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He’s not our enemy
Jordan Bell is back with another Halo Universe analysis piece – he discusses why he doesn’t think the Didact is the enemy we’ll be facing in Halo 4. Interesting thoughts! He’s decided to make his YouTube channel a dedicated Halo Universe lore channel, so subscribe if you like this stuff!(Louis Wu 15:39:35 UTC)
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UNITed we Stand
A brand-new site from the man behind HaloCharts, the Halo Ring, and other fantastic ideas stepped out of beta today – HaloUNITY.com is now open for general use! HaloUNITY is a site that brings together more than 30 Halo communities – with more all the time. Visit and you’ll find a site that’s set up to help you meet new friends and discover new groups by offering you social prizes and awards – it’s a whole new way to play! Go try it.(Louis Wu 20:41:15 UTC)
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HRSotD: Death Grin
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: InsaneCoder
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Community Member of the Week: Austin7934
Every Monday, we feature a community member who does one or more of the following things: routinely goes above and beyond for their fellow forum members, is a positive and active member of the community, and/or sends me mass amounts of cat pictures. This week our Community Member of the Week is Austin7934. Read a little more about this particular fan below, and read a lot more about this particular fan by visiting his introduction thread!
Gamertag: Austin7934.
Origin of gamertag: Well for starters, if you haven’t guessed, my name is Austin. The 7934 has absolutely no significance in my life at all; they were just four random numbers that have stuck with me for years. When I was making my first AIM screen name, I made it “gamepro.” However, that was taken (What a shock, right?), and the first option was “gamepro7934.” Ever since then, those numbers have followed me. Gamepro is long gone, so just call me Austin. 🙂
Halo game(s) you are currently playing: Reach, Halo Wars (Working on getting to General in matchmaking. I’m an achievement hunter, what can I say?) and every now and then, for nostalgia sake, I play some Halo 3. By far my favorite Halo game ever.
Favorite map, game type and playlist: Slayer tends to be my favorite game type, and SWAT is probably my favorite playlist. Favorite maps… that’s a hard one for me, but pretty much anything from Halo 3 was just gold in my eyes. Just to list a few, High Ground, The Pit, Guardian, Foundry, Sandbox, and Avalanche. There’s been way too many good maps in the original Halo trilogy; it’s just too hard to decide on one!
Least favorite map, game type and playlist: King of the Hill would probably be one of my least favorites. I’m not too crazy about some of the objective game types, but I do love CTF, of course. Least favorite map could be Countdown or Reflection.
Preferred control scheme: Default (Sorry Frankie, no inversion here!).
Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Just give me a gun, and I’m on the offense.
Favorite character: Master Chief, obviously. Don’t worry, though, Johnson is a strong second.
Favorite book: Cryptum and Fall of Reach. Both are absolutely great.
Favorite Halo quote: “Send me out, with a bang.” -Sgt. Johnson
Anything else we should know? I’m waiting for Halo 4. The excitement has come back, and I just can’t wait for my next Halo installment. I’ve never been the biggest fan of side stories, and I have been waiting for the story to continue since 2007. It’s time to start a new fight.
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Halo 4 Forge by u4iX – Fan Commentary
From TheHaloCouncil:u4iX breaks down some new and interesting information regarding Halo 4 Forge, detailed in this weekend’s Rooster Teeth Expo. Kick back, relax, and enjoy the soothing tones of u4iX as he leads you though a Forge world fantasy where if you can dream it, then you can build it.
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Master Chief Crochet
From randomdream:This is the crochet amigurumi Master Chief plushy I made. It’s about six inches tall. Hope you like him!
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Super Mario Boxes – A Halo: Reach Epic Forge Tutorial
From Team0Epiphany:Halo: Reach Epic Forge Tutorials is a series where we show you some new and unique forging tips, from everything to forging outside of maps to forge-mechanisms and more! In this episode, we look at creating Super Mario boxes.
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Reach Weekly Challenge – 7.9.12
If you haven’t played campaign lately, this is the perfect time to jump back in because this week we’re featuring a challenge of the LASO variety. Here is your mission, should you choose to accept it:
EXODUS: LASO – 15,000cR
Complete Exodus, Legendary, All Skulls On (LASO).
Returning once again to the familiar battlegrounds of Reach, this Challenge has us back on "Exodus," the Campaign mission which takes place in the city of New Alexandria. This LASO run will net you 15k in credits, if you can manage it. If you can’t, try enlisting some friends to help watch your back!
Campaign Challenge Thread
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Forge with Pete 5
The newest Forge with Pete is live at Halo Waypoint – and it’ll show you a mini-game called ‘Ballslaught’. Keep the balls off your platform, or lose! As with other Forge with Pete features, the video shows you both how to play the game… and how the map works. BRB, downloading.(Louis Wu 14:13:39 UTC)
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To Bungie, With Love
RC Master spent his Bungie Day expressing his love for the Halo series in his own unique style – he’s done a single-segment near-LASO run of Halo Reach. (‘Near-LASO’ means Legendary, All Skulls On except Blind and Iron. I don’t blame him at all for either omission.) It’s a four-hour run, with full commentary – go check it out!(Louis Wu 11:40:00 UTC)
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RTX Halo 4 Link Dump, Round 2
Here’s a wrapup of Halo 4 content from RTX that hasn’t been posted on this page yet:- OdysseusVA put up high-quality recordings of a couple of games that were broadcast (one | two)
- Cliptured posted three games as well, with Bravo commentary (one | two | three) – thanks, CyReN.
- Mixmasterchief wrote up his impressions of the game after two days of convention immersion.
- u4iX analyzed what he saw, and boiled it down to a 5-minute video – thanks, CyReN.
- Bravo coached SeanNanners (Call of Duty ‘caster) through his first Halo 4 match, a game of Regicide on Adrift. Thanks (again), CyReN.
- Greenskull did his own analysis of the Halo 4 Forge info – check it for stuff you might have missed.
As should be obvious, RTX was a goldmine of info for folks waiting for Halo 4… take advantage! Update: one last set of impressions, this batch from CaneCutter.(Louis Wu 11:35:41 UTC)
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Shield and Sword – Hub Station 42
Leviathan has released another episode of his Shield and Sword expansion concept – Hub Station 42 has new vehicles, new play spaces, new story. Go see!(Louis Wu 18:33:06 UTC)
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z Flipsyde Halo Montage
z Flipsyde put together a four-game montage – Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Reach. Feels nice! Thanks, RVideo. (Louis Wu 18:31:53 UTC)
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The New Fall Look
ZZoMBiE13 made it pretty clear that this comic is a one-off, and not a return to Yet Another Halo Comic… but it’s still pretty funny, and definitely appreciated.(Louis Wu 18:23:39 UTC)
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Nexus Halo 3 Funtage
Nexus is Mental sent us a link to his Halo 3 Funtage – ten minutes long, nice mix of gameplay and silly moments. Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:19:47 UTC)
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Top Ten Video Game Commercials
Maniac from gamexcess.net put together his collection of the Top 10 Video Game Commercials – there are two separate Halo entries on the list. Take a look!(Louis Wu 18:12:49 UTC)
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Arby ‘n’ the Chief S07E05: Heat
Arby ‘n’ the Chief continues with ‘Heat’, the fifth episode of season 7. What is Chief up to? Gotta watch to find out! Thanks, Ogan Pavano.(Louis Wu 18:09:53 UTC)
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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
