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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)
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Dashing through the snow…
Rockslider stopped in with word of a new Bad Cyborg video – it’s just a joyride in the snow on AotCR. We’ve all been there! (Louis Wu 20:28:10 UTC)
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Halo Waypoint Thanksgiving Photoshop Challenge
bs angel has announced a community challenge that involves photoshopping, Thanksgiving, and Halo. Submissions that are featured on the Waypoint Bulletin may receive a nice little gift. So get shopping and be sure to submit your gamertag too!(mastrbiggy 19:41:03 UTC)
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Halo 4 Epic Rap, by Dan Bull
From Dan Bull:Words by Dan Bull, and co-produced with Benny Aves. Enjoy!
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The Environment Art of Halo 4
From Polycount:Do we ever have a treat for you. Some members of the amazingly talented environment art team over at 343 Industries have put together an article on creating the environment art for one of the largest releases in video game history – Halo 4. This article was written by the artists at 343 Industries – not us – specifically for Polycount. So, without further ado, may you have your inspiration folders open and your minds ready as Halo 4 Senior Art Director Kenneth Scott takes it away on this multi-page article, ‘The Environment Art of Halo 4?.
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CTF – Halo 4 Weekly Montage 2
From HT Edge:
This is our second Halo 4 Montage, featuring clips from the CTF playlist!
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Master Chief Premium Format Figure Holiday Giveaway
Clear off your desk! Our friends at Sideshow Collectibles are hosting a special holiday giveaway for one lucky Halo fan to win a Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Master Chief Premium Format Figure. This meticulously detailed 1:4 scale statue measures in at approximately 25 inches with base and includes additional swap out arms so you can equip the Master Chief with his signature Assault Rifle or Magnum armaments. This contest is running through December 19th so be sure to enter while there is still time!
Please follow the link below to Sideshow Collectibles’ contest page for details.
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Guilt O’ Lantern Contest: Results
Nearly a thousand people weighed in on our pumpkins this year (a far cry from the almost 6,000 in 2005, but still a respectable number) – and they’ve spoken. Third place was decided by a mere 5 votes! (This was close enough that we’re going to send a little something-something to padraig08, who ALMOST came in 3rd.) Go check out the full results. And thanks for helping!(Louis Wu 14:04:09 UTC)
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CruelLEGACY’s Halo 4 Review
CruelLEGACY wrote a very detailed review of Halo 4. He provides some really interesting feedback on almost every aspect of the game. It is a fantastic read, especially for hardcore fans. Go check it out!(mastrbiggy 21:51:39 UTC)
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Community Member of the Week: SensoryFour34
Every Monday, we feature a community member who does one or more of the following things: routinely goes above and beyond for their fellow forum members, is a positive and active member of the community, and/or sends me mass amounts of cat pictures. This week our Community Member of the Week is SensoryFour34. Read a little more about this person below, then hit their profile to learn more about someone who’s a part of our community, whether they like it or not!
Gamertag: SensoryFour34.
Origin of Gamertag: Nothing special. It was just the random one I got when I joined Xbox LIVE and I couldn’t come up with anything better, so I kept it.
Current clan/community: None. Clans just aren’t really my thing.
Halo game(s) you are currently playing: Halo 4 and Reach.
Favorite map, game type and playlist: Asylum and Anchor 9, Elite Slayer, Grifball and Multi Team.
Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Hemorrhage, Shotty Snipers, Team Snipers and SWAT.
Preferred control scheme: Recon.
Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Offense/Objective.
Favorite character: Sgt. Johnson.
Favorite Halo book: Glasslands or Cryptum.
Favorite Halo quote: “Dear Humanity…”
Anything else we should know? I can be a real Grammar Nazi at times, but I try not to correct people too much. I think that’s about it!
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Things to Do in Halo 4 – Mongoose Jump
From Rooster Teeth:
Geoff and Gav of Achievement Hunter get some sweet air using the Sticky Detonator. Make sure to say hello to the moon when you’re up there!
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Halo 4 Midnight Release – Cortana Cosplay
From Frag Sandwich:
Time for the post I’m sure everyone has been waiting for: details on the Halo 4 midnight release and the final reveal of my completed Cortana costume. Hit the link below for pictures and the full story!
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Multikill Monday 2 – A Halo 4 Montage
From Parsnipes:
This is Episode 2 of our weekly montage series featuring The Spartan Force community. Enjoy!
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