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Last day of no news
Currently at 343 studios, defacing whiteboards and generally being a nuisance. I promise, real news tomorrow.(Louis Wu 23:47:21 UTC)
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Halo 4 Matchmaking Update: 9.3.13
Today, several new items have been added to Halo 4 Matchmaking. First, the Ricochet playlist is now available! The playlists showcases the game type across six maps: Haven, Adrift, Solace, Monolith, Pitfall, and Skyline. As of today, Legendary BRs is now offered in the third voting slot of the Infinity Slayer playlist, and the Legendary Slayer playlist has been removed. Team Slayer, a new variant which focuses on a customizable Slayer experience without any personal or random ordnance, has also been added to the playlist. Here are the details:
Team Slayer
- Personal Loadouts (no restrictions)
- Motion Tracker enabled
- Initial Ordnance enabled, on resupply timers
- Random, Personal Ordnance disabled
Additionally, Ricochet on Monolith as well as Infinity Slayer on Pitfall and Vertigo are now available in Multi-Team. Vertigo has also been added to SWAT, and Pitfall has been added to the Rumble Pit rotation.
In Spartan Ops, we are offering the following selection of missions.
Episode 6, Chapter 2: All the Secrets
Episode 6, Chapter 3: Need to Know
Episode 8, Chapter 4: Crystal Ball
Episode 10, Chapter 3: Seize the Power
Episode 10, Chapter 5: One Last Time
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Worst Laid Plans
Episode 11 of Rooster Teeth’s Res vs Blue season 11 is now live… things are heating up! Go watch.(Louis Wu 23:50:08 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 57: Welcome to the Revolution M1 lvl 23
ASE Ep. 57: Welcome to the Revolution
Back on board the Marathon, Blackstar and Narcogen finally have proper assistance from the freed S’pht compilers in fending off a last desperate push by the Pfhor to conquer the Marathon.
Gameplay starts at 02:32.
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 video 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)
“Swirls” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (gameplay background music)
“New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)For more information on this level, visit the Marathon Spoiler Guide:
http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m1/24.shtml
For complete Terminal texts, visit the excellent Marathon Story Page:
http://marathon.bungie.org/story/
There you can read faithful and complete reproductions of all of terminals in Marathon and its sequels, plus Facts and Puzzling Things About all sorts of characters, places, and concepts in the Marathon universe, as well as a forum where stalwart fans continue to argue the finer points of interpreting Marathon’s story nearly twenty years after the game’s release!
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Winner Takes All
The Halo 4 Global Championship is happening right now – go watch!(mastrbiggy 23:28:36 UTC)
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And now, from Benaroya Hall…
The Halo 4 Global Championship continues – the field has been whittled down from 130 yesterday morning to 32 right now – and by 5 pm, that number will be pared down to 8. The finals take place tomorrow – you can watch on Xbox LIVE at 4pm PT!(Louis Wu 22:22:28 UTC)
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Halo 4 Global Championship Day 1 Results
Today marked the first day of the Halo 4 Global Championship Finals. As Halo fans from around the world hit the virtual battlefields, they kept their Battle Rifle reticles on the faces of their foes, and their eyes on the $200,000 first place prize. After a series of upsets, who, at the end of the day, was still left standing? We thought you’d never ask!
Moving on to day two of the Halo 4 Global Championship Finals are:• lx Ace xl
• Aries cAries
• BesT MaN
• Blaze
• Chaikuh
• Chig
• Cloud
• Defectur
• DeRsKeezY
• Diesel
• DrewH2
• ElamiteWarrior
• Elitest
• Elumnite
• FIoppiE
• G1VEN
• Hoaxer
• HuNteR Jjx
• iGotUrPistola
• In BMW We Trust
• Legit
• Nak3d Eli V2
• Neighbor
• OGRE 2
• RyaNoob
• ShocKWav3
• SK
• Snake Bite
• Spartan The Dog
• SUDDOTH 1
• Suprr Mayne
• Tsquared
• Yoshi EatsTune into the Halo 4 Global Championship live stream on Saturday, August 31st to watch these players face off against our RTX, Gamescom and online qualifiers.
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PGCR 176
Don’t listen to the old guy – Robowksi let u know that PGCR episode 176 is live. This crew discuss new Halo gametypes and maps and a special guest from Russia stops by. Go listen!(mastrbiggy 20:51:20 UTC)
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Tyrant’s Halo 4 Mythic Walkthrough – Composer
From MythicTyrant:
Greetings! This video covers the seventh mission in Halo 4 on Mythic Difficulty (also known as true LASO). Legendary All Skulls On with no deaths or saves. Also, be sure to lookout for the written portion of the walkthrough which is now available on halo.bungie.org!
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ASE Ep. 56: Ain’t Got Time Pfhor This M1 lvl 24
Even with the mutant Pfhor controlling the enslaved S’pht compilers destroyed, the floaty red guys are still reluctant to help us out, and we’re still trapped on the alien ship. I guess Durandal has forgotten all about us.
Gameplay starts at 01:17.
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 video and audio podcasts:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anger-sadness-and-envy/id266991411?mt=2
http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy
Music used in this episode:
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
“New Pacific” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (gameplay background music)
“New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)For more information on this level, visit the Marathon Spoiler Guide:
http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m1/23.shtml
For complete Terminal texts, visit the excellent Marathon Story Page:
http://marathon.bungie.org/story/
There you can read faithful and complete reproductions of all of terminals in Marathon and its sequels, plus Facts and Puzzling Things About all sorts of characters, places, and concepts in the Marathon universe, as well as a forum where stalwart fans continue to argue the finer points of interpreting Marathon’s story nearly twenty years after the game’s release!
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Halo Waypoint Store PAX Sale
Before you go back to school or back to your campaign, get stocked up on all the latest Halo gear from the Halo Waypoint Store. In celebration of PAX Prime, the Halo Waypoint Store is having a huge sale! From Friday through Monday, T-shirts are $15, artwork is $25 and hoodies are $45.
Check out the PAX sale at the Halo Waypoint Store today!
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The Last Halo Bulletin Before PAX
The Halo Bulletin went live last night – topics of interest include final details on the Halo 4 Global Championship, next week’s Matchmaking playlist update, the Spartan Assault Title Update, and more. Go read! (As always, you can also read it in our Halo Bulletin Archive.)(Louis Wu 23:18:38 UTC)
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Edge – Still Playing: Halo Reach
Edge’s David Valjalo hasn’t played a Halo game since Reach – and if you swing by his ‘Still Playing’ piece, you’ll learn why. Fun read! Thanks, kidtsunami.(Louis Wu 22:33:04 UTC)
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Anoj’s Halo 4 Top 10 Ep 38: Sniper Kills
Anoj is back with a new Top 10 – this one focuses on Sniper Kills. For some impressive examples of chrome to the dome, give this a watch! Thanks, Jordan Bell.(Louis Wu 22:30:23 UTC)
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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
