Author: theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm)

Our RTX experience this year was nothing short of extraordinary as we celebrated our 10 year anniversary of the show.  In addition to our episode 500 panel, we hosted a reunion party for all of our fans who attended RTX.  … Continue reading →

Video games have become integral parts of household entertainment in the past couple decades and their introduction to the living room and every day lives exposes them to family.  In the day and age where parents must be mindful of … Continue reading →

Back in July of 2005, our beloved founder foomojive released the first episode of Podtacular.  Ten years later, we’re carrying on the tradition of talking about anything any everything in the Halo Universe.  We recorded our 500th episode at RTX … Continue reading →

Gamescom has brought us a plethora of more Halo info, not just limited to Halo 5: Guardians.  While we got the announcement of Colosseum and gameplay on Fathom, we also got the announcement for Halo Wars 2, the Halo World … Continue reading →

The latest addition to the Halo fiction is brought to us by the one and only Frank O’Connor, which brings up an interesting concept about Smart AIs in the Halo universe.  In Saint’s Testimony, we hear the plea of one … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since we’ve even touched our mailbag, but we had a few items waiting for us including a voicemail.  In addition, we touched on the campaign article written up by Josh Holmes regarding the squad in Halo … Continue reading →

This year packs quite the punch with Halo stories, first of which was Halo: New Blood.  At SDCC, we had the opportunity to talk to Matt Forbeck, author of the novella and ask him about his first time experience writing … Continue reading →

Between E3 and SDCC 2015, there’s been a lot of news around the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians, some of which has generated discussion amongst the Halo community.  We tackle some of those issues in tonight’s episode with our thoughts on … Continue reading →

When we were first introduced to Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck in Halo 3: ODST, we learned about his personality as an ODST and how good Nathan Fillion is at acting.  In New Blood, we learn of Buck’s origin story: how … Continue reading →

Halo brought Breakout to life in a real life scenario of the new game mode in Halo 5: Guardians. In conjunction with BoomCo and Stony Props, 343 brought the Spartan training simulation to life at SDCC.  We had the opportunity … Continue reading →

San Diego Comic Con is one of the largest fan-focused conventions in the United States and this year we were able to attend and see what the fuss was all about. We had the opportunity to play real life Breakout, … Continue reading →

Our E3 special has finally arrived covering our experience for what was a truly an awesome week, most importantly for Halo.  343 Industries showed off a Campaign gameplay demo and unveiled Warzone, a new 12v12 multiplayer mode with AI combatants.  … Continue reading →

The finale of Hunt the Truth finds Ben Giraud with a treasure trove of information on the attacks at the embassy on Bliss involving the Master Chief.  He’s going all out with his story, taking everything he’s discovered and going … Continue reading →

With the lead up to E3, Game Informer delivers a dump truck load of Halo information revealing more about the campaign we’ll be playing in October and hinting at an all new multiplayer experience that we’ll get to see at … Continue reading →

Our second to last episode covering the Hunt the Truth campaign, we find Ben about ready to give up on his hunt when he’s attacked by ONI and saved by FERO. With renewed commitment after FERO told Ben she was … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, we launched our 10 Year Anniversary RTX Reunion Party Fundraiser asking the Halo community to help us fund hosting a party for Halo fans.  We have lots of plans for our anniversary panel and a laundry list … Continue reading →

Following up on a pretty quiet news week, the gang decides to talk about some theories behind the Hunt the Truth podcast and how things may play into Halo 5: Guardians later this year.  We touch on the subject of … Continue reading →

Ben finds himself waiting in the dark of his hideout where he’s waiting for his contact, but trying to keep up with what’s happening after his stunt.  After one stormy night, Ray shows up a day early delivering good news … Continue reading →

The Hunt the Signal contest has come to a close, lasting less than two weeks until a winner was declared.  Similar to previous pre-launch ARGs, this contest heavily involved the use of cryptography to solve a myriad of puzzles to … Continue reading →