After I accidentally deleted the content the first time, HWPD was gracious enough to resubmit his fan fiction. Go check out parts 6 and 7 of his ‘LORC: Beginnings’ saga in our main Fan Fiction section of HBO to follow the development of Ryau.(MacGyver10 22:38:45 UTC)

A new story was added to the Fan Fiction section of HBO today. Go read ‘Only Hope…’ by Nighfall that made it through the queue!(MacGyver10 21:22:08 UTC)

No voting on a special playlist for the weekend this week, 343 Industries needs your help in fine-tuning a new Arena Breakout mode. Check it out starting today and rolling through the weekend!

This weekend, we're looking for your feedback on a new twist on Breakout. Details here! https://t.co/PVjIjSZihF pic.twitter.com/vMKUZkaTSu

— Halo (@Halo) December 11, 2015

(MacGyver10 20:34:53 UTC)

Sometimes songs sound familiar when you hear them because they might share a rhythm, melody or certain characteristics that stand out. Other times, songs sound familiar because they are the songs you think they sound like. Chrunchbitenuva heard the Forward Unto Dawn music in a new unlikely place this week, and the conversation started from there.(MacGyver10 20:30:39 UTC)

As he is likely to do this time of week, GrimBrother One also stopped in with the latest Canon Fodder. He goes into detail with the lore behind the new maps as well as the new armors coming with the December REQs. You can also find out more about Timmy The Whale and Olive The Pig, a few of the stars of Forge in this week’s Canon Fodder!(MacGyver10 20:27:57 UTC)

GrimBrother One dropped in with a link to Gamespot’s preview of the upcoming Halo 5 Forge update this month. There’s not too much new in here, but there is confirmation of the SPNKr in custom games and you get to see the controls in action a bit. Check out the site in his link, or here’s the YouTube video as well.(MacGyver10 20:25:52 UTC)

We haven’t heard from Pinkuh in 6 years… but if you were around then, you probably remember her great artwork. (Some of it is gathered in our gallery.) A couple of days ago, she posted a couple of shots of a tattoo she did for a client – fantastic! If you live anywhere near Raleigh, NC, go see what she can do for you!(Louis Wu 23:41:31 UTC)

With the livestream set for tomorrow to show the ‘Cartographer’s Gift’ December DLC Update in action, it was definitely nice of 343 to give us a sneak peek at the new REQ items coming to Halo 5 later this month a little early! Can’t wait to get my hands on that SPNKR Prime and Raijin armor!(MacGyver10 22:43:59 UTC)

343 Industries just let us know that Joe Staten himself will be joining them for their livestream tomorrow afternoon! Be sure to check it out on Twitch or the Halo Channel at 6p est/3p pst!

I'm going to be a guest on the @Halo livestream this week, talking about Shadow of Intent. Any burning questions you want me to answer?

— Joseph Staten (@joestaten) December 10, 2015

(MacGyver10 22:42:31 UTC)

This Friday, 343 Industries will be live-streaming an early look at the ‘Cartographer’s Gift’ free December update for Halo 5: Guardians at 6 est/3 pst. I’ve heard we’ll get a release date for the update as well!

Join us this Friday at 3PM PT for an early look at Cartographer's Gift gameplay, live on Halo Channel and @Twitch! pic.twitter.com/Wxy24tDuYx

— Halo (@Halo) December 7, 2015

(MacGyver10 17:14:21 UTC)

Looks like the fine fellas and ladies of 343 Industries have a REQ pack gift for your stocking in Halo 5: Guardians!

This year we're giving the gift of REQs. Jump into Halo 5 to unwrap your present! Happy holidays to you & yours, from us at 343 Industries.

— Halo (@Halo) December 9, 2015

(MacGyver10 17:12:42 UTC)

Kotaku posted a great trick-jump video today for Halo 5: Guardians. It’s cool to see how Termacious Trickocity use the thrusters to aid in some otherwise impossible moves, and the editing on this one is outstanding (the transition at 1:35 is particularly surprising). Definitely take a few minutes and go see Termacious Trickocity’s video, ‘Limitless’ when you get a chance!(MacGyver10 21:58:56 UTC)

There’s plenty of promise to the augmented reality of Microsoft’s HoloLens, but it’s pretty cool to see the day-to-day application of using it as a screen for your existing 2D viewing purposes. Check out this video of someone using their HoloLens to play some Halo 5 on a projected screen in their living room! (Thanks kidtsunami!)(MacGyver10 15:32:51 UTC)