Category: Halo News Items

A few years ago pete_the_duck introduced us the Halo Musical Chairs – it seems that ChewyNutCluster has made a very similar version for Halo 2 Anniversary. Mr Pokephile has a YouTube video showing off the mayhem – go watch! (mastrbiggy 08:19:37 UTC)

I missed this last week when it was released, but Frank O’Connor spoke to GamesRadar about Halo 5, and what it means for the franchise. It’s a fascinating read to see how the character of Locke has been developed specifically to serve purposes that CAN…

The BS Police noticed that the eagerly-awaited MCC Update is now online – matchmaking is working better than ever before! Eurogamer has some numbers for various playlists (as tested by one of their staffers)… go try for yourself!(Louis Wu 17:33:50 UTC)

Justin Bryce sent word that Drunken Halo episode 104 is now out (discussing a variety of things, from the Halo Championship series to multiplayer in the Master Chief Collection)… and Travis Bryce let us know that the final game in the Drunken Halo vs…

Ifafudafi, with CMT, let us know that the Halo PC mod ‘Silent Cartographer: Evolved’ has been released. You can watch the launch trailer on YouTube, you can swing by their forums to pick up the mod. It’s the last Halo project for a number of the team (…

TrueAchivements have put out a couple of new Top Five lists that include Halo references – thanks to Morpheus for the heads-up. Franchises That Could Switch Genres include Halo (as Survival Horror), and Sidekicks include (surprise) Cortana. Go check ou…

Kobo Books has an excerpt from the upcoming Halo: New Blood novel – and it looks like our friend Buck has gotten a promotion, of sorts. (Grizzlei is not happy.) (Louis Wu 22:22:22 UTC)

CE3 2015 is coming up – submission deadline for content is June 27, while teh actual air date is July 11. MatthewDratt stopped by our forum with a link to a promo trailer and some basic details!(Louis Wu 22:15:18 UTC)

Rockslider has completed his rockslide megabattle sequence with a final pair of vids – 11 supporting marines, with either the AR or the Pistol to help thin out Covies. Go watch! (Louis Wu 22:13:10 UTC)

Gamecheat13 got the Halo 2 Jackal Shield (originally planned to be a playable shield for you, after you removed it from its original owner) working, so you can see what it would have played like. Looks like Bungie’s decision to cut this was a good one!…

The latest Halo Community Update at Halo Waypoint details an upcoming content update – should improve details across the board. There are also updates to MCC Playlists, and some stats on weapons used during the Halo 5 Beta. Go give it a read! Thanks, u…

This week’s Canon Fodder focuses on Second Story, a feature of the Halo Channel that allows new views into existing content. Nightfall is one of the first projects to receive the Second Story treatment, and GrimBrother One’s got the lowdown for you on …

Remember that old chestnut about a million monkeys pounding away on a million keyboards, accidentally creating Shakespeare as they go? Yeah… not so much. (Thanks, SEspider.)(Louis Wu 22:53:39 UTC)

Rockslider has added another variant to his newest rockslide megabattle – this time it’s sniper/pistol vs the bad guys. Go see how he does! (Louis Wu 22:50:49 UTC)