Year: 2014
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Halo Gets Off Scott Free
Remember that movie project we mentioned a couple of days ago? Yeah… not really happening, according to Microsoft (via Eurogamer). Bummer! Thanks, Fear of Falling (who found it at XboxAchievements).(Louis Wu 20:53:09 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 91 Marathon 2 Highlights: Requiem for a Sequel
Here are combat-centric highlights of our Let’s Play of Marathon 2, edited and compressed down to about 16 minutes and set to…
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DrBizz Breaks In
Whoa. High Impact Halo went into cryosleep back in April 2011 – it had one update in June of that year, when a long-standing trick challenge finally fell, but otherwise has been read-only for almost 3 years. Until today. There’s a new post, courtesy of…
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Podtacular 404: Brent Not Found
The year 2013 brought us the peak of the Halo 4 experience and many memories, but as we look to 2014, the way for Halo is bright and never unchanging. We’ve had the privilege of being with you throughout the … Continue reading →
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Is that a NEW project?
Hmm. Scified noticed a short-lived (deleted now) Twitter conversation in which Production Weekly mentioned a Halo project written by Paul Scheuring and produced by Ridley Scott. Absolutely the first I’m hearing of this! Not sure what to make of it… b…
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The GH057 of 343
Eric Hewitt, better known to the Halo community as Gh057ayame, has taken a position with 343 industries (Team Beyond has the story, based on a tweet of his plane ticket out, and his Twitter bio). He joins a number of other Halo pros there – first Bravo…
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The Future of the Halo Franchise
Den of Geek has an article speculating about where the Halo storyline (in games, at least) might be going – and some of the arguments it makes might surprise our forumgoers. Interesting read, whether you agree or not!(Louis Wu 23:35:38 UTC)
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Tying together the disparate universe
Bryan Newman found a description of an upcoming episode of Halo: Escalation that implies a pretty interesting plot twist… go see!(Louis Wu 23:06:12 UTC)
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Suicide Episode 8
Death McGunz let us know that Suicide Episode 8 is live – it seems like it’s more a description of how to play a custom game than a machinima, but hey – it’s always good to learn!(Louis Wu 23:04:07 UTC)
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Fails of the Weak 173
I said I wouldn’t post more Fails of the Weak because the AchievementHunter guys had stopped even paying attention to the fails… but this week’s episode has a return to actual commentary on the footage. You can watch it on AH.com or YouTube – there a…
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PGCR 191
Robowski sent word that Post Game Carnage Report 191 has been released – they look forward to the rest of 2014… and they discuss the Halo film Neill Blomkamp never made. Go listen!(Louis Wu 22:05:25 UTC)
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Not sure I’d get close to that…
Chappified dropped a Pelican in the Delta Halo courtyard, and then used it for some jumping fun. Go see the details!(Louis Wu 22:02:03 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 90 All Roads Lead to Sol M1 lvl 28
This is it, the last level of Marathon 2: Durandal! Blackstar and Narcogen will try to use chea… I mean, the special nature…
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Peek-a-boo
343 EP Josh Holmes posted a little update on Waypoint – he talks about how the studio has changed, new faces, and hints at the future of the series. Former AD Kenneth Scott sheds some light about his move to California and we are presented with some Sp…
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Statengate
A few months back Joseph Staten, writer and designer director on Destiny, surprised us with his unexpected departure from Bungie in order “to tackle new creative challenges.” Today, Xbox Studio Manager Mike Ybarra tweeted that Staten is now back at Microsoft serving as Senior Creative Director. Many speculated that this was his return to the…
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That’s a lot of invisible guys!
T07WRX5 has 11 sealed Mega Bloks Series 3 Active Camo Elites (and four non-sealed ones) he’d bought for a project that never saw the light of day. He’s looking to sell them; if you’re interested, swing by his post for contact details!(Louis Wu 21:47:12…
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Halo 4’s Art Director steps down
IGN has an article about a change at the top of 343’s art direction; Kenneth Scott, senior art director, has stepped down, and his position is being filled by Nicolas ‘Sparth’ Bouvier, an artist well-known to the Halo community. Thanks to Schooly D for…
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I’m tellin’ y’all it’s sabotage
Tashi from HaloGAF interviewed Gabotron ES about a new Halo 4 gametype he created called Sabotage. Inspired by Reach’s Invasion gametype, Gabotron ES spent months modding and messing around with Megalo to create a gametype that would scratch that Invas…