munky-058 shared a pretty cool custom/aesthetic map called ‘Boonta Eve’. It does kind of work, but it is on honor rules until we get an official race gametype. If you’re interested though, go see what the pod race from Star Wars Ep I would look like in Halo 5 thanks to CaptainDireWolf!(MacGyver10 23:22:13 UTC)

The Square-Enix made PLAY ARTS -KAI- figures are now available for pre-order. Whether you like the Blue Team leader or the head of Fireteam Osiris, check ’em out!

The new PLAY ARTS -KAI- figures from @SquareEnix drop this Spring! Pre-orders are now open: https://t.co/wDnaQAJUof pic.twitter.com/XwykBXH5e9

— Halo (@Halo) February 4, 2016

(MacGyver10 23:13:00 UTC)

Warzone REQs will be getting a little easier to call in now thanks to some cost changes already implemented in a service side update. HaloWaypoint has the details up on their website if you want to see what weapons will be easier to call in now.(MacGyver10 18:38:25 UTC)

DrBizz has long been a legend in the Halo tricking community with many ‘firsts’ to his name. You can add another to that repertoire with his recent admission to the area under the elevator death zone on Cairo Station in Halo 2.

In his own words: “Hey friends! DrBizz here again. It’s been a while! I just released a new video showing my most recent accomplishment, which is another previously unexplored area on Cairo Station. This was done on The Master Chief Collection and thanks to all the new crazy skulls it was possible. It was a really outrageous project, where I had countless fails and setups that never worked. It involves actually going inside the famous “cutscene room” and blasting from there through a HUGE distance of void space through the level and ending up underneath the death barrier that blocks access to the large room under the elevator. This trick is very special to me, because I thought it was impossible for so long. But like so many other challenges, it just took an outrageous idea and a ton of work, and 11 years after the game came out we got in.”(MacGyver10 18:09:22 UTC)

We had the ‘Warzone REQ Bundle’ at launch, and now it looks like 343 Industries is bringing out the ‘Arena REQ Bundle’ later this month on the 16th. It works very similar to the Warzone bundle, but this one does include an automatic unlock of the Mark V Alpha armor! You can pre-order it already on Amazon if interested.(MacGyver10 22:31:46 UTC)

With the new February season for matchmaking in Halo 5, there were some updates that 343 Industries made to how you find players to fill your game. They’ve since gone further into their matchmaking improvements in general, especially for those in Asia and South America.(MacGyver10 17:43:05 UTC)

What’s old is new again, and what has once been used, can be re-purposed for an awesome Microsoft experiment! A small character in the overall Halo universe, Leona Philpot’s name is being used once again by Microsoft as a name for it’s new underwater data center test. (Thanks Quirel!)(MacGyver10 21:05:15 UTC)

Davidfuchs shared with us the latest FUDcast available from Forward Unto Dawn, episode 17 called ‘Everyone is Horrible’. Give it a listen as they answer some community questions about their kickstarted fan book with Dildev from the Halo Archive.(MacGyver10 16:57:50 UTC)

We have a pretty regular amount of custom games coordinated by our forum, and DEEP NNN stopped in with another map for our crews to check out. It’s a recreation of his Stonehenge map from previous Halos, and you can check it out via his post for the download instructions and previews!(MacGyver10 16:54:13 UTC)

With some pretty killer news last week, 343 Industries and Double Helix have teamed up to bring a favorite Halo Character into their fighting game. This isn’t the first time a Halo character has been in a fighting game, but it is the first time an established character makes their debut! (Thanks GrimBrother One and Morhek!)(MacGyver10 16:46:54 UTC)

HBO’s little Capuchin monkey stopped in last Friday with the latest Canon Fodder (#60!). There’s a great explanation of a specific Brute encounter from Halo 3 that blew my mind, specifics on the differences in Elite helmets and more. Go give it a read over at HaloWaypoint!(MacGyver10 16:38:50 UTC)

SESpider went on a quest for hidden grunts in the new Riptide map from Halo 5’s ‘Infinity’s Armory’ update and found a bunch of pretty scenes as well. Check out his image/video intensive post for some screen grabs and videos of a few of the shots he liked.(MacGyver10 16:36:15 UTC)

If you’re the kind that likes to spend money on games after you’ve already spent money on games, there is a limited time Warzone Vehicle REQ pack available in Halo 5 for cash only, no points. It’s $5.99 and guarantees a rare or better vehicle commendation if you’ve not unlocked them all.

Unleash a wave of mechanized carnage with the Warzone Vehicle Pack! Available now for a limited time only in Halo 5. pic.twitter.com/4bE73dxbmv

— Halo (@Halo) January 28, 2016

(MacGyver10 23:39:36 UTC)

If you’ve had fun in the Community Breakout Playlist in Halo 5, you might want to check out the voting page at HaloWaypoint to help decide which of those maps will join the permanent Breakout playlist!(MacGyver10 23:38:15 UTC)