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Green Spartan…….Blows Up
Leading off our Sunday is our good friend Bravo with a pretty hilarious recap of what’s going on in the recent Halo 4 UNSC weapons trailer. Definitely worth a look. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 12:47:29 UTC)
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Samurai Fronk Scales Things Up Again
Coming fresh off negotiations with Calvin Klein regarding a Fronk Eau De Toilette line of cologne, Hedgemony’s artistic tingle-sense found its way back into his fingers to bring you another round of Samurai Fronk: Wanted Mostly Dead. Part Four begins here, and will take you on a vacillating tour through emotional breaking points, from facing primal fears to popping fruity peppers. No self-respecting sentient life form would want to miss this latest leg of the journey. Would you?(GrimBrother One 21:58:01 UTC)
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Morea Mona Lisa
Over at Halo Waypoint, they are beginning a re-airing of the excellent motion comic based on The Mona Lisa from Halo: Evolutions. Many of you may have caught it the first time around, but if you didn’t, now’s a great time to catch back up! Go see!(GrimBrother One 21:54:02 UTC)
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Co-Optimization
Thanks to Morpheus for pointing out a cool Halo mention in Game Informer’s most recent issue, dubbed “The Co-op Issue”. The Grims being huge fans of co-op play, had a great time reading through it ourselves, with Halo: Combat Evolved taking one of the top spots in their “Best Co-op Experiences” lineup, and Halo 4 getting a nod as a co-op experience to really look forward to. Go pick an issue up for yourself and check it out!(GrimBrother One 21:39:08 UTC)
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99 Laughballons
Thanks to Nikko B201, who let us know about the 99th Episode of Rooster Teeth’s Fails of the Weak series. You can check it out at their site or on YouTube. Go watch it!(GrimBrother One 21:11:12 UTC)
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Waypoint Weekly Wrap-Up – 8.11.12
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: 8.8.12
Super Jackpot Weekend: August 10-12
Reach Weekly Challenge – 8.6.12
Videos
Tyrant’s Halo: Anniversary Legendary Walkthrough – Truth and Reconciliation
Halo: Recap Evolved – A Super Serious Halo Video
CrossWalk – A Halo: Reach Map
RTX 2012 Grifball Panel
A Beautiful Darkside – A Halo 2 Vista Trick Jumping Montage
The Dark Knight Rises – A Halo Machinima
Snipe-A-Mole – A Halo: Reach Custom Map
Super Space Gordon in the Madness of the Race – A Halo 3 Machinima
Halo: Reach Top 5 Fails 5
Forge Quacks 1 – A Halo: Reach Video
Defiant Achievement Playdate 1 – A Halo: Reach Montage
Halo 4 Master Chief Speed Painting
Halo vs. Predator – A Live-action Halo Video
Fails of the Weak 99
Fun Stuff
Weekend Webcomic: A Fistful of Arrows p.13
Fan-made Halo 4 Master Chief Helmet
Tattoo Tuesday: Hot Cross Guns
Chocolate Halo Legendary Symbol
Hindsight: ODST – ONI Alpha Site
Halo IRL: OLAH
Figures in Action – Whiteboard
SPI Armor – Halo Cosplay
Friday Caption Fun 61
Community Happenings
Waypoint Community Modcast – Episode 21
Community Member of the Week: Mactashiv
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn – A Day on the Set by CruelLEGACEY
Halo Community Tournament: A New 4v4 Ladder
Gamerating’s Halo 4 Giveaway
Halo: Reach Screenshots
Hunter Statue – Fun with Forge
Reaching Through Darkness – Funky FX
Bro Fist – Simply Amazing
Brothers Till the End – Simply Amazing
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Hippo Quattro
Thanks to CyReN from HaloCouncil for forwarding along a new analysis video looking at the Halo 4 shotgun. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 21:19:54 UTC)
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Friday Caption Fun 61
Last week, for our Friday Caption Fun festivities, you provided quips for an image featuring a photobombing Gúta. Here are the top captions you left for that particular image!
“The REAL reason why motion sensors were implemented in MJOLNIR armor.” –ThreeSixXero
“There is a reason why Jun was the only Noble to make it off Reach.” –THE STEEL SPADE
“This is not the nightlight you are looking for…” –TD Appocolapse
“When Thomas was told they’d bring him a fire extinguisher, this wasn’t what he expected.” –omarlotrc
“The testing stages for Raid’s new Anti-Animal-Flaming-Headgear have not gone as successfully as many had hoped.” –Benslee
“Take the pistol, they said! You will be fine, they said!” –Leon Hood
“From the way you’re looking at me, either there’s something behind me, or my head is on fire.” –Daniel Watts
“I’m not retreating. I’m advancing in the opposite direction.” –Ben Amey
“Never feed your Grunt after midnight. NEVER!” –RavensHal0
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 rather unusual splatter. Soak in the screenshot, then leave your witty and relevant quip in a comment. Off you go!
Author: Velawsmo
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Fails of the Weak 99
From Rooster Teeth:Jack and Geoff are here with Fails of the Weak Volume 99. Enjoy the nines!
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Gamerating’s Halo 4 Giveaway
From James Rock:
A few weeks ago, we released a new version of Gamerating, putting a fresh look to a three-year-old website. We wanted to put a small contest on a few months ago when we planned this new release, so we got hard at work on the gears of something to celebrate our amazing accomplishment. So without further ramblings…I’d like to officially announce Gamerating’s Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn giveaway extravaganza awesomeness of all things Halo!
1 Lucky Spartan will win:
-(1) Limited Edition Halo 4 Lithograph poster signed by the whole 343 Industries Dev team
-(1) Copy of Halo 4
-(1) Munitio Winter Billets 9mm Earphones
-(1) 1600 Microsoft Points
-(1) Copy of Halo Combat Evolved 10th Anniversary Edition
-(1) Halo 4 Concept Art Dashboard theme for Xbox 360
-(2) Exclusive Halo 4 Desktop background
-(2) Exclusive Halo 4 Mobile background
3 still-pretty-damn-lucky Grunts will win:
-(1) Limited Edition Halo 4 Lithograph poster (unsigned)
-(1) Munitio Winter Billets 9mm Earphones
-(1) 800 Microsoft Points
-(1) Halo 4 Concept Art Dashboard theme for Xbox 360
-(2) Exclusive Halo 4 Desktop background
-(2) Exclusive Halo 4 Mobile background
20 randomly picked Cadets will get:
-(1) Halo 4 Concept Art Dashboard theme for Xbox 360
-(2) Exclusive Halo 4 Desktop background
-(2) Exclusive Halo 4 Mobile background
Visit www.Gamerating.com for additional prize and contest information!
Gamerating’s Halo 4 Giveaway
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Halo vs. Predator – A Live-action Halo Video
From freakinrad:On a distant ring world, two unlikely opponents will face off in the battle of a lifetime.
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Super Jackpot Weekend: August 10-12
Whether you have already caught the disease or you are delightfully itch-free, you’ll want to hop into Grifball 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 32,000-credit bonus.
Happy Super Jackpot Weekend!
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Requiem – A Halo 4 Fan-made Trailer
From Austin7934:This is a trailer I made for Halo 4. I used clips and audio from Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo: Anniversary terminals, as well as the Halo 4 E3 2011 and 2012 trailer. The music being used is “Requiem” off the Halo 4 official soundtrack. Enjoy!
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Quack Quack
Quack quack quack, quack quack qu-quack. Quack quack Forge Quacks 12. Quack quack quack, qu-quack quack quack!(GrimBrother One 15:17:33 UTC)
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Jack Hammer
The fine human life forms over at GrifballHub.com wanted to let us know that they will be holding a Grifball mixer tonight (August 10th) at 10pm EST to go hunting for this week’s 32,000 cR jackpot and have a ton of hammer-swinging fun in the process. If you are interested, more details can be found here. Go and play!(GrimBrother One 15:14:31 UTC)
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HRSotD: Brothers Till the End
HRSotD (short for Halo: Reach Screenshot of the Day) is a daily feature dedicated to the wonders of Halo: Reach screenshots and the artists that capture these amazing images. A variety of shots—all of which are completely unaltered and captured in Halo: Reach's theater mode—are included for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the varied selection of images, and maybe even find inspiration to make your own!
Author: Anlo Iakusee o
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Halo 4 Master Chief Speed Painting
From FBWalshyFTW:The guy has just started posting videos on YouTube, but I recommend checking him out anyways, because he’s definitely got talent. Also, he’s taking art suggestions, so if you have some Halo-related art that you really like, send it to him via a YouTube message or channel comment, and maybe he’ll paint it for you!
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SPI Armor – Halo Cosplay
From KW:I thought you’d like to see the Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Semi-Powered Infiltration armor that I made. You can see more pictures in my Photobucket album. Hope you like it!
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Defiant Achievement Playdate 1 – A Halo: Reach Montage
From SHADOWSTRIKE1:I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who showed up for the Defiant Achievement Playdate. We had a lot of fun and made some good memories. Everyone left with something more than they came with, and thus I consider the night a complete success! Many of you ended up completing your entire Reach gamerscore that night. Together, we unlocked TONS of achievements and made some new friends!
Unfortunately, we could only serve so many people. As my inbox exploded, and the thread jumped pages with people interested in joining in, we just couldn’t fit everyone in. However, do not worry, as the Defiant Achievement Playdate will return. For those who missed out on the action, keep an eye on the forums for the next sign-up list.
To commemorate the night, I have thrown together a quick montage of some clips from the night. For those who could make it, feel free to check out the video to relive the action. For those that couldn’t make it, check out the video to see all the fun you could be involved in next time!
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
