As one of the commenters put it, too bad he’s out of? reach….

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 captured by James

From Anoj:

Anoj counts down his favorite 10 community-submitted Halo: Reach betrayals and suicides. Enjoy!

Top 10 Halo: Reach Betrayals and Suicides

From Brainp0wa:

Could the Master Chief take on an AT-AT Walker? Sure he could. See for yourself!

From FBWalshyFTW:

This is the fifth installment of tranQ’s Halo community montage series “tranQ & Friends,” featuring gameplay from himself and the rest of the Halo community. As usual, the video showcases a nice mix of clips across several Halos, game types, and maps, and the editing is simple. I thought that the gameplay cut too quickly through the footage at times, but the syncing is great and the flow is still good overall. Enjoy!

tranQ and Friends 5 – A Halo Community Montage

Author: TheOlympusPrime

Some people show their love for Halo by playing the games. Others get a relevant image permanently placed upon their body. Enjoy this particular example of a Halo-related body modification, and if you have a picture you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!

Halo tattoo, as seen on The Fired Goon

From Physics Remastered:

Physics Remastered is back with a new video. This one shows us getting to the bottom of the extremely long elevator shaft on “Crow’s Nest,” as well as teaching you how to do the trick yourself. Enjoy!

Bottom of the Elevator – A Halo 3 Glitch

From AgentPaperCraft:

Test Night with Crafty is a weekly event dedicated to the forgers of Waypoint as convenient means of testing content for matchmaking consideration. It is also a great way to get constructive feedback on your map variants and game types. Your content will be observed by a secret member who reviews and suggests maps for matchmaking; this could mean thousands may eventually battle on your creations!

Last week’s event was amazing. Please join us this week as we test large-scale Invasion and 6 v. 6 Invasion game types.

Test Night with a Cartographer

From petetheduck:

Check out the video to see the community solutions that were sent in for the Forge Puzzle! Thanks again to everyone who participated.

petetheduck’s Forge Puzzle Results

From HT Edge:

We are hosting a Halo: Reach 2v2 tournament to raise awareness for the Gamesforsoldiers.com program, where people donate old, used, or unused games for the troops. Here are the details:

Date/Time: March 10-11, starting at 12pm PST

Prizes: $500 Cash, HD Capture Card & MLG Co-Sponsorship

Round Structure: Saturday – Single Elimination score to 50. Sunday – Double Elimination score to 25.

To enter, post your team name, captain and your doubles teammate in the sign-up thread.

All the info about the tournament, affiliates involved, charities, etc can be found here. Hope to see you there!

Halotracker’s Games for Troops 2v2 Tournament

Is it wrong that the part at :59 made me laugh?

Author: Crazy Elite T13

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 AgentPaperCraft. Read a little more about him below, then hit his profile to learn about the role he plays in the Community Cartographers!

Gamertag: AgentPaperCraft.

Dream job: 3D Environmental Artist for 343 Industries. (ONLY TWO MORE SEMESTERS TO GO!!!)

Hobbies: I makem somma PAPERCRAFTS!

Anything else we should know? I’m one lucky guy, persistent, handsome, smart, and full of myself. I enjoy my hobbies, which are finding great maps to suggest for matchmaking, building them, and helping others. I enjoy the good times we have here on the forums. I may not post much but I watch intently. I like vidya games and aminals, and mopeding around town.

I also run Test Night with Crafty, which is weekly event dedicated to the forgers of Waypoint as convenient means of testing content for matchmaking consideration. It is a great way to get good professional constructive feedback on your map variants and game types and will also provide you with a player base to help test your creations. Your content will be observed by a secret member who reviews and suggests maps for matchmaking. This could mean thousands may eventually battle on your creations! Please visit my Test Night thread for details about how to participate.

Get to knowAgentPaperCraft here!

From LaurenOboe:

This is my attempt to meld the two things I love: Oboe and Halo. In this clip, NinjaKitty deals a lot of death in a very short amount of time.

Oboe Scores 5 – A Musical Halo: Reach Gameplay Clip

From Liam DeBeasi:

I’ve been working on a Halo: Heroes Never Die wallpaper. Download and enjoy!

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Fan-made Heroes Never Die Wallpaper

From halo.bungie.org:

Lee Georgeton dropped by with a video showing off some funky mini-Spartans on Forge World. Awesome effect!

Mini Spartans – A Halo: Reach Illusion

I saw a motivational poster in a high school gym once that said “it’s not whether you win or lose; it’s how you play the game.” That’s good advice as playing can be fun and challenging, but if you want to get a big prize at the end you better get to winning games. Seventy seven games to be exact. It’s no easy task, but you can do it! This week we challenge you to:

PLAY TO WIN – 20,343cR
Win 77 games in multiplayer Matchmaking this week.

Winning is way more fun in a group, so don’t forget to stop by the forums and build your squad.

Weekly Challenge Thread

Weekends and webcomics go hand in hand, and there’s no better day to celebrate that relaxing ritual than on Sunday. Today’s
Halo-themed Weekend Webcomic, which chronicles the unknown story of the Spartan named Jun, is brought to you by Levi Hoffmeier. Enjoy this incredible fan-made series, and if you have a comic you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!

by: Levi Hoffmeier

You’re a busy person, and we have a thing for releasing as much Halo-related content our multi-fingered appendages can handle. That means—assuming you aren’t a speed reading super-soldier—you probably missed a few stories along the way. Not only do we forgive you, but we’ll also happily provide a convenient weekly wrap-up of absolutely everything we covered during the last seven days. Don’t worry about saying thank you. We’d rather you spend that time soaking in the goodness that is this entertaining collection of articles. Off you go!

News
The Halo Bulletin: 2.15.12
Halo Avatar Collection – February
Office of Halo Intelligence: Part 4
McFarlane Toys Introduces New Halo Product Lines at 2012 NY Toy Fair
Reach Weekly Challenge – 2.13.12

Videos
Last Forger Standing 4 – A Community Forge Competition Show
Chillax – A Halo: Reach Funtage
Superiorosity SX – A Halo: Reach Racetrack Review
Express – A Halo 3/Reach Montage
Halo: Reach – Achievement HORSE #62
r/Halo 2 – A Halo: Reach Community Montage
Forge Spotlight 13 – A Halo: Reach Machinima Series
Helljumper 2 – A Fan-made Halo Web Series
Beaver Creek Walkthrough – A Halo: Anniversary Gameplay and Commentary Video

Fun Stuff
Halo eValentines for Your Favorite Player 2!
Halo Shoes – A Valentine’s Day Gift
Chance to Win a Custom-made Mega Bloks Heart!
Toy Fair 2012: Square Enix
Halo IRL: Ivory Tower
You Know You Play Too Much Halo When – Part 3
Halo: Reach Gamer Health Kit
Friday Caption Fun 40

Community Happenings
Community Member of the Week: crazybydefault
The Running Riot Goes Feet First into Helljumper
10,343 Halotracker Challenges, In the Bag!

Halo: Reach Screenshots
Elites with Cones – Absolutely Hilarious
Batman – Fun with Forge
Orbitally Deployed Sangheili Troops – Fun with Forge
Night Hunter – Simply Amazing