Author: halo@bungie.org
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Mega Bloks Says, ‘Once an ODST, Always an ODST.’
Back to the grind, and Quirel let us know that the first in a series of ‘Halo Heroes’ stop-motion episodes from Mega Bloks is up! Go check it out to see more about our ODST buddy, Buck!(MacGyver10 21:59:41 UTC)
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Speed Run Records Already Being Set on Halo: CE’s AoTCR With Sligfantry’s New Banshee Grab Method
After Sligfantry’s new banshee grab method, ColdGrunter used it to set a new record of 4:50 for AoTCR on Legendary just before beating his own new world record with a 4:42 run! You can check the records page for AoTCR to see if anyone beats this new re…
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DrBizz Launches Back Up FROM THE BOTTOM of Cairo Station
Earlier this year we let you know how DrBizz finally made it below the bottom of the Cairo Station elevator, well he’s back with a cool trick that follows that up thanks to the MCC on Xbox One! Check out what he had to say about this new gameplay magic…
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Halo Community Update – 04/15/16 (‘Campaign Relief’)
There’s something for everyone in last week’s update, and I don’t even think that’s hyperbole! Whether you want info on the Arena refresh, Warzone Firefight’s beta, the new Infection gametype, new Forge pieces, returning spartan armors or a campaign up…
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Canon Fodder – Stand Your Ground
GrimBrother One swung by his old haunts last Friday to let us know about the latest Canon Fodder! It’s a fairly juicy one too as it spends a lot of time on the upcoming ground-expansion for Halo: Fleet Battles called Halo: Ground Command. In a surprisi…
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Warzone Firefight Beta Extended An Extra Day for Slow Start
Due to a wonky start with dedicated servers and the REQ system, 343 Industries has extended the Warzone Firefight beta an extra day! The Warzone Firefight Beta is all systems go. To thank you for your patience, we’re extending the Beta an extra day! pic.twitter.com/yrMOR80N1K— Halo (@Halo) April 14, 2016 (MacGyver10 23:33:30 UTC)
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Warzone Firefight Available Now, Celebrate by Reading!
Our most infamous HBO poster has put together some fancy words to commemorate the Warzone Firefight beta available now in Halo 5. Support the old man and check out his piece and interview with the forefathers of Warzone Firefight!(MacGyver10 23:30:40 UTC)
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An Alternate Intro Scene for Halo: CE’s AoTCR Restored
Masterz1337 found what looks to be an alternate introductory cutscene to Attack On the Control Room in Halo: Combat Evolved! Check out his post to see how he restored it, and what else he believes to have found!(MacGyver10 23:28:31 UTC)
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Warzone Firefight Beta Kicks Off Tomorrow
Don’t forget that tomorrow starts the weekend beta for Warzone: Firefight! Get those fireteams of 8 together to take on hordes of covenant and prometheans! 8 players, waves of enemies, and your arsenal of weapons and vehicles. The Warzone Firefight Bet…
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Rockslider and Sligfantry Help Those Speedrunners on AoTCR Even More
You know that AoTCR trick that provided a new opportunity to speedrunners? Well both Sligfantry and Rockslider have new methods for you to shave precious time off that level’s total! Check out Rockslider’s post for his new controlled method of grabbing…
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Pros and Challengers Vie for HCS Glory in First Pro League Season
TeamBeyond has put up a great summation of the upcoming HCS Pro League for Halo 5. ESPN and 343 Industries released a lot of information on the structure and timeline of how this inaugural season will play out. (Original ESPN article)(MacGyver10 16:15:…
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Do Halo 5’s Cutscenes Leave the Story Feeling Incomplete?
Dildev over at The Halo Archive has put together a piece on ‘The Problem with Halo 5’s Cutscenes’. Go give her article a read to see if you agree with her conclusions on the game’s cinematic scenes. (Thanks Adv Jones!)(MacGyver10 16:08:33 UTC)
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Grunts Lived Carefree Until Warzone: Firefight, Preview Their Demise Tomorrow
Tomorrow at 3pm PST, you’ll be able to catch the first look at live gameplay of Halo 5’s Warzone Firefight mode. Watch on Twitch, YouTube or the Halo Channel tomorrow! Get your first look at live gameplay of the Warzone Firefight Beta tomorrow @ 3PM PT…
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See How You’ll REQ Some Aliens In Warzone Firefight
ChrisTheeCrappy posted a link to IGN where they spend some time with the new Warzone Firefight mode. Check out their article and videos for a preview of the new mode coming next week in an early beta version!(MacGyver10 14:22:20 UTC)
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Canon Fodder – Looking Glassed
Our previous poster, now personable purveyor of principle, stopped in with a link to his latest Canon Fodder. You can read it over at Halo Waypoint for more info on the machines that help recover and profit from a glassed planet or a few new starships …
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Doubt Linda Could Shoot With It, but LEGO Looks Cool
People have made some pretty amazing things out of LEGO in the past, and we can now add Linda’s Nornfang sniper to the always expanding universe of creations! [WARNING for headphones users, unnecessary loudness at 1:45 into the video!](MacGyver10 14:12…
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Marty Answers the Big Questions of the Universe
This past weekend, not only did Marty show up on HBO, but he took the time to answer questions on DBO as well. There’s some really great stuff in there, and a lot of it is about Halo of course (check this out for info on the originals of ‘Wort Wort Wor…
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Longtime Halo Gal, the Hawty BSAngel Leaves 343 Industries
The original Hawty McBloggy turned Halo’s bsangel is saying goodbye to 343 Industries tomorrow. No word next on what’s coming for her, but for a fan (that’s been around almost as long as HBO) turned Halo creator, it’s been fun to watch her rise through…
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Try The New Halo 8-Player Co-op Early Next Week
If you didn’t read the ‘Ghosts of Meridian’ patch notes yesterday, or maybe you’re living under a rock, you might have missed that one week from today Halo 5 will feature a Warzone Firefight beta test on the Escape from A.R.C. map. It will run from nex…
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Cosplaying Things That Are New and Different Is Good
Through the years, we have seen A LOT of Halo cosplay, but off hand I can’t recount seeing an engineer from Halo being modeled. Check this one out from Alexis, and her Twitter account has many more cool pictures of this work in progress! Soooo close..!…
