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Drunken Halo – Podcast and Showdown
Justin Bryce sent word that Drunken Halo episode 104 is now out (discussing a variety of things, from the Halo Championship series to multiplayer in the Master Chief Collection)… and Travis Bryce let us know that the final game in the Drunken Halo vs Pigs Pod 2v2 showdown was online (Slayer on Haven). Take your pick – or check out both!(Louis Wu 22:35:13 UTC)
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The Silent Cartographer: Evolved (Released)
Ifafudafi, with CMT, let us know that the Halo PC mod ‘Silent Cartographer: Evolved’ has been released. You can watch the launch trailer on YouTube, you can swing by their forums to pick up the mod. It’s the last Halo project for a number of the team (including Ifafudafi), so it’s pretty special. robofin117 noticed it on our forums, and MatthewDratt posted a link to his review of the project. Go explore! It’s gorgeous.(Louis Wu 22:31:44 UTC)
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Two Top Fives (a Top Ten? Nope…)
TrueAchivements have put out a couple of new Top Five lists that include Halo references – thanks to Morpheus for the heads-up. Franchises That Could Switch Genres include Halo (as Survival Horror), and Sidekicks include (surprise) Cortana. Go check out the rest of the lists!(Louis Wu 22:27:28 UTC)
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Podtacular 464: Halo 5 Beta Breakdown: Breakout and Strongholds
Halo 5: Guardians is shaping up to focus on the competitive aspect of Halo, which we got a glimpse of during the beta. Breakout was featured as the new experience coming to Halo multiplayer, and with the modifications to base player traits and the round-based, slayer-type matches, strategies are key to success. Unyshek joins us on this podcast, being one of the few people to get a perfect, no-deaths game of Breakout, helping us dissect the Breakout gametype and maps. Strongholds was also introduced as a spin off Territories and King of the Hill, but provides a scoring system that could make for some great comebacks. Listen in as we discuss strategies and conjure some interesting ideas for these modes if we were making them.
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New Blood Preview Online
Kobo Books has an excerpt from the upcoming Halo: New Blood novel – and it looks like our friend Buck has gotten a promotion, of sorts. (Grizzlei is not happy.) (Louis Wu 22:22:22 UTC)
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CE3 2015 Live – just 4 months away
CE3 2015 is coming up – submission deadline for content is June 27, while teh actual air date is July 11. MatthewDratt stopped by our forum with a link to a promo trailer and some basic details!(Louis Wu 22:15:18 UTC)
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Rockslide Megabattle – AR and Pistol
Rockslider has completed his rockslide megabattle sequence with a final pair of vids – 11 supporting marines, with either the AR or the Pistol to help thin out Covies. Go watch! (Louis Wu 22:13:10 UTC)
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Halo 2 – Jackal Shield Action
Gamecheat13 got the Halo 2 Jackal Shield (originally planned to be a playable shield for you, after you removed it from its original owner) working, so you can see what it would have played like. Looks like Bungie’s decision to cut this was a good one! Thanks, gamerguy2002.(Louis Wu 22:10:46 UTC)
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Halo Community Update – end of February
The latest Halo Community Update at Halo Waypoint details an upcoming content update – should improve details across the board. There are also updates to MCC Playlists, and some stats on weapons used during the Halo 5 Beta. Go give it a read! Thanks, uberfoop. (Louis Wu 22:08:20 UTC)
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Canon Fodder – Second To None
This week’s Canon Fodder focuses on Second Story, a feature of the Halo Channel that allows new views into existing content. Nightfall is one of the first projects to receive the Second Story treatment, and GrimBrother One’s got the lowdown for you on what sort of goodies you can find if you go looking. Cool stuff!(Louis Wu 22:54:33 UTC)
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Crowd-sourced Halo? Not yet.
Remember that old chestnut about a million monkeys pounding away on a million keyboards, accidentally creating Shakespeare as they go? Yeah… not so much. (Thanks, SEspider.)(Louis Wu 22:53:39 UTC)
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Rockslide Megabattle – Now With More Sniping
Rockslider has added another variant to his newest rockslide megabattle – this time it’s sniper/pistol vs the bad guys. Go see how he does! (Louis Wu 22:50:49 UTC)
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Drunken Halo vs Pigs Round 3
Game 3 of 4 of the Drunken Halo vs PIGS podcast showdown is now on YouTube. This time they duel it out by slaying each other on Abandon. Thanks, Travis Bryce.(mastrbiggy 21:48:02 UTC)
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Podtacular 463: Halo 5 Beta Breakdown: Maps
Guest-less this week, we take a look at the maps from the Halo 5 Guardians: Multiplayer Beta. We looked at the strengths and weaknesses of each map from playability to design to weapon placement and choices and more. We left the Breakout maps out of this one that will be covered in next week’s Breakout show. There were some other Halo news things we covered like this past weekend’s Xbox Ultimate Game sale and the HCS tournaments happening this weekend. Let us know what your favorite map was during the beta in our forums.
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Rockslide megabattle, 12 against 33
Rockslider’s back to his rockslide megabattle setup – this time with 11 marines and 33 covies. Sound like fun? Go watch!(Louis Wu 20:56:43 UTC)
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