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Halo for Xbox One gets a little more info (maybe)
For a short time last week, the Microsoft Store listing for the next full Halo title had an interesting new section called ‘Take a Closer Look’ – it had a short description of the next game’s plot. The listing has been removed… but plenty of sites managed to grab the content first. (Revenant1988 found it at Computer and Video Games, for example.) It’s pretty general, and could easily be interpreted as boilerplate… but who knows?(Louis Wu 20:14:45 UTC)
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Now THAT’S a dangerous combo.
So yesterday I cleared out our mail backlog – today I get to clear out the forum backlog. These posts go back as far as August 30, so if you’ve already found this content on your own, good on ya. First up: some of the artwork created for a videogame art show called ‘PRESS START…To Continue’ looks… really familiar! Love the juxtaposition with Earthworm Jim. Thanks, mc_leprechaun. (An older picture he found surfaced last year… but I couldn’t find a reference.)(Louis Wu 20:03:31 UTC)
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Destiny Community Thank You
Destiny pulled in quite a few awards at Gamescom in Germany this year. You can see some of those highlighted here, as well as footage of locations we haven’t seen before.
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Halo 4 Global Championship – Watch it again
The Halo Global Championship came to a head this past Sunday, with the finals being shown live at Benaroya Hall, at PAX, and streamed on Twitch.tv. It was an amazing two hours – the gameplay was fantastic, Malukah’s rendition of Frozen Sleep gave me chills, Sarah Fletcher’s Atonement was beautiful… and the final match was unbelievable. If you missed the show, it’s now available in its entirety on Halo Waypoint. (If that’s too much, they also have a recap that will give you the highlights.) I was there, I was on the edge of my seat, I encourage anyone who didn’t see it to watch.(Louis Wu 23:33:03 UTC)
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Wraith Fun
Rockslider posted a fun video showing three wraiths together on AotCR – plasma mania! (The video will show you how to set this up for yourself.) (Louis Wu 23:24:41 UTC)
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It is! No, it isn’t! Yes, it is!
So when Halo for Xbox One was announced at E3 this year, Microsoft was quick to clarify that this was not Halo 5 – it was Halo for Xbox One. Unfortunately, Axis Animation, the group that made the trailer, didn’t get the memo – a couple of days ago, they posted a copy of the trailer on their Facebook page that actually had a ‘Halo Five’ logo at the end of it. The original Vimeo video has been made private, but if you read the Facebook comments, you’ll find a link to an Italian gaming site with a copy. Sometimes you have to just shake your head… thanks to Overdoziz at NeoGAF for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 23:21:34 UTC)
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Play Halo, Watch Football
VentureBeat has an interesting Halo-related tidbit in an article about football on the Xbox One – the rep played a multiplayer match of Halo 4 while his Fantasy Reel football stats showed (and updated in real time) on the edge of the screen. Fantastic news for multitaskers! Thanks, Josué Schneegans.(Louis Wu 23:09:56 UTC)
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Awesome Didact
HaloFanForLife ran across a pretty amazing Didact cosplay outfit at PAX – check out the pics! (Louis Wu 23:03:02 UTC)
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PGCR 176
Robowski sent word (a little bit ago) about Post Game Carnage Report 176 – it’s not long, but there’s plenty of good map/gametype conversation. Go listen! (Louis Wu 23:01:58 UTC)
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New ThreeA Spartan Figures
AvatarofChaos told us that the ThreeA website is now selling 1/6th scale Emile and EVA figures – check the Bambalandstore. (More pics are in the email sent to mailing list subscribers.) (Louis Wu 23:00:46 UTC)
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Leaving the Past
Alberto ‘bert’ Koch sent us a link to Leaving the Past, his final Halo 3/Halo 4 montage. Nice gameplay, mellow editing. Check it out! (Louis Wu 22:49:01 UTC)
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HMV Hell 4 Release
Okay… catching up a little bit. A few days ago we got an email from Bryan ‘imSuck’ Smith, letting us know that the final HMV Hell 4 video is now online – it’s a collaboration between Bryan and Dark Space. There are more details here if you’re curious. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 22:45:39 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 58: Try Again M1 lvl 26
Leela is still having difficulties, Durandal has disappeared, and the colony has been wiped out! Or has it? Find out as Blackstar and Narcogen Try Again in Bungie’s Marathon.
Gameplay starts at 02:36.
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)
“Landing” 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/m1/25.shtml
Martin’s “Tour of Duty” post on the Try Again level:
http://forums.bungie.org/story/?read=64242
For complete Terminal texts, visit the excellent Marathon Story Page:
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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
http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy
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!
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
