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That Fighter’s going DOWN.
Over a week ago, Hidesquadron1 sent along a pretty cool tidbit – Stan Bush (you might, or might not, remember him as the artist who sang ‘The Touch‘ from the Transformers movie in 1986) is coming out with a new single, Heat of the Battle – and if you look carefully, you might recognize some of the artwork on the cover. Sanctioned? Maybe not. Pretty cool, though! (Louis Wu 18:59:55 UTC)
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I’m Quackin’ Up
pete_the_duck has been busy over at Idleduck.com – there are new comics (we missed this one and this one, but the entire collection is here), and he’s also got a bunch of new Forge Quacks (I love these!). Go watch, go read, go laugh! (Louis Wu 18:51:21 UTC)
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Special Edition Halo 4 Xbox Mag
There’s a new Special Edition Halo 4 Xbox Magazine on newsstands now… and you can get a preview of what’s inside by watching mrkevinhurd’s video. Stephen Loftus’ scale drawings are just one set of goodies! (Louis Wu 18:48:33 UTC)
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Halo 4 UNSC Wallpaper
This was posted before PAX, but hey… we were busy. smiichy whipped up some really nice Halo 4 UNSC wallpaper. Grab yourself some. (Louis Wu 18:46:39 UTC)
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Fails and Horses
Nikko B201 has been keeping track (last week |this week|this week again) of both Halo HORSE and Fails of the Weak – here’s what we’ve missed:- Halo HORSE 90 (AH.com | YouTube)
- Fails of the Weak 102 (AH.com | YouTube)
- Halo HORSE 91 (AH.com | YouTube)
Those Achievement Hunter guys don’t slow down! (Louis Wu 18:43:50 UTC)
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Fails of the Weak 103
From Rooster Teeth:Jack and Geoff go for the gold this week in Fails of the Weak. Join them as they search for that elusive goal…COMEDY!
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
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That’s… an impressive wall.
Woo! Time for catch-up. CyReN dropped off a pretty cool pic at NeoGAF a couple of days ago – looks like the folks who work at Zynga play Halo 3 at lunchtime… and their hardware setup is AWESOME.(Louis Wu 18:37:26 UTC)
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Community Customs Night: 9.7.12
From Community Customs:
Every other Friday night at 9pm EST, we get together on Halo: Reach and run some custom games. We play everything from Team Slayer to Knockin’ Zombs, and you can even bring your own custom maps to play! Just make sure to upload them on your File Share and let us know either in a comment or in the lobby which map and what game type to run with it. Hope to see you tonight!
Sign up here
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Old School vs. New School – A Live-action Gaming Video
From freddiew:What happens when old school games go face-to-face with new school characters?
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Super Jackpot Weekend: September 7-9
If you enjoy battling it out on old school Halo maps, you’ll want to hop into Anniversary Classic 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 34,300-credit bonus.
Happy Super Jackpot Weekend!
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AssaultGodzilla Cares
AssaultGodzilla stopped in with word of a new/revamped Halo Music Video he wanted to share. It features content from Halo: Legends and is set to “I Don’t Care by Apocalyptica. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 16:37:25 UTC)
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A Deep and Heinous Crunch
GTTV showed off a new interview with Kiki Wolfkill from the PAX show floor. She discusses how hard the team is working as well as some of the thoughts behind the new directions. Awesome stuff! Thanks, Vire.(GrimBrother One 16:32:02 UTC)
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GrifballHub Interviews Frank O’Connor – A PAX Prime 2012 Interview
From Goosechecka:At PAX 2012, GrifballHub’s Goosechecka interviewed Frank O’Connor of 343 Industries about Halo 4.
GrifballHub Interviews Frank O’Connor – A PAX Prime 2012 Interview
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National Grifball Association Season 2 Sign-ups Open
From HC Jules:
The National Grifball Association is pleased to announce that sign-ups are open for the final season of league Grifball in Halo: Reach. Register your team (minimum four players, maximum eight) using this form from now until Saturday 9/8 at 11:59 Pacific.
The regular season will consist of four weeks, with two scheduled matches a week. Eight teams will make the playoffs after a make-up week, and the championship game will be held the first weekend in November during a Grifball extravaganza comprised of fun events as we await Halo 4’s release. All players who compete in their games during the scheduled times will be eligible for a weekly prize.
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10,000 G$ Achievement Unlocked
A few months ago, Twitch TV & Alienware announced a scholarship opportunity for individuals who showed both academic prowess and gaming excellence. They awarded 5 scholarships at $10,000 each, and we are very happy to announce that the Halo community’s Goosechecka was one of the award recipients! You can check out more in the article here. If you run across the Grifball Queen online, make sure you congratulate her on an awesome job well done!(GrimBrother One 15:34:20 UTC)
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FUD CTF
A new lead-up piece for Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is now available on Waypoint. Check out a couple of the students as they go through a Capture the Flag training exercise. You can also catch it on YouTube. Awesome stuff, can’t wait until launch!(GrimBrother One 15:30:25 UTC)
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Podtacular 308: PAX Prime 2012
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After returning from Seattle, PAX seemed like such a long time ago, felt like it lasted two weeks, but at the same time was really short. There were plenty of other games there besides Halo, although I personally didn’t go see much. We still have more videos to give out over the course of the weekend from PAX but those are mostly Halo related. This show, however is to talk about some of the other games that were there and the PAX experience as a whole for people who may not have been able to go. Halosaurus, CMNeir and MidgetDance join the podcast in Daft’s absence to talk about what they saw other than Halo. Don’t worry: we’ll be back to Halo next show. Enjoy
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Another Day, Another Link Dump
This day didn’t go as planned – there’s a whole batch of news in the queue, but for now, all I’ve got time to get to is a link dump of Halo 4 content released in the last 2 days:- Bravo released a video showing gameplay on Exile (Hysteria’s point of view) – you can see Carbine, Autosentry, and Sniper action. Thanks, CyReN.
- CyReN found another vid that shows off some flag carrier action – good for people skeptical of a non-droppable flag.
- This video shows SAW gameplay – nice weapon. Thanks, UNKNOWN iXi.
- Nexy discusses CTF changes – thanks, TheOddOne.
- Deadly Cyclone took a whole bunch of pics at PAX – check the Picasa gallery for pictures of Halo fans and panel captures.
- He (Deadly Cyclone) also wrote up his impressions of Halo 4 – give it a read for a nice overview.
- Kotaku has a story about a change in the voice actors for the Japanese version of Halo 4… and the reaction it’s generating in the Japanese Halo community (thanks, Hedgemony).
- Steve Downes has signed a framed Halo 4 poster (and gotten Jen Taylor to sign as well) and put it up for auction for a buddy of his whose wife is having serious health problems – there are only a couple of days left, so go look, and bid! Thanks, Ibeechu.
Will that do for now?(Louis Wu 23:38:07 UTC)
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Fan-made Halo 4 Desktop Wallpapers
From firestream:I made some Master Chief desktop wallpapers in preparation for the launch of Halo 4. Feel free to download and enjoy!
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CTF on Exile – A PAX Prime 2012 Gameplay Video
From Louis Wu:This is most of a CTF match on Exile, recorded via direct feed during PAX 2012.
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