If you hop over to our sister site DBO, Kermit posted a link to Forbes Online where they compare the year old Bungie game Destiny to 343 Industries upcoming Halo 5: Guardians. It is a little difficult obviously for a straight comparison (though the author seems to have little trouble with that barrier), but it does bring up valuable questions as to what makes a game enjoyable and what the average consumer might expect from their FPS these days. Go give it a read here!(MacGyver10 22:04:47 UTC)

IGN has ‘picked up their copy’ (or finally opened the gift that was sent them) of the Limited Collector’s Edition of Halo 5: Guardians, but what is cool is they filmed themselves unpacking this colossal box! Side note, if you plan on switching out your download code for a physical disc, make sure your console is registered first!(Thanks ChrisTheeCrappy and thebruce0!)(MacGyver10 21:34:07 UTC)

The latest ‘Hunt The Truth’ is online today. The crew gets grounded, Maya remembers a safe place, and the Triad rises all in this latest episode! (Thanks mid7night!)(MacGyver10 18:33:06 UTC)

As we pointed out a week ago, Postmortem was looking for someone to take the reigns of his fan-creation submission-heavy ‘Visualizing the Halo Universe’ as he was low on free time. With the desire to see someone else take up the mantle, he posted a call for a new bearer, and it looks like TDSpiral has answered the geas instilled in him. Go check out his forum post to see how things will change, and how they’ll stay the same! Thanks TDSpiral for keeping this awesome community-driven project going!(MacGyver10 15:13:24 UTC)

So Tuckerscreator let us know that 343 Industries has put the Halo 5 soundtrack up on Soundcloud completely free for an entire week! Thebruce0 also posted information on how you can purchase your copy of the Halo 5 soundstrack next week with a few different ways for you to get your hands on the album!(MacGyver10 15:09:24 UTC)

Looks like the Halo pack for Minecraft has been updated to include all the members of Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris for free! Download the update if you already have the pack!

We're updating the @Minecraft : Halo Edition mash-up pack on 10/23 just in time for Halo 5: http://t.co/7WFbxTj7hB pic.twitter.com/CuWIWnWbXN

— Halo (@Halo) October 19, 2015

(MacGyver10 21:56:29 UTC)

A flashback to Halo 2’s clan system? That remains to be seen, but there is some cool functionality in the new Spartan Companies at Halo Waypoint. Unite together under a common banner and rise up the ranks of Halo 5: Guardians. You also get a free REQ pack with a guaranteed cosmetic item by registering for a company! Tex has set up an HBO Spartan Company, so if you feel so inclined, and Tex likes you enough, join up! (Thanks davidfuchs!)(MacGyver10 21:52:13 UTC)

Halo 5: Guardians doesn’t launch for another 9 days, but in the meantime, you can customize your spartan as you see fit and with the available items at Halo Waypoint! (Thanks kidtsunami and KP!)(MacGyver10 21:49:46 UTC)

The latest Canon Fodder came out this past Friday, and Grim clarifies some of the confusion around ‘the Storm Covenant’ or lack thereof more specifically. There’s some expectations laid out for new types of campaign levels, and more info on the HuntTheTruth podcasts and ‘Halo Live’ on the 26th! Go give it a read on Halo Waypoint!(MacGyver10 21:44:48 UTC)

Bizargh dropped by to let us know some folks have ported some of Halo’s assets to the Source Engine and can now colorize the energy weapons into various colors! They even put together a short video showing the hardlight shield off!(MacGyver10 21:39:47 UTC)

Grim stopped by with a cringe-inducing title for the latest blog on Halo Waypoint. Along with further explanation of the CSR, we get a first look at the new medals and returning commendations for Halo 5. These things might be good to know as you earn both XP and REQ points via medals and commendations. An MCC Playlist update and ‘Play of the week’ sum up another Halo Community Update, the next to last one before launch!(MacGyver10 21:35:50 UTC)

Lots of news to catch up on from over the weekend, but first is another blog from Josh Holmes, this time on Arena Multiplayer. He goes over CSR (competitive skill ranking), how Arena is divided into seasons and how you’ll find people to play against. Check it out on HaloWaypoint!(MacGyver10 21:33:08 UTC)

For the racing fans out there, it will be neat to see the Chief and Kiki Wolfkill of 343 Industries waving the green flag this weekend from the Hollywood Casino 400! Also look for the Halo 5: Guardians themed race cars!

The Master Chief & @k_wolfkill will wave the green flag at the Hollywood Casino 400 from @kansasspeedway on Sunday! pic.twitter.com/xWPbUlHtQt

— Halo (@Halo) October 16, 2015

(MacGyver10 22:14:26 UTC)