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An iconic episode is upon us as we reach our 343rd episode of Podtacular and how ironic that we cover the staple sport of Halo: Grifball! As most of you are aware, Grifball is not your run-of-the-mill custom; it’s an all out way of life for some Spartans. We mentioned briefly on our last show some of the history of the origins of Grifball, but now it’s time to pull back the curtains on how Grifball has evolved from it’s idea in Red vs. Blue to the fully fledged gametype we now have in Halo 4. Our special guest SquirrelBurrito from the National Grifball Association helps give us the rundown behind this epic sport. Enjoy

The Tyrant has been going through Spartan Ops Chapter 1 in his Let’s Play series – now that he’s finished all five individually, he’s releasing a start-to-finish run, with help from RC Master. Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:34:58 UTC)

Want to learn some tricks to blow through Halo 4’s composer in less than 25 minutes… on Legendary, with all skulls on? RC Master’s got your back. Go watch his run! (Oddly, the level’s lighting broke during his run… so things get pretty dark.)(Louis Wu 16:03:43 UTC)

The Clever Musings crew decided to conduct a mock interview with the fictional Spartan Ops cast – neat idea! Go check out episodes six and seven. Thanks, Carmelo M.(mastrbiggy 15:35:34 UTC)

DeathMcGunz let us know that episode 4 of ‘MLG’ is now live – Vinny introduces Remey to the rest of the team. Go watch! (mastrbiggy 15:22:29 UTC)

Will Christiansen posted his Halo 4 animation show reel – he did an incredible job making the characters seem lively and the assassinations look extremely brutal. This is one of the coolest show reels I’ve seen! Thanks, Pok3R Fac3D.(mastrbiggy 19:51:17 UTC)

If you’ve got a little spare time this fine Saturday, swing on by Halo Waypoint – they’ve got a Machinima video in which Kiki Wolfkill talks about the studio in the context of the upcoming DICE Awards. And check out the pretty pictures in this gallery of screenshots from Spartan Ops Episode 8, which will go live on Monday. Nice!(Louis Wu 19:41:45 UTC)

Foan Song let us know about his cover of ‘117’ from the Halo 4 soundtrack – it is a really beautiful arrangement and he even sneaks in a little Halo 3 Marty into the piece. Nicely done!(mastrbiggy 19:16:36 UTC)

Dust Storm shared his Spartan Ops Season 1 Guide – pretty much everything you need to know about Spartan Ops is covered. So far he has covered episodes 1-5, but he plans to include 6-10 and add graphics and screens by the end of March. Go check it out and submit feedback!(mastrbiggy 12:21:48 UTC)

Jack and Geoff from Achievement Hunter are back with another episode of Fails of the Weak (AH & YouTube) – this episode if fairly tame, but the Ghost launch clip is pretty funny! Thanks, Nikko B201. (mastrbiggy 12:20:27 UTC)

GameSpot Takes a Behind the Scenes Look at Spartan Ops in this new (very meaty; 22 minutes long!) video feature and interview. Some really great information and discussion providing insight into the creation and development of the awesome game mode. Plus, Kiki Wolfkill! Why do you need more reason to watch? Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 20:08:26 UTC)

Andrew Gagnon posted a release date trailer for the upcoming Fridge 2 Far 2 movie. The movie will be presented in 7 episodes – episode 1 is coming March 22nd. This looks really cool! Thanks, Robert Hays.(mastrbiggy 17:41:59 UTC)