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Oh the maps
On Monday, A Halo Fan…natic posted a great parody of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ – and the thread turned into poetry gold. (That might be a slight exaggeration.) I’d meant to highlight it then, but got distracted. Please don’t penalize the participants for my carelessness… go read! (And participate!)(Louis Wu 15:41:40 UTC)
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Forge Quacks 7 – 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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It’s Like We All Get a Golden Ticket
This week’s Halo Bulletin was delivered to us in golden fashion not only by the ever-svelte bs angel, but by the Halonian High-Queen herself, Bonnie “You’re in Good Hands” Ross. The wise mother-spark lent her own words to assist the fans in gaining a more intimate grasp of the herculean task that 343 Industries undertook over the past few years to bring us the upcoming joy that will be Halo 4. It’s a fabulous peer inside the studio’s efforts, and a perfect match to bs angel’s delivery of new screenshots and information from both the new Flood Mode as well as the new map, Abandon. A few remaining sprinkles on the update cupcake will certainly hold you entertained until next week’s edition… or at least until Friday, when Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn debuts. At any rate, go read! Update, Thurs 9am ET: The local version is now online. Apologies for the delay!(GrimBrother One 05:32:56 UTC)
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Urk Was Always on OUR A-list
The [a]list just put up a great video interview with Bungie’s Eric Osborne Eric discusses Bungie’s history, how they interact with their fans and community, and some thoughts on the company’s future. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 20:08:36 UTC)
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Halo 4 Soundtrack Remix Contest
Hypertrooper pointed out a Halo 4 Remix Soundtrack contest – there’s an official video from Xbox UK (you can download it off the US Press site, as well – thanks, Morpheus), and a contest website to enter your own remix. You’ve got until October 29 to submit an entry, and prizes are pretty impressive (grand prize package includes a Samsung laptop, a Halo 4 LE 360, a Tritton Halo 4 headset, and a full collection of Official Halo soundtracks – there are plenty of lesser prizes). Get to remixing!(Louis Wu 18:03:21 UTC)
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More Difficult to Achieve?
xbox360achievements has their Halo 4 Campaign Preview up and live. Go and see what they thought! BE WARNED there are some pretty heavy spoilers. Don’t read if you are dark.(GrimBrother One 17:15:01 UTC)
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Halo 3 Crow’s Nest, Legendary, 9:46
Wow. NOKYARD stopped by NeoGAF to point out a speedrun on Crow’s Nest by HISTORY100, a new Japanese speedrunner. This video contains all sorts of new techniques that cut almost a minute off the existing Solo Legendary record. Riding the Drones… that’s a first, for me. Go watch! Update: RC Master let us know that a render with English-language audio is up on HighSpeedHalo, if you would rather listen to that.(Louis Wu 14:13:54 UTC)
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Halo 4 Tournament in South Africa
It looks like Microsoft South Africa is hosting a Halo 4 tourney, with the top prize being a trip to Gamescom 2013 (in Cologne, Germany) next August. Not too shabby! If you live in SA, sign up! Thanks, TheOddOne. (Louis Wu 14:08:24 UTC)
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IGN’s look at Halo, 10 years out
IGN decided to take a look down the road, and to speculate about where some of their favorite game franchises might be in 10 years. Halo’s on the list – go see what they came up with! Thanks, UNKNOWN iXi.(Louis Wu 13:45:44 UTC)
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October 3 Wednesday Night Grifbrawl
Kal, from GrifballHub, let us know about tonight’s Wednesday Night Grifbrawl – Ball So Hard is facing off against Hot Bikini Guyz. It’s a best of 3 series – swing by their live stream at 9pm to watch all the action!(Louis Wu 13:43:06 UTC)
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Halo 4 Preview Event Recap, by Community Customs
From Community Customs:Nomis78, one of the Community Customs staff members, managed to win himself an invite to the first UK hands-on event with Halo 4. In this article, he details his thoughts on everything from the gameplay to the GUI and the weapons to the visuals. If you’re itching for more information on Halo 4 from fellow gamers and not just the press, then give this a read.
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Halo 4 Flood Multiplayer Mode Walkthrough
IGN also has a direct-feed Flood mode video – Kevin Franklin tells you all about the mode. Thanks, IHaveIce.(Louis Wu 17:32:46 UTC)
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Words and Sounds
It’s been a busy few days, and I’ve been remiss – Bungie has published a new Mail Sack (heist movies, nicknames, and advice for the lovelorn) and a new Breaking In (Stephen Hodde, Audio Designer, awesome stories) since late last week – go read ’em! (Louis Wu 17:23:17 UTC)
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It’s Tricky – A Halo: Reach Funtage
From Famous:Hello, everyone! Here is a little funtage I put together last night. The editing isn’t much, just simple. I had these clips on my computer for a little over a week, so I thought I would use them. I have a lot of clips to be used before Halo 4 comes out, so expect another funtage soon!
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IGN Introduces Abandon
IGN has a video with 343’s Kynan Pearson introducing yet another new multiplayer map – this one’s called Abandon. It’s a small (4v4), asymmetrical map geared towards CTF, though it looks like it’ll work nicely in Slayer as well. It’s an abandoned science facility – can’t wait to try it out! Thanks, Beckx. Update: The Halo Council already has a breakdown for you (thanks, CyReN).(Louis Wu 16:41:41 UTC)
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Mantis, Ep 1
Hedgemony also paid tribute to the new Mantis, with a new comic cover. I’d read that! (Louis Wu 16:40:35 UTC)
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DaE Eurogamer Special
New content from the Dust and Echoes crew – they’ve got a Eurogamer Special podcast, covering their impressions of the event (and new Halo 4 material revealed there), as well as the first episode of DAE TV, showing off a new map and some 1v1 CTF. Go listen, go watch! (Louis Wu 16:36:17 UTC)
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Halo 4 Mantis Desktop Wallpaper Pack
Firestream was pretty impressed with the Mantis – so much so that he created a set of wallpapers in tribute. Go grab some!(Louis Wu 16:33:56 UTC)
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High-profile toy spotting
We have a pretty strict no-politics policy on our forum, but this isn’t really politics, per se… Mig noticed that Halo toys show up at the beginning of one of the most recent Obama promotion pieces. Nice!(Louis Wu 16:27:32 UTC)
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Remember Me How I Was
Red vs Blue Season 10 Episode 17 went live last night – Church helps Carolina come to grips with some feelings… and (re)learns some critical pieces of the puzzle. Good stuff! Go watch. (Louis Wu 16:24:33 UTC)
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