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Halo at Gamescom 2014
Earlier this morning at Gamescom, 343i presented a ton of Halo news. Along with new information about The Master Chief Collection, 343i provided a look at the Halo 5 beta as well as some other goodies. You can watch the archived version of the briefing on Twitch. We will have a more in depth breakdown as soon as possible. Be sure to join in on the discussion on our forums!(mastrbiggy 21:35:45 UTC)
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Halo Channel revealed at gamescom
Today at gamescom in Cologne, Germany, we announced the Halo Channel. Debuting this November exclusively on Xbox One, it will be your destination for all things Halo Universe. We have a video that offers just a peek at some of the incredible original content, interactive features, and unlockable treats that await you.
Observant fans will note a very familiar looking map is being developed for Halo 5: Guardians in the below video. Spoiler alert! It’s Midship and it’s being honored as the beloved home for small team, arena battles it’s always been known for. Want to learn more? Watch the video!
That’s not all! We also announced another one of the six re-mastered, reimagined maps that we’re doing for Halo 2: Anniversary in Halo: The Master Chief Collection – Sanctuary. If you’re at gamescom this week, you can be one of the first people ever to explore the verdant ruins of this iconic map.
Of course, all this week we’ll be at gamescom, but the home team is going to be part of the fun, too! On Friday, we’ll do a live stream of our pro team on Ascension and Sanctuary. We’ll let our hot-shots give you the first-person tour of these maps to whet your appetite for the finals direct from the Halo: The Master Chief Collection Gamescom Showdown on Sunday.
Check out more Halo: The Master Chief Collection images
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ASE Ep. 121 Vidmaster If I Had A Rocket Launcher…
Marathon Infinity’s “Vidmaster Challenge” features remixes of three levels, the first of which is Try Again from the original Marathon. Each level includes grey, upgraded enemies.
A few notes about our playthrough:
We played Marathon and Marathon Infinity on Normal difficulty. We increased the difficulty on Marathon 2: Durandal to Major Damage to compensate for our somewhat higher familiarity with the levels of that game.
IIHARL here is being played on Total Carnage; since the entire point of the Vidmaster Challenge is increased difficulty, there didn’t seem much point in not playing it on the highest difficulty.
However, it was clearly designed for solo play where any death means a restart. Usually we use irons’ Co-Op script so that we share weapons and don’t lose them upon death, but we couldn’t make it work here without going out of sync– so dying in slime means losing weapons forever, which quickly creates a shortage of both weapons and ammunition.
This mission isn’t an extermination mission– we only need to “run the gauntlet” to reach the end… if only the corridors weren’t so darned crowded.
That said, enjoy the bloodbath!
This podcast uses:
Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org
Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com
We use irons’ Co-Op script:
http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op
Thanks to the maintainer of the Marathon Story Page, the denizens of the Marathon Story Forum and the Marathon Spoiler Guide:
http://marathon.bungie.org/story
http://forums.bungie.org/story/
http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m2/
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)
“New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)
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Finding Heretic
Stephen Loftus stopped in with an old image he’d whipped up in the late Halo 3 days… where he had been trying to pin down where the multiplayer map Heretic had come from. Pretty cool stuff!(Louis Wu 23:44:15 UTC)
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Dust and Echoes 37
Dust and Echoes episode 37 is live – Mr Tomsk is joined by DayandKnightly from Reactive Bias to discuss The Master Chief Collection. Go listen!(mastrbiggy 22:32:30 UTC)
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Master Chief vs Crimson Lord Slayde
Michael Rookard shared his latest piece of original artwork – this one features Master Chief and Crimson Lord Slayde trying to stab each other. Very cool!(mastrbiggy 22:22:29 UTC)
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Podtacular 436: Halo Gamescompetition
Next week, Halo heads to Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, what is essentially the European version of E3. Bravo details all the Halo sightings you’ll find at Gamescom in this week’s Halo Bulletin, which will include the first Halo 2 Anniversary Tournament. Halo will have a stage presence during the Xbox briefing on Tuesday and will likely announce the next map in the Halo 2 Anniversary experience on Wednesday from the Xbox booth. Halo: The Master Chief Collection Special Editions have been spotted and available exclusively from Game.co.uk, thankfully just retailer and not country exclusive.
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Salvation Mod Walkthrough
A few days ago, AbandonedCashew released a Halo 4 objective-based Infection mode called ‘Salvation’. Mr. Pokephile decided to make an 18 minute video detailing what the mode is and all the cool features that are now available for players to tinker around with. It seems that the possibilities are almost limitless in terms of cool gametypes that you can create. Thanks, wwm0nkey. This is really neat – go watch!(mastrbiggy 22:43:00 UTC)
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LANs aren’t dead – yet
Kal stopped in with a link to Beyond Entertainment, who’ve confirmed that the Master Chief Collection will support LAN gaming. (You still need an internet connection – but it doesn’t have to be very big at all.) Yay!(Louis Wu 22:21:00 UTC)
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GameVGame: Your favorite Halo Map… Revealed
Well, Okay, maybe not YOURS – I don’t even know if you voted. But a bunch of people did, over the course of the past week, and one map came out on top. Go check out which one! (Louis Wu 22:18:05 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 120 Vidmaster Try Again
Marathon Infinity’s “Vidmaster Challenge” features remixes of three levels, the first of which is Try Again from the original Marathon. Each level includes grey, upgraded enemies.
A few notes about our playthrough:
We played Marathon and Marathon Infinity on Normal difficulty. We increased the difficulty on Marathon 2: Durandal to Major Damage to compensate for our somewhat higher familiarity with the levels of that game.
Try Again here is being played on Total Carnage; since the entire point of the Vidmaster Challenge is increased difficulty, there didn’t seem much point in not playing it on the highest difficulty.
However, it was clearly designed for solo play where any death means a restart. Usually we use irons’ Co-Op script so that we share weapons and don’t lose them upon death, but we couldn’t make it work here without going out of sync– so dying in lava means losing weapons forever, which quickly creates a shortage of both weapons and ammunition.
I’m also not sure if something else wasn’t glitchy, as the terminal indicates you have to “kill everything” but we were beamed out of the level with at least one or two juggernaughts still around.
That said, enjoy the bloodbath!
This podcast uses:
Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org
Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com
We (usually) use irons’ Co-Op script: (but not here).
http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op
Thanks to the maintainer of the Marathon Story Page, the denizens of the Marathon Story Forum and the Marathon Spoiler Guide:
http://marathon.bungie.org/story
http://forums.bungie.org/story/
http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m2/
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)
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What Marathon scenario should we play next?
Phoenix0% (0 votes)Aeon0% (0 votes)Evil36% (5 votes)Tempus Irae29% (4 votes)RED0% (0 votes)Eternal21% (3 votes)Rubicon14% (2 votes)Total votes: 14
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The Halo Bulletin – Cologne Edition
The latest Weekly Halo Bulletin is filled with info about Halo goings-on at Gamescom, starting next Tuesday. Go read the full schedule – there’s a lot of good stuff! (The Bulletin also has some Race-related eye candy, for you screenshot fanatics.) You can, as always, read the local version if you choose.(Louis Wu 17:19:57 UTC)
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It’s EVERYWHERE!
Kermit stopped in last night to mention that Halo 2 makes an appearance in the recently released movie ‘Boyhood’ – a nice nod to a cultural touchstone!(Louis Wu 17:14:32 UTC)
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The Halo Bulletin: 8.6.14
Just before flying home from San Diego Comic-Con less than two weeks ago, I remember looking down at my mobile device and reading “Seattle –> Cologne: 10 Days Until Check-in,” which meant we had just over a week to put the finishing touches on our presence at the world’s largest gaming event: gamescom in Cologne (Köln), Germany. There were new builds to test, videos with never-before-seen (and in some cases, not-yet-recorded) footage to finish, and much more as we prepared to show you new experiences. We are nearly ready to give you your first hands-on experience with Halo 2: Anniversary, and we are nearly ready to show you new things that you haven’t yet seen.
With each late night, we get closer to showing you more of what’s to come. With each build of Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer, we come nearer to the version of the game that will be playable on the gamescom floor in just seven days. Next week, we’ll hand the controller to you for the first time, and you’ll hear from fellow Halo fans as they share their impressions of Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer with the world. But that’s not all – in the coming week, you’ll get a first look at brand-new upcoming experiences, have a chance to see the world’s first Halo: The Master Chief Collection eSports event, and more.
We’re incredibly excited to share all of this with you, and if you aren’t one of the 350,000+ gaming fans heading to Cologne, don’t worry – we’ll be bringing you the latest on Waypoint, Twitter, and Twitch.
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GameVGame: Favorite Halo Map (Final)
Well, GameVGame has polled you on each individual Halo title, and they’ve combined the top 3 vote-getters in each in a final shoot-out! Go pick your favorite map – from ANY title!(Louis Wu 22:49:17 UTC)
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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
