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RC: Master of Both Nothing AND Everything
RC Master let us know that the final two pieces to his Episode 5-Memento Mori Spartan Ops (Solo Legendary No-Death) run, Nothing Can Go Wrong and Everything Has Gone Wrong are now up. Check out the whole playlist here, and stay tuned for Episode 6! Nice!(GrimBrother One 23:59:25 UTC)
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Grain of Salt Not Included
Kotaku ran an op-ed piece this morning regarding one man’s experience with contract work for a game developer, specifically with Certain Affinity on Halo 4. It’s certainly a mixed bag of impressions that may leave you either a touch flustered or perhaps just scratching your head. One can never be completely sure when reading only one side of the story, but it’s an interesting read nonetheless, just take it with the appropriate seasoning. If you’d like to discuss it on our forum, gamerguy2002 started a thread you can join.(GrimBrother One 23:55:00 UTC)
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Assault on the Domain Name
Grizzlei brought to our attention some very interesting news via Joystiq. It appears that Microsoft has been busy registering domain names that center around the name Halo: Spartan Assault. No further word at this time, but it makes the lead up to E3 that much more interesting!(GrimBrother One 23:51:35 UTC)
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Sum People Fail, and Sum 141
Thanks to Nikko B201 for letting us know about Achievement Hunter’s Fails of the Weak Episode 141, which is also available on YouTube if you rather. Go check it out and start giggling!(GrimBrother One 23:48:11 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 30: Defend This! Marathon 1 lvl 4
Leela has produced three chips to replace the damaged ones and reactivate Marathon’s automated defense system. On the way, Narcogen and Blackstar notice similarities in both enemy and level design between Marathon and Halo.
BONUS: Narc reattempts the failed grenade climb from the last level and talks about how the Marathon 1 scenario had to be altered to suit the changed physics model of the Marathon Infinity engine on which Aleph One is based. To see the climb performed in the original Marathon engine running on Mac OS 9, see this video from the Vidmaster’s Challenge on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVt482t4514
At 01:52 you can see the player arrive at the room and start to clear it. The actual climb starts at 03:08.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:
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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)
“Flippant” 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:
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Podtacular 371: Weapon Tuning Complete
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For the last two months, Waypoint has been giving us updates in their weekly bulletins on the weapon tuning undergoing for Halo 4, hoping to restore some balance to the weapons in the Halo sandbox. Thanks to the efforts of the community and the feedback 343i has received through their forums, we now have the final set of changes of the weapon tuning. Granted, the actual numbers are not supplied for all the changes, but having a final picture gives us a good picture of what’s to come in the next few days. Waypoint is also holding a community playdate on Monday when the update drops. Enjoy
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Buy figures, get in-game skins
TDSpiral pointed out an article on Halo Waypoint that shows off some new ‘unlockables’ from McFarlane. Getchyer customized weapons here!(Louis Wu 20:04:47 UTC)
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Evolution: it’s what’s for dinner.
Dervish read an article on silly sci-fi constructs based on the concept of ‘Evolution’, and saw far too much Halo for his liking. Do you agree?(Louis Wu 20:02:51 UTC)
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Halo 4 Friday Caption Fun 10
Last week, for our Friday Caption Fun festivities, you provided quips for an image featuring a Spartan in need of assistance. Here are the top captions you left for that particular image!
“341. 342. Oh, hey Frank! 343…” –EZcheeZ217
“This wasn’t what I meant by hanging out with me, dude.” –SpartanWO439
“No, the magnetic boots do NOT have an off switch!” –sarcasmbully
“Jimmy’s attempt to reenact Spider Man failed…miserably. ” –l JK l
“After much testing, the sit-ups Armor Ability proved to be worthless.” –QuadSquadLeader
“Fred’s fascination with his own dead body was the major factor in his team’s loss.” –GunRunner48
“Hang ‘Em High, they said…” –Lord Hookocho
“Let’s be honest, this isn’t the worst thing you’ve caught me doing.” –Josh Ross
“Day 3: They’re still convinced I’m only a bat.” –Kevin Braumiller
“This is a horrible place to spawn! WTF, 343!?” –Brendan Shepherd
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 mid-stomping Mantis. Soak in the screenshot, then leave your witty and relevant quip in a comment. Off you go!
Author: RangerDanger11
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Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 141
From Rooster Teeth:
Jack and Geoff are back again. Enjoy this week’s episode of Fails of the Weak!
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
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Halo 4 Mythic Difficulty Guide – Shutdown
The Tyrant has published another chapter in his local Halo 4 Mythic Guide – swing by for the text version of Shutdown! The video is included, of course – but sometimes, having the pros and cons of a particular strategy on the screen in front of you helps a lot in making decisions. Go read!(Louis Wu 17:27:02 UTC)
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Halo 1 Tricking – Marine To The Banshee Pillar
slYnki told us about an old Halo 1 trick he’s just gotten around to completing – go watch the short vid that shows how he got a Marine to the top of the Banshee pillar on Two Betrayals!(Louis Wu 17:22:58 UTC)
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One-Flag is back, baby!
kornman00 announced that he’s got a downloadable gametype in his fileshare – it will let you play One-Flag (and Neutral Flag) CTF! Awesome. Go grab a copy! (Louis Wu 17:21:27 UTC)
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Capture
TTL Demag0gue let us know about the latest episode of Reclaimer – things are not going as well as he’d expected…(Louis Wu 17:20:00 UTC)
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Hindsight ODST: Data Hive
Over at Forward Unto Dawn, Dax01 is back with another episode of Hindsight: ODST – this exploration takes a careful, in-depth look at Data Hive. Great read! Thanks, davidfuchs. (Louis Wu 17:16:27 UTC)
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Halo: Flucking Around
The Alpha Elite is back with a new video, showing off Halo 1 mods. Just silliness – but fun silliness. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:12:52 UTC)
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Anoj’s Halo 4 Top 10 Ep 29: Sniper Kills
Jordan Bell sent word that there’s a new Top 10 from Anoj – he’s back to Sniper kills. There are some pretty impressive feats of skill shown here! Go watch.(Louis Wu 17:10:35 UTC)
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Daybreak – A Halo 4 Montage
From airguitar901:
This is Missile’s first ever Halo 4 montage. Hope you enjoy, and don’t forget to leave a like and a comment and to subscribe if you haven’t already!
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Halo Community Creative Writing Event – Vote Now!
From Sir Boobington:
I’d like to send a special thanks to all participants and to the general readers. I have had a great time hosting the Halo Community Creative Writing Event. I hope you enjoy all the fan fiction!
The submission period has ended and voting is upon us! Click here to vote on your favorite writer. I will announce the winner when the voting process is finished. Thanks, and good luck to all the participants!
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