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HaloCharts.com is back!
Firestream used to run HaloCharts.com – and many, many Halo fans were sorry when it closed down in 2011. He’s brought it back – it’s offering general Halo 4 stats (not personal stats), that can give you a sense for who’s playing and when! Thrilled to see it back.(Louis Wu 19:48:03 UTC)
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Reclaimer Tattoo
Helveck has been thinking about a Halo-themed tattoo for a long time; he’s finally settled on a design. Pretty awesome choice, you ask me! (Louis Wu 19:46:28 UTC)
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Ops-Cast Episode 1: Promethean Bread
MoltenSlowa let us know about a new episode of his Spartan Ops-based podcast, Ops-Cast – discussion focuses on Episode 1. You can hear it on TalkShoe or iTunes. Go listen!(Louis Wu 19:43:14 UTC)
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Remote Detonator Special Delivery
Hedgemony pointed out a short but funny vid he found mentioned on Josh Holmes’ Twitter feed. Not all Mongooses are harmless!(Louis Wu 19:41:29 UTC)
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When in doubt, be controversial
Schooly D has set up what he calls the ‘Halo 4 Blunder Database‘ – maybe a better name would be ‘things I don’t like in Halo 4’. Go see what you think – and add your own, if you feel like it!(Louis Wu 19:31:30 UTC)
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Killing Spree Postponed!
Taco Power noticed a small egg on Shutdown – Jeff Steitzer has a few extra tidbits! I grabbed a quick recording.(Louis Wu 19:29:42 UTC)
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Kyle Hefley Cortana renders
Kyle Hefley, a senior character artist at 343, recently posted some Cortana renders he did for Halo4. The two sculpt previews made me drool. Thanks, Hedgemony. (Louis Wu 19:08:54 UTC)
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I think I’ve experienced Sobbing Mode
Kermit found an article at Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco website that made me smile. Go check it out.(Louis Wu 19:07:17 UTC)
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Halo 4 Achievement Guide(s)
MixMaker1 let us know that he’s started a video Halo 4 Achievement Guide – the first installment covers the Terminals. Take a look! (Seraph XXVII pointed out a text-based guide at Xbox360Achievements, if that works better for your brain.)(Louis Wu 19:05:45 UTC)
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Reminder: 7th Annual Fight Like a Girl Halo Charity Tournament
From Kari:FLAG tournament founders Kari Toyama and Tasha Pettengill are excited to announce the 7th annual FLAG tournament to benefit breast cancer research. This year’s tournament will be held on Xbox LIVE in Halo 4, November 16th – November 18th. In 2011 the community raised over $5,000 to benefit charity and this year we need your help to raise the bar.
Event Details
2v2 Tournament
Grifball Tournament (In partnership with Grifball Hub)
Creative Bundle
• Halo 4 Screenshot Contest
• Haloshop-a-thon
• Halo 4 Forge Challenge
• Halo Fan Art Contest
• Details here: http://www.flagtournament.com/creative-bundle-contest-details/
Event Schedule
Friday, November 16 – Creative Bundle submissions open
Saturday, November 17 – 2v2 Team, Creative Bundle submissions deadline 11:59pm PST
Sunday, November 18 – Grifball
Participate
Registration is now open at http://www.flagtournament.com. There is a $10 per person, per event entry donation. All donations are collected through Razoo and go towards the fight against breast cancer.
• $20 per team for 2v2
• $40 per team for Grifball
• $10 per person for Creative Bundle (donation allows entry in all creative categories)
About FLAG
The Fight Like A Girl Tournament (FLAG) is an annual Halo tournament that raises money and awareness for breast cancer research. Hundreds of gamers come together over one weekend to have fun, play Halo, and donate to our cause.
Kari Toyama and Tasha Pettengill have organized this tournament since 2006. To date, FLAG has raised over $27,000 for breast and cervical cancer research.
Questions?
Please feel free to email info@flagtournament.com
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2012 FLAG Tournament – Coming This Weekend!
tiny stopped by to remind everyone that this year’s FLAG (Fight Like A Girl) Tournament will kick off next weekend – and you can play Halo 4 to save boobs everywhere. There are lots of cool prizes for participants – check out his post! (Louis Wu 18:36:15 UTC)
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Halo Tower, Redux
Dark Helmet continues to tweak his Halo Tower (fully rendered) – check out the latest version!(Louis Wu 18:33:54 UTC)
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Anoj’s Halo 4 Top 10 Ep 1: Amazing Kills
Anoj has his first Top 10 in Halo 4 – he calls it ‘Amazing Kills‘, and some of them are quite impressive! Check it out. Thanks, Jordan Bell. (Louis Wu 18:32:42 UTC)
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Community Member of the Week: tsassi
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 tsassi. Read a little more about him below, then hit his profile to learn more about one of our newest Superintendents!
Gamertag: tsassi.
Origin of Gamertag: Originally, tsassi as a username was my dad’s. When I first got my 360, he made this account. Through time and a random series of events, it became my account and I have grown to like the name and haven’t wanted to change it. But happen you ever see a tsassi anywhere outside Xbox LIVE, Waypoint, or Bungie.net, it may not be me but my dad.
Current clan/community: Here I am most of the time.
Halo game(s) you are currently playing: Halo 4, Halo: CE, Halo 2, and occasionally Halo 3 and Reach.
Favorite map, game type and playlist: My favorite map from Halo in general would be Lockout. From Reach, High Noon. Favorite game type is CTF and favorite playlist is Team Snipers.
Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Sword Base, Grifball, and Team SWAT.
Preferred control scheme: Bumper Jumper at inverted sensitivity of ten.
Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Completely depends on where I play. I can’t really specify a single one, but my most common ones would be sniper, driver, and defense in objective.
Favorite character: Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson.
Favorite Halo book: Cryptum.
Favorite Halo quote: “To give the Covenant back their bomb.” There is nothing more epic than that quote.
Anything else we should know? I enjoy debates, especially when the subject is something that I appreciate deeply such as the gameplay mechanics of Halo. If you ever see my post that you disagree with, don’t be afraid to voice your opinion. I’ll enjoy it as long as you keep your tone respectful.
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Halo 4 – Achievement HORSE #100
From Rooster Teeth:Jack and Geoff bid adieu to Halo: Reach and make their first ever full blown HORSE episode in Halo 4. Enjoy!
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
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Panoramizing Halo 4
From halo.bungie.org:
Hedgemony has begun to make Halo 4 panos. As usual, they’re awesome!
Panoramizing Halo 4
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Multikill Monday 1 – A Halo 4 Montage
From Parsnipes:This is Episode 1 of our weekly montage series featuring The Spartan Force community. Enjoy!
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Grifball Hubcast Episode 131 – Shooter McKal
From Goosechecka:Join Goose, Kal, Pup, Rally and special guest Seanzie as they discuss Halo 4 Grifball and the latest in upcoming Grifball events, articles, and videos. October’s Grifballer of the Month was also announced.
Congrats to October’s Grifballers of the Month: FranticJ3 and TheR3alCorky!
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G4TV’s A History Of Halo
From G4TV:The Halo series revolves around a rich and complex story about vengeance, tradition, and bravery. Many plot points get lost when you’re only playing Team Deathmatch, or if you’re simply new to the series. X-Play has broken down some of the key points in Halo’s narrative, just in time for Halo 4. Check out this video and learn your gaming roots!
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft