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Visualizing the Halo Universe Round 8: Ancients
Portmortem has kicked off the next round of his Visualizing the Halo Universe project – this time he’s looking for fan renditions of Precursor Orbital Arches. (Read his post if that’s not clear.) Get to sketchin’! (Louis Wu 14:42:22 UTC)
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Halo Reach Press Kit for Sale
Compton is selling his Halo Reach Press Kit (pretty slick briefcase, filled with goodies) to raise money for an upcoming Xbox purchase – if you’ve been looking for one of these, here’s your chance!(Louis Wu 14:36:52 UTC)
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What Halo’s Ancient History Can Tell Us About Destiny
You can never truly know a game until you play it.
Seraph, from Matrix ReloadedOkay, so I’m paraphrasing, but the point stands. Right now we don’t know much about Destiny, but it might be pretty difficult to say we know anything at all. I’m starting to get a sort of pleasant feeling of deja vu, and wondering what it was we thought we knew about Halo when it was first revealed. Our first glance at the game back then was more substantial back in the summer of 1999, when Steve Jobs welcomed Jason Jones on stage to show Halo running live, in real time, using OpenGL, on a Macintosh. He then said it was coming out on PCs and Macs next year.
The rest is history.
Perhaps Bungie showed more of Halo back then than of Destiny now because they honestly thought they were closer to releasing Halo than they really were. Possibly they felt they had to generate some hype for the game. Despite being an award-winning cross-platform developer, it’s hard to say that Bungie commanded the kind of attention before that game’s release in the Macintosh gaming market that they have occupied in the console world ever since. Now, independent from Microsoft, without the need to serve the well being of the Xbox platform over and above all else, the players on Sony’s platform may now be their thrall as well, and after that, who knows, perhaps those on Macs, Windows, and even Linux, iOS and Android. Bungie would appear to have big plans for Destiny.
It’s not the first time Bungie’s had big plans, though, and things have a way of taking on a life of their own. In particular, some of Bungie’s plans for Destiny remind me of what I always guessed were Bungie’s original plans for Halo…
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Europe wins out with Forward Unto Dawn
Well, that’s interesting – it looks like Region 2 (Europe, mostly) will be getting a ‘Deluxe Edition’ Blu-ray/DVD combo of Forward Unto Dawn at the end of this month – as far as I can tell, this is not available (or at least announced) elsewhere in the world. In addition to the discs, you will also get a set of Halo art cards, a poster, and over 100 minutes of exclusive bonus content. Thanks, mikimarquez.(Louis Wu 23:09:26 UTC)
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Celebrating both Cortana and MC
JR3D_MTTH3W stopped in with a pair of vids – Master Chief Origin is a retrospective of our favorite Spartan, while Cortana Tribute is exactly what the title suggests. (The latter was featured on the Waypoint blog last week, so you may have seen it already.) Go watch!(Louis Wu 23:00:51 UTC)
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Waiting for Halo 4
Joseph “Maniac” Cirillo sent word of a new documentary he released this weekend – swing by GameExcess.net to watch ‘Waiting for Halo 4’. It was inspired by Halo 2: The Road to Glory, released by Noah Gallup more than 7 years ago, and it takes a look at one fan’s love affair with a franchise. Go watch! (Louis Wu 15:44:49 UTC)
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Waiting for Halo 4
Joseph “Maniac” Cirillo sent word of a new documentary he released this weekend – swing by GameExcess.net to watch ‘Waiting for Halo 4’. It was inspired by Halo 2: The Road to Glory, released by Noah Gallup more than 7 years ago, and it takes a look at one fan’s love affair with a franchise. Go watch! (Louis Wu 15:44:49 UTC)
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Reaching Happiness
uberfoop decided to take a run through Reach with fresh eyes – and record what he saw. Screenshots, videos, and new observations – he got through Long Night of Solace, and was pretty happy, for the most part! Go follow along.(Louis Wu 15:34:23 UTC)
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Reaching Happiness
uberfoop decided to take a run through Reach with fresh eyes – and record what he saw. Screenshots, videos, and new observations – he got through Long Night of Solace, and was pretty happy, for the most part! Go follow along.(Louis Wu 15:34:23 UTC)
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The poetry of Reach
The Lionheart felt inspired to write a short poem expressing the sadness and nobility that is Reach. Go read it!(Louis Wu 15:27:29 UTC)
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The poetry of Reach
The Lionheart felt inspired to write a short poem expressing the sadness and nobility that is Reach. Go read it!(Louis Wu 15:27:29 UTC)
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M.L.Gandemo
Gandemo put together another one of his gameplay vids – he calls this one M.L.Gandemo. Some fun situations, and a taste of his life in the commentary – go watch! (Louis Wu 15:27:15 UTC)
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M.L.Gandemo
Gandemo put together another one of his gameplay vids – he calls this one M.L.Gandemo. Some fun situations, and a taste of his life in the commentary – go watch! (Louis Wu 15:27:15 UTC)
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I Used To Be a Petty Officer, Then I Took an Arrow to the Knee
ZackDark dropped by the forum to let us know about a Gamespot Skyrim mod video that includes some neat Halo content (skip to 4:05 for the Halo stuff.) Is it just me or does the commentator sound a little bit like Frankie? Go watch!(mastrbiggy 11:24:13 UTC)
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Mysterious Halo Mega Bloks
Reddit user, TheNerdyOne_, claims that certain individuals have been receiving emails from Mega Bloks containing details and pictures of new Halo vehicles. The email describes a new ONI subdivision called REAP-X (Reverse Engineering and Prototyping — Xenotechnology) and shows off two new UNSC vehicles, the UNSC Siege Bike and the UNSC Light Assault VTOL. This is the first I’ve head of the REAP-X program and I’ve never seen these vehicles before. Without a concrete source I’m not sure what to make of this. Thanks, DeadNames. Update: Dust Storm provided a web version of the email. (mastrbiggy 11:07:49 UTC)
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Podtacular 352: Beyond Halotainment
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Every now and then another Halo community pops up. Most of the time they start off small and grow gradually, but a few times they explode, which is what has happened to Beyond Entertainment. With a similar start to The Halo Council, Beyond Entertainment was started by a few competitive Halo players whose focus is to bring together parts of the Halo community through quality entertainment. Within their month of existence, they’ve gained popularity across multiple communities, but it’s likely we haven’t seen the bulk of their offering yet. Joining the podcast to talk about Beyond Entertainment is Cyren, GH057ayame and Saucey. Enjoy
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What’s he gonna grow in there?
Leviathan received a new pot with cool artwork on it. Some of it is Halo related. Go look!(Louis Wu 12:36:44 UTC)
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Destiny FAQ Updated
The Destiny FAQ has been updated with information revealed by Deej, Urk and others during the past couple of editions of the Bungie Mail Sack.
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Halo 4 Campaign: Composer
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Master Chief and Cortana continue their pursuit of the Didact as he searches for the Composer, a powerful that can turn the fate of humanity in an instant. Scientists at Ivanoff Research Station have been studying the Forerunner artifact, but now they are in jeopardy. Chief and Cortana must prevent the Didact from finding and obtaining the Composer before it’s too late. We are joined from across the pond by writer/director Peter Cooper as we near the conclusion of Halo 4′s story arc. Enjoy
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