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Forgecast
pete_the_duck dropped by to let us know about the first and possibly only episode of the Forgecast. Pete is joined by Ducain23, NOKYARD, and PsychoDuck to discuss Forge in the Master Chief Collection. Check it out!(mastrbiggy 20:58:10 UTC)
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Podtacular 427: The Master Chief Collection
Dust Storm is joined by Nak3d Eli and H20 Shoagie for the latest episode of Podtacular. They discuss their experiences at E3 2014 and share some thoughts on the Master Chief Collection. Go listen!(mastrbiggy 20:56:56 UTC)
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Halo E3 2014 Wallpapers and more
Friday, June 13
Today is the final day of E3, and we want to thank everyone who came along for the ride! Let’s keep the conversation going on Twitter, and don’t forget to check out our new Instagram for exclusive contests and behind-the-scenes content.
We gathered a few of our favorite fan-made montages and videos from Halo 4 and put them into this playlist. Enjoy and feel free to share your own favorite memories!
Still got that Halo 4 disk in heavy rotation? Show your pride with these sweet Halo 4 themed profile pics to use on your own social media sites!
We also have the final wallpaper that we’ll be giving out this week. Today, take a closer look at the Arbiter model from Halo 2: Anniversary’s re-mastered cinematics!
Desktop – 1024×768, 1280×720, 1920×1080
Surface – Android Tablet – iPad Mini – iPad 2
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ASE Ep. 104.5 Marathon Infinity lvl 29 Carroll Street Station
Oops! We missed a level. Thanks to zdude0127 who pointed out that we went ahead and posted Naw Man He’s Close without going back for this secret Aie Mak Sicur variation, Carroll Street Station. More deaths by juggernaught await!
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
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
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An Apology
There has been lots of Halo news this week – but our active staff is finding it difficult to actually… well, update. (There is activity on our Twitter account, since it’s easier to update that from the show floor, but the front page is being sadly neglected, and for that, I’m sorry.) Here’s a promise that we’ll get ourselves up to date in the next few days, and we should have some interesting information to share about the Master Chief Collection… but today is another quiet day. Enjoy the weather!(Louis Wu 15:29:55 UTC)
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Reflections
E3 has thrown a wrench in our posting schedule, but Red vs Blue Season 12 Episode 6 went live on Monday – this one is mostly about backstory. Watch it for some history of Felix, along with some illumination of Grif’s problems. Great stuff!(Louis Wu 15:29:37 UTC)
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Jason Jones Talks Destiny
Jason Jones tells you everything you need to know about Destiny (almost) while also showing off a few new character designs, environments, enemies, and map locations. There’s a shot of a Venus map, and a location in the overview map called “the reef” which I’m guessing is the asteroid belt.
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Podtacular 427: The Master Chief Collection
The long awaited, rumored Master Chief Collection was announced at this year’s Microsoft Press Briefing at E3 and Halo fans couldn’t be more excited. Scheduled for a November release the year, the collection features every Halo game featuring Master Chief including a re-mastered Halo 2 Experience under Halo 2 Anniversary. In addition to all four games, the collection includes a copy of Halo: Nightfall, the digital feature being directed and produced by Ridley Scott and access to the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta. The reaction from the entire Halo community thus far has been outstanding and 343 is happy to finally share this experience with us. To discuss what we know about the collection and our experience at the Xbox Press Briefing, Nak3d Eli and H2O Shoagie make a guest appearance for a truly momentous occasion.
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FORE!
I’m not sure I can approve of this sort of careless violence and Grunt destruction – it seems… oh. who am I kidding? This looks like fun. Thanks, Gamecheat.(Louis Wu 15:10:33 UTC)
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E3 2014 Destiny Trailer “New Beginnings”
Bungie put out a new Destiny trailer for E3 2014 that lays out the game’s premise in a pretty straightforward way and also shows off a bit of gameplay.
UPDATE: The audio in this version is messed up. A replacement is uploading, and when it’s done, I’ll replace the embedded version here with the new one.
UPDATE 2: This version should have the fixed commentary audio.
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E3 MS Press Conference Thoughts
DayandKnightly let us know that he had a writeup of his watching of the Microsoft press conference on Reactive Bias – go give it a read! (There’s a Halo focus, but he’s got commentary on the whole conference.)(Louis Wu 18:08:40 UTC)
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Old, new, and Halo 2
The details continue to pour out about the Master Chief collection – as I said to a number of 343 employees yesterday, it looks like I’ll be buying an Xbox One sooner than I expected. If you’re excited about the details, jump into the conversations on our forum – lots of the little tidbits have been collected by various forumgoers. Some great stuff from the horse’s mouth, though, can be found in this IGN Interview with Frank O’Connor and Dan Ayoub (thanks, Kal). Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:00:57 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 105 Marathon Infinity lvl 13 Naw Man He’s Close
Tycho wants us to flip some switches. How novel! Then we run into Blake again, sort of– his BOBs are trying to kill us with fusion pistols.
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
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
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New Beginnings
A good mix of both gameplay and some additional story in Bungie’s “New Beginnings” trailer for E3 2014.
Also the first time I think I’ve seen it explicitly stated (by Peter Dinklage’s voiceover here) what I’ve suspected for awhile here– that the Traveler was the cause of both humanity’s lost golden age and its downfall, and the enemies we face are the enemies of the Traveler, not necessarily the enemies of humanity.
Still, that might not ever become relevant, but it is something I’ve been thinking about for awhile.
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Prepare your wallets
Late to the party on this one, but earlier this morning during the Xbox press briefing, 343 Industries spilled the beans and revealed the Master Chief Collection for Xbox One. There’s a post up on Waypoint with all the juicy details. Go read! (mastrbiggy 22:25:55 UTC)
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Halo at E3 2014
We can’t wait to share details about what’s coming for the Halo franchise in 2014 later this morning at E3!
Xbox: Game On, the Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing, will take place this morning, Monday, June 9 beginning at 9:30 a.m. PDT. You can stream the event on Xbox.com, Xbox Live, and Windows Phone globally. You can also watch the event on Spike TV in the U.S. and Canada at 9:30 a.m. PDT.
Be sure to check back here during the conference for continued coverage, and follow @Halo on Twitter to see all the happenings at E3!
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Dissolution 2 – A Jumptage
RVideo let us know about Dissolution 2, a jumptage from Jumpstyle and posted by justEPIK on Haloforum. Some really spectacular Halo 3 jumps, filmed in a really cinematic style… go watch!(Louis Wu 23:36:20 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
