Category: Halo News Items

The Master Chief Collection Bug Hunt continues – and according to an update last night, the update that was to have fixed a number of problems tomorrow has been pushed to farther in the week. On the positive side, the list of fixed items is longer now!…

Justin Bryce let us know that Drunken Halo Episode 92 is now online – there’s discussion of a joint trip to London, the matchmaking issues facing the Master Chief COllection, and thoughts of the upcoming Halo 5 Beta. Go listen! (Louis Wu 23:19:59 UTC)

Looks like there was some code in Halo 4 that would have allowed an Aim-Down-Sights-like experience… interesting! (Obviously unfinished; the weapons are actually in the way of seeing what you’re shooting at. But interesting.) Thanks, Lord Zedd (and g…

USA Today has a look back at the early days of Halo, through the eyes of the people bringing it to you today. Fun!(Louis Wu 23:15:55 UTC)

Beyond Entertainment has put together a video they call ‘Beautiful Halo 2 Anniversary’ – I think it’s pretty accurately named! Go watch.(Louis Wu 23:12:33 UTC)

LG Concepts created a pretty heroic-looking Master Chief – swing by Twitter to see it!(Louis Wu 23:10:14 UTC)

Over at the Post Game Carnage Report, The Wach called Microsoft about the Master Chief Collection’s launch problems… and got a refund, on the air. Go listen!(Louis Wu 23:06:38 UTC)

Another vid from Gamecheat13 – he’s got a first-person view in a Halo 3 Hornet and Jet, for folks who would rather be IN the cockpit than LOOKING at it. Thanks, gamerguy2002.(Louis Wu 23:04:16 UTC)

Ben Ritter put all the Halo 2: Anniversary cutscenes side-by-side with the original Halo 2 ones – he cautions that the quality is limited (he’s converted downloaded videos to make his comparisons), but that his comparisons are most useful for folks int…

Game Informer sat down with Tim Dadabo and discussed the voicing of 343 Guilty Spark (and voice-acting in games in general). Great read!(Louis Wu 16:18:01 UTC)

A bunch of HBOers got together for a regular Customs night this week… but for the first time, they played on the MCC instead of Reach, or Halo 4, or whatever. Hyokin commemorated the occasion with a highlight reel. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:16:29 UTC)

Another what-if sort of video from Gamecheat13 – have you ever wondered what the Trench Run at the end of Halo 3 would be like… from a first-person view? Wonder no longer. (It looks terrifying, that’s what it looks like. And pretty hard.) Thanks, gam…

Voting for our 343 Guilt O’ Lantern pumpkin entries closed last night – swing by the Results page to see the winners! We’ll circle back to this in a couple of weeks, when the prize packs are ready to be mailed out, with pictures of all the goodies… b…

We’ve already gotten word about a couple of new easter eggs in the Master Chief Collection – one, from Road Trippin’, shows off a secret that earns you an Achievement, found in Halo 2 Anniversary, while the other, from Walterrific, possibly gives away …

SEspider stopped in to let us know about a giveaway his buddy is running – prizes include action figures and one of spider’s shirt designs! Check it out.(Louis Wu 18:53:50 UTC)

A few days ago, Certain Affinity released a video showing off the new and improved elements of Forge, as it appears in the Master Chief Collection. If you’re looking to build stuff, this is a must-watch!(Louis Wu 18:52:28 UTC)

robofin117 pointed out a video from Nerdist called ‘Science of Halo’s Ringworlds’ – it’s a pretty interesting (though somewhat limited) view of the physics behind the Halo rings. Pretty fun stuff!(Louis Wu 18:50:52 UTC)