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Last week, we talked about Forge 2.0 and Forge World that was announced at Comic Con. This week, we get your opinions on what was released. A campaign trailer for Reach also got released, showing off more of the beauty of the Reach game engine. JVB and CapnKrunk join us to lighten up discussions with their Bean Burritos. Enjoy.

I have been reworking some of the podcast feeds since we have three separate podcasts with a few more to come. The Podtacular feed has been offline for a while during this change. iTunes has been updated to point to the correct feed and both new episodes are now up on iTunes. For anyone who subscribes manually, the new feed address for Podtacular is http://feeds.feedburner.com/podtacular/podtacular. Gamer 1 has it’s feed on iTunes as well and can be found at http://feeds.feedburner.com/podtacular/gamer1. Around the Ring will be available later this week. Thanks for the patience.

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This year’s Comic Con was big for Halo fans everywhere. Forge World, the biggest Halo map ever was a big surprise to everyone, along with all the new Forge 2.0 features. Bungie also showed off three new maps, one of which is an Ivory Tower remake, popular amongst the hosts for this show. Painkilla, Chickenwaffle and Insane all join us to talk about these awesome developments. Pardon my audio: something is very wonky with my headset and I should have a new one soon. Enjoy

Bungie just released their Weekly Update with some nice goodies: Achievements, Forge Screenshots, and the blames. The widely discussed mini-wraith has been named the Revenant. They have the Achievements listed out in detail for the world to see. Pictures of the new office: looks better than the old warehouse. Check out the story here.

Campaign looks fraggin’ sweet, don’t you think?

Podtacular’s Halo 3 Farewell 3v3 Tourney

Halo Reach is 7 weeks away and Podtacular hasn’t hosted a tourney in quite some time. So to break the silence, we are throwing a Halo 3 3v3 Tourney for everyone. Anyone can participate and there will be prizes awarded to the winners. Without further delays, let’s see the details.

Who’s invited?

• Any team of 3 can enter the tournament. You may have a substitute in your roster if you like.
• Feel free to spread this to anyone you know or other communities you may be affiliated with. We want a big turnout.

Details

• Depending on how many teams register, gameplay will start on August 28th if there are more than 16 teams, September 4th if there are 16 or less. There is a max of 64 teams. Two rounds will be played each weekend.
• Tournament will run in a bracket style, best of three games. It is first round elimination: loose your best of three and you’re out.
• Games will be played on Fridays and Saturdays. Sundays and Mondays will be open for reschedules if teams need it.

Rules

• All players are required to use the Spartan Armor.
• Every round will consist of three matches. Each team will get to pick their gametype and map and the third match will be chosen at random. Gametypes and Maps will be put into a pool that can be selected from. Gametypes will be Slayer, CTF and Oddball. Maps and gametypes will be available for download to practice August 7th.
• In the event of a tie-break, a Slayer game will be played on a pre-determined map. The winner will be the team with the most kills after 10 minutes.
• Every team will have a designated team captain who will be the primary contact for the team. They will be required to sign up on the Podtacular forums and register their teams.
• Upon registration, the team captain will need to send a F/R to POD Tournaments. Pod Dust Storm (myself) will be running the tournament.
• Teams are required to show up at the designated times. A 24 hour notice must be given if a team cannot make the day of their match. They must also provide an alternative match time if they wish to continue on in the tournament. The opposing teams will be notified and suggested to the updated match time. If they can make it. The match will be rescheduled for the agreed time. If they are unable, the team who could not make the originally scheduled time will forfeit their position.
• No inappropriate language is permitted, i.e. trash talking or swearing. If enough evidence is provided to suggest intentional abusive language, the offending team will be rejected from the tournament.

Prizes

• The three players on the first place team will get a copy of Halo: Reach Regular Edition.
• Second place team will receive 1600 point cards/codes.
• Third place team will receive 1 month Live cards/codes.
• Although entry into the tournament is free, we ask that you donate to help deter the costs of the prizes. We ask for at least $5 for each team if you so choose.
• Winning players will be required to send contact information to receive prizes. If you do not send us your address, we will not send you your prize.

Registration

• Team captains will need to register on the Podtacular forums here.
• Registration is CLOSED

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This episode is very much behind, but in light of recent events, it has to come out to make way for our next show. We have Insane and Roche from our good friends over at Forge Hub discuss their anticipations of what Forge will be like in Halo: Reach. There’s only speculation and hopes at this point, so we dive into the history of Forge Hub and the support from Bungie. A great blooper reel will come out later. Enjoy.