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  • Halo 2 Farewell Game Nights

    For those who haven’t joined us before now, Podtacular is reminiscing in the game that started the community back in the days of foo. For the next three days, we will be hoping on XBOX Live and playing Halo 2 until the Live service for the original XBOX ceases. If you want to be a…

  • Podtacular 222 Pokéshow

    So for the second week in a row, our podcast has been infiltrated by Pokémon. We managed to spend about an hour before the show talking about Pokémon and other things. Here’s the audio: link

  • Submissions for Episode 223

    IGN had an interview with the multiplayer Design leads for Halo: Reach which had some tasty new info (link: here). Our next episode will cover the information that was revealed in the interview. We will also have special guest, BS Angel from Hawty McBloggy to help us go over all the details. […]

  • Podtacular 222: Halo 2 Farewell: Multiplayer Tales

    Download | Shownotes Continuing on in our coverage of Halo 2 before it dies on Live, this week’s show focuses on the multiplayer aspect of Halo 2. Because this podcast was started for Halo 2 multiplayer, we decided to bring the man, himself in to discuss the good ‘ole days: foomojive. Since Dust Storm didn’t…

  • IGN interviews Bungie on the new Halo: Reach Beta maps

    IGN got the chance to sit down with the multiplayer design leads at Bungie about the maps that will be present in the Halo: Reach beta. If you have not read the article, you can find it here. We will also be doing our next episode on the details revealed in this article with our…

  • Podtacular 221: Podtacular Update

    Download | Shownotes This week, we bring back a show from the old rotation: Podtacular Update. In this show, we will go through the Podtacular mailbag for random frags and other things we decide to talk about. Weekly Porridge creator, Quality Jeverage joins us for this episode as we talk about Pokémon? Enjoy. [audio]http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://libsyn.com/media/podtacular/podtacular221.mp3[/audio]

  • Halo 2 Multiplayer Tales Submissions

    We are going to be having our old host Foo Mo on for the 2nd part of our three part special saying farewell to Halo 2. We will be recording Monday, so get in your best tales from the days of Halo 2.

  • Podtacular 220 Aftershow

    Here’s an excerpt from the episode 220 recording that happened after the show. There was an article that came up on Kotaku that Kete from The Running Riot pointed out. We had an hour discussion about this and Reach. NOTE: This audio has not been censored; you have been warned. Podtacular 220 Aftershow (right click…

  • Podtacular 220: Halo 2 Farewell: Campaign Tales

    Download | Shownotes A few weeks later and we finally get around to recording this (oops). We are back, diving into the roots of Podtacular. That’s right: Halo 2. We definitely outdid ourselves this time when we wend 2 and a half hours and was still not done. Greg dropped in late from another universe.…

  • Matchmaking details revealed for Halo:Reach!

    How many superlatives can I use in one post? I’d rather not find out but it is really tempting… Shacknews has a report on the hot new spectacular features in Halo: Reach’s multiplayer matchmaking system. It features screenshots that really give you a better idea of what is going on. Go read it right now…

  • Marathon: Grognok powered by the Bungie Aerospace engine?

    Probably not. Bu those three things have all recently been found as new (or renewed) Bungie trademarks. First off the Marathon logo has been re-trademarked (unless it never was which seems unlikely). This has prompted speculation on the Bungie forums and HBO that the new secret project is in fact not a new IP but…

  • Halo 2 Campaign Tales Submissions

    This next episode goes out to the old timers of Podtacular. We’re doing three special shows before service for Halo 2 and other original XBOX titles get cut from the LIVE service. On this Wednesday, we will be doing tales for the infamous Halo 2 campaign, where you played as Master Chief and […]

  • T-Shirt Contest Now Open!

    Welcome to the Podtacular T-Shirt Design Contest Your task is to design a t-shirt for Podtacular. There will be two winners for this competition. After submissions close the staff will pick the shirt they like the most, and that will win the Staff Pick. Then the polls will open and you can vote on the…

  • T-Shirt Design Contest

    Okay, here’s the deal everyone. We’re short on new stuff in the store, which means new stuff needs to be designed. Since we’re all about the community, and because we’re all to busy being grown-ups we’re thinking of letting you guys do it. If we were to hold a T-Shirt design contest with potential prizes…

  • Pod TV: Halo Reach Multiplayer Trailer Analysis

    Download (coming soon) Pod TV takes a look at the Multiplayer Trailer released last week from Bungie on the Halo Reach Beta. We got a nice look at some of the new features we will see in the Beta, including new gametypes, loadouts, maps, melee animations, etc. Check out the new Pod TV youtube channel:…

  • Podtacular 219: Reach Multiplayer Digest

    Download On Tuesday, Bungie released a Multiplayer Trailer for the Halo Reach beta, and we’re all over it. Brent and Dust Storm dive into the depths of the video discussing loadouts, new gametypes, weapons, etc. We did one with GLewis, but it d…

  • MLG 2010 Pro Circuit Details Announced

    For those who follow MLG, or participate for it in that matter, Major League Gaming has announced the first detail about the 2010 Pro Circuit. First location is Orlando, FL in the middle of April; A little late of a start if you ask me. For more deta…

  • Podtacular 218: Customs and Creations

    Download | Shownotes We have returned to the Customs and Creations show for probably it’s last run, at least if Halo Reach doesn’t have a nice customization system. It’s been nearly 3 months since the last one of these so there are a few to read through. This episode brought to you by the

  • Halo: Reach Multiplayer Trailer – Droppin’ a bomb on ya

    With two months to go until the release of the beta for us to play, a hot new trailer appeared on Bungie.net this morning. Watch nao! Then discuss all the shocking details in this Forum thread!