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Halo 2 Limited Edition Mylar Print for sale
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)
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Halo 3 ODST AI Battle – ODST Squad in Firefight
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)
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Crash Site Crashers
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)
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The Spirit of Fire EP13
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)
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ASE Ep. 123 Marathon EVIL 1: 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:
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
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Music used in this episode:
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
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In Memoriam: The Metaltage
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)
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Halo 2: Anniversary Pro Team Scrimmage
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)
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Escalation #9: The Bombshell Edition
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)
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Spinning plasma pistol
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)
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Halo at gamescom 2014!
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/HaloHalo: 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, AlienHunterHalo: 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 JobstHalo: 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!
Team name: Symphony of God
Players (left to right): Strife, Daaan, Anima, Sunrise
Country: GermanyWe’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!
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Halo 2A Gamescom Showdown
Depending on your timezone, you may have been fast asleep during the Halo 2 Anniversary Gamescom showdown. No need to fret, there’s a Twitch archive of the entire 6.5 hours of competitive Halo play. You can also watch the rebroadcast of the showdown on the Halo Twitch channel.(mastrbiggy 23:45:59 UTC)
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Dennis Reese talks Halo 3 and Halo 4
Polygon talked with Dennis Reese, senior producer on TMCC, about the technical improvements of Halo 3 and Halo 4. It’s good to see that Halo 3 and Halo 4 are receiving a lot more than just a framerate and resolution bump. Although not explicitly stated, it seems that Halo 3 and Halo 4 might come with the ability to switch between classic and remastered – interesting. Thanks, randomlyrossy.(mastrbiggy 22:01:12 UTC)
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Podtacular 438: Shrine
Continuing our Gamescom coverage, more details about the Master Chief Collection continue to surface from interviews with 343 Industries to YouTubers uploading gameplay footage from Halo 2 Anniversary Multiplayer. Since the Xbox briefing on Tuesday, Xbox put on two different streams to dive further into the information presented during the briefing. Our next glimpse at the Master Chief Collection will be at Pax in two weeks. Meanwhile, we wrap up our Gamescom coverage and can’t wait to get our hands on it in Seattle.
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Newcomer: Episode 2
Remember The Darkness? The Newcomer is back – episode 2 is almost entirely Halo, but those Destiny dweebs are still around! Go watch. (Thanks, Zero.) (Louis Wu 23:15:09 UTC)
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DoG’s Guide to Halo
Den of Geek has put together a Guide to Halo’s Expanded Universe – and it’s a great catch-up tool. Go give it a read, see if you’ve missed anything over the years!(Louis Wu 23:12:26 UTC)
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2014’s Halo Barn Video
LiteVisionsYT uploaded some off-screen footage of Halo 2 Anniversary multiplayer. The beginning of the video shows what the UI looks like and some of the customization options for your Spartan. Thanks, CyReN.(mastrbiggy 22:52:05 UTC)
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2014’s Halo Barn Video
LiteVisionsYT uploaded some off-screen footage of Halo 2 Anniversary multiplayer. The beginning of the video shows what the UI looks like and some of the customization options for your Spartan. Thanks, CyReN.(mastrbiggy 22:52:05 UTC)
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