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Halo 4’s Essential Visual Guide coming in September
Swing by Halo Waypoint for a sneak peek at the upcoming tome, ‘Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide’. If you like details, this book is for you! Thanks, Def Guru 7777.(Louis Wu 20:52:30 UTC)
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Wanted: Bad Spawn Films
FyreWulff is on a hunt for films showing bad spawns on Skyline – there are even free months of Xbox LIVE Gold for specific films. Go read the details!(Louis Wu 20:49:14 UTC)
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One Minute Opinion: Extraction Playlist
Beyond Entertainment’s Clicked is back with a new series – this one is called ‘One Minute Opinion’, and the first episode focuses on the Extraction gametype. Don’t be fooled – it’s not one minute long (it’s actually more than 3 minutes) – but it IS a quick look at the gametype, and includes both a summary of how it works and Clicked’s feelings towards it. Worth a watch! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 20:47:14 UTC)
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Best of the Community – A Halo 4 Montage
From HT Edge:Although it may not seem like it at first, I spent a lot of time on this project. I’m not a big editor of any kind but I thought I would spend more time on producing montages instead of creating weekly montages for fun. Enjoy!
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Gussied Up and Ready to Dance
The Halo Waypoint Bulletin went live last night – in it you’ll find an interview with Greg Bear, plus the weekly Matchmaking update (Team Fiesta is making an appearance next week!), a Fan Question of the Week, and a bunch of screenshots. As always, you can read it in our Halo Bulletin Archive – quite a bit lighter if bytes matter.(Louis Wu 16:51:38 UTC)
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Halo 4: Old Friends, New Scenery
Skywalker DSP dropped in with another commentated gameplay vid – he and slimjim tried out Skyline in SWAT, and came away satisfied. Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:46:58 UTC)
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pete the overachieving duck
pete_the_duck decided to review the FPS Freek Infinity addons – but being pete_the_duck, he wasn’t content with just a ‘these made my scores go up’ or ‘I liked the way these felt’. No… he went a little farther than that. He built a map and a gametype specifically designed to measure his accuracy before and after application. Great stuff!(Louis Wu 16:41:39 UTC)
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Wanna know which SpOps mission has 82 Crawlers?
Heh. A couple of days ago, Morpheus asked for help putting together a document which could help players decide which levels would be useful when trying to complete certain Spartan Ops-based challenges. When he griped today that nobody had responded, TDSpiral pointed out that such a document already exists – it was created by Wes Henry a couple of months ago. Ask, and (often) ye shall receive!(Louis Wu 16:29:08 UTC)
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Thank you Mario! The Castle is at another PAX.
According to VG 24/7, the Castle Map Pack (due out in April) will be playable at PAX East (coming up in a couple of weeks!). Not too shabby! Thanks, Def Guru 7777.(Louis Wu 16:23:18 UTC)
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Halo 4 – Achievement HORSE #117
From Rooster Teeth:Jack and Geoff compete in HORSE this week to celebrate Halo HORSE #117! Also, check out the new Halo HORSE Map tool over on Achievement Hunter. This will be how you will get your maps noticed and played by the boys!
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
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Podtacular – Halo 4 Campaign, Forerunner
From Dust Storm:You’re continuing your pursuit of the mysterious signal that appears to be coming from the core of Requiem. When you get there, rather than finding the Infinity, you find what seems to be a broadcast satellite that is re-transmitting Infinity’s signal and being distorted by the shield generators. In order to make contact, you need to disable the shields and get to the satellite before it’s too late and Infinity gets trapped. Joining us on our quest is CruelLEGACEY from CruelLEGACEY Productions. Enjoy!
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Didact Helmet Sculpt
Evil FX Props and Armor shared this work-in-progress Didact helmet sculpt – it looks really awesome. I can’t wait to see the finished product! Thanks, NobleGundam. (mastrbiggy 09:13:48 UTC)
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PGCR 152
Robowski let us know that Post Game Carnage Report episode 152 is live – the crew talk about the latest Halo news, including Halo cosplay, Majestic achievement and the Waypoint bulletin(s). Their big topic covers Destiny information. Go listen! (mastrbiggy 09:13:11 UTC)
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Halo HORSE 117
Jack and Geoff present Halo HORSE episode 117 (AH & YouTube) – lot’s of neat Forge challenges in this episode. Also be sure to check out the new Halo HORSE map tool. Looks like it’s a way to submit and up-vote maps. Thanks, Nikko B201.(mastrbiggy 09:12:10 UTC)
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For Destiny Beta, Go To The Source
David Candland of Bungie reminds all the fans via Twitter that there’s only one place to go if you want to beta test Destiny, and it’s here:
http://www.bungie.net/en-us/View/bungie/userresearch/index
Some unofficial sites have been purporting to offer beta access. I won’t link to them, but Candland says using them will only “end in heartbreak”.
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Halo 4 Campaign: Shutdown
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After the encounter with the mysterious Librarian AI, Master Chief and Cortana refuse to ignore the bigger picture of the threat Didact poses to the humanity and the galaxy. Disobeying orders and with the help of another ally, Chief and Cortana depart Infinity to be left behind in an attempt to prevent the Didact’s departure from Requiem. This mission contains many hidden meanings and complex ideas, so we pulled in FinalPOSTMORTEM from Forward Unto Dawn for this summary. Enjoy
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Halo IRL: Halsey’s Arm
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 Chris
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Beyond Top 5 Halo 4 Plays, Episode 1
From Beyond Entertainment:Beyond Entertainment is proud to showcase the first installment of our Top 5 Sickest Clips. With commentary by Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and editing by Jazzy, you’re going to need to strap yourself in for one hell of a ride! Want to be featured in the next Top 5? Submit your clips here: http://bit.ly/Ypcyj4. If your clip has a chance, it will appear at http://youtube.com/gobeyondclips and can be selected from there.
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National Grifball Association’s First Forge Contest
From SquirrelBurrito:The NGA is looking for brand new Grifball courts for the next season of its Grifball league! This contest will focus primarily on aesthetics, as forging a Grifball map doesn’t require much knowledge or utilization of level design theory, though some basic principles will be required to be demonstrated.
We’re looking for new and innovative designs that support a fair game of Grifball. Submissions must be functional (including spawns, flat surfaces, etc.) and look professional. Maps can be forged on any of the Forge locations in Halo 4 (Ravine, Impact, or Erosion). We’ll be looking for creativity, as well as great designs!
Contest Submission Deadline: March 17th, 2013
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Piloting Composer’s MAC Cannons
I stumbled across this video this morning… it’s pretty amazing. Nowise10 and a friend show you how to actually get in to (and shoot!) the MAC cannons on Composer. (I don’t think I even NOTICED them when I played – and these guys found a way to SHOOT them.) Awesome.(Louis Wu 16:20:47 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
