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  • Halo Waypoint 2013-04-10 10:16:24

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  • Retracing Pathways Into Darkness

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    Through the efforts of Man Up Time Studios, Bruce “Hippieman” Morrison and Mark “Have Blue” Levin, the classic Bungie FPS game Pathways Into Darkness lives again, available for free in the Apple App Store for computers running version 10.6 or higher of OS X.

    For their work in making this ancient artifact available to modern audiences, Bungie’s Community Focus this week is on Man Up Studios.

    Originally released in 1993, the game predated the Marathon series and tasked a lone soldier with transporting an atomic weapon deep into an abandoned jungle pyramid in order to prevent a sleeping god from awaking. For the game, go here. For information on the game, go here to the excellent fansite, pid.bungie.org.

  • Tattoo Tuesday: Halo Sleeve

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    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!

    Halo Tattoo

    Halo sleeve, as seen on Ryan

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  • Playtime Castle – A Halo 4 Machinima

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    From cruelLEGACEY:

    Catch an exclusive glimpse of the new Halo 4 Castle Map Pack in “Playtime: Castle”. Warren and Cobra visit Daybreak, Outcast and Perdition in this new machinima short from CruelLEGACEY Productions.

    Playtime Castle – A Halo 4 Machinima

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  • Podtacular – Halo 4 Spartan Ops, Departure

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    Podtacular Podcast

    From Dust Storm:

    We are continuing our mini-series with the initial episode of our Spartan Ops coverage. You’ve played the Campaign; now it’s time to continue the story with your Spartan-IV career as you go back to Requiem aboard Infinity. Covenant occupation has grown while you’ve been gone, and it’s time to take the planet back. For our Spartan Ops coverage, we have partnered with HaloFanForLife over at halofanforlife.com. Enjoy!

    Podtacular – Halo 4 Spartan Ops, Departure

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  • Castle Map Pack Strategy Content Now Available in the Halo 4 Official eGuide

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    Podtacular Podcast

    From Prima Games:

    View top-down maps, screenshots and strategy for the newest expansion to Halo 4’s competitive War Games map selection – Castle Map Pack. These new battlegrounds are sure to provide more intense multiplayer action, and all of the new Achievements can be unlocked using the strategy provided. This week only, get the Halo 4 Official eGuide for only $4.99, 75% off the original price!

    Castle Map Pack Strategy Content Now Available in the Halo 4 Official eGuide

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  • Halo 4 Matchmaking Update: 4.8.13

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    Buckle Up: There’s a bunch of new experiences available in Halo 4 this week.

    Episode 1 of Spartan Ops is available, as we begin an encore of Season 1 – the rest of the season will follow with the next episode each week. In War Games, the Castle Map Pack is now available for download. This map pack is included in the War Games Map Pass or can be purchased individually from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. With the Castle Map Pack comes a brand new playlist: Castle Team DLC, which includes vehicular 6 vs. 6 carnage.

    Multi-Team is also premiering this week in Halo 4.  Here are some of the game types that are available as of today:

      Map  Game Type
      Daybreak 
        Infinity Slayer
        Capture the Flag
        King of the Hill
        Extraction – 1 Plot
        SWAT
        Snipers
      Outcast 
        Infinity Slayer
        Capture the Flag
        King of the Hill
        Oddball
        SWAT
        Team Regicide
      Perdition 
        Infinity Slayer
        Capture the Flag
        King of the Hill
        Extraction – 1 Plot
        SWAT
        Snipers

    Also, these maps have been integrated into many of our existing playlists. DLC maps will appear in a playlist if all players in the match have downloaded the content.


      Playlist  Map
      Capture the Flag 
        Daybreak
        Outcast
        Perdition
      Infinity Slayer 
        Daybreak
      Multi-Team 
        Daybreak
        Outcast
        Perdition
      Action Sack 
        Daybreak
        Outcast
        Perdition
      Dominion 
        Outcast
      Flood 
        Daybreak
        Perdition
      SWAT 
        Daybreak

    Multi-Team is also premiering this week in Halo 4. Here are some of the game types that are available at launch:


     Game Type  Map
      Infinity Slayer 
        Haven
        Adrift
        Ragnarok
        Complex
        Abandon
        Solace
        Daybreak
        Perdition
        Outcast
      Oddball 
        Haven
        Complex
        Abandon
        Solace
        Perdition
     King of the Hill 
        Haven
        Adrift
        Complex
        Ragnarok
        Daybreak
        Outcast
      SWAT 
        Adrift
        Ragnarok
        Abandon
        Solace
        Daybreak
        Perdition
        Outcast

     

    Also, as if the above wasn’t enough to keep you busy for the next two weeks, Rumble Pit has replaced the temporary Community Forge FFA playlist. It contains both Infinity Rumble and Rumble Pro in the voting options. Here are the maps that the playlist launched with: 

    • Skyline
    • Landfall
    • Monolith
    • Haven
    • Solace
    • Adrift
    • Abandon
    • Shutout
    • Simplex
    • Dispatch

    Team Objective has transitioned into a 6 vs. 6 playlist, mainly in part to address the community’s desire for objective game types with larger team sizes and also to accommodate the Castle Maps, which are built for these team sizes. We’ll continue to monitor your feedback regarding Team Objective in the future as we look to optimize the experience it offers by possibly changing the team maps, team sizes and game types that are offered. The playlist features on-disc maps, as well as Crimson and Castle maps, and the Extraction game type.  

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  • Community Member of the Week: Firesenz

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    Every Monday, we feature a community member who does one or more of the following things: routinely goes above and beyond for their fellow forum members, is a positive and active member of the community, and/or sends me mass amounts of cat pictures. This week our Community Member of the Week is Firesenz. Read a little more about this particular fan below, then hit their profile to learn even more!

    Community Member of the Week

    Gamertag: Firesenz.

    Origin of Gamertag: Sounded cool when I first thought of it when I was playing UT99 with a few of my friends, and so I just stuck with it!

    Current clan/community: SteamGamers, a PC gaming community. I am actually looking for a GB team for Halo 4 at the moment.

    Halo game(s) you are currently playing: Halo 4.

    Favorite map, game type and playlist: Lockout/Gephyrophobia, King of the Hill, Team Snipers.

    Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Ghost Town, Oddball, Rumble Pit.

    Preferred control scheme: Default.

    Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Sniper/Defensive/Gunner.

    Favorite Halo character: Sergeant Major Johnson.

    Favorite Halo book: Ghosts of Onyx .

    Anything else we should know? I am a GAYMER and I am Proud.

    Get to know Firesenz here

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  • The Ultimate Halo 4 Castle Map Pack Guide

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    From Beyond Entertainment:

    The Castle Map Pack drops on April 8th, but we have a comprehensive guide that will help you dominate the competition once it’s released. Whether it’s weapon spawns/times, strategy, cool jumps, or tips, we have it all. Check it out!

    The Ultimate Halo 4 Castle Map Pack Guide

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  • Halo 4 Weekly Challenges: 4.8.13

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    War Games Weekly Challenges

    Halo 4 Weekly Challenges


    Spartan Ops Weekly Challenges

    Halo 4 Weekly Challenges


    Campaign Weekly Challenges

    Halo 4 Weekly Challenges

    Halo 4 Weekly Challenges

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  • Halo 4 Castle Map Pack Live Stream

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    As we announced in this week’s Halo Bulletin, we’ll be showing off the Halo 4 Castle Map Pack in a live stream event on Sunday, April 7th at 5PM PDT. The stream will feature designers and other 343 team members playing against one another and providing tips and commentary on the brand new maps. Additionally, we’ll be giving away 10 Castle Map Pack codes during the stream – tune in for your chance to win the Castle Map Pack before it’s officially released!

    We’ll be streaming on our official channel, http://www.twitch.tv/343Industries later today! Be sure to follow the channel to know when we’re going live. See you then!

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  • Halo Waypoint 2013-04-07 17:41:52

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  • Myth II 1.8.0 Beta Announced

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    Myth II: Soulblighter Logo

    Project Magma has announced a public beta of the first major new revision to the Myth II engine in three years: version 1.8.0. If you’re the adventurous kind, and already have 1.7.2 installed, head on over to The Tain and pick up the beta version to test.

  • Science, Not Shooting

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    Craig Hardgrove, who is a planetary scientist working for JPL and also a Bungie fan from quite aways back, has written an article for Guardians of Destiny, talking about why he loves Halo, why he hates Call of Duty, and what he hopes to see in Destiny. (Hardgrove is also a fan of Bungie’s Marathon series and even did some remakes of the game’s music.)

  • Halo 4 Friday Caption Fun 2

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    Last week, for our Friday Caption Fun festivities, you provided quips for an image featuring a sniper-wielding Spartan. Here are the top captions you left for that particular image!

    Halo 4 Screenshot


    “Why does everyone look so far away?” –sarcasmbully
    “The first prototype for the Hologram armor ability wasn’t very convincing.” –oO DREWISH Oo
    “After a few accidents like this one, the UNSC added the “HOLD IT LIKE THIS” picture.” –SaintMartyrG1rl
    “What makes you think I read the directions backwards?” –Savage Dias
    “Bank shot off the third asteroid and straight through the Halo Ring.” –SSG Jettstream
    “The red team paid a heavy price for saying they would all be behind their sniper at this year’s competition.” –Link1201
    “One does not simply show stop themselves. ‘Oh, really?'” –WhiteDeathFINN
    “Instructions? Ain’t nobody got time for that!” –Ryguyrules147
    “I think I forgot how to Halo.” –XGHOSTOFW4RX
    “And that’s why I’m on the blue team.” –EnderWeggen


    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 Spartan that has a spring in his step. Soak in the screenshot, then leave your witty and relevant quip in a comment. Off you go!

    Halo 4 Screenshot

    Author: Xboy707

    Caption your heart out here!

  • Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 133

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    From Rooster Teeth:

    Jack and Geoff keep on keeping on in this week’s episode of Fails of the Weak!

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

    Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 133

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  • Top 10 Halo 4 Splatters and Vehicle Kills

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    From Anoj:

    Anoj counts down his favorite 10 community-submitted Halo 4 splatter and vehicle kill clips. Upload your clips to your File Share and submit at Top10Series.com to be featured in future episodes!

    Top 10 Halo 4 Splatters and Vehicle Kills

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  • VG247: Halo 4 Castle DLC

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    From VG247:

    Halo 4?s Castle Map Pack DLC is out April 8, and VG247?s Dave Cook has spoken with 343 Industries and Certain Affinity about what it takes to make the perfect map.

    VG247: Halo 4 Castle DLC

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  • Carbon’s Corner Episode 2: Skyline Guide and Callouts

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    From Beyond Entertainment:

    In the second episode of Carbon’s Corner, Gandhi and Ghostayame take a look at Skyline, which was recently added to the Team Throwdown map pool. Watch as the two Carbon legends take you through the various strategies and callouts of the Majestic Map Pack map and get the advantage on the competition.

    Carbon’s Corner Episode 2: Skyline Guide and Callouts

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  • Playtime Season 4 Premiers April 22 on Halo Waypoint

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    Podtacular Podcast

    From cruelLEGACEY:

    Warren, Cobra, Red and the rest of the gang are back for another adventure! The fun kicks off on Monday April 22 and continues each following Monday until the end of the season. That’s every Monday for 8 weeks!

    Catch it all on Halo Waypoint.

    Playtime Season 4 Premiers April 22 on Halo Waypoint

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