Author: Podtacular – The Unofficial Halo Universe Podcast

WE WON! It was an awesome series of games and we all had a blast. The whole thing was recorded, so we’ll have a news story with screenshots sometime soon. It will probably be after Bungie releases their story of the match to respect Frankie’s mad writing skillz. We will probably release video highlights on…

We should be facing Bungie tonight in the humpday challenge. For those participating or available on standby, here’s the plan. It will start at 11pm EST. The 2nd and 3rd games will obviously start later. If you’re scheduled for those matches, keep in mind you’ll get an invite a while after 11pm. If you’re on…

I’m a little late on this one, but this video is about as exciting as watching the trailer itself. Frankie says if you look very closely you’ll find a hint of things to come. What could that be?

Are you into Photoshop? Well here’s your chance to shine. Halo Planet, long time friend of Podtacular, is holding a box art contest for Halo 3 and the prizes are really awesome. You could win a $100 Best Buy gift certificate, a GameSpy pro account and more. Check it out at Halo Planet but be…

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Hello everyone. Yes! It’s finally here, the xbox 360 dashboard update that many of us waited for. We can now download stuff while listening to music or even playing a game among all other 140+ updates. Go ahead and check all the details here and learn everything that Microsoft decided to…

Once again, Episode 66 needs to be re-recorded. We’ll be doing that on Tuesday night. In the mean time, it’s that time again! Tips for non-noobs So you’ve been around Halo a while? Know some tips that help people between levels 20-30? This is your chance to give back to the Halo community. Send in…

These things keep getting better and better. Thanks, Jeverage! More discussion in the forums.

XCrazedPenguinX told me about an awesome idea he had the other day. Why don’t I rotate among the Rec clans so I get to play with more than just Rec A? So that’s what I’m doing. Rist Peblo is overlord of Rec A while I’m gone, and I’m now a member of Rec B for…

Looks like the matchmaking update is coming soon and they let us know some preliminary details. Thanks Jburton for finding this and posting in the forums!

Thanks to HBO, Podtacular has a new home for IRC chat! You can go chat with other Podtacular listeners at: irc.bungie.org#podtacular It’s super easy to get in and chat it up. You can connect a few different ways, but the easiest is with the IBO Java IRC Client. Just click the link, type /join #podtacular…

Now in the double digits, Podtacular’s weekly comic comes at you again from Mr. Quality Jeverage. More discussion in the forums. I can’t wait for humpday!

Looks like some Podtacular staff recently went up against some Dropshock guys and we got our butts handed to us, fair and square. Ouch! Rematch! Game Viewers: Game 1 | Game 2. Good game guys, and we look forward to next time! More in the forums here and here.

The rumors are true, the Unofficial Halo Podcast is going up against the official Halo everything! I’m pretty sure the date is Wednesday, June 14th Wednesday, June 7th at 8pm pacific. That’s 11pm eastern in case you don’t have an abacus in your head. Huge thanks to JVB, KP and Frankie for setting this up.…