Author: halo@bungie.org
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Award Time in Halo Town
It’s December, which means awards for a lot of gaming sites. Here’s what we’ve seen in the past day: Game Informer’s January issue has declared Halo 4 the best Xbox 360 Exclusive, the best Competitive Multiplayer, and the best Shooter for 2012. (It h…
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Custom Flood games introduce fun variations
The Halo Forge Epidemic has a couple of videos up on their YouTube stream that offer intriguing custom options to Halo 4 players – take a look and download the maps! Jurassic Park is a take on the Flood gametype – the map actually has self-driving vehi…
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Solving technical problems with cleverness
Yesterday, we mentioned GrifballHub’s Wednesday Night Grifbrawl coverage… along with a hint that an interesting presentation technique might be coming. If you missed the match live, it’s up on their TwitchTV site right now (the actual game begins aro…
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Halo 4 Remix Contest Winners
The winners of the Halo 4 Remix Contest have finally been posted. There is almost two hours of music to listen to and plenty of wub wub to go around. Congrats to the winners!(mastrbiggy 22:41:56 UTC)
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Awakening… plus lights
I love synchronized Christmas lights (except on my street) – and this particular batch is pretty amazing. Not clear where it is… but it’s absolutely worth a watch. Awakening never looked so good! Thanks, TheOddOne.(Louis Wu 22:33:55 UTC)
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Mid-Season Spartan Ops Hiatus?
Whoa. Not sure if this is accurate or not (nothing’s been mentioned at all by 343, that I’ve seen), but someone on Reddit noticed a paragraph in the Halo 4 Strategy Guide that suggests we won’t be seeing any more Spartan Ops eps this month:In the follo…
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Brawling your eyes out
Kal let us know that there’s a new Wednesday Night Grifbrawl tonight – it’s a double header between Green Army and Four Guys One Ball, starting at 10pm Eastern. The note ended with this interesting line: “But we’ll also be premiering an exciting new wa…
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The Fails of Requiem – Episode 1
CruelLEGACEY has kicked off The Fails of Requiem – it’s a montage series that looks at (wait for it…) FAILS IN HALO 4! (Also, wins and laughs.) Nicely filmed – go watch! (Louis Wu 20:07:57 UTC)
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Taking a closer look
Carmelo let us know about a new Halo 4 review from Clever Musings – it’s pretty seriously in-depth. (They looked at a LOT of things.) Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 20:04:57 UTC)
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BigTeamBattle.net Logo Contest
BigTeamBattle.net needs a new logo – if you’ve got the skills, check out their requirements, and submit a try! Winner walks away with MS points and Double XP.(Louis Wu 20:02:46 UTC)
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I was expecting Game of Thrones stuff.
Okay… so I’m not really sure what to make of this… but it’s intriguing. Go ask paddy to explain.(Louis Wu 20:01:25 UTC)
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Halo: CE in Minecraft
Jordan117 stopped into our forum with some pretty impressive pictures – he found a collection of maps created by Minecrafter Ulanus – these are complete, 1:1 replicas of entire campaign levels from the original game. Check ’em out – they’re fantastic! …
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HaloGAF Debriefing: Ramirez
We get a lot of news from NeoGAF’s forums – if you’re curious about the people who hang out there, nscuDuncan’s got your back. He’s kicked off a new series called ‘Debriefing’ – he going to be talking to HaloGAF regulars to see what makes them tick. Ra…
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Look for specially marked needlers on Exile
G4TV has another ad for Doritos/Mountain Dew – erm, I mean another Multiplayer Pro Tips vid (thanks, CyReN). In this one, 343’s Kevin Franklin suggests ways to maximize your in-game score. ‘Scuse me… something’s making me go drink bright green high-c…
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Whoopin’ Spartan Style
TEAMHEADKICK put together a Halo version of Gangnam Style – some really nice work here. Original lyrics, plus some fantastic in-game dancing (and some CGI dancing when the in-game stuff isn’t enough). Go watch! Thanks to Halo Waypoint for the heads-up….
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Shows What Forums Know
IGN recently ran their “Versus” feature pitting Halo 4 against Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The results are in… go see how our beloved franchise fared!(GrimBrother One 18:50:45 UTC)
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How Axis Put Their Spin On Halo
HighDetails.com has a really great article looking at Axix, the company behind the amazing Halo: Infinity CG work in Halo 4’s Spartan Ops mode. Really fascinating stuff, definitely worth a look! Thanks, TheOddOne.(GrimBrother One 18:38:23 UTC)
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Glass-kicking Action
Thanks to ElzarTheBam for pointing out IGN’s latest Crimson Map Pack walkthrough, this time checking out Shatter. Go and give it a look!(GrimBrother One 18:35:41 UTC)
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Consult Your Local Librarian for Availability
Halo Waypoint and Tor Books have released the final cover for Greg Bear’s upcoming release, Halo: Silentium in a new press release. Also included is an updated book description with a few intriguing adjustments. Make sure you check it out!(GrimBrother …
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Will it Blend?
Yep, Blendtec has decided to put Halo 4 to the test. It is actually a fairly amusing video, but beware of the Promethean Smoke! Thanks, Asklon(mastrbiggy 23:04:15 UTC)
