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TSW Halo 4 Review
The Secrets Within has posted a new review of Halo 4 – this one was written by Chronarch. It’s long. (Louis Wu 18:32:28 UTC)
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The Big Dumb Gunner Show, Dec 12, 2012
Gunner Eleven is back with the second episode of his Big Dumb Gunner Show – this one gets out from behind the desk. Go catch up on the news!(Louis Wu 18:30:36 UTC)
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The Fails of Requiem Episode 2
CruelLEGACEY has released The Fails of Requiem Episode 2 – I loved the angles! (The Mantis takeover at about a minute in made me laugh.) Go watch. (Louis Wu 18:29:00 UTC)
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B-93.3 talks to RUL
Ready Up Live’s Greenskull and Minolta1034 were interviewed by a local radio station – go see how it turned out!(Louis Wu 18:24:40 UTC)
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The Musical Road From Halo To Starbloom
Matthew Burns worked on Halo 3, ODST, Halo Reach, and Halo 4 – now he’s working on a new music game. Polygon wants to tell you about it. Thanks, Arithmomaniac.(Louis Wu 18:22:28 UTC)
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Crimson Map Pack Achievement Video Guide
MixMaker1 put together a video showing you tips on getting the Crimson Map Pack Achievements – quick, grab ’em before your free maps are disabled!(Louis Wu 18:19:19 UTC)
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Beautiful Wreckage
Hedge played on Wreckage last night. While other people were shooting enemies in the face, he was taking gorgeous pictures. Go look.(Louis Wu 18:14:56 UTC)
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Forgotten Halo 2 Threads
MrGreencastle has been keeping an eye on the Forgotten Treasures thread at ForgeHub – yesterday he pointed out a remake of Turf, and another of Construct. Both of ’em look amazing! (Not sure how well Construct would play with jetpacks, though…)(Louis Wu 18:13:33 UTC)
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Halo 3: Recap Resolved
Back in September, we pointed out a humorous recap of Halo 2 from videogamedunkey – he released a Halo 3 version last month. (Thanks, ElzarTheBam.) There were some great lines in there.(Louis Wu 18:10:51 UTC)
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Halo 4 – Achievement HORSE #105
From Rooster Teeth:Ray and Michael face off in another exciting round of Halo 4 PIG!
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
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Panoramizing Halo 4
From halo.bungie.org:HBO stalwart Hedgemony certainly knows how to rustle the jimmies in the very best of ways. Go check out his newest batch of ever-lovely panos!
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Top 10 Halo 4 Sniper Kills
From Anoj:Anoj counts down his favorite 10 community-submitted Halo 4 sniper kill clips. Upload your clips to your File Share and submit at Top10Series.com to be featured in future episodes!
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Halo CE to Halo 4 Speedrun Charity Project 2012
Earlier this year, slYnki announced that he would be attempting a speedrun of Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, ODST, Reach and Halo 4. His goal is to set records as well as raise money for Child’s Play (according to his youtube description). He recently released a promo video that shows off some slick tricks that he’ll most likely be using for his speedrun event. Pretty neat video! Thanks, CyReN. (mastrbiggy 12:28:39 UTC)
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That Is Some Nice Halo Art You Got There
Kotaku posted an article showing off some of Thomas Scholes’ illustrations and concept art for Halo 4. Breathtaking, if I do say so myself. Thanks, Ozzy Onya A2Z.(mastrbiggy 12:27:31 UTC)
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Halo 4 at GDC 2013 – The Design of New Enemies of Halo 4
Halo 4’s Lead Designer Scott Warner will be giving a talk about the development of Halo 4’s new enemy class, the Prometheans. He will also be discussing what it was like inheriting and continuing the Halo series. Thanks, enzo_gt. (mastrbiggy 12:26:31 UTC)
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Harvesting Confusion
With the recent Crimson map pack release for Halo 4, many gamers found that they were able to download the map pack for free, which caused confusion amongst players and frustration amongst those who had paid for the maps. Kotaku posted an article detailing specifics as well as a comment from Microsoft PR explaining the situation. According to Microsoft, due to complications with the specialization code distribution, complimentary access to the Crimson map pack will run for a LIMITED time, through December 18th at 9am UTC/GMT. Hopefully Microsoft’s message will reach as many players as possible, so as to not create more confusion when some players’ map pack DLC disappears on the 18th.(mastrbiggy 12:23:22 UTC)
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Halo 4 Harvest Callouts
Rickey from RapscallionGaming let us know that he released a video detailing callouts for Harvest. If you or your teammates are having a hard time understanding the layout of the map or organizing plays then this video might be of use to you. Check it out! (mastrbiggy 12:21:31 UTC)
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Podtacular 335
Podtacular 335 is out – this episode focuses on Halo 4’s campaign and takes an in-depth look at some of the main characters as well. We have been warned that this podcast is not for those who haven’t finished the campaign. (That means spoilers!) Dust Storm is joined by guests Greenskull, Goosechecka and Bryan Newman. Oh, did I mention spoilers?(mastrbiggy 12:20:54 UTC)
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Podtacular 335: Halo 4 Spoilercast
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Halo 4 debuts the return of Master Chief in the new Reclaimer trilogy and the first encounter with the Forerunners: the builders of the Halos. As the Chief, you are pitted against the Covenant once more until you awaken an ancient evil, the Didact. You are able to stop the Didact before he composes every human on Earth, but at a significant cost. Skin deep, this is a classic Halo game where you encounter a new enemy part way through the game and defeat it in the end, but at a closer examination, there are deep complex plot lines that are building and shifting. Is Cortana really dead? Which Didact are we fighting against in Halo 4? What happened between the Covenant and humans? Prepare yourself for a deep dive into the fiction of Halo 4 and attempt to unravel the mysteries of the Forerunners. We are joined by B2theRyanNewman, Goosechecka from Grifball Hub, and Greenskull from Ready Up Live. Enjoy
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14 Day – Buy and Play
Many of you participated in our “14 Day – Buy and Play” program, a special offer that granted early access to six Specializations. As part of that program, we are providing complimentary access to the Crimson Map Pack for a limited time (through Tuesday, December 18 at 9am UTC/GMT). At that time, the complimentary limited access to the Crimson Map Pack will close, and “14 Day – Buy and Play” program participants will no longer be able to access the content for online play (please note anybody who has already purchased the Crimson Map Pack or owns the Halo 4 Map Pass or Limited Edition will not be impacted and will continue to have access to the content after the complimentary access period ends).
If you enjoy the new maps and would like to continue playing on them after that date, the Crimson Map Pack can be purchased through the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 800 MS Points, or via purchase of the War Games Map Pass. We hope you’re enjoying the special Crimson Map Pack preview, and we’ll see you on the (new!) virtual battlefields.
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