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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

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  • Pod TV: Black Eye Skull

    Download this video As we enter the twilight weeks of Halo 2, Kiaffex and Cryptoflix show us how to grab the black eye skull, which gives you extra shields for certain actions. As you can see they did things a little different this time…

  • Gamertag Radio gets temporarily shut down and ransomed by greedy web host

    Godfree at Gamertag Radio just informed us that Gamertag Radio has been shut down without warning by his hosting company and held at ransom to bring it live again. Here’s the email they sent him: Your site gamertagradio.com was suspended because it consumed an excessive amount of resources. One of our techs was doing a…

  • Send in stuff for this week’s show: Video Overload!

    First off I want to say a big thank you to Laird who represented us at the last minute at PAX this past week. He got some great interviews and video which we’ll be posting soon. So this past few weeks we’ve been inundated with Halo 3 footage of stuff we haven’t seen before. Now’s…

  • The big announcement: You can now set your gamerpic to the Podtacular logo! For free!

    Thanks to our buds at Microsoft and the Gamerscore Blog, you can now set Podtacular or any of our fine affiliates at the Gamercast Network as your gamerpic… for free! Just go to the marketplace blade, then Themes and Gamer Pictures, then New Arrivals and you’ll see the Gamercast Network pics there under Community Gamerpics.…

  • Bioshock show postponed

    Sorry guys but a situation came up where I can’t be at this week’s podcast. And since JVB is at PAX, we can’t record this week’s show quite yet. We hope to be able to do a makeup session for Bioshock shortly. Thanks for your patience and understanding!

  • Send in stuff for the Bioshock show!

    Happy Bioshock day! Bioshock is now available at retailers, and it’s time to unravel the mystery of what happened there and how you can help. We want to hear what you think about the game for the next show! Write us a short review about what you thoug…

  • Pod TV: Assassins Skull

    Download this video Cryptoflix and Crimson Viper bring us the latest Pod TV. This time they show us how to grab the assassin’s skull which makes all enemies invisible.

  • Episode 125: Habanero Halo

    Download | Shownotes This show we talk about the fire grenades, the flamethrower, the lack of in-game clan support, and some of the promotional material for Halo 3. Joining us this week is DoodIRock from 2old2play, a really awesome gaming community …

  • Send in stuff for this week’s show: Habenero Halo

    So recently there’s been a couple new things revealed about Halo 3. We’d love to hear what you think about these things for the next podcast: 1. The flamethrower from Halo PC will be a 3rd person weapon in Halo 3. It will be able to take out vehicles a…

  • Tied the Leader Gives Back to Veterans

    The Tied the Leader gaming community recently announced their first donation to the Azalea Charities, which support combat wounded war veterans. Within only seven months, TTL has been able to raise $500 from planned events, direct donations, and profit…

  • Switchin’ it up

    So as you probably know we have kind of a loose schedule going on with the podcast: record on Thursday, ask for input a day or two before that. Well that just changed. We’ll be recording on Tuesdays now, so we’ll be asking for input for the show betwee…

  • Episode 124: New Halo 3 Hotness part 2 of 2

    Download | Shownotes It’s part deux of the new Halo 3 hotness show. the2cheat was still here with us but we also got vicious696 from the Uncle Gamer podcast to talk with us about some of this recently revealed info.

  • Episode 123: New Halo 3 Hotness part 1 of 2

    Download | Shownotes We’re back again with another 2-parter! This week the2cheat joins us to talk all about the recently revealed Halo 3 info in EGM and other magazines. Be sure to check out the outtakes at the end!

  • Pod TV: Famine Skull

    Download this video Cryptoflix gives us a brief run through of how to get the famine skull, in halo 2 on the oracle in legendary mode. The skulls effect is that it makes any weapon that you pick up have less ammo in it. Thanks Crypto!

  • Submit Stuff for Episode 123: New Halo 3 Hotness!

    A lot of us found out about the EGM article when it was leaked, but out of respect and a little CYA we didn’t want to spill the beans on the podcast before the article was published. Now that the article is in circulation, the curtain has been lifted! …

  • Episode 122: EGM Interview

    Download | Shownotes This week we chat with Dan Hsu, editor in chief at EGM magazine. JVB and I talk with the shoe about what it takes to get into gaming journalism, how he got started, and of course lots of Halo 3. Show’s about an hour.

  • Submit Stuff for Episode 122: EGM Editor Dan Hsu Interview!

    So we’re finally back with the listener show, the way Podtacular is meant to be. YOU are the one that makes the show! This Thursday night we’ll be talking to Dan Hsu, Editor in Chief at EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine). Dan is a huge Halo fan …

  • Episode 121: E3 Behind Closed Doors

    Download | Shownotes This week JVB and I talk with Vicious696 from the illustrious Uncle Gamer Podcast. He got to see the Halo 3 demo and you get to hear him tell you what he thought about it! After that, Laird and I talk about the EA Skate communit…

  • Episode 121: E3 Behind Closed Doors

    Download | Shownotes This week JVB and I talk with Vicious696 from the illustrious Uncle Gamer Podcast. He got to see the Halo 3 demo and you get to hear him tell you what he thought about it! After that, Laird and I talk about the EA Skate communit…

  • Episode 121: E3 Behind Closed Doors

    Download | Shownotes This week JVB and I talk with Vicious696 from the illustrious Uncle Gamer Podcast. He got to see the Halo 3 demo and you get to hear him tell you what he thought about it! After that, Laird and I talk about the EA Skate communit…