Year: 2014
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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…
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It’s Broken AGAIN?
Wow. Last week, slYnki beat the world speed record for Silent Cartographer… and yesterday, it happened again. Vetro shaved a full 5 seconds off the total – amazing! Check it out. Thanks, Reed Tiburon. (Louis Wu 19:26:57 UTC)
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Halo 4 Matchmaking Update: 4.14.14
Every two weeks we update Halo 4 Matchmaking with exciting new game types, playlist changes and more. You can see what we have planned in the months ahead by visiting the Matchmaking Playlist Calendar, but below you can get details on what’s now …
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Some days I’m blue. Some days I’m not.
Revenant1988 bought some UV LEDs and turned his Halo 3+ Cortana into a Halo Cortana. Pretty slick! (Louis Wu 18:32:02 UTC)
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Fan Fiction Update (at long last)
Eep – forgot to mention this on Friday… but for the first time in nearly 6 months, there’s a new Fan Fiction piece loaded! Go give it a read.(Louis Wu 18:28:27 UTC)
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Myth Multiplayer A Beginner’s Guide Episode IV
MyChemicalBromance continues his series on introducing new players to multiplayer Myth. This episode focuses on area of effec…
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Going… going… gone.
Reach’s Emile plays a larger-than-usual role in the latest Fails of the Weak (AH.com | YouTube). That guy should spend less time polishing his knife and more time avoiding out-of-the-park swings. Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 20:49:48 UTC)