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Halo 4 WTF Moments: Two To Tango
Tyrant has updated his Halo 4 WTF series – the newest clip is called ‘Two To Tango’, though I’m pretty sure what he’s doing wouldn’t get him any points on Dancing with the Stars. Pretty funny, in any case!(Louis Wu 20:57:04 UTC)
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Community Member of the Week: DSight
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 DSight. Read a little more about this particular fan below, then hit their profile to learn even more!
Gamertag: DSight.
Origin of Gamertag: Originally “DeadSight”, but I didn’t like the “Dead” in my name so I shortened it.
Current clan/community: Halo Waypoint, reddit and Twitter.
Halo game(s) you are currently playing: Halo 4 and Halo Wars. Can’t get enough!
Favorite map, game type and playlist: Longbow and Dominion.
Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Meltdown, doesn’t matter which playlist.
Preferred control scheme: Default.
Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Offense. Always attack the enemy and put pressure on them. They’re more likely to panic and make a mistake.
Favorite Halo character: “Bam, said the lady!” Edward Buck.
Favorite Halo book: The Cole Protocol.
Favorite Halo quote: “So fades the great harvest of my betrayal. Even these beasts recognized what you were oblivious to, human. Your nobility has blinded you, as ever. The Librarian left little to chance, didn’t she? Turning my own guardians… my own world… against me. But what hubris to believe she could protect her pets from me forever. If you haven’t mastered even these primitives, then Man has not attained the Mantle. Your ascendance may yet be prevented. Time was your ally, human, but now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners… have returned. This tomb… is now yours.”
Anything else we should know? This is my collection of Halo stuff!
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Simple – A Halo 4 Montage
From FBWalshyFTW:
This Halo 4 montage is entitled “Simple” and features gameplay captured and edited by Lynx. Enjoy!
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Halo 4 Mythic Difficulty Guide – Infinity
The Tyrant has finished the chapter of his Halo 4 Mythic Difficulty Guide that covers the level Infinity, arguably the hardest level to get through on this highest of difficulty settings. If you’re looking to add this particular notch to your belt, reading his guide carefully before you start will go a long way towards a successful run! Go check it out. (Louis Wu 11:25:30 UTC)
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Zero hit – an extreme challenge
Rockslider set himself a new challenge: could he get through a Halo level without ever being hit? Not just undamaged… but unTOUCHED. He recently finished Assault on the Control Room on Legendary while satisfying this self-imposed rule… and wrote up his experience. Go check out his tips! (Louis Wu 11:22:00 UTC)
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Anoj’s Halo 4 Top 10 Ep 31: Amazing Kills
Anoj has released his newest Halo 4 Top 10 video – this one focuses on ‘Amazing Kills’, which mostly means impressive killstreaks (but not completely!). Go watch – fun stuff! Thanks, Jordan Bell. (Louis Wu 11:18:58 UTC)
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Podtacular 382: Bundle of Champions
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The Halo 4 panel at RTX last weekend did not disappoint fans as new content was announced including new maps, weapon/armor skins, armor mods, game modes and more. The Pit makes it’s return in Halo 4 as Pitfall joined by a new map Vertigo with an accompanying new gametype: Ricochet. The Bullseye Pack joins the Infinity Armor Pack and the Steel Skin Pack in the Championship bundle along with some bonus weapon skins and new stances. Everything is detailed in this week’s Halo Bulletin. Halo Waypoint also announced the third and final book in the Kilo Five trilogy by Karen Traviss: Mortal Dictata. In light of the recent Emmy nominations, the official Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn soundtrack is now available for digital download across major distributors. This week’s podcast art is done by one of our listeners, F1yingPinapp1e. Enjoy
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PGCR: Halo 4 Gun Game
Robowski told us about a new video from Post Game Carnage Report’s Real Mistry – it shows off a modded gametype called ‘Gun Game’, where your guns change as you kill opponents. Intriguing! Go watch.(Louis Wu 16:55:55 UTC)
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Grifball Roundup – Screens and Highlights
Goosechecka dropped us a line about new content at GrifballHub – there are new screenshots for the month of June, put together by oObex (awesome shots – best 10 of more than 2000 screens), and the AGLA, GH’s new competitive league, has a highlight reel of some seriously awesome Grifball action. Go check ’em out! (Louis Wu 16:41:52 UTC)
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HALOcapped Ep 6 – Plasma Pistols, Autosentry CTF
MixMaker1 stopped in with word of another episode of HALOcapped – his team attempted to win a game of CTF on Skyline using nothing but Plasma Pistols and Autosentries. Their self-imposed rules said no melees – Mix was much better than his teammates at sticking to this. Even with a few beatdowns, though, their win with these rules is really impressive – and fun to watch! Check it out.(Louis Wu 16:03:43 UTC)
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Podtacular 381: RTXtravaganza
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Last weekend was the Rooster Teeth expo and Brent Gamer and Dust Storm were there to see what Austin had to offer. Halo Waypoint hosted their first qualifiers for the Halo 4 Global Championship. The top six players in the tournament out of over 650 participants won UNSC Vanguard Gaems cases along with an all expenses paid trip to the finals. There was also a big presence of Grifball as GrifballHub stood up a booth and put on several tournaments over the duration of the event all funded by Kickstarter. Dust Storm also had a panel on podcasting, which will be made available soon. Enjoy and Brent and Dust recall their experience at RTX.
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Heavy Mettle
We totally skipped over this week’s release of Red vs Blue Season 11 – but you shouldn’t. Episode 4 has a dejected Caboose, an out-of-shape Tucker, a pissed-off Simmons, an entitled Sarge, a bored Grif, and a frustrated Washington. What more could you want? (Louis Wu 19:04:32 UTC)
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Pit Stop Between the Pit and Pitfall.
Certain Affinity posted some Pit/Pitfall comparison shots on their Facebook page. There’s also a few Pitfall and Vertigo concept art pieces to check out. Neat!(mastrbiggy 18:45:41 UTC)
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One2One MC Bust for sale in the UK
jay mee noticed a pretty cool Master Chief bust for sale on Gumtree (a UK classified site). These were made by One2One Collectibles and released in 2009 – the run was 650 (not the 350 mentioned in the Gumtree posting, but that’s a minor detail, it’s still a tiny number), and the original price was $225. I haven’t seen many of these being sold on secondary markets – if you’ve been looking for one of these, this might be a good opportunity!(Louis Wu 18:37:50 UTC)
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Halo: Spartan Assault Coming to Verizon First In the US
Joystiq pointed out that the phone version of Halo: Spartan Assault will launch first on Verizon. Not only do you have to have a Windows 8 device, but now you HAVE to be a Verizon customer to play this game :(. I have no idea what this means for Windows 8 tablets and PCs. We’ll keep you updated.(mastrbiggy 18:28:25 UTC)
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The Halo Council Closes its Doors
The Halo Council filled a pretty unique niche when it started up last year – it was competitive gamers who were interested in a Halo that all Halo fans, competitive and casual alike, could enjoy. There are other sites that work that space now (most notably Beyond Entertainment, which was founded by some of the original Halo Council folks), but it’s still sad to see an important fansite like this close down. We’ll miss you guys! Thanks, pete_the_duck. (Louis Wu 18:25:01 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
