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Spartan Ops Cutscene Library – Open
We’ve decided to kick off our Spartan Ops Cutscene Library – the first two cutscenes are available now. These are already available in streaming format on Halo Waypoint (both on your Xbox and on the web) – but lots of people have shown a desire to download the files, either for easy replay or for use in video projects… so having a source for HD downloads is a good thing for the community. We’ll add new cutscenes each week, as they go live. For each cutscene, you’ll find download links for 360p and 720p versions of the scene (in both QT and WMV formats), plus a streaming 360p version, for when you just want to check something quickly (just click the thumbnails). Enjoy! (Louis Wu 20:50:30 UTC)
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Don’t overwrite your work!
pete_the_duck has a warning for you if you’re a big Forger… read his post to see how to avoid losing maps.(Louis Wu 20:37:26 UTC)
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Getting out of Infinity
t00lbox stopped by with a video that shows you how to get out of Infinity. Pretty cool!(Louis Wu 20:36:17 UTC)
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Halo 4 Lead Designer to Headline Game Design Expo 2013
343’s Chris Haluke has been tapped as the first speaker on Industry Speaker Day at Game Design Expo 2013, in Vancouver this coming January. If you’re interested in game design, and near Vancouver… don’t miss it! (Louis Wu 20:15:06 UTC)
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Were It So Easy
Clefton Twain wrote up his thoughts on Halo 4 – swing by his blog to read ’em!(Louis Wu 20:13:11 UTC)
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Spartan Ops Episode 2 – now active
Episode 2 of Spartan Ops went live today – and you can watch the opening cutscene on Halo Waypoint. Thanks, DHalo.(Louis Wu 20:00:38 UTC)
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Waypoint Worth Watching
There’s a bunch of new stuff up at Halo Waypoint today – swing by!- G4TV’s done another History of Halo – some of the visuals are off, but the audio timeline’s spot on.
- Grifball Hub has a new podcast live – Hubcast 131 focuses on Halo 4.
- Parsnipes submitted Multi-Kill Monday Episode 1, a new montage (series?).
Go check it out!(Louis Wu 19:58:16 UTC)
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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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