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He Truly Is Now The Meaning of Life, The Halo Universe, and Everything
We’d like to wish Frank O’Connor a very Happy Birthday from everyone here at HBO. Feet first into his greatest year yet!(GrimBrother One 12:40:11 UTC)
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The Universe Isn’t Going to Clean Itself
Speaking of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Episode 2 is now available. The stakes for Hastati Squad continue to rise and a yet greater threat looms large. Does Cadet Lasky have what it takes to be not just a soldier, but a leader? Go and find out! You can also catch it on YouTube via Machinima Prime. (GrimBrother One 12:36:05 UTC)
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Who is Dusty Echoes?
The Dust & Echoes podcast is back with Episode 23, as they take a look at the first episode of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. If you haven’t heard these guys yet, they are a riot; much recommended! As a bonus, they’ve also thrown in Part 2 of their “Dust v Echoes CTF match”. Go and see who wins!(GrimBrother One 12:31:41 UTC)
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Podtacular 318: Halo 4 Progression System
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Despite Waypoint being down during the normally slated time for the bulletin‘s release, one got released a day later dropping information about the Halo 4 progression system. It is similar to Reach’s progression system where you gain Spartan Ranks based on your experience. Sorry pro players, no skill-based ranking system. There’s also information about loadouts, visual customization, specializations, challenges, and commendations. There’s also a special former co-host who makes an appearance in this show. EnjoyUPDATE: There will be a skill-based ranking system that has not been discussed yet.
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Massive Praise
TheUpcoming recently reviewed the Halo 4 OST… and adored it. Go see why they called it “a flawless effort, and one of the most important and soaring soundtracks to date“. Nice! Thanks, @Menachite.(GrimBrother One 23:18:36 UTC)
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Putting Yourself on the Map in
Gamespot has added yet another piece of their Forge reveal puzzle, as 343 Industries’ Kynan Pearson takes you through the process and discusses some helpful design philosophies to keep in mind when developing your own maps. It’s a really neat watch, go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 21:04:29 UTC)
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IGN Delivers Their Most Complex Piece of Content Yet
IGN has put up their latest walkthrough of Halo 4 multiplayer maps, this time featuring Complex. Go see what strategies might work for you when the game launches this November! Thanks to Jirornimo for bringing it up in our forum.(GrimBrother One 20:50:00 UTC)
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Barbara Tries to Bring Home the Bacon
Nikko B201 reminded us that Rooster Teeth has unleashed a new Halo PIG episode on us. Barbara tries once again to prove she’s as talented as she is lovely, vying to overcome her recent 5-2 loss to Gavin. See if she can turn Michael into a wallowing swine!(GrimBrother One 20:42:30 UTC)
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IGNiting a Sense of Nostalgia
Morpheus let us know that IGN has run a feature showing some of their favorite game franchises in a then & now-style display. While they certain employ some… curious screenshot placement, it is interesting to see some well-known game franchises shown side-by-side with their original iterations. Go give it a look!(GrimBrother One 20:35:35 UTC)
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John and Cortana – A Halo Machinima
From Michael:Take a brief look at Cortana and the Master Chief’s relationship throughout the Halo series.
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Halo Community Tournament: Halo 3 FFA
From HC SLIK:
Halo Community is proud to announce our next tournament!
Game: Halo 3
Players: 128
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2012 @ 12:00 PM EST
Format: Single Elimination
Settings: MLG FFA
Maps: Guardian and Heretic
That’s right, HC is going old school! We are locked and loaded with a new tournament. We thought, “What comes before Halo 4?” Well, the answer is Halo 3! So we are unleashing an FFA to lead into Halo 4.
You will be thrown into a lobby with eight other random players with MLG FFA settings (BR start, of course). There is a 10-minute time limit, and the top four slayers will advance to the next round. We will continue this until we have our final lobby, and the top four slayers from that will win prizes. Get more information and sign up via the link below!
Halo Community Tournament: Halo 3 FFA
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Forge Quacks 8 – A Halo: Reach Video
From petetehduck:Forge Quacks are bite-size videos that demonstrate some of the quirks that exist in Halo: Reach’s Forge editor. If you have a suggestion for a Forge Quack video, use the form on this page to submit it.
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Be careful out there!
Just a quick warning – looks like pirated copies of Halo 4 are already in the wild (Mexico, this time around). If you’re trying to stay dark… this would be a VERY good time to leave.(Louis Wu 09:53:38 UTC)
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So much to tell you, so little time
Late, late last night, the newest Halo Bulletin went live (on the newly-updated Halo Waypoint, which works much, much, MUCH better than it did before) – it contains a breakdown of the Halo 4 progression system, information about Halo 4 challenges, some details about the Mountain Dew DoubleXP promotion, details about a couple of UNSC ships, and some information about the upcoming Blu-Ray/DVD version of Forward Unto Dawn. There is, of course, a local version. Go read! (If you’re careful, you might find… some EXTRA information.)(Louis Wu 09:48:56 UTC)
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Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn Ep1 Review
NeoGAF’s Deadly Cyclone did an interview with COIN-OP.TV about the video series Forward Unto Dawn (focusing on Part 1, since it’s out). Go watch! (Louis Wu 09:48:05 UTC)
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Podtacular 317: Forger’s Delight
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It has been a while since we’ve received information about Halo 4 Forge, but today that changes. Gamespot has released a couple of videos that explores the Forge tool set a little more and reveals all three forging worlds in Halo 4: Ravine, Impact and Erosion. To help us along our forging adventure is CMNeir from the soon to be Halo 4 Tricks. Enjoy
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Dewcisions, Dewcisions
Forbes has an article in which the marketing manager for Mountain Dew explains why the Double XP promotion currently going on is for Halo 4, and not Black Ops II. Fun! Thanks, Deadly Cyclone.(Louis Wu 21:51:24 UTC)
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Gamespot’s Halo 4 Forge Maps Overview
Gamespot has a new Forge video available – it shows off the three new Forge maps (Erosion, Impact, and Ravine), and lets you know what sort of environments you’ll have to work in. Once again, 343’s Kynan Pearson and Certain Affinity’s Lori Zawada are your tour guides. Amazing! Thanks, Vire. (It’s available on YouTube, as well – thanks, CyReN.) (Louis Wu 16:36:00 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
