Category: Halo News Items
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Halo Mega Bloks at Toy Fair 2015
Toyark posted a photo album of all the Mega Blok figures that were displayed at Toy Fair 2015. One of the Halo Mega Blok photos shows what could be a new character and vehicle – most interesting! Thanks to Finaj for the lead. Update: There’s also an im…
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Podtacular 462: Halo 5 Beta Breakdown: Weapons
This week, we dive into the weapons of the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta. In the beta, we were introduced to the new Smart Scope system and legendary weapons, in addition to seeing all the changes to some staples of … Continue reading →
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Covenant Banshee – now with Turret!
Heh – what would be more fun than a Banshee flying around AotCR? How about a Banshee with a dropship turret? Check out Rockslider’s latest exploration. (Sadly, the player has no control over the turret.)(Louis Wu 21:45:32 UTC)
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Venerance – Spartan-II content creation guide
The Lionheart stopped by to announce that the Venerance team (building a total conversion mod for Crysis 3) has released a content creation guide, aimed at nailing down the proper body type for a Spartan II. Useful for anyone creating fan art! Check it…
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Halo 2 Theme, on Violin
Wow – Taylor Davis performed the least martial version of the Halo 2 theme I’ve ever heard, on a violin… go listen! Thanks, thebruce0.(Louis Wu 21:42:50 UTC)
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Fan Fiction Section gets new content
Whoa – been a little while, but there was a Fan Fiction piece in the queue this week; sorry it didnt’ get posted on Friday! Check it out.(Louis Wu 21:39:26 UTC)
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Canon Fodder – In the Loop
Speaking of Grim (we were, weren’t we?), there’s a new installment of Canon Fodder, his lore-based blog on Halo Waypoint – and if you like ships, this one’s for you. He looks at the new miniatures created by Spartan Games (we mentioned them earlier thi…
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The Halo Bulletin: Episode 12
We haven’t been keeping close track of the Halo Bulletins being posted at Halo Waypoint (we’re sorry!) – but the most recent one features a great interview with Jeff ‘GrimBrother One’ Easterling, late of bungie.org. You should watch it. Jeff’s a wizard…
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Valentines Day 2015
AssaultGodzilla is back with his annual release of a new Halo music video set to Linkin Park’s ‘Valentine’s Day’. New footage from the latest Halo releases, integrated as smoothly as in the past. Go watch! (Louis Wu 20:50:10 UTC)
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Reclaimer Recap Episode 2
Mixmasterchief let us know that Episode 2 of the Reclaimer Recap is now online – listen in for this week’s news!(Louis Wu 20:49:46 UTC)
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Developer Spotlight: 343 Industries
GameRevolution has posted a Developer Spotlight focused on 343 Industries. Go check it out for a summary of the studio’s achievements and milestones!(Louis Wu 20:49:19 UTC)
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Hustla : Origin : 1st MCC Montage
The launch of MCC has rejuvenated interest in making montages – and Hustla released one today. No fancy editing – just clean clips and pretty impressive gameplay! (He’s pretty scary with a Halo 2 sniper.) Go watch. Thanks, RVideo.(Louis Wu 23:45:56 UTC)
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L-058: A Halo Fan Film (Round 2)
Back in October, we posted a note about a Kickstarter campaign to fund a Halo fan film called ‘L-058’, based on Linda, a Spartan-II who showed up first in Halo: Fall of Reach (the book). They got 62 people on board – but didn’t raise enough money to hi…
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Incoming
Leviathan was commissioned to create some Halo-based artwork for Blackt1g3r, using the Spartans he and his wife used in Reach. Blackt1g3r had the piece printed on metal – and it’s pretty gorgeous! (You can see his attempts to photograph it – semi-succe…
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Podcast Unlocked 182: Will Halo 5 Release in September?
On this week’s Podcast Unlocked, the IGN crew talk about the changes being made based on Halo 5 beta feedback and speculate about Halo 5’s release date. They also chat with Josh Holmes and Quinn DelHoyo to further discuss the beta feedback. Go listen!(…
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Halo Wars Alpha
Another video from Gamecheat13 – this one shows off some never-before-seen footage of the Halo Wars alpha. The Halo Wars alpha was an internal build that only Microsoft and Bungie employees had access to. Gamecheat13 was recently able to crack the buil…
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H4 First Person Assassinations – Victim POV
Chamecheat13 posted another Halo 4 first person assassination video – this time from the victim’s perspective. The Infection pounce assassination is particularly frightening! Thanks, gamerguy2002.(mastrbiggy 23:17:49 UTC)