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One Minute Opinion Episode 1: Pulse Grenades
XClicked from The Halo Council shares his thoughts on the Halo 4 Pulse Grenade and what changes he would like to see in the upcoming title update. Go watch and share your thoughts! Thanks, CyReN.(mastrbiggy 09:52:07 UTC)
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Master Chief Loves Pushing Buttons
RC Master shared this video made by Austin Hilliard of Master Chief pushing buttons – sounds pretty boring, but the added audio makes it pretty funny! Even after a total 62 button presses someone on YouTube commented about how the video missed a couple of buttons – why anyone would know this information is beyond me :).(mastrbiggy 09:33:06 UTC)
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Halo 4 Composer Legendary Guide – 16 minutes
RC Master has released a new no-death speedrun of Halo 4’s Composer – it comes in at under 16 minutes, and the techniques should be nicely applicable by people who are looking for Legendary tips. Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:21:55 UTC)
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Halo HORSE 110
Achievement Hunter’s Michael and Ray face off in the latest Halo HORSE matchup – you can watch it on AH.com or on YouTube. Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 19:18:52 UTC)
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OpenSauce v3.1 for Halo Custom Edition
kornman00 informed our forum of the impending arrival of OpenSauce 3.1 – his suite of tools for Halo Custom Edition is getting a buff in just a few days! Go watch the trailer, go read the announcement.(Louis Wu 19:16:59 UTC)
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Bulletonian
The latest Halo Bulletin went live on Halo Waypoint (and in our Halo Bulletin Archive) last night – it’s not all sweetness and light. There’s some information about the upcoming second half of the Spartan Ops first season, and a bit of info about next week’s new Matchmaking playlist changes… but there’s also the sad news that the Halo 2 Vista online support will officially end on February 15. If you’re gonna play… do it now! Update: A community question, asking about the expected date of arrival of Fileshare functionality, was inserted late on Thursday into Wednesday’s Bulletin. We’ve added it to the local copy, too.(Louis Wu 19:14:39 UTC)
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A Day in the Life of Dressing Master Chief
Ross Mills let us know about an article on Artem.com (the folks who created the Master Chief armor that was used in several European launch events) discussing the work that went into getting that armor on the Chief each day. Nice pics!(Louis Wu 19:12:01 UTC)
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Halo 4 Didact Desktop Wallpaper
From firestream:This is a compilation of some screen captures Fyrewulff did. Feel free to download and enjoy!
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Halo 4 – Achievement HORSE #110
From Rooster Teeth:Michael and Ray take their bromance into Halo PIG this week. Who will come out the victor?
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
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Halo 4 Nails
From jasjemine:I made Halo 4 nails! From thumb to pinky finger: Halo 4, Cortana, Promethean, UNSC, 343i.
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Lockout Remake – A Halo 4 Custom Map
From LayedBackGaming:This is a remake of the Halo 2 classic map Lockout, by Big Papa SaLoT. In terms of scale, it is almost 100% accurate. It is an amazing remake, and I strongly recommend downloading it and checking it out!
How to download:
1. Go to the Infinity menu on Halo 4
2. Click “Start” and go to “Settings & Files”
3. Go to “File Browser” then “Map Variants”
4. Go to “File Share Search” and type in “Big Papa SaLoT”
5. Download and have fun!!
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Halo 4 War Games: Haven
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One of the most favorite multiplayer maps in the Halo 4 experience has been Haven, which was actually designed with competitive play in mind. This map is most popular among competitive players because of it’s symmetry and many routes of escapes and shooting paths. To help us better understand the map, we have Nak3d Eli from Nak3d Halo on to give us the inside scoop on strategy, spawns, weapons, and control points on the map. Enjoy
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Halo 4 Spartan Ops Animatic
Vico shared this never before seen promotional Spartan Ops film by Planet Jump Productions. This is actually the animatic that was shown when 343 demoed Spartan Ops at E3 2012 – I never thought it would see the light of day. Really cool stuff! (mastrbiggy 23:35:54 UTC)
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Forward Unto Dawn Creatives At Transmedia LA
Forward Unto Dawn director Stewart Hendler and producer Joshua Feldman divulge about how they approached crafting a Halo story, from canonical considerations to fans’ expectations. Neat read! Thanks, thebruce0.(mastrbiggy 23:33:43 UTC)
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Halo Invades GDC 2013
If news of a Bungie GDC talk wasn’t exciting enough, 343 have their fair share of discussions planned for GDC as well – five to be exact…- Bringing the Game to Life – Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (Postmortem)
- Halo Reborn: A Postmortem on the Creation of Halo 4
- Relighting Forge in Halo 4: Just-In-Time Lighting of User Generated Content
- Static Lighting Tricks in Halo 4
- The Design of New Enemies for Halo 4
Wow, that is a lot of talking – seems like some really interesting topics are going to be covered! Thanks, Hypertrooper.(mastrbiggy 22:01:34 UTC)
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Date With Destiny
Bungie writer and design director Joe Staten and art director Christopher Barrett will be discussing Bungie’s next game at this years GDC. The discussion, titled “Brave New World: New Bungie IP,” will focus on Bungie’s world-building techniques, all the way from concept to production. Attendees might even get a glimpse of the new world that awaits us. Pretty exciting news – hopefully we get some info out of this!(mastrbiggy 20:54:13 UTC)
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PGCR 145
Robowski let us know that the newest Post Game Carnage Report takes a look at the insanity of the Infinity Challenge – sounds like fun! Go listen. Update: Oops, the actual audio file didn’t get posted until quite a bit later. If you visited when this post was first written, swing back and visit again! (Louis Wu 20:48:57 UTC)
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A ginormous vehicle
This article in the LA Times is a fascinating look at the Warthog that 343 commissioned from marketing company Antenna. Stop by for behind-the-scenes details, a great photogallery, and the tantalizing tidbit that “buyers with deep pockets may even be able to take home a version of their own”… whoa. Thanks to BS Angel for highlighting this on Waypoint.(Louis Wu 20:32:13 UTC)
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Bet you can’t drink it.
We’ve run across The Drunken Moogle before, with respect to Halo… a website helping geeks connect with booze? Sign us up. The Tyrant sent us a link that pointed to the Cortana – a Halo cocktail containing Blue Curaçao, Alizé Bleu Passion, and UV Blue Vodka. Rampancy awaits! Update: While you’re there, check out the Master Chief (Midori, Jack Daniels, Jager) and the Master Chief Mojito (Bacardi and Mountain Dew).(Louis Wu 20:12:52 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
