Category: Podtacular

Download It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these so called roundtables, so we thought we would pit the two top shooters in the ongoing Halo vs Call of Duty debate. Both have their highs and lows, but with the constant development of these two series, it is good to re-evaluate the situation.…

We are still having problems getting live streams to work and play nice, so it may be a little while until we get that working. That doesn’t mean that we’re going to keep on doing shows though. This week we’re doing Customs and Creations and possibly one of the last. The Customs […]

Download | Shownotes The Halo Reach ViDoc: Once More Unto The Breach released some pretty interesting info about the new Halo Reach Game engine, and we’re here to cover it. New game engine, rugged textures and more AI should have us all at the edge of our seats waiting for the Beta coming out in…

Download | Shownotes In the past decade, the gaming scene has changed dramatically. We saw the introduction of the Xbox and Halo, and the main competitors were Nintendo and Sony Entertainment. Graphics has had a dramatic improvement, 3D gaming has become the norm, and game music has evolved from 8-bit to orchestra and all-out rock.…

We’re going to be doing a special episode discussing the things revealed in the recent ViDoc released by Bungie. We will probably be doing this Wednesday or Thursday so get in your opinions, reviews, qualms about the info in as quickly as possible using the Big Green Button.

The entire engine has been rebuilt, there’s more facial details, more AI on screen, new assassination animations, and a whole new cast of heroes. Check out the latest on Halo: Reach from Bungie themselves below.

Before I start, I’d like to say that I won’t record this show till I get a decent number of submissions. That way we have lots to talk about. It won’t interfere with the Left 4 Dead shows. Anyhow: Guess what! It’s a new show topic! No topic at all! Sort of. I’ve decided to…

The season 2 finale of 1 vs. 100 is Halo themed. Come test your Halo knowledge and see how much of a Halo junkie you truly are. Special guests in the studio include audio director Marty O’Donnell and 343 Industries’ Frank “Frankie&#…

Microsoft has decided to put the original XBOX DLC back up on the marketplace. This means the Halo 2 DLC is back up and awaiting your download. We’re planning on doing a big event of some kind near the end of the original service cut off, so while you’re at it, pick up a copy…

The show is going to take a while for me to edit, so here’s the information ahead. Around The Ring now has it’s own email address. The new address for submissions/questions etc. is atr@podtacular.com If you want to reach me specifically wit…

Download | Shownotes Releasing this episode on schedule for once. GLewis is absent this week. Apparently, he didn’t know we were recording, but alas. Brent and I held down the fort as we read your submissions and rambled on about the Halo 2 and XBOX Live announcement. It was a pretty fluid show without GLewis,…

Download | Shownotes It’s way late, but that’s my fault for not getting Chuckie the voicemails on time, which he did a perfect job as always. This week we catch up from our month off of crazy schedules and school to bring you the majority of our mailbag of random frags and tales from the…

It’s true. The big news we’ve been wondering about and to some degree dreading for months is finally confirmed. Xbox 1 Live Multiplayer will be disabled on April 15, 2010. This is because some features that the Xbox Team wants to add to LIVE are simply incompatible with Original Xbox games. Read the full letter…

For those of you who didn’t rush out to go get Halo 3: ODST, and get your hands on the new multiplayer maps, today is your lucky day. Bungie has decided to release the final three maps: Heretic, Citadel and Longshore on the XBL Marketplace for the usual 800M$. So go download them and join…

It is time ladies and gents. Podtacular is coming back in full force starting with good old callins and tales from the foxhole. This show will be either next week or the week after. We’re not sure yet, but definitely within two weeks. Now there are some other special shows coming […]

Ok, so I’m getting an early start on the invite this time. Recording is planned for next weekend, and probably will change. I’m thinking of setting up a live stream using the new IRC and the stream I use for the Jam Nights (speaking of which I will have news about them to put the…

Download | Shownotes Well, this episode finally came out, and for once it’s not entirely Dust Storm’s fault. He got upset when he heard a few swear words I missed in editing, then had to spend a few days in the closet before asking me to fix it. Exams and other things happened which prevented…

I have been debating this for a while, and I’ve told some people about it last year, but it’s time to make the announcement. Podtacular will have its own Top 10 video series presented by Pod TV. There are plenty of other Top 10 series out there as I’m sure you all are […]

On Friday, Bungie put a new shirt in the Store which features the Superintendent on the front saying “<<BE A HERO>>”. The back says “Bungie Fans for quake relief – 2010 Haiti”. To be a hero, just buy this shirt and all Bungie’s profits will be donated to the Red Cross. Also, from now until…

In the coming weeks the hosts here at Podtacular will be hosting one of those shows every community does, the best games of the previous year show, but we will be doing it later than others. Why you ask? Two reasons; the first reason being we want to take a little break. The second […]