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Bug-sized Bug on Spartan Ops
In strange news, have you seen the Covenant’s newest nefarious weapon? MINICOVIES! Multiple people have mentioned this, and I’ve seen it at least three times personally. Thanks to sarcasmbully for linking to this particular vid. (GrimBrother One 17:36:19 UTC)
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He Had Something The Others Didn’t
CMNeir sent us a really awesome video depicting the relationship of John-117 and Cortana over the years. It’s absolutely beautiful. Go watch. (GrimBrother One 17:28:50 UTC)
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A Collection of Halo 4 Art by Nicolas ‘Sparth’ Bouvier
From Kotaku:
Today we’re looking at a collection of Halo 4 art by Nicolas “Sparth” Bouvier, aka one of the most talented concept artists in the world, regardless of the industry. Sparth’s ability to convey not just the look of a sci-fi setting but its mood is legendary, so it was a boon for 343 that they were able to get him to help out on Halo 4. Most of these images are enormous environmental scenes, and nearly every one succeeds in making you feel the place, and actually see the motion. Hit the link below to see the collection in all of its glory!
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Counter-Intuitive
Thanks to Leisandir for mentioning a new episode from Penny Arcade’s Extra Credits series entitled “Counter-Play“, which takes a look at how tools and abilities in mutiplayer games should be designed not just for the people using them, but also for the people playing against them. It’s a very interesting idea and some excellent points are raised. We’d also encourage you to take a look at Leisandir’s post itself for some good thoughts about how this applies to Halo’s multiplayer, in both positive and negative ways. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 17:14:54 UTC)
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New Runs from haloHISTORY
We’ve mentioned the drone-riding HaloHISTORY100 before for his antics in Halo 3. This time, Hypertrooper let us know that the speedrunner is back with some new tricks for Halo 4. The “turn-the-tables” assassination was awesome. Go and check them out!(GrimBrother One 16:48:10 UTC)
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No, His Meals Aren’t Any Cheaper Yet
We’d like to kick off the news today by wishing our venerable community forefather, Louis Wu, an incredibly prosperous and happy birthday today. He’s played roles as leader, mentor, confidant, teammate, pioneer, and friend to so many of us in this community over the years, and we couldn’t be more thankful that he’s resided on Erde-Tyrene for yet another one. From all of us in the many communities you’ve made better, HAPPY BIRTHDAY WU!(GrimBrother One 16:43:03 UTC)
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Forerunner Boltshot – A Fan-made Halo 4 Prop
From DaFrontlineTrooper:My name is Andrew Cook, and I specialize in propmaking, special effects, and digital design. Check out my newest creation, the Halo 4 Forerunner Boltshot!
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Forerunner Boltshot – A Fan-made Halo 4 Prop
From DaFrontlineTrooper:My name is Andrew Cook, and I specialize in propmaking, special effects, and digital design. Check out my newest creation, the Halo 4 Forerunner Boltshot!
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Forerunner Boltshot – A Fan-made Halo 4 Prop
From DaFrontlineTrooper:My name is Andrew Cook, and I specialize in propmaking, special effects, and digital design. Check out my newest creation, the Halo 4 Forerunner Boltshot!
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Halo 4 Tips – Top 7 Weapons
From Prima Games:
We compiled a list of the top seven weapons you don’t want to pass up if you come across them on the battlefield. Pick these up at all costs, even if just to keep them out of your enemy’s hands. Just remember to do your best to properly pair it with your existing weapons. Don’t end up with two snipers or two shotguns, severing your ability to compete in specific combat scenarios unless you properly weigh the risks. Hit the link below for the full article!
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Halo 4 Tips – Top 7 Weapons
From Prima Games:
We compiled a list of the top seven weapons you don’t want to pass up if you come across them on the battlefield. Pick these up at all costs, even if just to keep them out of your enemy’s hands. Just remember to do your best to properly pair it with your existing weapons. Don’t end up with two snipers or two shotguns, severing your ability to compete in specific combat scenarios unless you properly weigh the risks. Hit the link below for the full article!
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Halo 4 Tips – Top 7 Weapons
From Prima Games:
We compiled a list of the top seven weapons you don’t want to pass up if you come across them on the battlefield. Pick these up at all costs, even if just to keep them out of your enemy’s hands. Just remember to do your best to properly pair it with your existing weapons. Don’t end up with two snipers or two shotguns, severing your ability to compete in specific combat scenarios unless you properly weigh the risks. Hit the link below for the full article!
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The Environment Art of Halo 4
Polycount has an article put together by members of 343’s Environment Art team – it talks about they went about building those oh-so-pretty environments we’ve been playing through. Great read! Thanks, TDSpiral.(Louis Wu 21:14:45 UTC)
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New Halo 4 Concept Art
Postmortem pointed out an artist with three new (and gorgeous) pieces of Halo 4 concept art on his CGHub profile: swing by to see AjTron’s Ravine, Crashed, and Bonz. Wonga!(Louis Wu 20:45:01 UTC)
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Halo 4 Screenshots – on your computer
HaLo2FrEeEk stopped in to announce that he’s updated his Halo Screenshot Extractor (read about it on his site) – it now supports grabbing screenshots en masse from Halo 3, ODST, Reach: Beta, Reach, and Halo 4. Nice! (Especially nice since the official tools don’t exist yet!) It’s a Windows executable, and the source code is available, too. (Louis Wu 20:43:07 UTC)
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Spartan Ops Ep 3 Cinematic – now archived
The latest Episode of Spartan Ops went live yesterday, but I was unsuccessful in my attempts to capture the opening cinematic until this morning (probably network issues). Bottom line, though, is the Episode 3 Cinematic is now available, in a variety of streaming and downloadable formats, in our Cutscene Library – go watch it! (I tried to watch it on YouTube yesterday as well, but the Elite subtitles would not show up for me; I had no idea what they were saying. Our copies do not suffer from this problem.)(Louis Wu 20:38:59 UTC)
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Who Do You Trust?
TrueAchievements takes a looks at ‘unreliable narrators’ – your favorite nearly-rampant blue AI plays a pretty big part. Thanks, Morpheus. (Louis Wu 20:35:20 UTC)
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Knight Hunting
Jimmy Jangles has been working on techniques for taking down Promethean Knights. Go see what he’s found! (Louis Wu 20:33:05 UTC)
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Say NO to Camo Campers!
Bravo made me smile yesterday. Giggle, even. You should go watch the video, because it’ll brighten your day, too. Thanks, CrazY CroaTia.(Louis Wu 20:31:27 UTC)
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The good and the bad
RCG Tiburon told us that he’d written up a sizeable review of Halo 4 – swing by his blog to read it!(Louis Wu 20:29:18 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft