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A couple of nights ago, Rooster Teeth posted a teaser trailer for Red vs Blue Season 12 – go check it out! Looks like CGI will play a big role this time around – and almost everybody’s gotten a promotion! (“Captain Caboose”? That doesn’t sound right……

Yeah, so remember how we mentioned yesterday that Cortana, the new digital assistant for Windows Phone 8, had been officially announced? So then this happened. I’m shaking my head… thanks, rhubarb. (To be fair, it’s part of this campaign – check out …

Beyond Entertainment is hosting a Halo 4 Spring Showdown – it’s a free-to-enter 1v1 tournament taking place at the end of this month – and the prizes are pretty nice! Go read about it. Thanks, CyReN (I miss you too). (Louis Wu 18:52:00 UTC)

Interesting thread on our forum last night – thanks to Grizzlei for kicking it off. Looks like a new live-action series is ramping up – it will be produced by Ridley Scott (among others), and directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (best known for his work on…

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Revenant1988 shared an article from Engadget confirming Cortana for Windows Phone, Microsoft’s answer to Siri. Arithmomaniac chimed in and pointed out that The Verge posted an in-depth article about Cortana. The most relevant information is that 343i a…

Dust Storm sent word that Podtacular 416 is live – the crew talk about releasing Halo: Spartan Assault on Steam, Phil Spencer’s comments on Halo 2 Anniversary, and talk about the rotational playlists mentioned in the Halo Bulletin. (mastrbiggy 20:31:2…

spartansniper619 stopped in with word of a new short film – it’s called ‘Poursuit’, and though spartansniper619 is French, the movie deals in the language of lead, which is universal. (There are no spoken lines.) Go watch White Guy take on Grey Guys! N…

Whoa – scoop from Podtacular! Looks like the next Halo title will actually be developed for the original Xbox! For all those clamoring for that older experience… this one’s for you! (Louis Wu 21:28:34 UTC)

Kal, from GrifballHub, sent word that the Hub is moving in a new direction – in his own words:Instead of focusing on the brutal sport where people are bludgeoned to death by giant hammers, we’re now all about the world’s cutest animal: The red panda!Ch…

SEspider noticed that an episode of American Dad contains some Halo inspiration – fun! (Rockslider has helped out a bit with links, and timestamps to the relevant portions, so if you’re in a hurry, read his post before you watch.) (Louis Wu 18:34:31 UTC)

Over at The Halo Forum, Kiko Mia has posted Tank – it’s a 10-minute montage using Halo 2 footage from a variety of players, all collected in Halo 2 Vista. Oh, the memories… thanks, RVideo. (Louis Wu 18:32:07 UTC)

Hey, let’s do a little catch-up. It’s been a busy week (and yes, it really did just start). A few days ago, Gagnon 30 wrote an article looking at the “Halo Community” (it’s in quotes because in this context it’s pretty hard to define), and what they wa…

Get your ass to Mars!

Rockslider has been playing around some more with that detached dropship turret – he’s getting pretty good with it! There are two new movies – one showing how to set up the detachment, the other looking at the technique from a variety of angles. Go wat…

Microsoft breaks out of their shell and has decided to put Halo on a platform other than the Microsoft Store or the Xbox Marketplace. On Wednesday, Waypoint announced that Spartan Assault will be coming to the Steam platform making the … Continue reading →

The latest Fails of the Weak has a fantastic line from Jack – made my day. You can watch these on AchievementHunter.com or YouTube, and you can thank Nikko B201, as usual, for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 21:40:09 UTC)

FyreWulff pointed out that Activision is pulling all of Guitar Hero 3’s DLC off of Xbox LIVE at the end of this month – so if you want to download the Mjolnir Mix for that game, now’s the time to do it. It’ll be gone after Monday! (Louis Wu 21:35:38 UTC)

IGN sat down with Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Game Studios, to talk about developing a hypothetical Halo 2 Anniversary. Other than Spencer’s ‘subtle’ hint he doesn’t spill the beans, but he does talk about the importance of recreating Halo 2’s mul…