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Failure is ALWAYS an Option
Can’t get enough of Jack and Geoff finding a million and one ways to find fun in Halo: Reach? Good, because Episode 104 of Fails of the Weak is live and ready for your enjoyment. You can also catch it on YouTube. Go watch! Thanks Nikko B201(GrimBrother One 17:30:53 UTC)
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The Word of the Day is ‘Technique’
Thanks to CyReN for stopping by to let us know about a new video from The Halo Council featuring Nexy as he breaks down the BR, DMR, Covenant Carbine, and Forerunner Lightrife as they appear in Halo 4. Really great look, check it out!(GrimBrother One 17:21:11 UTC)
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Waypoint Weekly Wrap-Up – 9.15.12
You’re a busy person, and we have a thing for releasing as much Halo-related content our multi-fingered appendages can handle. That means—assuming you aren’t a speed reading super-soldier—you probably missed a few stories along the way. Not only do we forgive you, but we’ll also happily provide a convenient weekly wrap-up of absolutely everything we covered during the last seven days. Don’t worry about saying thank you. We’d rather you spend that time soaking in the goodness that is this entertaining collection of articles. Off you go!
News
The Halo Bulletin: 9.12.12
Super Jackpot Weekend: September 14-16
Reach Weekly Challenge – 9.10.12
Videos
The Adventures of Koko Bear Chapter 6 – A Halo Machinima
Master Chief Speed Painting – A Halo Fan Art Video
The Unknown – A Halo: Reach Screenshot Tutorial
Kri77ical’s Creations 2 – A Halo: Reach Rube Goldberg Machine
Forge Quacks 5 – A Halo: Reach Video
Ready Up Live Interviews Frank O’Connor – A PAX Prime 2012 Interview
Prometheans Day Off – A Halo 4 Video
A Look Back at Grifball – A Halo 3/Reach Montage
Fails of the Weak 104
Fun Stuff
Weekend Webcomic: Halo 1-3, by Maria Masuimi
Fan-made Halo 4 Wallpapers for PC, iPhone, and iPad
Plasma Grenade Cake Pops
Friday Caption Fun 65
Community Happenings
Waypoint Community Modcast – Episode 25
Halo Community Tournament: Paintball
Community Member of the Week: JSA343
Sign-ups Now Open for the Grifball World Cup!
Community Customs Night: 9.14.12
Waypoint Community Modcast – Episode 27
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Friday Caption Fun 65
Last week, for our Friday Caption Fun festivities, you provided quips for an image featuring a never-before-seen UNSC vehicle. Here are the top captions you left for that particular image!“Oh, you wanted a giant lawn Moa, my bad.” –thy ReaperMC
“Well, someone has clean up after all the slayer matches…” –AnalogPh33r
“The loot from the UNSC raid on the Hunters was slightly bigger than what was expected.” –IkeBlues13
“Spartans ala mowed.” –guilded hotdog
“Early prototypes for the Chopper left much to be desired.” –Undead Ace X
“Forge World’s great, sure. Unless you’re responsible for landscaping.” –SeannyBoy32
“Plants win! Better put down a new peashooter.” –HOO5IER122
“As seen on the level, “Lawn Night of Solace.” –Slyd Fox 15
“…and suddenly the Slice ‘N Dice medal seemed a little more available.” –Gods x Life
Now that we’ve wrapped up that picture, let’s start a new one. Up for your captioning pleasure this week is an image featuring a Spartan that appears to have something in their eye. Soak in the screenshot, then leave your witty and relevant quip in a comment. Off you go!Author: S crow DEDLY
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Halo After Dawn Ep 6: Joyride
Mr Sark and Adam Kovik have a new episode of Halo After Dawn, which analyzes the latest Forward Unto Dawn vignette – make sure you watch the clip first before watching this. Fun! Thanks, nillapuddin.(Louis Wu 19:21:23 UTC)
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Fails of the Weak 104
From Rooster Teeth:Jack and Geoff continue the long standing tradition of making fun of a series of clips in Halo: Reach. Laugh along with them!
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
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More Dust and Echoes
Woaf let us know that new episodes of Dust and Echoes are live – Episode 20 covers PAX, and the reveals there… and Episode 21 focuses on the Prometheans. Go listen!(Louis Wu 18:09:15 UTC)
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Super Jackpot Weekend: September 14-16

Have a thing for the long barrel? Then hop into Team Snipers this weekend because starting today and ending on Sunday, games played and completed within that playlist will present you with the chance to receive a 28,500-credit bonus.
Happy Super Jackpot Weekend!
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A Look Back at Grifball – A Halo 3/Reach Montage
From Ethan:Longtime Grifball community member Mikinater put together a video showcasing what we’ve seen in Grifball so far. A great mix of Halo 3 and Reach clips will bring you back to the good old days and remind you why we love this game!
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Top 10 Master Chief Lines
MixMaker1 has kicked off a new Top 10 series – the first episode looks at the Top 10 Master Chief Lines. (that’s all of ’em, amirite?) Go watch for his take on these classic utterances! (Louis Wu 17:20:35 UTC)
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Tyrant’s Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough – Oracle
The Tyrant continues his Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough – Oracle just got posted. Not easy… but hey, what fun would it be if it were? Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:17:19 UTC)
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Offscreen footage of Haven, from PAX
PodtacTV posted more PAX gameplay footage, this time showing some Regicide action on Haven… with ncsuDuncan as the protagonist. Go watch! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 17:12:08 UTC)
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Protecting the Brand… WAY out
Fusible continues to keep a close eye on the domains Microsoft is registering – we know about Halo 4, 5, and 6… but now they’re grabbing up 7, 8, and 9! That’s a long view. Thanks, randomrosso (who found this at OXM).(Louis Wu 17:09:10 UTC)
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Spaz Needs You
This isn’t really Halo-related… but Paul Russel is Halo-related, and the newspost is Paul Russel-related. Go read Matt Soell’s post… and see what you can do! (Louis Wu 16:58:05 UTC)
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Gridding the Chief
Toby Dillman pointed out a Reddit post showing off some pretty nice MC artwork. Take a look!(Louis Wu 16:54:19 UTC)
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Waypoint Community Modcast – Episode 27

From CruelLEGACEY:The Waypoint Community Modcast and Podtacular join forces once more! Join Dust Storm, CruelLEGACEY, Gooschecka, and GrimBrother One for this special Modtacular edition. Lots of in-depth Halo 4 talk, including our thoughts and impressions on the new Grifball and CTF game types revealed at PAX Prime 2012.
As always, feel free to jump into the Waypoint Modcast discussion thread over at Halo Waypoint, and let us know what you think!
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Fear The Pink Mist
Tex stopped in with word of a new blog post – she’s written up her creation of a pair of Needler earrings. Explosive! (Louis Wu 16:51:56 UTC)
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Promethean summary
bluerunner told us about a thread on Halo Waypoint’s forum that does a nice job of summarizing what we know about the Prometheans. (If the link doesn’t work, try it again.)(Louis Wu 16:48:15 UTC)
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Joyride
The latest Forward Unto Dawn (movie, not fan site) vignette is live – ‘Joyride‘ takes a closer look at the Warthog. Go watch! Thanks, NotTheVacuum.(Louis Wu 16:44:39 UTC)


