Category: HBO

I’ve contacted all the winners regarding the ‘mastrbiggy and Commander’ giveaway and I’m still waiting on a few replies – make sure to check the email you used to enter the contest and send me a reply. You have until 5/8 (Wednesday) to respond, otherwi…

Dust Storm let us know that Podtacular 364 is live (technically it came out yesterday) – the crew focus in on a ‘controversial’ Halo article from Gamasutra that discuses the development of Halo 4. They also talk about the future of Halo and what they t…

The first 10 years of Red vs. Blue on Blu-ray and DVD is currently on sale on Amazon – this is a very good deal and a great chance to add to your RvB collection. Thanks, DHalo. (mastrbiggy 21:43:00 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue told us about the latest Reclaimer – sometimes you gotta take what you can get.(Louis Wu 22:55:21 UTC)

If you aren’t yet at SR130, you probably never got involved in the Doritos Double XP promotion. For this subset of the Halo 4 community, 343 has a new promotion – play Spartan Ops during the weekend of May 3-5 (that’s next weekend), earn 10 Double XP m…

SEspider misses Assault – so he tweaked the Grifball gametype a little bit to bring it back (sort of). There are hardcoded changes he can’t override… but it’s playable. Go read his description, and then grab a copy to play with!(Louis Wu 16:50:38 UTC)

We heard from Edge that Halotracker has posted ‘Halo 4 Plays of the Week Ep 1’, focusing on clips from Action Sack (more specifically, Binary Rifle kills from Action Sack). Short and sweet!(Louis Wu 20:45:25 UTC)

aPK has kicked off yet ANOTHER new series – this one is called the aPK Cast, and has running commentary from aPK and Bl4ck, a caster from Arena Gaming League. The game is Skyline Team Slayer, from Mikwen’s point of view. Really entertaining, across the…

The Really Really Long DragonCon 2012 video (Yes, it’s from last year, but it’s still awesome) by beatdownboogie is full of amazing cosplay – even some UNSC folk make an appearance. Go check it out! Thanks, SEspider. (mastrbiggy 19:07:43 UTC)

aPK shared the latest video from Beyond Entertainment – it breaks down all the weapon balance changes presented in this week’s bulletin. There’s also a visual aid to help better communicate what these changes mean. Nice!(mastrbiggy 08:30:50 UTC)

Robowski sent word of Post Game Carnage Report 158 – the crew discuss the latest episode of ‘A Fridge 2 Far 2’ and then focus on Halo Fan Video’s along with the AGN. Go listen! (mastrbiggy 22:06:51 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue let us know about the today’s Reclaimer – Ferial loves the spotlight.(mastrbiggy 19:12:43 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue stopped in with a new Reclaimer – Ferial shows some creativity – albeit amoral creativity – when it comes to problems. (Louis Wu 13:35:20 UTC)

Dust Storm sent word that the latest Podtacular (an auspicious number!) covers Halo Week, and all its fun – go listen!(Louis Wu 20:16:00 UTC)

Running short on time… but there are a few Halo 4 items on sale right now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace: the Halo 4 War Games Map Pass is 1600MSP, down from 2000.. and you can pick up either the Crimson or Majestic Maps for 600MSP (200 off the regular pri…

Oakley Hidef of The Halo Forge Epidemic posted a tutorial showing how to get under the water level on Forge island – what’s neat about this is that there is an actual Forge space underneath the surface and the lessened visibility makes for some pretty …

Jack and Geoff face off against each other on a new batch of community-created maps for the latest episode of Halo HORSE (this time as PIG) – Watch it on AH.com or YouTube. Thanks, Nikko B201. (Louis Wu 15:36:11 UTC)

RUL’s Greenskull will be jumping on Xbox LIVE to play some Halo 4 Customs this evening – RUL and Xbox Canada are teaming up for a Playdate this evening between 7-10pm EST. Join ’em!(Louis Wu 13:25:57 UTC)

mastrbiggy passed along a pair of new CSR trackers, courtesy of NeoGAF – Rev3rb created this one – simple and clean – while CyReN pointed out another one I can’t get to load. If you want to keep track of your brand-new Competitive Skill Rating, here ar…

Tashi witnessed a Spartan go into phase mode and fall through the geometry on Monolith – even more strange is Tashi’s taste in music. Go watch! (mastrbiggy 10:41:27 UTC)