Halo is a fictional universe. However, sometimes we catch sight of things in real life that remind us of our favorite science fiction video game franchise. This particular series, titled Halo in Real Life, showcases those very moments. Enjoy the subtle Halo references sometimes spotted when out and about in the real world, and if you have a picture you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!

From Beyond Entertainment:

Once again, through another incredible video, Snipetality shows us that there is more to maps than just the gameplay. Enjoy the incredible scenery showcased in the new Bullseye Map Pack, part of the Champions Bundle for Halo 4.

From the 405th:

The 405th does it Jawa style.

From freakinrad:

While Otto and Ted comfortably shoot the breeze, Newb goes through 7 circles of hellish reincarnation, until finally the guys take pity on him and share some friendly Spartan advice.

Some people show their love for Halo by playing the games. Others get a relevant image permanently placed upon their body. Enjoy this particular example of a Halo-related body modification, and if you have a picture you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!

From Gugga Leunnam:

I love the fan-made trailer of Man of Steel 2 by Solyent Brak1. It’s great! In this trailer, the Master Chief continues as Superman and Arbiter is Batman. Arbiter was the best choice for Batman!

From Dread Reaver:

There is something about a great piece of music that can stir something deep within our souls, get us off the couch to dance, or even just simply cause us to violently shake our heads in time to the music (perhaps one of my personal favourite styles).

Video games have been incorporating musical compositions for quite a few decades, but we are now surely in a golden age where the quality of game tracks rival those heard in the cinema, and even professional orchestras. Here I will be looking at some of the best soundtracks to grace our consoles within the last decade. If you have a Spotify subscription, be sure to listen while reading; I have picked a few stand-out tracks for your listening pleasure:

4. Halo

For a series as epic as Halo, the developers needed music to match. Martin O’Donnell teamed up with composer Michael Salvatori, who were both tasked with creating the iconic Halo theme song. They knew that they needed something “big, exciting, and unusual with a classical orchestra touch to give it some weight and stature”, and something with “some sort of ‘ancient’ feel to it.” They were onto something: the scores for the Halo and Halo 2 theme songs that we have come to know and love both won awards, including Best Original Videogame Soundtrack from Rolling Stone.

Despite the latest Halo game being developed sans Bungie, the soundtrack to Halo 4 became the highest charting video-game soundtrack album of all time. This time the soundtrack was composed by Neil Davidge, and represented a major thematic shift to go alongside Halo’s new style.

From EsportHaloFrance:

Top 10 Mid 2013 by Esport Halo France. Clips captured by Dji.

From Ivan Sayon:

John 117, aka Master Chief is a man of few words and not big on sharing. This should go REALLY well. Drawn by Ivan Sayon. Master Chief voice by Matthew Mercer. Written by Brian Rubin.

From Beyond Entertainment:

Beyond Entertainment is pleased to showcase our first community Halo montage using your submitted clips!

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Weekends and webcomics go hand in hand, and there’s no better day to celebrate that relaxing ritual than on Sunday. Today’s Halo-themed Weekend Webcomic is brought to you by DairyBoy Comics. Enjoy his Halo-themed strip, and if you have a comic you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!

by: DairyBoy Comics

Last week, for our Friday Caption Fun festivities, you provided quips for an image featuring a Spartan caught in an unusual position. Here are the top captions you left for that particular image!

“Ralph-32 found that break dancing in MJOLNIR armor was harder than he’d thought.” –ElectricZealot
“Okay, who moved my chair?” –smileyken
“Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” –deluca34
“Give me a minute, guys. I think I might have pulled something after that flag cap.” –Sidewinder1996
“Tune in this fall for the premier of Dancing with the Spartans!” –ISAF Mobius 18
“Because being painted like a French girl is so 20th century, painting me like a Spartan will do.” –Rafael Chavez
“STOP! Spartan Time!” –Michael Page
“While it did make for amusing photos, it was found that the “Banana Peel” Armor Ability
wasn’t very practical in the field.” –F1SHNC1PPARONES
“Spartans found that sliding on one’s rear end was marginally less effective than crouch walking” –Twizzsted
“Spartan Jimmy didn’t sign up to do sit-ups. He signed up because he knew what the ladies liked.” –OompaMyLoompaa

Now that we’ve wrapped up that picture, let’s start a new one. Up for your captioning pleasure this week is an image featuring everybody’s favorite Covenant flying vehicle. Soak in the screenshot, then leave your witty and relevant quip in a comment. Off you go!

Author: ROBBIERAMPAGE

From Rooster Teeth:

It’s Friday, which means it is time for your weekly dose of failure. Enjoy Fails of the Weak!

Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.

From MythicTyrant:

Greetings! This video covers the eighth and FINAL mission in Halo 4 on Mythic Difficulty (also known as true LASO – Legendary All Skulls On with no deaths or saves). Be sure to look out for the written portion of the walkthrough, which is available on halo.bungie.org!

From AgentPaperCraft:

Hello, Waypoint goers! With the addition of community-made content into matchmaking, custom maps and game types have become a integral part of Halo’s multiplayer experience. It keeps matchmaking fresh with all new content and game types that keep us on our toes. Forgers and game type creators often work hours, days and even months on their content before it’s considered for matchmaking, and it’s usually the lack of having a ready player-base to test their maps that it takes so long. So I offer an option to our forgers, a place to bring your maps and game types to have them tested and reviewed by a group of the top forgers around. You’ll receive top-notch forging tips and tricks to wow your players, improve map spawn and flow, provide a better map experience and get your name out there. You’ll also get to work directly with the Community Cartographers, a select group of community Forge enthusiasts who work with 343 Industries in the search of top quality content for matchmaking consideration. Every Saturday night at 6PM ET, get an invite by sending “AgentPaperCraft” a message over Xbox LIVE, or leave a comment in the Test Night Thread.

Join us this week as we induct another round of our Forge mentoring program, a program where we pair you up with a veteran forger to help hone your skills creating and distributing your custom content. Your mentor will help co-forge your map, offer you a higher level of assistance in understanding dynamic map flow, spawn placement, structural design, and other important aspects of designing your custom map. For more information about the mentoring program, head over to the ForgeHub thread where you can also post your maps for review and testing.

From oObex:

Do you enjoy playing Grifball? Do you like making screenshots?

For the past 8 months, oObeX from GrifballHub has chosen the Top 10 Halo 4 Grifball Screenshots each month. oObeX also designs a bonus desktop background for the #1 screenshot from each month.

HaloUnity Awards worth 250 EXP and 1000 Credits will be given to members who earn a place in the Top 10, for each month. A special Award for members who rank as high as #1 will receive an additional 500 EXP and 2500 Credits, for each month!

At the end of the year, members will vote for the Top 20 Halo 4 Grifball Screenshots of 2013. All voters will receive an Award on HaloUnity worth 50 EXP and 500 Credits.

A Grand Prize of 12 Months of Xbox Live Gold will be awarded to one lucky winner at the end of the year by a draw from a hat. The Grand Prize will be exclusive to only the Top 20 photographers of the year. Also, there will be two additional prizes of 1 Month of Xbox Live Gold. To be entered into this prize draw, you must have at least 1 screenshot in the Top 10 of any month to earn 1 entry. If you have at least 1 screenshot in the Top 10 of three unique months, you will earn 1 additional entry into the draw. There will be a limit of 2 entries per person, and the Grand Prize winner will be ineligible to win the bonus prize(s). Each person is limited to winning only one prize. oObeX will not be eligible to receive any of the prizes.

If you would like to see your screenshots featured by the Grifball community, please go to the ‘Halo 4 Grifball Screenshots’ thread on GrifballHub forums.

Post a link to your File Share or screenshots in the official thread. Also, please tag your screenshots with “Grifball” and “GrifballHub”.

Good Luck!

~ oObeX

From Rooster Teeth:

This week’s Halo HORSE brings you Ray vs. Ryan. Just a hint, the one with the name who starts with an R wins.

Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.