t00lbox found a way out of the Campaign level Composer – some interesting interactions on the outside! Go play.(Louis Wu 15:16:42 UTC)

RC Master put together a monster review of Halo 4, broken into 4 separate parts. The opening piece is here, but then there are followups on Campaign Levels, Infinity Multiplayer, and Spartan Ops and enemies. Only the Infinity Multiplayer section is fully spoiler-free. Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 15:15:23 UTC)

Halo Council’s Clicked wants to help you with Global Ordnance Drops – swing by to watch his video and learn some timing. Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 19:46:40 UTC)

The Halo Forge Epidemic created a pretty cool custom mini-game for Halo 4 called ‘Thruster Busters’ – I haven’t played it, but the video explaining how it works makes it look like an awful lot of fun! Go give it a try. Thanks to NeoGAF’s MrBig for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 16:34:52 UTC)

Forge Hub wants your remakes! Swing by the Forgotten Treasures III announcement page for full details of this new contest – thanks, ZaneZavin.(Louis Wu 16:17:30 UTC)

LegendaryKRy found a neat little secret on the level “Requiem” where you go up against eight Beam Rifle wielding Elites. EIGHT! Confused as to why these Elites would appear, LegendaryKRy was hoping to find a major easter egg, no luck so far. He is asking for your help to further investigate. Thanks, Pok3R Fac3D(mastrbiggy 07:05:06 UTC)

If you played Halo 4 near the day of release, swing by this post on Reddit for a way to snag an additional 12k XP (and a new emblem). Nice! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 21:17:58 UTC)

The Achievement Hunter dudes filmed a fun easter egg from Halo 4’s Shutdown level – Andy Richter and Conan O’Brien philosophize about crates, rugs, and ancient aliens. Go watch! Thanks, bs angel.(Louis Wu 19:51:34 UTC)

Hedgemony whipped up another batch of Halo 4 panoramas (part 1 | part 2) – I could look at these all day. (Louis Wu 19:46:41 UTC)

Reach is still the focus of Fails of the Weak 113 (AH.com | YouTube) – might be changing to Halo 4 in the not-too-distant future. Go watch! Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 19:45:11 UTC)

Tex decided to make Hard Light Candy in honor of the Fight Like a Girl tournament – pretty fun stuff!(Louis Wu 19:43:49 UTC)

padraig08 showed off a pretty cool scoring technique he and Dielectric pulled off recently – go watch! (I really miss the in-game announcements.)(Louis Wu 19:39:59 UTC)

Chromium let us know that Seekers Episode 3 is live – they’re keeping with their one-ep-every-six-months-or-so schedule. (Ep 1 was here, last November, and Ep 2 was here, in June.) I was confused… but there are new answers. Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:38:08 UTC)

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The time has come: Halo 4 is officially here! We have thoroughly enjoyed the game already and we hope that you all have too. Last week we took off, but we’re back with our first impressions of the game. Since we’ve seen a lot of multiplayer stuff already, this show focuses mainly on the Campaign and Spartan Ops in Halo 4. 343 Industries has done the Halo franchise its due diligence and has delivered one of the best Halo experiences. From it’s deep, complex Campaign story to its innovative Spartan Ops to its exciting War Games, Halo 4 delivers on every level. Enjoy

We’ve run a pumpkin-carving contest for 7 of the past 8 years… and we’ve always let the fans decide which pumpkins win prizes. This year, the turnout is low – way low. Not sure if that’s due to the fact that we skipped last year, or if folks just don’t have time to look through a few dozen pumpkins, or what… but the prize pool this year is huge, and I’d be saddened if we didn’t take full advantage of the Halo community in figuring out how to distribute it. Please vote!(Louis Wu 20:50:11 UTC)