The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
PAX East 2013 is kicking off and the only way we could be more excited is if we knew all of you could be here enjoying it with us. For those who can’t make it to Boston, we hope this counts as some kind of consolation: 20% off all orders at the Halo Waypoint Store from now through Monday (pre-sale and deposit items excluded).
And if you’re one of the lucky ones who is joining us here at PAX East, come by and say hello!
From Rooster Teeth:
Jack and Geoff and more Fails of the Weak!
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
From MixMaker117:
This is an achievement guide for the Majestic Map Pack, which includes 10 brand new achievements. Keep in mind loadouts are important when going for certain achievements. Good luck!
From oObex:
Hello Grifballers, my name is oObeX! Check out the Top 10 Halo 4 Grifball Screenshots of February 2013! To be considered for a future Top 10 spotlight, go to the official thread and post your screenshots.
From xAudienceofone:
After months of work testing and building, Juanez Sanchez has delivered to us a gem of a competitive map. Radiant is a work of art made into an arena for Halo 4. Each section is clearly definable not only by color but also through use of geometry. In this final version of Radiant, Juanez Sanchez has taken the traditional arena map and made it his own beautiful creation.
Map Name: Radiant – Download here
From Rooster Teeth:
Jack and Ray face off in Halo 4 PIG to decide the fate of the planet. Or not, maybe they just play the game. Be sure to check out http://www.achievementhunter.com/halo and help us pick the best maps!
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
From Dust Storm:
Infinity is back in the sky but remains locked inside Requiem from the gravity well at the entrance of the Forerunner planet. Gypsy company has been deployed to take out particle cannons lining the path to the well, making way for Infinity to get a shot at the well. The journey is not a simple one and you unexpectedly run into an ancient Forerunner, who has a purpose for you. Friend of the show GrimBrother One joins us for what is likely the game defining mission in the Halo 4 Campaign. Enjoy!
Before Halo on the Xbox, before Oni on the PlayStation 2, there was Super Marathon on the ill-fated Bandai Pippin.
Worth a mention today for a couple of reasons– Bungie’s David “Evil Otto” Candland pointed it out today on Twitter, and the Activision contract gives Bungie the opportunity to start work on a Marathon title if certain milestones are met…
For the curious, @Bungie’s first console title was Super Marathon, released exclusively for the Bandai Pippin.
David “Evil Otto” Candland
Umbra Software, makers of Umbra 3, have put up a blog post about how their middleware is being used for world creation and rendering in Bungie’s Destiny. They’ll be doing a presentation on it at GDC this year as well.
Bungie’s latest Community Focus article is on Ready Up Live. They’ve got a YouTube channel with some good Destiny videos in it, check it out.
From IGN:
Symmetry is sexy, but Daybreak does it a little different. Check out this mid-size vehicle map.
Daybreak – IGN’s Halo 4 Castle Map Pack Developer Walkthrough |
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 gbeezy09:
I’m starting to get used to the flow of Halo in editing so this is definitely an improvement from my last one. I’m more than likely going to start recording in 720p so I can get the smoother 60fps. Anyways, enjoy and thanks to those who submitted their clips!
From ScottScores:
Made this in Photoshop last week for school. Hope you guys like it! Any feedback is much appreciated!
From IGN:
Certain Affinity walks us through the ins and outs of Perdition, an industrial map that almost made it into Halo: Anniversary.
Perdition – IGN’s Halo 4 Castle Map Pack Developer Walkthrough |
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!
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As seen on Leif and Adam |
From Beyond Entertainment:
Beyond Entertainment is proud to showcase the second installment of our Top 5 Sickest Clips. With commentary by Walshy and editing by Jazzy, you’re going to need to strap yourself in for one hell of a ride! Want to be featured in the next Top 5? Submit your clips here. If your clip has a chance, it will appear at http://youtube.com/gobeyondclips and can be selected from there.
From Dust Storm:
Every now and then another Halo community pops up. Most of the time, they start off small and grow gradually but a few times they explode, which is what has happened to Beyond Entertainment. With a similar start to The Halo Council, Beyond Entertainment was started by a few competitive Halo players whose focus is to bring together parts of the Halo community through quality entertainment. Within their month of existence, they’ve gained popularity across multiple communities, but it’s likely we haven’t seen the bulk of their offering yet. Joining the podcast to talk about Beyond Entertainment is Cyren, GH057ayame and Saucey. Enjoy!
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 A Blues fan. Read a little more about him below, then hit his profile to learn the story behind his love for the blues!
Gamertag: A Blues fan.
Origin of Gamertag: I’m a Chelsea FC fan. They’re a football/soccer club in the English Premiership. Their nickname is ‘The Blues’, hence my name. I do also like Blues music, though, so that works too!
Current clan/community: Halo Waypoint.
Halo game(s) you are currently playing: Halo 4, Halo Wars.
Favorite map, game type and playlist: I love playing FFA Regicide on Haven as I find that game type and map combo pretty manic and fast paced.
Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Probably Team Snipers on any map as I find I’m only good with a sniper if people don’t move and I have a few seconds to line up the shot; i.e. I suck with the Sniper.
Preferred control scheme: Default; sensitivity: 7; non-inverted.
Halo weapon specialty/preference: I’m trying to increase my use of the difficult weapons as I enjoy having goals to complete and I’m currently trying to get weapon commendations. I’ve mastered the Plasma Pistol, Storm Rifle and Pulse Grenades as I thought I’d try with the hardest ones first! I’m currently working through Suppressor.
Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): I’m pretty much a Lone Wolf and like to do my own thing in games. I used to worry about my K/D in objective games but now I just relax more, have fun and go for the objective as well, which means I’m more offensive nowadays.
Favorite Halo character: Master Chief, of course! Although I do like the Rookie and Buck from ODST and think Lasky is a great character, too.
Favorite Halo book: Contact Harvest was a nice story with the relationship between the two AI playing out the way it did (nice in a sad way).
Favorite Halo quote: “When I joined the corps, we didn’t have any fancy-schmanzy tanks, we had sticks! Two sticks and a rock for the whole platoon – and we had to share the rock!”
Anything else we should know? I’m a father of three who’s been with Halo since Halo: CE launched on the original Xbox. My two sons like playing Halo with me, but the wife and daughter aren’t really interested, being more into their Wii fitness/singing games. My first online experience was Halo 2. I have over 11,500 games of Halo 3 and 4,500 games of Reach under my belt. I have all Xbox-related Halo achievements except for Runnin’ the Show on Halo Wars, which is proving to be quite elusive!