My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Bungie Weekly Update – 08/22/2014

    —

    by

    Bungie.Net Content Feed
    in ,
    Bucket Lists and Golden Moments.

  • It was a heckuva week.

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    This week’s Halo Bulletin covers the madness that was Gamescom, with pictures, a recap of the reveals, and an interview with the winners of the Gamescom Showdown. There’s also a teaser for the upcoming tournament at PAX (which starts in a week!). Finally, there is a screenshot spotlight on Classic Maps – intriguing pics! Read it on Halo Waypoint, or read it here. (Don’t miss the film of some 343 employees rising to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge… pretty awesome!)(Louis Wu 15:13:36 UTC)

  • The Halo Bulletin: 8.21.14

    —

    by

    B is for Bravo
    in

    We have returned from the world’s largest game show. We gave you a brand new look at Halo 2: Anniversary, and if you were with us in Germany, you likely got hands on with the all-new multiplayer. We braved absurd crowds and lines, and most of us made it home alive. I have returned home with a terrible fever, which is why today’s Bulletin is coming in one day late. Thank you for your patience, friends. The below picture helps to shed light on why we barely survived gamescom.

    While this picture does well to show just how packed the gamescom floor is, nothing can prepare you for the show itself. Every square foot of the convention center is always covered. You cannot see the floor. Was there even a floor? I’m not sure. Each hallway, each booth, and each concession stand is packed at all times. Luckily, the Halo booths in the halls were no exception. Thousands of you played Halo 2: Anniversary at the Xbox and ESL booths, and it was beyond exciting to see nostalgic smiles. For those of you who came by and said hello, thank you.

    Traveling for industry events always offers something very special: the opportunity to meet Halo fans from all around the world, with different stories about which game is their favorite, why, and how Halo has changed their life. To the members of Italy’s 17K group, Germany’s HaloFactor, HaloFrance and everyone else that we had the pleasure of meeting, we’d like to say thank you. Being able to exchange stories, kills, and email addresses was the highlight of our trip, and we hope to cross paths again soon.

  • Getting the Blood Pumping

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    Ready to get hyped for the Master Chief Collection? Go watch Beyond Entertainment’s Halo: The Return, edited by Snipetality. It’s spectacular. Grimbrother One was the first to point this out to us.c(Louis Wu 22:01:17 UTC)

  • Fears about Halo 2

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    Over at The Sixth Axis, Matt Wingler wonders how good his memory is. Will Halo 2 stand up to the nostalgia? Check out his thoughts!(Louis Wu 21:59:07 UTC)

  • Oonsk Oonsk Oonsk…

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    Revenant1988 stopped in with a video of some new upgrades to a classic Sean Bradley energy sword prop… you’re ready for that rave with this one!(Louis Wu 21:56:28 UTC)

  • Awesome schwag for sale

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    pete_the_duck has found himself in a pretty tight space, financially, and has decided to part with some classic Halo schwag to help pay some bills. If you bid on this stuff, you’re not getting merchandise from someone who bought it originally as an investment – you’re getting gear that a serious Halo fan has acquired over many years, and loved for all of that time. Check out the offerings… and see what you might want!(Louis Wu 21:20:07 UTC)

  • ASE Ep. 124 Marathon EVIL 2: Ten Thousand Spoons

    —

    by

    narcogen
    in
    Ten Thousand Spoons

    We’ve finished with the canonical Marathon Trilogy and are moving on to third party scenarios, starting with EVIL. In this scenario, a UESC ship from Tau Ceti runs into a spatial anomaly that sends them far away where we encounter something dark and evil.

    In this episode, we meet our first Devlin and find out that a more familiar threat is also nearby…

    EVIL can be played, like the other Marathon games, using the open source Aleph One engine which you can get here for Windows, Mac and Linux:

    http://source.bungie.org

    EVIL and other third party scenarios for the Aleph One engine can be downloaded here:

    http://source.bungie.org/scenarios.php#more

    We use irons’ Co-Op script, which gives weapons and ammo to both players if either picks any up, and prevents weapon loss on death (so items can’t be destroyed in lava or slime). The script also allows one player to teleport to a destination set by themselves or their partner, in case co-op players run into a problem a solo player would have to restart for.

    http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op

    EVIL has its own spoiler guide:

    http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/evil/

    Subscribe to the Narcogen’s YouTube channel for Anger, Sadness and Envy video podcasts:

    http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIof4Cp3-cam7bAFzDEwK_wzSSEya050i

    Subscribe to the iTunes channel or RSS feed for shorts and audio podcasts:

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anger-sadness-and-envy/id266991411?mt=2

    http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy

    Music used in this episode:

    “What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
    “New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)

    Marathon,Marathon Infinity (Video Game),Bungie,Bungie Studios (Organization),Cooperative Gameplay (Gameplay Mode),Cooperative Game (Game Genre),Let’s Play

  • Destiny Launch Gameplay Trailer

    —

    by

    Bungie.Net Content Feed
    in ,
    Become legend.

  • Halo 2 Limited Edition Mylar Print for sale

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    Jem Pizzazz let us know that a pretty nice Mylar print is up for sale on eBay right now; this is Lorraine McLees’ Halo 2 MC artwork, and you haven’t been able to buy it (except from previous owners) since 2004. Take a look!(Louis Wu 22:02:16 UTC)

  • Halo 3 ODST AI Battle – ODST Squad in Firefight

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    Gamecheat13 took all the named ODSTs from Halo 3: ODST, and tossed ’em into Firefight, to see how they do against waves of Covenant. Interestingly, their biggest weakness seems to be grenades. Pretty interesting watch! Check it out.(Louis Wu 21:57:41 UTC)

  • Crash Site Crashers

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    Episode 14 of Red vs Blue Season 12 went live this week – Reds and Blues split up to complete a couple of important tasks… and come back with varying success. Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:58:45 UTC)

  • The Spirit of Fire EP13

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    The folks over at HaloFanForLife have released episode 13 of The Spirit of Fire podcast. In this episode the crew share their thoughts on the Halo reveals at Gamescom and talk about the recent HFFL LANstravaganza. Go listen!(mastrbiggy 23:49:21 UTC)

  • ASE Ep. 123 Marathon EVIL 1: Mangle him, really

    —

    by

    narcogen
    in
    Mangle him, really

    We’ve finished with the canonical Marathon Trilogy and are moving on to third party scenarios, starting with EVIL. In this scenario, a UESC ship from Tau Ceti runs into a spatial anomaly that sends them far away where we encounter something dark and evil.

    EVIL can be played, like the other Marathon games, using the open source Aleph One engine which you can get here for Windows, Mac and Linux:

    http://source.bungie.org

    EVIL and other third party scenarios for the Aleph One engine can be downloaded here:

    http://source.bungie.org/scenarios.php#more

    We use irons’ Co-Op script, which gives weapons and ammo to both players if either picks any up, and prevents weapon loss on death (so items can’t be destroyed in lava or slime). The script also allows one player to teleport to a destination set by themselves or their partner, in case co-op players run into a problem a solo player would have to restart for.

    http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op

    EVIL has its own spoiler guide:

    http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/evil/

    Subscribe to the Narcogen’s YouTube channel for Anger, Sadness and Envy video podcasts:

    http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIof4Cp3-cam7bAFzDEwK_wzSSEya050i

    Subscribe to the iTunes channel or RSS feed for shorts and audio podcasts:

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anger-sadness-and-envy/id266991411?mt=2

    http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy

    Music used in this episode:

    “What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)

  • In Memoriam: The Metaltage

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    RVideo sent us a link to a trailer for In Memoriam: The Metaltage. It’s only a minute long, but it does a fantastic job of building hype for the final product… go watch!(Louis Wu 21:50:54 UTC)

  • Halo 2: Anniversary Pro Team Scrimmage

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    Chris101b stopped in to let us know that 343 has released an hour of gameplay on two the new maps (Ascension and Sanctuary) from the MC Collection – it’s 2v2 and the players are all ex-Pros (that now work for the studio). Good stuff! (Louis Wu 21:49:21 UTC)

  • Escalation #9: The Bombshell Edition

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    Comic Book Resources has posted a preview of Halo: Escalation #9… and I must say, there is some info released in those 6 pages that could be considered spoilers (both for the comic series, and for the direction 343 looks to be taking the Halo franchise). If you’re into that sort of thing, give it a read! Thanks, Gina Johnson.(Louis Wu 21:43:33 UTC)

  • Spinning plasma pistol

    —

    by

    halo@bungie.org
    in ,
    A few days ago, Rockslider released a video showing off a plasma pistol… which reacted oddly to stimulus. We weren’t able to put up mirrors for it, but you can swing by his post for links to YouTube and self-hosted versions.(Louis Wu 21:38:50 UTC)

  • Halo at gamescom 2014!

    —

    by

    B is for Bravo
    in

    Halo: The Master Chief Collection gamescom Showdown Finals Recap

    All last week in Germany at ESL’s booth, hopeful Halo fans lined up and formed teams to meet each other in Team Slayer on Halo 2: Anniversary maps Sanctuary and Ascension. Many tried but only four teams proved worthy to face ESL’s four invited teams in the finals on Sunday.

    The four invited teams: Reason to Choke, TCM Gaming, VwS Gaming, and Team Vibe faced off against the teams that survived the week’s gauntlet; DMM, DZS, Next Gen, and sG.

    All the teams fought bravely and furiously. Several of the games came down to the wire and had us out of our seats all over the world. We thank our partners at ESL and Twitch for bringing this all together with us this week.

    Most of all we thank every one of you that tried, died, and survived. You guys are why we do this and who we do it for. Congrats to TCM Gaming for winning the championship! We’re sure we’ll see more from everyone who made it to the finals, too.

    If you missed it, don’t worry. We’ve got all the action saved here for you. 

    If you’d like to read more about all the players our friends at ESL have a pretty in-depth write up about them here.

    Halo: The Master Chief Collection gamescom Showdown Finals LIVE

    The time is nigh! All week, some of the best Halo players in the world – old and new – have faced each other at ESL’s booth here at gamescom. They’ve all fought hard for a place on stage today, but only the top teams will walk away with part of the $10,000 purse and all the glory that goes with winning.

    No matter where you are you can watch with us live thanks to our friends at Twitch. We’re kicking off the live stream direct from Germany at 1:30 AM PDT (10:30 AM UTC+2)

    Set your bookmark and get your popcorn ready. It’s nearly showdown time!

    http://twitch.tv/Halo

    Halo: The Master Chief Collection gamescom Showdown Qualifier – Day 4

    The last group to move on to the finals, starting at 11:00 a.m. CEST (2:00 a.m. PDT) on Sunday, is…

     

    Team name: Next Gen
    Players: Diffluent (Netherlands), iNewbCake (Netherlands), NXG Snipemare (Germany), HardLiner (Germany)

    Halo: The Master Chief Collection gamescom Showdown Qualifier – Day 3

    A big part of Team Halo is very busy on an away mission at gamescom in Germany – but they don’t get to have all the fun.

    Home Team Halo was able to recruit four of our 343 Industries Pro team: Mason “Neighbor” Cobb, Eric “GH057ayame” Hewitt, Sean “DeRsKy” Swidersky, and Vartan “Killer V” Karakashyan, for an hour or so of 2v2 Team Slayer for your viewing enjoyment. We’ll broadcast live tomorrow at 2:00 PM PDT from our Twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/Halo 

    This is all just prelude to the Halo: The Master Chief Collection gamescom Showdown finals LIVE this Sunday, August 17 starting at 11:00 a.m. CEST (2:00 a.m. PDT).

    And the next group to move on to the finals is…

    Team name: DMM
    Players: Soul, Dynamics, Flo Back, AlienHunter

    Halo: The Master Chief Collection gamescom Showdown Qualifier – Day 2

    Day 2 is over, and we have another group moving on to the finals!

     

    Team name: DZS
    Players: dzs Speed, dzs BlizZ, dzs TriczR, dzs Jobst

    Halo: The Master Chief Collection gamescom Showdown Qualifier – Day 1

    Many tried, many died, and this team of four emerged victorious today in Hall 9 at the ESL booth. They’ve got free passes to return to the battlefield this Sunday for the finals and a chance at the $10,000 purse!

    halo gamescom tournament

    Team name: Symphony of God
    Players (left to right): Strife, Daaan, Anima, Sunrise
    Country: Germany 

    We’ll be livestreaming all of the matches in the finals this Sunday on our Twitch channel so set your VCR! 

    We’ll keep you updated all week long here and on social media. Be sure to follow us to keep up with all the action live from gamescom 2014!

    Twitter: http://twitter.com/Halo

    Twitch: http://twitch.tv/Halo

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/Halo

    Facebook: http://facebook.com/Halo

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HaloWaypoint

  • Official Destiny Gameplay Trailer: Venus

    —

    by

    Bungie.Net Content Feed
    in ,
    These worlds were once ours.