s Halo Campaign polls continue – today they’re looking at your favorite Halo 2 level. What kept you coming back? Go vote! (Louis Wu 21:40:57 UTC)
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Digital Foundry Hands-On: The Master Chief Collection
Eurogamer took the Master Chief Collection for a serious spin in their Digital Foundry labs – go see what they found! (Louis Wu 23:34:39 UTC)
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The Spartan
MacGyver10 was looking for artwork recently, and stumbled across a lithograph for sale that looks pretty interesting! Check it out.(Louis Wu 23:34:13 UTC)
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The Mantle
The Lionheart stopped in with an interesting writing sample; he created it as part of the interview process for a 343 writing position. He didn’t get the job, but he did get pretty far along – go check it out! (Louis Wu 23:32:50 UTC)
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Halo 4 Assassinations – Up Close and Personal
Gamecheat13 used his moddling skills to show you what Halo 4 assassinations would have looked like in a first-person view (instead of the third-person view we drop into now). These look BRUTAL! (Of course, they’re slowed down so you can see this – it w…
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What’s your favorite Halo Campaign Level?
Andy, from GVG, sent us a note that they’ve kicked off another series of polls, this time based on campaign levels. They’re counting down to the Master Chief Collection! First up – what was your favorite Campaign level in the first Halo? Go vote!(Louis…
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ASE Ep. 140 Marathon EVIL 15: Septic Exodus Part 4
We’ve finished with the canonical Marathon Trilogy and are moving on to third party scenarios, starting with EVIL. In this sc…
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A Pillar of Bricks
asa stopped by with a link to a video released this summer, after Brickworld 2014 – Lee Jones created a 100+ kg replica of the Pillar of Autumn, complete with realized engines! He declined to mention the total cost of the included LEGOs, but he said it…
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Is Theater getting a downgrade?
Team Beyond has gone through the recently uploaded Master Chief Collection manual, and the wording for Theater modes suggests that some functionality that DID exist in Halo 3 (when it launched in 2007) has been removed in the Master Chief Collection. 3…
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Halo 2 Cinematic Launch Trailer Comparison
MixMaker1 let us know that he put together a new comparison video, showing off the latest Halo 2 Anniversary Launch Trailer, matched up with the corresponding shots from the original game. Pretty interesting!(Louis Wu 17:19:35 UTC)
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50 new MCC Achievements in Launch Content
Yesterday, Bravo posted a list of the 50 Achievements (500 gamerscore) being added to the existing 400 Achievements that ship with The Master Chief Collection – I’m guessing some of these will have a very, very, VERY low completion rate. I love that Ha…
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Kiki talks MCC
Xbox Achievements interviewed Kiki Wolfkill – go listen to what she has to say about the Master Chief Collection! (They’ve also got a pretty substantial Let’s Play video posted, as well.) Thanks, AfroRyan.(Louis Wu 18:18:43 UTC)
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Old egg, new yolk
So we all know 343 updated Halo 2 for the H2A release… did you know they updated at least some of the easter eggs, too? Metalingus627 pointed out a screenshot that shows that a cutscene-based egg has been brought forward appropriately.(Louis Wu 18:11…
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This is just fun.
Cybrfrk sent along a fantastic example of the power of CSS. Lovin’ it.(Louis Wu 18:04:44 UTC)
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Project Contingency Update
The last time we mentioned Project Contingency was back in January – this CryEngine 3-based Halo mod was already several months into production, and some of their work had accidentally been leaked, and mistaken for the next Halo title. A couple of days…
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Max Hoberman Talks Halo 2
IGN’s Podcast Unlocked #168 focuses on Halo 2 – Ryan’s guest is Max Hoberman. Interesting talk!(Louis Wu 17:44:35 UTC)
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Drunken Halo Ep 91
Justin Bryce let us know that Drunken Halo Episode 91 is now live – Justin and Travis discuss the Halo 5 Beta and the Master Chief Collection. Go listen!(Louis Wu 17:39:17 UTC)
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Marlin the Elite – Episode 92: The Masquerade
Layne Thomas let us know that the newest episode of Marlin the Elite is up – Episode 92 has Marlin enjoying a Halloween party. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:34:59 UTC)
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Last Chance For Gourd Cutting
Also in the Bulletin was the reminder that our 343 Guilt O’ Lantern pumkin carving contest is coming to a close tonight – you have until midnight (Eastern) to get your entries in. The prize packages are fantastic… so don’t miss out!(Louis Wu 21:39:15…
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Remaking the Legend – Watch Now!
As mentioned in the Bulletin, ‘Remaking the Legend – Halo 2: Anniversary’ is live now. You can watch it on Xbox Video on your Xbox One or 360 (search for ‘Halo’, or just click on the tile on the main screen), or on the web (thanks, Grizzlei and laird)….