From firestream:
I made some Spartan-IV desktop wallpapers in preparation for the launch of Halo 4. Feel free to download and enjoy!
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Podtacular 312
Dust Storm sent word of Podtacular 312 – discussion revolves around the past couple of Halo Bulletins. Prometheans and Covenant weaponry are high points! (Louis Wu 15:38:47 UTC)
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Love Child of Narrows and Lockout
u4iX took a close look at the recent Solace gameplay, and offered some suggestions on how to most efficiently enjoy your experience on the map. Nice work! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 15:24:14 UTC)
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G4TV’s Halo 4 Gameplay Preview
From G4TV:Halo 4 brings new adversaries, a new world to explore and the first Master Chief-oriented campaign in five years. Morgan Webb gets details from 343 Industries’ Kiki Wolfkill and Josh Holmes on new enemies the Prometheans and the bigger-than-ever multiplayer.
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Get Stuck! – deadline coming soon!
Just a reminder – there’s just a day and a half left until the deadline for entries for the Get Stuck! contest; if you want a shot at Tex’s cake pops, you need to submit your screenshot/movie/artwork/whatever by midnight tomorrow!(Louis Wu 17:24:21 UTC)
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Projet Alpha – Long Night of Solace
Elros let HaloGAF know about Projet Alpha’s release of Long Night of Solace – glitches and funky happenings on the fifth level of Halo: Reach. It’s 15 minutes, and contains lots of fun stuff! (Louis Wu 17:22:03 UTC)
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Direct-feed Halo 4 Gameplay, with in-game sound only
A YouTube user named ‘MrAvakstone92’ has three videos up right now that show direct-feed footage (some we’ve seen before)… but with no overlaid music or commentary tracks, just the original sounds. This is a Campaign footage video, this is a War Games Gameplay vid (Solace and Exile), and this is a Spartan Ops Gameplay vid. Amazing sounds! Thanks, Munish23.(Louis Wu 17:03:57 UTC)
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Reach Weekly Challenge – 9.24.12
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If Firefight is your preferred game mode of choice, you’ll definitely want to give the newest Weekly Challenge a spin.
Like a Record, Baby – 20,000cR
Complete 100 Rounds in Firefight Matchmaking.
Need some teammates to watch your back? Then check out the following thread:
Weekly Challenge Thread
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The Trash Room
t00lbox stopped in with instructions on how to get into a secret area on Pillar of Autumn – bizarre stuff! Take a look.(Louis Wu 21:44:13 UTC)
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Visualizing the Halo Universe: Week 1
Postmortem has kicked off the ‘Visualizing the Halo Universe’ contest – Week 1 focuses on a character we’ve seen so far only in extended universe material. Jump in!(Louis Wu 18:12:41 UTC)
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New Gameplay from G4
G4TV has a pair of new HD gameplay videos – this one shows DMR gameplay on Exile CTF, Dominion gameplay on Longbow, Carbine-based Infinity Slayer gameplay on Solace, and Light Rifle-based Regicide gameplay on Haven. This one, on the other hand, is a preview of gameplay narrated by Josh Holmes – there’s both Spartan Ops and Wargames footage. Thanks, Munish23.(Louis Wu 18:08:08 UTC)
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Halo 4 Black Beta
IGN, V Energy Drink, and Xbox are hosting a Halo 4 event in Sydney, Australia – the code you’ll need to RSVP will be displayed on the event page in just about 19 hours. There are only 150 passes… so if you’re in the area, keep an eye on the page! Thanks, randomrosso. (Louis Wu 17:57:21 UTC)
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Weekend Webcomic – Halo 4 Flashlight
Weekends and webcomics go hand in hand, and there's no better day to celebrate that relaxing ritual than on Sunday. Today's Halo-themed Weekend Webcomic—which takes a look at the LightRifle—is brought to you by the very funny MASSAIKUR. Enjoy his Halo 4-themed strip, and if you have a comic you'd like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!
by: MASSAIKUR
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Quattro Queries
Join CruelLEGACEY, Rukizzel, Kalamari, and yours truly as we talk some more Halo 4 by answering listener questions in Episode 29 of the Waypoint Modcast. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 23:52:32 UTC)
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Red vs Blue
Firestream and his buddy Smyf collaborated on a Halo 4 desktop – Firestream took blue, while Smyf took red. The result is pretty cool!(Louis Wu 18:47:08 UTC)
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Heroic Poses and Flowery Headlines
kapowaz picked through Edge’s new Cover Art collection for all the Halo-related covers over the years… memories!(Louis Wu 17:29:46 UTC)
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UK 343 Trip Giveaway
If you live in the UK, you should swing by this page at XboxAvatarGear – Mountain Dew is hosting a giveaway where you could win a trip to Seattle to visit 343 headquarters! (You can also win one of 40 copies of Halo 4, or any of a bunch of avatars.) Thanks, Skilotonn.(Louis Wu 17:27:30 UTC)
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Infinity Slayer on Exile
IGN has posted a new video showing Infinity Slayer gameplay on Exile… with commentary by Josh Holmes. Good watch! Thanks, Hypertrooper.(Louis Wu 17:14:20 UTC)
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Halo 4 Renders
Halo Waypoint posted a bunch of new renders last night – characters, weapons, vehicles. Some jaw-droppers (and some real surprises!). Go see! Thanks, Bryan Newman. (Louis Wu 17:09:30 UTC)