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The Reclaimer Map Pack Trailer
A few days ago, AddiCt3d 2CHa0s sent us a link to the Reclaimer Map Pack, a set of three forged Promethean-themed maps created by Hadokenchild. We let it slide, but she didn’t let that discourage her – go check out her informative post on our forum! (And be sure to grab these maps… they look great.) (Louis Wu 19:11:11 UTC)
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Contemplating the future of Halo’s Multiplayer
Nevin ‘CruelLEGACEY’ Douglas recently posted part 3 of his ‘If I were making Halo 5’ series – this one focuses on multiplayer. It’s pretty well thought-out! Go see. (Louis Wu 19:08:24 UTC)
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Working Hard Or Hardly Working?
Catching up on a few bits of older news: Flugel Meister (among other fans) pointed out a new Halo blog, haruspis – the writing is quite good. Go check it out! (Louis Wu 19:08:02 UTC)
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The UNSC Makes an Appearance on Chinese Military Show
Kotaku ran a story about the Chinese military show, ‘New Defense Observations’. According to the article the October 19th episode had a segment on "smart armor", where both the Master Chief and a UNSC Marine were used as examples of U.S. military concept armor. This is just a testament to the fine work that 405th do. Well done, you fooled the Chinese military! Thanks, padraig08.(mastrbiggy 19:16:51 UTC)
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Halo 4 Friday Caption Fun 26
Last week, for our Friday Caption Fun festivities, you provided quips for an image featuring a spooky Spartan. Here are the top captions you left for that particular image!
“It took only one War Games match to find out that Jim was the Oddball of the group.” –H1TM4N12
“One of Promethean Vision’s early abilities gave precision users a bit too much power.” –thy ReaperMC
“Stupid dog! You make me look bad! BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!” –omarlotrc
“Timmy was quite proud of his improvised Wizard of Oz costume.” –Skal3r
“The UNSC’s first attempt at replicating a Promethean Knight had its complications.” –sci fi dude777
“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Spartan Brown!” –aSkyCaptain
“Looks like SWAT just got easier.” –Michael Ross
“The easiest Skull to find in the game.” –Jeremy Withman Vogler
“I am the horseless headsman!” –Babel Outcast
“I told you all those Oddball wins would go to his head!” –RadioActive M
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 a shielded Spartan. Soak in the screenshot, then leave your witty and relevant quip in a comment. Off you go!Author: KAISERZOCE
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Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 163
From Rooster Teeth:
It’s Friday, which means it is time for your weekly dose of failure. Join Jack and Geoff and enjoy Fails of the Weak!
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
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Cooking with Chief – A Halo Machinima
From Ibeechu:
A short look into the Master Chief’s eating habits. Audio taken from this documentary on Steve Downes, the voice of the Master Chief. Everything aside from the Chief’s actual geometry, his base texture map, the sword geometry, and its base texture map were done by me, including rigging, modeling, lighting, and most importantly, character animation. Enjoy!
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ASE Ep. 70: Curiouser and Curiouser M2 lvl 9
Dissatisfied with his virus-infected drone playthings, Durandal sends Blackstar and Narcogen into a flooded area to search for a Pfhor computer.
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
For audio recording, we use Mumble:
Subscribe to the 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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343 Snapshot: Testing Out New Vehicles
Halo is a fictional universe. However, the place where it’s created is not. Serving as home to both Mister and Master Chief, little else is known about the inside of our studio…until now. Enjoy a teeny tiny peek inside 343 industries, and if you have a hankering to see or learn about something that isn’t overly top secret, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com and we’ll see what we can do!
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HALOween in Waypoint Land
The Halo BOOletin (geddit? It’s Halloween!) was posted last night – it’s chock-full of entertaining tidbits. There are design sketches of the Halo 4 Global Championship stage (pretty nice!), details on the upcoming XBL version of Spartan Assault, Halloween-related playlist details, a new emblem unlock that will be available to Halo 4 players next week, your option to vote on multi-team gametypes, and pumpkin-related pics. (Do you have a carved Halo pumpkin you haven’t submitted to our Guilt O’ Lantern contest yet? DOO EEET NOW… the deadline is tonight!) Go read – either at Halo Waypoint or in our own Halo Bulletin Archive.(Louis Wu 17:59:02 UTC)
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Haloween 2013: And We Did
If you’re putting together a nifty Halo-themed Halloween costume or carving up a Haloween pumpkin, we want to see it! So make sure you tweet it to us @HaloWaypoint or e-mail it to bsangel [at] halowaypoint.com. You may get featured on our Facebook page, or even on HaloWaypoint.com. Some of you who are super creative may just get something teeny-tiny in your trick-or-treat bag in return!
And we did…
Author: @Bighungry2x
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0IAH’s Halo 4 Screenshot Montage 9
From 0IAH:
There are many talented photographers on Halo 4. The screenshots players take in this game can be very amazing. This video consists of some very amazing screenshots that were taken by members within Halo 4 community. Take a couple minutes out of your time to enjoy the beauty of this game.
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UNSC Cadet Track Jacket Now Available
All the UNSC Cadets dream of being issued a track jacket this sleek – now it can be yours!
The fall weather is here and we need cadets to stay frosty yet remain toasty. The UNSC Cadet Track Jacket features a brushed fleece polyester fabric that keeps the warm in and the cold out while in the field training. Grab your UNSC Track Jacket today at the Halo Waypoint Store.
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Halo IRL: Sandbox
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!
As seen and captured by MCMLXXVIII Rage
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Indirect’s Halo 4 Top Ten Plays, Episode 1
From Indirect:
What’s up guys? Indirect here with the General Halo 4 Top Ten Plays – Episode #1!
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At midnight, the pumpkin turns into a princess
Just a reminder: the entry window for our Guilt O’ Lantern contest closes tomorrow night, at midnight. That means you’ve got roughly 36 hours remaining before you lose a chance at the cool prizes in this year’s event (and they’re not even all listed yet!). CARVE, AND CARVE WELL!(Louis Wu 16:25:09 UTC)
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Haloween 2013: Guilty Spark
If you’re putting together a nifty Halo-themed Halloween costume or carving up a Haloween pumpkin, we want to see it! So make sure you tweet it to us @HaloWaypoint or e-mail it to bsangel [at] halowaypoint.com. You may get featured on our Facebook page, or even on HaloWaypoint.com. Some of you who are super creative may just get something teeny-tiny in your trick-or-treat bag in return!
Guilty Spark
Author: @truax4d20201
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Patchwork – A Halo 4 Custom Halloween Map
From Mr Pokephile:
Patchwork is a medium sized Hivemind map on Forge Island.