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Me. Inside Your Phone. Now.
Revenant1988 shared an article from Engadget confirming Cortana for Windows Phone, Microsoft’s answer to Siri. Arithmomaniac chimed in and pointed out that The Verge posted an in-depth article about Cortana. The most relevant information is that 343i and Jen Taylor helped work on Cortana. There is also a video walkthrough of Cortana that shows off what is possible – the synthesized voice isn’t that convincing, but the dialogue Jen Taylor recorded is a nice touch. It does seem that Microsoft plans to keep working with Jen on future Cortana developments. Neat!(mastrbiggy 20:49:45 UTC)
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Podtacular 416
Dust Storm sent word that Podtacular 416 is live – the crew talk about releasing Halo: Spartan Assault on Steam, Phil Spencer’s comments on Halo 2 Anniversary, and talk about the rotational playlists mentioned in the Halo Bulletin. (mastrbiggy 20:31:25 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 97 Marathon Infinity lvl 6 Where are Monsters in Dreams
Are we awake, or are we dreaming? What’s up with these invisible S’pht’kr that probably shouldn’t even be here? Who’s the guy with the knife? These and many more unanswered questions in yet another “dream” level of Marathon Infinity.
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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Poursuit
spartansniper619 stopped in with word of a new short film – it’s called ‘Poursuit’, and though spartansniper619 is French, the movie deals in the language of lead, which is universal. (There are no spoken lines.) Go watch White Guy take on Grey Guys! Nicely done.(Louis Wu 22:43:40 UTC)
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Fusion Frenzy Infinite Demo Bundled, Too
Whoa – scoop from Podtacular! Looks like the next Halo title will actually be developed for the original Xbox! For all those clamoring for that older experience… this one’s for you! (Louis Wu 21:28:34 UTC)
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RedPandaHub Comes Online
Kal, from GrifballHub, sent word that the Hub is moving in a new direction – in his own words:Instead of focusing on the brutal sport where people are bludgeoned to death by giant hammers, we’re now all about the world’s cutest animal: The red panda!
Check it out!(Louis Wu 18:47:30 UTC)
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Halo meets American Dad
SEspider noticed that an episode of American Dad contains some Halo inspiration – fun! (Rockslider has helped out a bit with links, and timestamps to the relevant portions, so if you’re in a hurry, read his post before you watch.) (Louis Wu 18:34:31 UTC)
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Tank – a Halo 2 Vista Montage
Over at The Halo Forum, Kiko Mia has posted Tank – it’s a 10-minute montage using Halo 2 footage from a variety of players, all collected in Halo 2 Vista. Oh, the memories… thanks, RVideo. (Louis Wu 18:32:07 UTC)
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The Halo Community, and its influence – one fan’s view
Hey, let’s do a little catch-up. It’s been a busy week (and yes, it really did just start). A few days ago, Gagnon 30 wrote an article looking at the “Halo Community” (it’s in quotes because in this context it’s pretty hard to define), and what they want – or, more accurately, what they SAY they want. Or what SOME of them say they want. Hmm… these qualifiers could become a pretty deep rabbit hole if I’m not careful… Anyway, Gagnon 30 has a pretty strong view about this subject, and you can read his thoughts (and comment on the article) at Teabag or Die.(Louis Wu 18:30:03 UTC)
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Is that a turret in your pocket…?
Rockslider has been playing around some more with that detached dropship turret – he’s getting pretty good with it! There are two new movies – one showing how to set up the detachment, the other looking at the technique from a variety of angles. Go watch! (Louis Wu 00:28:14 UTC)
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Podtacular 416: Steamed Halo
Microsoft breaks out of their shell and has decided to put Halo on a platform other than the Microsoft Store or the Xbox Marketplace. On Wednesday, Waypoint announced that Spartan Assault will be coming to the Steam platform making the game available for Windows Vista and Windows 7 along with its Xbox and Windows 8 counterparts. Murmurs have started to come up regarding other Halo titles possibly coming to the Steam platform after last year’s findings by the community of having Halo: CE, Halo 2 and Halo 3 entries on the platform. Phil Spencer facilitates speculative talks about a Halo 2 Anniversary in that if it was being developed, it would have to be “fantastic”. The next few months of rotational matchmaking playlists has cropped up in this week’s Halo Bulletin. From podcasts long passed, we also dive into our mailbag and read out some of your thoughts.
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Fails of the Weak 184
The latest Fails of the Weak has a fantastic line from Jack – made my day. You can watch these on AchievementHunter.com or YouTube, and you can thank Nikko B201, as usual, for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 21:40:09 UTC)
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Last Chance for some Halo love in Guitar Hero 3
FyreWulff pointed out that Activision is pulling all of Guitar Hero 3’s DLC off of Xbox LIVE at the end of this month – so if you want to download the Mjolnir Mix for that game, now’s the time to do it. It’ll be gone after Monday! (Louis Wu 21:35:38 UTC)
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Developing a Hypothetical Halo 2 Anniversary
IGN sat down with Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Game Studios, to talk about developing a hypothetical Halo 2 Anniversary. Other than Spencer’s ‘subtle’ hint he doesn’t spill the beans, but he does talk about the importance of recreating Halo 2’s multiplayer experience – interesting! Thanks, Avateur.(mastrbiggy 19:19:25 UTC)
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Spartan Assault Coming to Steam
Major Nelson recently announced that Halo: Spartan Assault will be coming to Steam on April 4 for $4.99 – woah, I wasn’t expecting that! Check out the Halo: Spartan Assault Steam page for more details. Thanks, Nikko B201.(mastrbiggy 19:18:02 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 96 Marathon Infinity Lvl 5 Electric Sheep One
In between each of Marathon Infinity’s many timelines lie the dream levels. This is one of several to come: Electric Sheep One. This level exits to level 11, Electric Sheep Two, skipping over a number of difficult levels, and to Where Monsters Are In Dreams, another dream level that exits to (gulp) Acme Station.
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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