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I bet her feet are gonna hurt again.
The Halo Bulletin went live last night (as it usually does on Wednesday nights) – and as you might expect, given the proximity of SDCC, it focuses on stuff you’ll be able to see at San Diego Comic Con this weekend. (This includes some really exclusive, limited-edition collectible pins that will be distributed at the event.) There’s also a bunch of stuff about the Halo 4 Global Championship, which is deep in qualifiers right now. This includes info about new playlists going live next week. Go give it a read! As always, it’s available in a lighter version in our Halo Bulletin Archive, as well. (Louis Wu 16:52:29 UTC)
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Warthog Chase
A Forge With Pete we’ve never highlighted (because I hadn’t noticed it until pete_the_duck mentioned it this morning) discusses a gametype he created called ‘Warthog Chase’. I got a chance to play this last night… and I gotta say, it’s a heckuva lot of fun. It’s a Hill game – but the hill is centered on a Warthog. Every 30 seconds, the hill moves to a NEW Warthog. If you happen to be in the Warthog that has the hill, you get points… unless other hogs are near you. You can’t kill each other (well, you CAN drive off the map, but you can’t run people over, you can’t destroy warthogs, etc), so it’s all about getting close to the hill (if you’re not it) or away from everyone else (if you are). Simple – and really fun. Try it out! (Map variant is here, gametype is here.) And thanks to Mid7night for reminding me to mention it!(Louis Wu 16:44:45 UTC)
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PGCR 170
Robowski sent word that Post Game Carnage Report Episode 170 has an interview with ReconTeamSierra, the pair of Brits who release gameplay with commentary periodically. (It’s got plenty of other stuff too – there’s an interesting discussion about The Pit, and a new game called – oh, never mind, not going to front-page that.) Go listen!(Louis Wu 16:38:23 UTC)
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Spartan Assault – launching… soon
Intriguing – as Polygon noticed, Spartan Assault (which was due to launch today on Windows 8 phones from Verizon) no longer has release date information on the Halo Waypoint website. (‘July 18’ has changed to ‘July 2013’.) It’s coming… it’s just not clear when. Update: Looks like it’s today, after all.(Louis Wu 16:30:12 UTC)
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Life-size FOTUS Helmet – Halo 4 Cosplay
From Matt Smith:
My FOTUS helmet is finally finished and I’m really happy with the results. Hope you like it, too!
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GrifballHub Donor Highlights – RTX 2013
From grifballhub:
For those unable to attend RTX 2013 in Austin, this special highlight reel premiered during the Grifball panel. Created by GrifballHub.com founder H2O Camper, it’s a thank you to those whose generosity has have helped us make the GrifballHub site what it is today, and even more importantly, helped us make our booth and gaming stations a reality on the RTX exhibition floor.
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Top 10 Didact Lines
MixMaker1 has added a new entry to his ‘Top 10 Lines’ series – this one features utterances from the Didact. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 21:41:09 UTC)
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3 Reasons why Cortana May Not Be Coming Back
Gaming Illustrated has come up with a few reasons why Cortana may not be coming back in future Halo titles. (The idea that she WAS might be news to you.) Go read.(Louis Wu 21:28:19 UTC)
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Halo at VGL – on the web
You may have already seen this news on DBO (or elsewhere) – but it’s Halo-related, too, so we’re posting it here. Video Games Live is planning on streaming its San Diego Comic Con concert on Twitch.TV – and Marty O’Donnell and Mike Salvatori will be guest conductors at 7:30! Destiny and Halo are both on the ticket. Be sure to set some time aside on July 20!(Louis Wu 21:25:50 UTC)
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Podtacular – with RTX Flair
Dust Storm sent word of a couple of recent episodes of Podtacular – both of these focuses on RTX and the Halo goodies revealed at that event. Episode 381 is all about RTX itself – he calls it ‘RTXtravaganza’. Episode 382 goes through the Bundle of Champions. Go listen to both! (Louis Wu 21:09:31 UTC)
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Special San Diego Comic-Con Deals at the Official Halo Waypoint Store!
SDCC is kicking off and the only way we could be more excited is if we knew all of you could be here enjoying it with us. For those who can’t make it to San Diego, we hope this counts as some kind of consolation: All art, tees and hoodies are on sale, only during San Diego Comic-Con.
If you’ll be joining us at SDCC, come by and say hello!
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Halo IRL: Covenant Transport
Halo is a fictional universe. However, sometimes we catch sight of things in real life that remind us of our favorite science fiction video game franchise. This particular series, titled Halo in Real Life, showcases those very moments. Enjoy the subtle Halo references sometimes spotted when out and about in the real world, and if you have a picture you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!
As seen and taken by Dillon
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Massive Box Launches – A Halo 4 Trick
From IamTOOLBOX:
In this video, I show you how to do some awesome in-game launches. Enjoy!
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Massive Box Launches – A Halo 4 Trick
From IamTOOLBOX:
In this video, I show you how to do some awesome in-game launches. Enjoy!
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Waypoint Weekly Test Nights: 7.17.13
From AgentPaperCraft:
Hello, Waypoint goers! With the addition of community-made content into Matchmaking, custom maps and game types have become an integral part of Halo’s Multiplayer. 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 Wednesday night at 6PM ET, get an invite by sending “AgentPaperCraft” a message over Xbox LIVE, or leave a comment in the Test Night Thread.
Hope to see you there!
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Top 10 Halo 4 Amazing Kills
From Anoj:
Anoj counts down his favorite 10 community-submitted Halo 4 amazing kill clips. Upload your clips to your File Share and submit at Top10Series.com to be featured in future episodes!
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ASE Ep. 39: Bob-B-Q M1 lvl 11
The first level of Marathon’s third chapter, Reprisal, starts with Leela tasking us to save as many Marathon crewmembers as possible from Pfhor and Hulk attacks.
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
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Music used in this episode:
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
“What About Bob?” 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/m1/10.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