Category: Halo News Items
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Stay outside that swing range!
Interesting – Lord Zedd added Gutas to Reach’s Firefight mode, just for giggles. With no long-range attacks, the fights are not as varied as I’d expected… but they still look like they’d have added some spice to the mode! Thanks, gamerguy2002.(Louis …
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Podtacular 458: Tangential
The Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta is coming to a close within the next few days and we’ve been enjoying every moment of it, but with it’s inevitable end, we begin to focus on the Master Chief Collection again and … Continue reading →
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Free month of LIVE for early MCC users
Did you log in to play the Master Chief Collection during its first month after launch? If so, you should receive a free month of Xbox LIVE Gold as part of your apology compensation for the early problems the game had. The messages announcing this star…
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I think we’re just getting started.
Are you a lore junkie who couldn’t wait to read the latest installment of ‘Canon Fodder’ in the (old) Halo Bulletin? Are you sad that the feature disappeared when the Bulletin converted to a video format? Be sad no longer! According to GrimBrother One,…
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Fulmination Re: Culmination
Penny Arcade has their own take on the way Halo 5 Beta matches end. And on what constitutes ‘beer’. Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 23:49:50 UTC)
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We need more guns. 3D printed guns.
Intriguing – this article discusses a Halo 4 tournament that took place earlier this month in St. Louis… and one of the focuses is 3D Printing. Odd? No. The founder of UCG, the host of the tournament, printed out a bunch of Halo weapons to help celeb…
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A cornucopia of toys
tadboz decided to model some of the weapons visible in the Evolution of Halo video released back in 2002 (as well as a few bonus pieces). He used Creo, and then had the results printed at Shapeways – go check out the pics! There are even cookies! (Loui…
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H2A Cutscenes… In-Engine (sort of)
Intriguing. We know that Halo 2 Anniversary was released with Blur-created CGI cutscenes… but apparently the original (in-engine style) scenes were being worked on at some point… and some NeoGAFfers found a way to see them. There are results in thi…
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Podtacular 457: Happy New Halo
We’re back after the holidays and we are feet first into the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer beta. At this point, we’ve been playing through Week two and three is coming very shortly. As most of our normal antics go, the … Continue reading →
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Flying Outside the Beta
Wow, very cool views. Gamecheat13 has broken out of the Halo 5 Beta space, and provided some flythroughs. Love this! Thanks, gamerguy2002.(Louis Wu 23:17:31 UTC)
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Halo 2 Anniversary Terminals – now in the Cutscene Library
The Halo Cutscene Library has grown again today – we’re making the Halo 2 Anniversary Terminals available for viewing and downloading. Once again, they’re available in 1080p, 720p, and 360p, but audio is stereo-only (this is because they were recorded …
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Always buy local
This was posted on DBO, but it’s Halo-related, so I’m bringing it up here. Our very own Leviathan is creating a commissioned piece for Blackt1g3r… and today the original concept sketch and a WIP piece were sent along. Amazing. Hire the guy – he’s rea…
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Death by a thousand needles
Rockslider has revisited the concept of filling frozen characters with needles, and then unfreezing them… this time with an Elite, and 1000 needles. (Yeah, that’s a lot.) Check it out… booms galore!(Louis Wu 22:07:51 UTC)
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New MCC Achievements Dropping Today
343 has announced that new Achievements for Spartan Ops (as well as some additional ones for MCC Multiplayer) will be dropping today – are you a completionist? Get to work! (They’re not listed yet on Achievement websites, but that should change soon.)(…