Category: Halo News Items

Rockslider has returned to the Rockslide Megabattle – he’s got a new technique he calls the ‘Inner Rise Defence’ (and because it’s his, I’ll even use his spelling of ‘defense’). Check it out! (Louis Wu 22:07:45 UTC)

Did you ever get a chance to play with the Scarab Gun in Halo 2? Looks like 343 has added a Scarab Skull to H2A… which turns EVERY gun into a Scarab Gun. You can watch what it looks like as Greenskull plays through – thanks, robofin117.(Louis Wu 22:0…

kornman00 grabbed some pretty cool Halo Wars screenshots for someone, but the project never went anywhere. Their loss is your gain – go check these out! (He calls them ‘Halo Wars Uncaged’, because he’s removed a number of limits that blocked this sort …

Interesting… Gamecheat13 posted a tidbit of cut dialogue from the final level of Halo 3 – was Johnson supposed to come with us? Hmm… Thanks, gamerguy2002.(Louis Wu 21:43:39 UTC)

Rooster Teeth’s In The Know vlog points out that a Master Chief Collection Bundle (non-Halo-branded Xbox One, MCC) has been spotted in Japan – so will we see it here soon? Good bet! Thanks, asa.(Louis Wu 21:41:04 UTC)

iTunes has a preview of the Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack – you can listen to clips of all 35 tracks. Nice! Thanks, DHalo.(Louis Wu 21:32:28 UTC)

IGN posted a walkthrough of Zenith, the Halo 2 Anniversary reimagining of Ascension. (There’s also a gameplay vid.) We’ve seen a bunch of this map already, but walkthroughs are always nice! Thanks, Moorpheusl9.(Louis Wu 21:29:24 UTC)

Beyond Entertainment has a live-stream page for all of the Master Chief Collection streams that will be running throughout the day. Check it out!(mastrbiggy 19:25:02 UTC)

gamerguy2002 let us now about another Halo playable cinematics video by Gamecheat13 – this time for Halo 2 (Vista). There’s actually some pretty funny and even weird moments. Neat!(mastrbiggy 19:17:04 UTC)

Gamersyde posted a handful of videos showing off Halo: The Master Chief Collection at 1080p60. There’s footage from each game as well as graphics comparisons and cutscene videos. So smoooooooooooth!(mastrbiggy 18:58:02 UTC)

FyreWulff let us know that IGN posted a video (and a brief article) that details how the Master Chief Collection ranking system will work. If you don’t want to sit through the video, FyreWulff’s post sums everything up nicely. Check it out!(mastrbiggy …

343i released a Halo launch trailer that shows off a good chunk of H2A Blur cinematics, including the ‘Another Day at the Beach’ cinematic – it looks pretty great! There’s also a few videos showing off side-by-side comparisons of the new and old cutsce…

IGN’s Master Chief Collection offering today is a walkthrough of Halo 2 Anniversary’s Forge… and all I can say is ‘wow’. Go watch. Thanks, Moorpheusl9.(Louis Wu 17:54:01 UTC)

Kermit found some really slick Halo artwork for sale on Etsy – swing by and see what you think! It’s available in both 11×14 and 16×20, so you can pick how much of your wall it’ll take up.(Louis Wu 17:51:19 UTC)

Grizzlei pointed out a page on the Simon & Schuster site with an excerpt from Broken Circle, the upcoming Halo novel from John Shirley. It’s out next week – go give the excerpt a look!(Louis Wu 23:05:28 UTC)

AfroRyan noticed an homage to Halo in the game 1001 Spikes – go read his description for details (along with a couple of video links!). Love the audio.(Louis Wu 22:54:33 UTC)

Gugga Leunnam mashed up the newest Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer with Halo footage… works pretty well! Go watch.(Louis Wu 19:23:14 UTC)