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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Hindsight: Reach

    Forward Unto Dawn is celebrating Reach’s 3rd birthday with a look back of their own – they’ve kicked off ‘Hindsight: Reach‘, a retrospective analysis of the game. The first two chapters, Noble Actual and Winter Contingency, are online already. Thanks, davidfuchs.(Louis Wu 20:00:26 UTC)

  • The Drunken Halo Podcast Ep 61

    Justin Bryce let us know that Episode 61 of the Drunken Halo Podcast is now online – main topic of conversation is the Halo 4 Champions Bundle DLC. Go listen! (Louis Wu 19:54:24 UTC)

  • Happy Birthday, Reach!

    Today is the third anniversary of the release of Bungie’s last Halo title, Halo: Reach. Bryan Newman kicked off a thread on our forum – and there is some fun reminiscing in there! Go join in. (Louis Wu 19:21:26 UTC)

  • That’s a lot of bullets.

    As they are wont to do, IGN created a new ‘Top 100 Shooters‘ list – and our forum denizens took umbrage with some of the position choices. Check the list for yourself, and weigh in! (Thanks, Kermit.)(Louis Wu 19:18:45 UTC)

  • Podtacular 389: Matchmaker of Destiny

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    The Halo 4 Global Championship showed off some amazing talent and provided Halo fans with some of the best competitive Halo, the likes of which have been unmatched. While a podcast on the Championship and PAX is due, the topic of our podcast this week is the latest Halo Bulletin and a guide into the world of Destiny with the folks from Guardian Radio. First, bs Angel shows us what we can expect with upcoming matchmaking updates including merge of playlists, the latest rotational playlist set through the end of the year, and a tease to race finally coming to Halo 4. Cortana is also the rumored assistant on the Windows Phone revealed from a beta build of the operating system in app form. Finally, Mark Turcotte, Craig Hardgrove and Derrick Smith from the fan site Guardians of Destiny join us in our charades to tell us what Bungie’s next title is all about. Enjoy


  • Vin Diesel loses at HORSE

    It’s Friday, so it’s time for AchievementHunter’s newest offerings – Fails of the Weak 156 (AH.com | YouTube) has Gavin and Michael making fun of hapless players who make minor mistakes that end up costing them, while Halo HORSE (AH.com | YouTube) is another PIG episode pitting Ray against Ryan with new maps (yay!). Check ’em both!(Louis Wu 23:34:40 UTC)

  • A Sound-Proof Mail Sack

    That doesn’t mean we won’t bring the noise!

  • Halo 4 Friday Caption Fun 19

    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!

    Halo 4 Screenshot


    “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!

    Halo 4 Screenshot

    Author: ROBBIERAMPAGE

    Caption your heart out here!


  • Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 156

    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.

    Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 156

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  • Tyrant’s Halo 4 Mythic Walkthrough – Midnight

    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!

    Tyrant’s Halo 4 Mythic Walkthrough – Midnight

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  • Waypoint Weekly Test Nights: 9.14.13

    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.

    Waypoint Weekly Test Nights

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  • More Dustbowl Megabattle action

    Rockslider continues to explore the possibilities of his Dustbowl Megabattle – there are two new videos, each looking at a different technique for enjoying this fight. Swing by his forum post for details… then go watch the videos!(Louis Wu 23:19:57 UTC)

  • More Dustbowl Megabattle action

    Rockslider continues to explore the possibilities of his Dustbowl Megabattle – there are two new videos, each looking at a different technique for enjoying this fight. Swing by his forum post for details… then go watch the videos!(Louis Wu 23:19:57 UTC)

  • The future moves closer

    Kermit pointed out an article at Gizmodo which discusses an upcoming personal assistant for Microsoft mobile products… called ‘Cortana’. It’s an intriguing choice by MS, and the story would be even better if the Gizmodo article hadn’t included a puerile fan-made video as ‘commentary’.(Louis Wu 20:44:51 UTC)

  • Looking ahead for Halo 4

    bs angel dropped the latest Halo Bulletin on Halo Waypoint last night – it’s chock-full of information about what’s coming, in both the short and long terms, with respect to online Halo 4 gameplay. Matchmaking changes, new playlists, and even changes to Spartan Ops are covered. Go give it a read! As always, we have a version for you in our Halo Bulletin Archive.(Louis Wu 20:37:16 UTC)

  • Halo 4 Grifball Screenshot Contest by oObeX

    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

    Halo 4 Grifball Screenshot Contest by oObeX

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  • Halo 4 – Achievement HORSE #144

    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.

    Halo 4 – Achievement HORSE #144

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  • Fourth Annual Halo Marathon Raises Money for Child’s Play Charity

    From Kyle:

    On September 13th, the Omnithon Team will spend 48-60 hours collecting donations for Child’s Play Charity, which provides hope through entertainment for those in children’s hospitals by playing through all the Halo campaigns in a row and streaming it to twitch.tv.

    Omnithon’s (www.omnithon.com) events involve streaming days-long marathon sessions of gaming online while collecting donations for Child’s Play Charity. Omnithon: Halo 2013 is the group’s ninth event, and the fourth revolving around Halo.

    Child’s Play (www.childsplaycharity.org) is a charity “dedicated to improving the lives of children in hospitals around the world through the kindness and generosity of the video game community and the power of play.” Over the last decade, it has raised over ten million dollars for those children, donations which Cameron D. Hosner, President & CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, says will “support seriously-ill children in hospitals by distracting them from their illnesses, and help them cope with fear, anxiety, and boredom.”

    All Halo campaigns (with the exception of Halo Wars) will be played in chronological order, so viewers can watch the UNSC’s struggle against alien threats from the Fall of Reach to the beginning of Master Chief’s new journey in Halo 4. Viewers will have chances to play multiplayer with the team, and some donors will have the opportunity to hop into a co-op game with the crew and join the fight directly. Donors, or even just twitter followers, will have chances to win a number of incredible prizes donated by Adam Y, including Halo 2 Master Chief and Warthog figures, and much, much more. A full list of what’s being given away and info on how donors can get a shot at them is up on the Omnithon website.

    Over the course of eight marathons spanning three years, the Omnithon team has raised almost $10,000 for Child’s Play, through the power of audience interaction. The viewers are more than just an audience; they are valued members of the team, and can have a profound effect on the course of the marathon. The event begins at www.omnithon.com on September 13th at 10:00 AM (PST), and will last anywhere from 48-60 hours. Be there to watch, chat and donate to help children in need.

    Fourth Annual Halo Marathon Raises Money for Child’s Play Charity

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  • 0IAH’s Halo 4 Screenshot Montage 5

    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.

    0IAH’s Halo 4 Screenshot Montage 5

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