Category: Halo News Items

M E R R Y    C H R I S T M A S ! From the HBO crew and our families, to you and yours, we wish you the merriest of holiday seasons. Pax. (We’ll be back updating on Sunday, the 26th.)

serpx pointed out a pretty cool page on Halo Waypoint that I hadn’t noticed before – there’s a formalized Community Feedback Program, and if you live in the US, you can sign up to take part in surveys that will help 343 build better products for you in…

Laird stopped by to point out a tweet from Child’s Play – right now, C A Harris, the artist behind some very cool artwork created for Child’s Play back in 2004, has re-released the original art, redone for 2014 – and 50% of all sales go to Child’s Play…

DrBizz let us know that he’s posted a new, really odd vid; he managed to explore Oracle IN Halo 2 Anniversary while both invincible and with zero gravity! Pretty awesome. Check it out!(Louis Wu 22:15:35 UTC)

343 has documented the latest MCC Content Update – swing by to read what’s new. (Short version: Halo 4 Spartan Ops, matchmaking updates, bug fixes, improvements.) Thanks, uberfoop.(Louis Wu 22:34:46 UTC)

The last time we mentioned Lee Jones’ 100+kg Pillar of Autumn model made of LEGOs was back in November – if you missed it then, or didn’t get enough of it, swing by MOCpages to see it again! Thanks, munky-058.(Louis Wu 22:32:28 UTC)

A little catch-up… munky-058 ran across a pretty slick picture of a Pelican – it was created by Reno Levi and Cki Vang. Swing by Facebook for some other very cool Halo 2 Anniversary artwork – love the Scorpion!(Louis Wu 22:28:00 UTC)

This should have been posted a couple of days ago – and for the delay, I apologize. Bonnie Ross has written a thank-you to Halo fans over on the Xbox Wire – and if you’ve purchased the Master Chief Collection, it would behoove you to read it. In it, sh…

We are streaming more of the Halo 5 MP beta. Come watch!(mastrbiggy 00:48:19 UTC)

davidfuchs told us about Forward Unto Dawn’s FUDcast Episode 15 – the crew discusses Broken Circle. Check it out! (Louis Wu 20:32:12 UTC)

We will be streaming the Halo 5 multiplayer beta throughout the weekend. Join us!(mastrbiggy 20:30:58 UTC)

Justin let us know that Episode 95 of Drunken Halo is online – and in it, he and Travis play the long-awaited Fall of Reach drinking game! Go listen.(Louis Wu 20:29:43 UTC)

Looks like the Halo 5 multiplayer beta is dropping early for a select group – but that group includes participants in the Xbox Live Preview Program. If that’s you, grab your copy and jump in! (Thanks, Chris101b (and Frankie for the confirmation). IGN w…

If you’ve got access to the Halo Channel, swing by and watch ‘The Sprint’ – the first of a six-part series chronicling the making of the Halo 5 Multiplayer Beta. A trailer is available on YouTube – thanks, Gamespot.(Louis Wu 18:19:08 UTC)

Silly me, thinking that coming up for air once meant things would level out a little… While you’re waiting for the return of our regularly scheduled events, check out this article at Bloomberg. Bonnie Ross is the focus of a piece on women in gaming, …

A very cool Xbox One – Day One Edition signed by 343 Industries and the Halo Nightfall film cast – is on sale right now on eBay (for just a few more hours). If you’ve got the scratch, this would make an amazing Christmas present for that Halo fanatic o…