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  • Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 140

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    From Rooster Teeth:

    Jack and Geoff continue their tradition of mocking your gaming inadequacy. Enjoy this week’s episode of Fails of the Weak!

    Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.

    Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 140

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  • Halo Theme – Lindsey Stirling and William Joseph

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    From lindseystomp:

    Lindsey Stirling and William Joseph present their amazing cover of the Halo theme song.

    Halo Theme – Lindsey Stirling and William Joseph

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  • Destiny On PC: Not Yes, Not No

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    Urk from Bungie tells IGN that everything Bungie does on the backend for Destiny is platform agnostic, but the company still has not definitively announced, nor definitively denied, versions of the game for other platforms like PC or Mac.

  • Pathways Into High Definition

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    Never Stop Firing

    YouTube user toolsmyth (Bo Lindbergh in the Marathon Story Page’s forum) has posted some gameplay from the first level of Bungie’s first shooter, Pathways Into Darkness, now available in the App Store for the Apple Macintosh.

    Leyvin360 on YouTube also has a Let’s Play series for the game that he started last year.

  • ASE Ep. 29 Never Burn Money Marathon 1 lvl 3

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    ASE Ep 29 Never Burn Money M1 lvl 3

    Narcogen and Blackstar play Level 3 of Bungie’s classic sci fi shooter, Marathon: Never Burn Money. Leela tasks us with recovering three chips to repair the Marathon’s defensive system, and on our own we attempt to reach an isolated and cryptic terminal that may hold the secret to the identity either of the mysterious security officer who is the player’s avatar, or the even more mysterious door-controlling Durandal we have yet to meet.

    We’ve gotten some useful feedback on past episodes, and I’ll just acknowledge it here:

    Yes, we are rusty. I haven’t done much mouse and keyboard FPS gaming since the Unreal Tournament days, and it shows. Hopefully we’l get into a groove and I hope to ratchet the difficulty up a bit as we play. Right now we’re on normal, hopefully we can get up to Total Carnage before the game is over.

    Yes, we missed some spots. We missed a garbled terminal and a hidden door in the first level; I’ve gone back to record that and it’ll be in a future episode. In level two I made the easy grenade hop and put it after the credits, but didn’t make the big one. In this level, we made a couple of attempts to do the grenade climb to reach the Gheritt White terminal, but failed. For that, I am bringing in a ringer. More on that later.

    UPDATE: This video of Never Burn Money by Vidmasters Challenge shows the same level in the original Marathon engine, at Total Carnage difficulty. The player reaches the room where the grenade climb is at 01:30. The player actually does the climb twice– once to reach the 3X shield recharge from the floor, and a second time to reach the ledge with the terminal.

    For more information on this level, visit the Marathon Spoiler Guide:

    http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m1/2.shtml

    For more information on the Gheritt White terminal, visit the Marathon Story
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    http://marathon.bungie.org/story/gheritt.html

    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)
    “fatman” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (gameplay background music)
    “New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)

    For original Marathon soundtracks as well as Craig Hardgrove’s remixes, visit Craig’s Marathon Music page:

    http://themarathonmusic.com

  • ASE Ep. 29 Never Burn Money Marathon 1 lvl 3

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    Narcogen and Blackstar play Level 3 of Bungie’s classic sci fi shooter, Marathon: Never Burn Money. Leela tasks us with recovering three chips to repair the Marathon’s defensive system, and on our own we attempt to reach an isolated and cryptic terminal that may hold the secret to the identity either of the mysterious security officer who is the player’s avatar, or the even more mysterious door-controlling Durandal we have yet to meet.

    We’ve gotten some useful feedback on past episodes, and I’ll just acknowledge it here:

    Yes, we are rusty. I haven’t done much mouse and keyboard FPS gaming since the Unreal Tournament days, and it shows. Hopefully we’l get into a groove and I hope to ratchet the difficulty up a bit as we play. Right now we’re on normal, hopefully we can get up to Total Carnage before the game is over.

    Yes, we missed some spots. We missed a garbled terminal and a hidden door in the first level; I’ve gone back to record that and it’ll be in a future episode. In level two I made the easy grenade hop and put it after the credits, but didn’t make the big one. In this level, we made a couple of attempts to do the grenade climb to reach the Gheritt White terminal, but failed. For that, I am bringing in a ringer. More on that later.

    For more information on this level, visit the Marathon Spoiler Guide:

    http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m1/2.shtml

    For more information on the Gheritt White terminal, visit the Marathon Story
    Page:

    http://marathon.bungie.org/story/gheritt.html

    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)
    “fatman” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (gameplay background music)
    “New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)

    For original Marathon soundtracks as well as Craig Hardgrove’s remixes, visit Craig’s Marathon Music page:

    http://themarathonmusic.com

    ASE Ep 29 Never Burn Money M1 lvl 3

  • First Live Action Trailer For Bungie’s Destiny

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    This “live action” trailer for Destiny promotes the first gameplay reveal coming up at E3, as well as emphasizing how central cooperative play is to Bungie’s new game… “the power of the pack is the wolf, and the power of the wolf is the pack.”

    Actor Giancarlo Esposito (“Gus” from Breaking Bad”) here plays a character seemingly telling a bedtime story about the Guardians. Perhaps he’ll have a voice role in the game itself?

  • Podtacular 369

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    Dust Storm sent word that the latest Podtacular is online – it was recorded right after the Xbox One reveal, and discusses lots of the stuff that was talked about there (including Halo TV). Go check it out!(Louis Wu 20:10:27 UTC)

  • Rock Paper Scissors, Revisited

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    pete_the_duck is trying something new with his Forge with Pete series – two videos, one showing off the map, and a second showing how it all works. We mentioned his Rock Paper Scissors vid a couple of weeks ago – but now you can see a 10 minute Forge walkthrough, too. Pretty cool!(Louis Wu 19:48:36 UTC)

  • Halo 4 Essential Visual Guide – Another Look

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    dk books has put up a page for the Halo 4 The Essential Visual Guide, due this October in the UK (September in the US). There are new samples, not shown in the Waypoint preview a couple of months ago – looks awfully pretty! Thanks, Quirel.(Louis Wu 19:45:27 UTC)

  • 343 Snapshot: Operation Rappel

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    Halo is a fictional universe. However, the place where it’s created is not. Serving as home to both Mister and Master Chief, little else is known about the inside of our studio…until now. Enjoy a teeny tiny peek inside 343 industries, and if you have a hankering to see or learn about something that isn’t overly top secret, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com and we’ll see what we can do!

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  • The Law of the Jungle

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    As old and as true as the sky

  • Halo 4 – Achievement HORSE #128

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    From Rooster Teeth:

    In this episode of Halo HORSE, we continue our journey through the Halo HORSE Tournament of 2013 with an epic match-up between Joel and Geoff to see who will face Ray. Watch and cheer on your favorite!

    Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.

    Halo 4 – Achievement HORSE #128

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  • Halo Wedding Ring

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    From Mike:

    I’m getting married next April and being a HUGE halo fan, I decided to make a miniature Halo ring for my wedding band! I know it’s not a tattoo, but I’ll be wearing it for the rest of my life. It’s a titanium band, with the features of the original ring laser engraved on both the exterior and interior of the ring.

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  • The Halo Mole – Update 1

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    From The Halo Mole:

    The Mole was originally a TV show first aired in Belgium and is currently in production in Bulgaria and the Netherlands (the longest running series of the franchise). In 2001, both the United States and the United Kingdom picked up the series becoming very successful. Due to lack of funding, the UK version was cancelled after 2 seasons, and after a 4-year hiatus, the US version concluded with Season 5. Australia is bringing back the series for 2013.

    During The Mole, 10-14 contestants are chosen as players, but unknown to the contestants, one of them is the Mole. The contestants, as a team, must complete challenges worth a designated amount of money. During the challenges, contestants must try to figure out who is sabotaging them from within. At the end of each episode, the contestants take a quiz based on the Mole’s personal life and their actions during that episode. The contestant, who scores the lowest on the quiz, is eliminated. Players have the opportunity to earn exemptions during challenges. An exemption grants a player an automatic free pass to the next round of the competition, but this usually comes at a cost to the team. When three contestants remain, the final quiz is taken. The contestant with the highest score on the final quiz is the winner and claims the money accumulated by the team during the challenges.

    For The Halo Mole, there will be 10 contestants selected (9 candidates and 1 Mole). Each episode will consist of 2 challenges (along with short interviews), a quiz and elimination. Each episode should take no more than 90 minutes depending on the length of the challenges. We will film two episodes a day, meaning that any contestants must be available for at least 3 hours over the 4 consecutive days that we will be filming (times will be arranged to suit all chosen contestants but will take place in June). We’re excited about this project and hope you are, too!

    The Halo Mole – Update 1

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  • Podtacular 369: #XboxReveal Community Discussion

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    Yesterday’s Xbox Reveal showcased the new Xbox One, revolutionizing entertainment in the living room from how we watch TV to how we play video games. But what do we have to say about it? What benefits have been brought to the table that will benefit the current Xbox 360 gamers and cause them to go shell out money this holiday to get the latest and greatest? We bring you this special roundtable discussion featuring many community leaders to talk about the entire Xbox Reveal presentation including the Recap done by Major Nelson. Of course, we could not let the news of the new Halo TV series slip by our fingers either, so sit back and relax to our three and a half hour discussion on the Xbox Reveal. Joining the roundtable discussion along with Brent Gamer and myself are Lady Luck (GTR), CMNeir (Halo Tricks), Nak3d Eli (YouTube’s Nak3d Halo) HaloFanForLife (HFFL), Ducain (YouTube’s Ducain23, RUL), Goosechecka (GBH), Kalbelgarion (GBH), The Texorcist (GBH), Kete (TRR), Justin Bryce (Drunken Halo), Drax122 (RUL), Micky (RUL), blueamcat (RUL) Chewy (RUL), and Molten Slowa. Enjoy

  • It’s all about the splash damage.

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    aPK stopped in with a short video showing off a pretty funny moment in a recent game – go watch!(Louis Wu 21:51:31 UTC)

  • Halo IRL: Covenant Cruiser

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    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!

    Halo in Real Life

    As seen and taken by mattsan4d

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  • Resistance

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    The Reclaimer isn’t willing to roll over quite yet – go check out today’s Reclaimer. Thanks, TTL Demag0gue.(Louis Wu 18:12:43 UTC)

  • A bit more info on Halo TV

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    If you were intrigued by yesterday’s announcement of a live-action Halo TV show, but wanted more details… we’ve got a couple of articles for you. The Huffington Post has a bit on it (it tickled Bryan Newman that Halo is back to getting mainstream media attention), and NBC News has the clip from the Xbox One announcement in which Spielberg discusses his excitement over the project. Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:09:12 UTC)