Author: halo@bungie.org
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Fancy Chief and Locke Figures from SquareEnix Up for Pre-Order
The Square-Enix made PLAY ARTS -KAI- figures are now available for pre-order. Whether you like the Blue Team leader or the head of Fireteam Osiris, check ’em out! The new PLAY ARTS -KAI- figures from @SquareEnix drop this Spring! Pre-orders are now ope…
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Warzone REQ Costs Changing for Some Weapons
Warzone REQs will be getting a little easier to call in now thanks to some cost changes already implemented in a service side update. HaloWaypoint has the details up on their website if you want to see what weapons will be easier to call in now.(MacGyv…
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DrBizz Still Breaking Into Places He Shouldn’t Be on Halo 2’s Cairo Station
DrBizz has long been a legend in the Halo tricking community with many ‘firsts’ to his name. You can add another to that repertoire with his recent admission to the area under the elevator death zone on Cairo Station in Halo 2. In his own words: “Hey …
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Halo 5: Guardians ‘Arena REQ Bundle’ Coming Later This Month and Includes The Mark V Alpha Armor Set
We had the ‘Warzone REQ Bundle’ at launch, and now it looks like 343 Industries is bringing out the ‘Arena REQ Bundle’ later this month on the 16th. It works very similar to the Warzone bundle, but this one does include an automatic unlock of the Mark …
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Matchmaking Improvements for Halo 5 in The New February Season
With the new February season for matchmaking in Halo 5, there were some updates that 343 Industries made to how you find players to fill your game. They’ve since gone further into their matchmaking improvements in general, especially for those in Asia …
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ilovebees Still Relevant, and Helping Microsoft With An Underwater Data Center
What’s old is new again, and what has once been used, can be re-purposed for an awesome Microsoft experiment! A small character in the overall Halo universe, Leona Philpot’s name is being used once again by Microsoft as a name for it’s new underwater d…
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‘Everyone is Horrible’ Says Episode 17 of The FUDcast
Davidfuchs shared with us the latest FUDcast available from Forward Unto Dawn, episode 17 called ‘Everyone is Horrible’. Give it a listen as they answer some community questions about their kickstarted fan book with Dildev from the Halo Archive.(MacGyv…
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Druids and Solstices Not Included in Forged Maps
We have a pretty regular amount of custom games coordinated by our forum, and DEEP NNN stopped in with another map for our crews to check out. It’s a recreation of his Stonehenge map from previous Halos, and you can check it out via his post for the do…
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Halo’s Arbiter Coming to Killer Instinct for Ssn 3 of The Fighting Game’s DLC
With some pretty killer news last week, 343 Industries and Double Helix have teamed up to bring a favorite Halo Character into their fighting game. This isn’t the first time a Halo character has been in a fighting game, but it is the first time an esta…
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Canon Fodder – Brute Force
HBO’s little Capuchin monkey stopped in last Friday with the latest Canon Fodder (#60!). There’s a great explanation of a specific Brute encounter from Halo 3 that blew my mind, specifics on the differences in Elite helmets and more. Go give it a read …
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Beautiful Scenes and Screens from Riptide Care of SESpider
SESpider went on a quest for hidden grunts in the new Riptide map from Halo 5’s ‘Infinity’s Armory’ update and found a bunch of pretty scenes as well. Check out his image/video intensive post for some screen grabs and videos of a few of the shots he li…
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Warzone Vehicle REQ Pack in Halo 5 Unlocks Rare or Better Vehicle Commendations for Cash Money
If you’re the kind that likes to spend money on games after you’ve already spent money on games, there is a limited time Warzone Vehicle REQ pack available in Halo 5 for cash only, no points. It’s $5.99 and guarantees a rare or better vehicle commendat…
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Help Community Breakout Maps Get Into the Permanent Halo 5 Rotation
If you’ve had fun in the Community Breakout Playlist in Halo 5, you might want to check out the voting page at HaloWaypoint to help decide which of those maps will join the permanent Breakout playlist!(MacGyver10 23:38:15 UTC)
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Halo 5 Brodians from Mashed Is About What You’d Expect from ‘Bro’s’ in Video Games
I feel I play this team at least once a week in Warzone matchmaking, but I feel they were even more prevalent in Halo 3 (so at least that’s a plus!). With Halo 5 Brodians from Mashed, you get the tea-bagging, bromancing and language you’d expect from p…
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Kornyball Mini-Game Lets You Melee Kill Balls to Score
Munky-058 and Padraig08 were toying around in Forge trying to make Invasion work, but were able to come up with a new mini-game based on their finds. Go check out his post in our forum for details on Kornyball!(MacGyver10 22:53:44 UTC)
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Halo 5’s ‘Infinity’s Armory’ Update Is Live, Check Out The Patch Notes Too
The January ‘Infinity’s Armory’ update is live for Halo 5! Check out the patch notes to see what they’ve added to the game, as well as what they’ve changed in the UI and in Forge! (Thanks GrimBrother One!)(MacGyver10 18:18:48 UTC)
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The Halo Archive Blog: Cortana Approaches, The Mantle Returns
The Halo Archive has put a piece on what they feel has brought Cortana to the point we find her in with Halo 5: Guardians. Check it out on their website and let them know what you think in our forum!(MacGyver10 18:16:31 UTC)
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Balls First, Then Infection Comes
For those patiently and impatiently waiting for Halo 5’s Infection mode…it’s coming after the balls! @TheBlazinGamin We will be bringing Infection to H5 in future. Currently working on Ball mode (Assault, Grifball, Oddball, etc).— Josh Holmes (…
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Cortana Is In Another Castle (Super Mario 64 Castle Forged In Halo 5)
Bearskopff took some time to recreate the castle from Super Mario 64 in Halo 5’s Forge! He used 1023 objects in the 1024 object limit, and pieced the castle together brick by brick. Check out his Imgur post for pics, or follow him on Xbox Live to downl…