-
Looking (way) down the road
Silly me, thinking that coming up for air once meant things would level out a little… While you’re waiting for the return of our regularly scheduled events, check out this article at Bloomberg. Bonnie Ross is the focus of a piece on women in gaming, and while there are a number of interesting parts, what stood out to me was a comment she made about the goals of the studio with respect to the life of the Halo franchise. I posted this on our forum a couple of days ago, and the discussion’s been pretty lively – join in! (Louis Wu 23:33:30 UTC)
-
-
Podtacular 455: Gods of the Damned
Halo: Nightfall had some high anticipation going for it when announced that 343 would be working with Ridley Scott to produce the origin story for Agent Locke, who will be a prominent character in the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians. While it was a pretty good production, it didn’t live up to the standards of Forward Unto Dawn, which told the origin story for Thomas Lasky. It received mixed reviews from many of the Halo fans, with the opening episode leaving much to be desired. With all 5 episodes of the series out, we give our opinions and thoughts on Halo: Nightfall.
-
Day One Signed Xbox One for Auction
A very cool Xbox One – Day One Edition signed by 343 Industries and the Halo Nightfall film cast – is on sale right now on eBay (for just a few more hours). If you’ve got the scratch, this would make an amazing Christmas present for that Halo fanatic on your list! Thanks, MrKevinHurd.(Louis Wu 22:26:12 UTC)
-
Drinking Games Ep 5 – Screen Watchers
Once upon a time, we let you know about a group called TeamSexy (most of the posts were in 2003 and 2004, though there’ve been a few references to SexyJosh in the following five years) – they liked Halo, a lot. Recently, they’ve been hosting a series called Drinking Games, and in honor of the release of The Master Chief Collection, they devoted an episode to Halo. I found it pretty entertaining. Check it out! (Louis Wu 22:14:00 UTC)
-
Maximizing Immersion
343’s Josh Holmes stopped by the TeamBeyond forums to explain some of the reasoning behind the changes we’ve seen in the current footage of Halo 5 Beta multiplayer. Take a peek! Thanks, Gravemind.(Louis Wu 22:00:23 UTC)
-
Halo Party
Revenant1988 passed along a link to a really odd cartoon… his description is apt. Take a look!(Louis Wu 21:54:21 UTC)
-
Halo 3 – DK Mode
Gamecheat13 enabled a ‘Big Head’ mode in Halo 3 – looks like fun! Thanks, gamerguy2002. (Louis Wu 21:40:46 UTC)
-
HaloScene H2A Tourney – Signups Open
Coming up for air for the first time in what seems like forever – a chance for a little catch-up. A few days ago, oDinZu stopped in to metion a Halo 2 Anniversary tournament, coming in January, hosted by HaloScene. Swing by for full details! (Louis Wu 21:35:15 UTC)
-
Omnithon – Streaming H2A for Child’s Play
We just got word that Omnithon is currently streaming Halo 2 Anniversary to raise money for Child’s Play – go watch, and if you’ve got it, throw some money in the pot! It’s a great cause. (If they get to $500 in donations, they’ll be running this in Solo Legendary!)(Louis Wu 20:32:05 UTC)
-
Into The Trance 2
RVideo let us know about a montage from Kiko Mia – it’s called ‘Into The Trance 2’, and it’s 21 minutes of crisp Halo gameplay set to hypnotic music. Go watch!(Louis Wu 20:20:59 UTC)
-
Let’s Play Destiny Co-Op #27: Vault of Glass Part 3
Our team cheeses the Templar fight by grenading him off the platform. Thankfully this exploit is now patched!
For complete stats:
https://www.bungie.net/en/Legend/PGCR/1/4611686018429850686/2305843009219998689/760228451?_
Subscribe to the Narcogen’s YouTube channel for Anger, Sadness and Envy video podcasts:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIof4Cp3-cam7bAFzDEwK_wzSSEya050i
Destiny (Video Game),Bungie,Bungie Studios (Organization),Cooperative Gameplay (Gameplay Mode),Cooperative Game (Game Genre),Let’s Play,First Person Shooter,Shooter Game (Media Genre),Shared World Shooter,Action Game (Video Game Genre),DestinyTheGame,Activision (Video Game Developer)
-
Marathon – 20th Anniversary Retrospective
The Examined Life (Of Gaming) does an excellent and comprehensive retrospective on the Marathon series today. Not much new information in there for longtime fans, but it makes a great primer for those who aren’t familiar with it, and gives a shoutout to Aleph One as well.
-
-
-
Let’s Play Destiny Co-Op #26: Vault of Glass Part 2
Once inside the Vault, our team looks to try and defeat the Templar. We start by protecting the Confluxes from Vex sacrifices.
For complete stats:
https://www.bungie.net/en/Legend/PGCR/1/4611686018429850686/2305843009219998689/760228451?_
Subscribe to the Narcogen’s YouTube channel for Anger, Sadness and Envy video podcasts:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIof4Cp3-cam7bAFzDEwK_wzSSEya050i
Destiny (Video Game),Bungie,Bungie Studios (Organization),Cooperative Gameplay (Gameplay Mode),Cooperative Game (Game Genre),Let’s Play,First Person Shooter,Shooter Game (Media Genre),Shared World Shooter,Action Game (Video Game Genre),DestinyTheGame,Activision (Video Game Developer)
-
I… he’s WHERE?
DrBizz let us know that he’s expanded on his discovery of a hidden warthog in Cairo Station (we mentioned that back in March 2013). He’s actually figured out a way to have the hog driveable! This is done on an original Xbox, with an unmodded version of the game. So what do you do if you’re a crazy trickster and you have a warthog? Yep, you guessed it – you launch it. To the top of the Cairo Station MAC gun. Insane. Go watch.(Louis Wu 15:31:48 UTC)
-
Neato Burrito 2
Chappified let us know that he’d created a new montage with his brother – nothing complicated, just fun gameplay. Covers most Halo games. Go watch!(Louis Wu 06:29:09 UTC)
-
-
Podtacular 454: Get Your Update
As is now the norm for the Master Chief Collection, Content Updates seem to be the prime source of news lately, leaving a lot of other typical happenings in the community a little dry. The latest update addresses some minor Matchmaking issues and because of the focus on fixing the collection, Halo: Spartan Strike is now delayed until early 2015. The Halo Championship Series Handbook was also posted by Bravo with the different tournament point tiers and the first season schedule. And that’s pretty much it for this week.
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft