Category: HBO
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Halo Community Update – 03/02/17 ‘Patch Party’
Breitzen gave us the heads up that the latest Halo Community update is up! Some game patches for Halo 5 and Halo Wars 2 are incoming, a test playlist for Halo 5 radar changes is on the horizon and the usual golden nuggets of a 343 team spotlight, commu…
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Unboxing The ‘Halo Wars 2’ Themed Halo Legendary LootCrate
You can still check out our ODST unboxing from last October, but now we have the latest ‘Halo Wars 2-themed LootCrate’ unboxing for you to preview, and a killer fake write-up from Quirel. If this gets you all hot and bothered (for the stuff, not the se…
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Such Grace and Beauty
…and sometimes you just need to share things because they exist and you love them. Can we get a secret bonus Halo Icon of @GrimBrotherOne in the next run of @Halo @lootcrate ? I’m thinking this. pic.twitter.com/ElVFX5gJct— Paul (@TheSoterios) March 1, 2017 (MacGyver10 22:52:02 UTC)
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Rockslider Surfs a Pelican and Ends Up With Two Pelicans on AOTCR
Rockslider spends some time riding on a pelican in his latest video, and also shows off how to get two pelicans in AOTCR. If you prefer text to video, he also has you covered with an article going over his latest trick!(MacGyver10 22:47:41 UTC)
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Matchmaking Feedback for Halo 5, 343 Discusses MMR, CSR and Seasons
ZaedynFel of 343 Industries continues to provide a voice of response to all the feedback surrounding Halo 5 matchmaking. Check out his post in the Waypoint forums to see their thoughts on MMR, CSR, seasonal resets and more!(MacGyver10 22:45:25 UTC)
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Next Halo Legendary LootCrate is ‘The Great Schism’-themed and Features the Arbiter
The current Halo Legendary LootCrate is already arriving at doorsteps, so 343 is showing off the next figure to be included in April’s ‘The Great Schism’-themed crate! Looks like you’ll receive the classic Arbiter if you get in line before April 15th! …
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t0astman and Anemeros Recreate Splinter Cell’s ‘Spies vs Mercs’ 2v2 Game Mode in Halo 5 with Four Maps to Play On
One of my favorite game modes of all time never really received the love it deserved, but t0astman and Anemeros are revisiting it with an amazing Halo 5 game from within Forge! Halo 5 Spies vs Mercs 2v2 recreates the classic Splinter Cell game mode fro…
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Zero Units to Try, All Units to Control With Halo Wars 2 Demo
Missed out on the betas and not quite sure if Halo Wars 2 is for you? Download and try out the Halo Wars 2 demo, it’ll cost you zero units to try out!(MacGyver10 16:29:51 UTC)
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Bonnie Ross’ Full 2017 DICE Speech Up on YouTube
Still not quite convinced that Bonnie Ross promised all Halo FPS games will have split screen from now on? Looks like the entire DICE talk video from this year’s event is up on YouTube for you to see yourself!(MacGyver10 23:04:57 UTC)
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‘Heroes Also Fall’ from Halo 3 Tested Out on Synthetic Strings
Wahrer shared a test of how he redid “Heroes Also Fall” (the track from the cutscene where Miranda dies in Halo 3). He’s just testing out some new configurations he had done on his synthetic strings, but it sounds pretty good!(MacGyver10 23:01:24 UTC)
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TechRaptor Explains How Halo Combat Evolved Was a Game Changer
A quick, few updates to start your week off. Urban Reflex let us know of an article title ‘Game Changers: Halo Combat Evolved’ by TechRapton. As he said, it’s a nice little stroll down memory lane with the impact Halo: CE had on the gaming world.(MacGy…
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Every Halo FPS from Now On Will Have Split-Screen Support
During a D.I.C.E. livestream on IGN today, Bonnie Ross of 343 Industries confirmed that from here on out, all FPS games they make will have spit-screen support from now on! Frankie confirmed this on NeoGAF as well! (Thanks TheBSPolice!)(MacGyver10 20:4…
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Halo Wars: Definitive Edition Gets First Update to Add and Fix Some Things
Even with the launch of Halo Wars 2, Ske7ch shared in the HaloWaypoint forums that they’re not forgetting the Definitive Edition of Halo Wars either. An update was pushed out to add and fix a few things in the game just yesterday!(MacGyver10 16:08:30 UTC)
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343 Industries and the ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Movie Partner for a New Halo 5 Forge Contest
While the folks at ForgeHub and others groups have hosted contests, 343 is now getting in on the fun and partnering with the new ‘Ghost In The Shell’ movie to host their first ever Forge Contest! Go read the design rules and guidelines to see if it’s a…
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Best Game Ever’s Halo Wars 2 Review – ‘Breaking the Mould?’
Flugel Meister emailed us to give us a heads up on the new Halo Wars 2 review up at ‘Best Game Ever’. Like everyone else, he drooled over the Blur cutscenes, but go read what he thought about the gameplay and story when you get the chance. (MacGyver10 …
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Forward Unto Dawn’s Story Review for Halo Wars 2 in Both Video and Text
Davidfuchs shared the ForwardUntoDawn review of the Halo Wars 2 story in our forum. Obviously there are spoilers if you haven’t finished the main campaign yet, but you can check it out in video form, or give it a read for a little more detail as well. …
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How Bad Are Blitz Packs and Their Microtransactions, Not ‘THAT’ Bad
Gamerguy2002 shared an interesting analysis of the cards in the new Blitz mode of Halo Wars 2 from Luke TheNotable. Looks like after level 6, the increase in HP, damage and speed is marginal, but still some interesting facts and questions posed by the …
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‘Covenant Crunch’ – A Part of Jinx Clothing’s Healthy Breakfast
Feeling naked still despite Halo Wars 2 coverage? Jinx has got your gear to commemorate today’s new Halo game! We were so excited for Halo Wars 2, that we said “Why not celebrate with some new Halo equipment?” So we did! https://t.co/z4metimm0H pic.twitter.com/nBut9S9TVJ— J!NX (@JINX) February 21, 2017 (MacGyver10 22:36:32 UTC)
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HaloWaypoint Welcomes You to Halo Wars 2 Today on the Official Launch Day
While the ‘Early Access’ dump covered most of this, to celebrate today’s launch of Halo Wars 2, you can see what some of the team thinks about the new game here on launch week at HaloWaypoint!(MacGyver10 22:26:57 UTC)
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CBull and Breitzen Come Back from Down 24-12 to Snatch the ‘W’
Breitzen showed off the Halo 5 exploits of one of his friends and his games from this past week. Starting off down 24-12, breitzen and CBull tie it up at 49’s before pulling off the upset! Great sniper work by CBull for sure!(MacGyver10 21:46:58 UTC)