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Halo 3 Scarab to Scarab
Sliding Ghost stopped in with a pretty cool feat – he launched himself from one Scarab to the other at the double-scarab battle in Halo 3’s Covenant. Perseverence rocks!(Louis Wu 19:59:39 UTC)
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Podtacular 388: Bullseye
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Earlier this week, the Champions Bundle hit the Xbox marketplace, which includes the Bullseye Pack filled with Pitfall, Vertigo and the newly acclaimed Ricochet. You’ve had the chance to play the maps and gametype, now meet the team behind the pack. We have the pleasure of having Tom Potter, Senior Producer and Steve Young, Lead Level Designer from Certain Affinity to break down what’s included in the pack. Get an inside look into the development of the maps and how the Ricochet gametype came to be. Enjoy
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Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 153
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.
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Halo 4 Friday Caption Fun 18
Last week, for our Friday Caption Fun festivities, you provided quips for an image featuring Mongeese. Here are the top captions you left for that particular image!
“If this doesn’t get us green visor, nothing will.” –scar 444
“In initial tests, the “Magnetism” armor mod didn’t exactly work the way people hoped it would.” –RJCCJ
“It was a thrill to watch the outcome of the annual Mongoose vs. Mantis battle.” –MetalBoxKeeper
“Red rover, red rover, send blue team right over.” –Brad Sullivan
“Roll out!” –Erik Garchomp Peralta
“Noone told the reds that the blues were about to attempt a monster truck stunt.” –MissingSpartan7
“Halo Kart 64.” –HassanAAA85
“Mongoose Mowdown on a whole new level!” –Firesenz
“So this is how the new Survivor armor mod was tested…” –Mrhappysadass
“Press X to flip Mongoose. NO WAIT, STOP!” –Prophetic Onion
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 caught in an unusual position. Soak in the screenshot, then leave your witty and relevant quip in a comment. Off you go!
Author: SepiaAnt8071
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Late, but not forgotten
The last four videos from Rockslider were released on YouTube and the Bad Cyborg site – but had not made it onto the bungie.org Bad Cyborg mirror, due to a cross-country move. They’re up now, though – if you visit the page, you’ll find downloadable (and streaming) versions of movies 74-77 for your viewing pleasure!(Louis Wu 22:22:55 UTC)
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And then…
Immediately after FINDING the Ricochet resources, nillapuddin went to work making USE of them – check out his post for a couple of screenshots, a list of rules, and some download links for his newest gametype, Baschetball. Super Fast Fun!(Louis Wu 21:17:45 UTC)
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The Lowdown on Ricochet, from the source
nillapuddin noticed a few different resources released recently by Certain Affinity, helping mapmakers make the most of the Ricochet gametype. Looks to be pretty useful stuff!- Halo 4 Forge Tutorial – Ricochet Setup (YouTube)
- Halo 4 Forge Tutorial – Forgeball Labels (YouTube)
- Ricochet Game Type Labels (CA webpage)
Get to building!(Louis Wu 21:14:24 UTC)
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The Halo Waypoint Store’s Limited Edition Spire Vista Giclee
Do you really need that portrait of dogs playing poker on your wall? Or that glow-in-the-dark Pink Floyd poster? C’mon now. It’s time to class up your living space with a stunning piece of Halo 4 art!
Behold, the Limited Edition Spire Vista Giclee. These prints are individually numbered, and there are 250 available exclusively at the Halo Waypoint Store. These are only available while supplies last, so get yours today!The Halo Waypoint Store’s Limited Edition Spire Vista Giclee
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Tyrant’s Halo 4 Mythic Walkthrough – Shutdown
From MythicTyrant:
Greetings! This video covers the sixth 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. 53: Eupfhoria M1 lvl 22
Durandal has decided that the key to defeating the Pfhor is to deprive them of their enslaved allies, the S’pht compilers. We are returning to the Pfhor scoutship to destroy a mutant Pfhor that controls the S’pht slaves and free them. Viva la revolution!
Gameplay starts at 01:25.
Many thanks to PerseusSpartacus in the Marathon Story Forum for his Tour of Duty article on this level:
http://forums.bungie.org/story/?read=64001
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
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)
“Rapture” 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/m1/21.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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Out Here In The Wild
This Destiny ViDoc was released for GamesCom in August, 2013. Most of the footage and locations still comes from the E3 demo, and the footage that doesn’t features locations that have mostly been shown in screenshots, but there are a few new tidbits here and there, including new enemies and weapons.
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Halo 4 Mythic Difficulty Guide – Composer
The Tyrant has moved us closer to a full Mythic guide for Halo 4 – his writeup of The Composer is now online. It’s a monster – but then again, this IS the hardest mission in the game. Go give it a read! (Louis Wu 23:18:05 UTC)
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The Halo Bulletin: August 21, 2013
The Halo Bulletin appeared on Halo Waypoint last night, as it usually does on Wednesday nights – as you might guess, the Champions Bundle plays a large role. However, there’s also stuff about the Global Championship, 343’s presence at Gamescom, the matchmaking playlist update that will go live next week, more playlist consolidation, and some super-cool mongoose screens. As always, you can read it in our Halo Bulletin Archive, if lighter is better.(Louis Wu 22:31:37 UTC)
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Certain Affinity on Podtacular – Tonight!
Dust Storm sent word that tonight’s Podtacular episode (streaming live at 8pm Eastern, just 90 minutes from this posting) will have special guests from Certain Affinity, the team behind the recent Champions Bundle. Go listen to Tom Potter, Senior Producer, and Steve Young, Lead Level Designer – good stuff! (Louis Wu 22:27:00 UTC)
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The Making of The SuperCart
The SuperWaffle let us know about a new tutorial from Termacious Trickocity – this one’s called ‘The Super Cart‘. Start with one utility cart, add a bunch of heavy weapons (no, REALLY heavy weapons)… and drive!(Louis Wu 22:24:59 UTC)
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DLC for Spartan Assault?
Hoovaloov noticed a new page at TrueAchievements, suggesting there might be DLC for Spartan Assault coming soon! Intriguing… (Louis Wu 22:14:26 UTC)
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Turfin’ it
nillapuddin is pretty proud of Astroturf, his remake of Halo 2’s Turf. It was featured recently on Halo Waypoint – go read the interview! (And download the map! Turf rocks.)(Louis Wu 22:12:44 UTC)
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Good news for Forge users
FyreWulff stopped in with some good news for Forgers – hes’ set up a link database that will work even when you update your map. Swing by his post for details, and then sign up for the (free!) service! (Louis Wu 22:07:48 UTC)
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PGCR 175 – The Halo 4 Global Championship Conspiracy
Robowski told us about the most recent Post Game Carnage Report – Sal, from HaloFanForLife.com, joined the crew to discuss the Halo 4 Global Championship. (Sal’s been pretty unhappy with the cheating that’s been going on, so that’s a big part of the discussion.) Go listen!(Louis Wu 21:33:44 UTC)
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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
