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The Tyrant Documentaries 30
The Tyrant got together with some friends and spent an hour in Reach Matchmaking. He calls it Tyrant and the Dream Team vs The World – from watching the first game, I think the name of the team came from the fact that The Tyrant was asleep while playing. (Best quote: “Oh, I almost got a kill!”) Things got better when they got out of the MLG list, and overall they sounded like they had a lot of fun.(Louis Wu 16:42:29 UTC)
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Waypoint gets a major upgrade
Whoa. They did say summer… but I thought it would be later. David Ellis pointed out the all-new Halo Reach File Browser – hawt. Go play!(Louis Wu 19:57:59 UTC)
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Halo 3: The Movie
The Tyrant has released Halo 3: The Movie (a full runthrough of the game, cutscenes and all, in Heroic difficulty) – it’s not a playthrough guide, it’s a cinematic production. It weighs in at just over 5 hours long, and shows off way more weapons than Tyrant normally uses. Check it out!(Louis Wu 19:04:25 UTC)
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Clickable Melting Pots
Frank O’Connor talked to VentureBeat about why the Covenant are in Halo 4, why the focus is back on the Master Chief, and what 343 brings to the table. Good read! Thanks, bs angel.(Louis Wu 17:45:23 UTC)
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Tattoo Tuesday: Spartan Afoot
Some people show their love for Halo by playing the games. Others get a relevant image permanently placed upon their body. Enjoy this particular example of a Halo-related body modification, and if you have a picture you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!
Halo tattoo, as seen on G STAR RAW MAIK
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343 Sparkast 013 – Hot Tubs and Drumsticks
You know what they say about the best laid plans. While we weren’t able to release a Sparkast during E3 as originally intended, we’re back with a two segment show, filled with behind-the-scenes stories you won’t hear anywhere else.
Kicking things off are Frank O’Connor, Kiki Wolfkill, and Josh Homes as they join David Ellis to recap the insane whirlwind of parties, press briefings, and seismic activity of the last few weeks. Also, hopping on the 343 Sparkast for the first time are Halo 4 Systems Designer Matt Findley and Lead Animator Stephen Dyck as they talk about bringing the Promethean enemy class to life in Halo 4.
Below is the usual collection of links to download this episode and subscribe to the 343 Sparkast through your favorite aggregator. As always, thanks for listening. Without all of you, this podcast wouldn’t be possible.
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Recent Halo Titles for Cheap
Morpheus pointed out that the Microsoft Store is currently selling both Halo Anniversary and Halo: Reach for $19.99 each. (Of course, if you don’t want a physical disc, you can pick up Reach for under $15… but that’s a pretty nice price for Anniversary!)(Louis Wu 17:00:20 UTC)
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Play Halo 4 at RTX
Rooster Teeth has announced that Halo 4 will be playable (for the first time for general fans) at RTX on July 7 and 8 – and tickets are still available! Are you anywhere near Austin? If so, you shouldn’t miss this! Update: Halo Waypoint has way, way, WAY more details.(Louis Wu 16:51:48 UTC)
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Change of Scenery Redux – A Halo 3 Machinima
From Pierre:Due to the economic crisis, a soldier is dismissed for budget reasons and she is now looking for the Union representative in order to get her job back.
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
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E3 2012 – VentureBeat Interviews Frank O’Connor
E3 was a crazy and chaotic week. Rus McLaughlin managed to work some magic, though, and snag Frank O’Connor just long enough to ask him some questions about Halo 4, the Master Chief, and 343 Industries. Find out what Frank had to say about all of the aforementioned subjects and more by visiting the link below!
E3 2012 – Interview: Frank O’Connor on why 343 Industries changed Halo
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Forge Cafe Halo: Reach Map Spotlight 1 – Deluded
From HT Edge:This map is Deluded by Reaper3bot0. To download the map, go on Reach, click Start, click File Browser, click New Custom Search, click File Share Search, and then type in “Reaper3bot.” Enjoy!
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Hunger Games – Map Trailer
spartansniper619 stopped by to announce a trailer for Hunger Games, an Infection map forged by his buddy WST Nakira. Nice work!(Louis Wu 14:32:57 UTC)
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Selling Magazines with Drama
The current issue of Games magazine has an article entitled “Is 343 killing Halo 4?” Sounds pretty dire… until you read a summary of the article provided by TheOddOne, who has a copy. Then it just sounds like a typical forum post.(Louis Wu 14:31:52 UTC)
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1v1 Contest Highlights: A Ninja Minitage
Ninja is a master of the 1v1 – a bunch of people tried to beat him in matches to 15, but nobody did. Two got close, though, and Lan-G captured the highlights of those matches. you can watch the 3-minute minitage on YouTube. Thanks, heckfu. (Louis Wu 14:31:09 UTC)
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Trying to set a world record
Ninja and friends will be attempting to set a world record for Longest Gaming Session (they’re shooting for 60 hours) when Halo 4 comes out. Sounds… dangerous. Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 14:30:35 UTC)
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Make Games, Do Math
Joe Venzon is a graphics engineer at Bungie. That means he helps artists realize their visions. Wanna know how he got to where he is? Go read his Breaking In article. (Louis Wu 14:29:10 UTC)
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Podtacular’s Halo 4 E3 Coverage
Dust Storm and crew were pretty busy during the E3 week and its successor – we’ve already mentioned some of the content they released during that time. Pod TV covered War Games on June 6, and Podtacular 293, 294, 295, and 296 all discussed the reveals. We missed a few episodes of Pod TV, though – so we’re happy that Dustin put up a summary article. If you’ve been following along the whole time, the only stuff you missed were Pod TV episodes focusing on the Live Action Trailer, Spartan Ops, and the Campaign Demo – but if you’d rather go through it all, visit that summary! (Louis Wu 14:28:04 UTC)
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Pit Stop
Chapter 4 of Red vs Blue Season 10 was released this evening for Sponsors (should be available to the general public in a couple of hours)… and i’m finally beginning to understand what’s going on. (Yes, I’m slow.) As usual, it’s a mix of Halo 3-based machinima and pure CG – and I’m wishing it was next Monday already. If you’re a sponsor, go watch! If you’re not, wait a couple of hours, then go watch!(Louis Wu 00:16:13 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft