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Spartan Assault – enjoyable in bursts
Reviews of Spartan Assault continue – The Globe and Mail tried it recently, and liked it (well, except for the control scheme). Take a look! (Louis Wu 22:18:37 UTC)
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Community Member of the Week: Smileyken
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 smileyken. Read a little more about this particular fan below, then hit their profile to learn even more!
Gamertag: Smileyken.
Origin of Gamertag: Just stuck from school. Ken is short for Kennedy.
Halo game(s) you are currently playing: Halo 4, and playing Halo 3 on and off.
Favorite map, game type and playlist: The Pit and Sandtrap. I always play BTB.
Preferred control scheme: Default.
Favorite Halo character: Johnson.
Favorite Halo book: Harvest and Fall of Reach.
Favorite Halo quote: “Cortana just…keep your head down. There’s two of us in here now, remember!”
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Halo 4 Achievement Guide: Champions Bundle
From MixMaker117:
The new Halo 4 Champions Bundle is out and is bringing us brand new achievements. This guide should show you the best ways to obtain the 10 new achievements. Enjoy.
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Contrast – A Halo 4 Montage
From FatRatLOL:
Here’s a new Halo 4 montage with sort of a Breaking Bad theme. I thought it was fitting to release it a few hours before tonight’s episode airs 🙂 It’s probably one of my fastest but still favorite edits, since I really love the song.
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ASE Ep. 54: Destiny ViDoc, Out Here in the Wild
Bungie unveiled a new ViDoc at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany last week. Not a whole lot of new footage or information, but Blackstar and Narcogen take a look and find some interesting things anyway.
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Music used in this episode:
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
“New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)
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You Are the Champions – a giveaway
Want a free download code for the Halo 4 Champions Bundle? Swing by our forum and read the dead-simple rules for entering. Then enter!(Louis Wu 19:55:47 UTC)
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Dustbowl Megabattle Action Vids
Rockslider has another pair of vids for you – both build on the Dustbowl Megabattle he showed off in a recent film. Master Chief vs 43 covies on Truth and Reconciliation… lots of variants! Great stuff. (Louis Wu 23:44:16 UTC)
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FotW 153 – plus HORSE Finals
AchievementHunter has two new vids for you – Fails of the Weak 153 has lots of avoidable death (AH.com | YouTube), while Joel faces off against Caleb for all the marbles in the office Halo HORSE finals (AH.com | YouTube). Go watch both! Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 20:05:03 UTC)
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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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