Category: Halo News Items
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Drunken Halo 101
Justin Bryce let us know that Drunken Halo Episode 101 is live – he and Travis wrap up their final thoughts about the Halo 5 Beta. Go listen! (Louis Wu 23:30:12 UTC)
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Definitely makes headshots easier.
gamerguy2002 let us know that Gamecheat13 has released a full gameplay video in Halo 3 using the ‘BigHead’ mod – pretty funny stuff! Go watch. (Louis Wu 23:27:36 UTC)
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Talking with, not at, your audience
Mike Hector (known to this community as SK1LLZ from Post Game Carnage Report) has written a blog post entitled ‘Everything I learned about Audience Engagement, I learned from the Master Chief’. It’s an interesting look at the lessons that can be drawn …
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The Solar System, over Halo Time
Stephen Loftus put together a few maps showing our solar system for various dates featured in Halo fiction – intriguing stuff!(Louis Wu 21:46:58 UTC)
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Green Team Ep: 4 Split Screen Fun
fake_frogs came by with a link to some gameplay with his buddies – splitscreen fun! (Louis Wu 21:45:54 UTC)
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Halo Clips – get ’em now!
AfroRyan put together some Halo 5 Beta clips, and also linked to a buddy’s multi-title montage, and a funky little holo of Truth in the beta. Go watch!(Louis Wu 21:43:50 UTC)
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New Blood Followup
Last week, we mentioned the new Halo book coming in March, ‘New Blood’ – GrimBrother One pointed out a post on the author’s blog with a little more info for those interested.(Louis Wu 21:41:40 UTC)
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Mega Bloks for cheap at Toys R Us
SIX min WHISTLE pointed out that Toys R Us is having a clearance sale on Mega Bloks – lots of cool Halo stuff for cheap. On top of that, he linked to a coupon to give you an ADDITIONAL 20% off. Valid in-store only until Saturday. Go see!(Louis Wu 21:39…
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Reclaimer Radio – now with a website
Mixmasterchief stopped in to let us know that Reclaimer Radio now has an actual website! Go visit for anything to do with that podcast. (Louis Wu 21:37:07 UTC)
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Halo CEA – Old Cinematics in Remastered Mode
gamecheat is at it again – he ran the Halo CE: Anniversary cinematics in remastered mode. Things get messy sometimes! Thanks, gamerguy2002. (Louis Wu 21:35:54 UTC)
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Next MCC Content Update getting a beta test
Whoops – empty front page for way too long! Let’s catch up on a few things. Last week, 343 mentioned that the next big Master Chief Collection Content Update was going to have a beta test – there are more details in the FAQ they’ve written up. Definite…
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Podtacular 459: Out with the New, In with the Old
Halo 5 has come to a close, which means we’re shifting our focus back to The Master Chief Collection. A patch was recently released, but still leaves the collection in a broken state. There is another update on the way … Continue reading →
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New Blood
Halo Waypoint has news of a new Halo fiction release – Matt Forbeck has written ‘Halo: New Blood’, coming in early March. This book will tell the story of Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck (the star of Halo 3: ODST and a bit player in Halo: Reach). For more…
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The power of branding
Heh – The Guardian has noticed that Microsoft is playing off the popularity of the Halo franchise in other aspects of their product empire… and jumped in to help. Their suggestion for a Garageband competitor is awesome.(Louis Wu 19:17:23 UTC)
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The Name of the Thing
Stephen Loftus has released a couple of images that might help you if you’re not up on your ship nomenclature. These are great! Swing by his UNSC Ship Callouts page for full details.(Louis Wu 21:35:14 UTC)
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Drunken Halo Centennial
Justin let us know that Episode 100 of the Drunken Halo Podcast is now online – they’ve gone meta to celebrate! Listen to this one for a nice highlight reel of the podcast through the years. (It’s got a very special ending, too.) (Louis Wu 21:33:49 UTC)
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Mid-air turret ramming
Hmm… that title sounds vaguely pornographic. Don’t worry – it’s not. Rockslider returned to the Dropship Turret Removal technique he played with a while back (1 | 2 | 3 | 4), discovering that the turret is rammable in mid-air, leading to some interes…