This is Salaya’s third Halo: Reach montage, edited by himself. The gameplay is great, showcasing Salaya’s usual dose of crafty, entertaining, unique tricks instead of the traditional Halo montage Multikills. The editing is old school like in all of Salaya’s other montages, consisting almost entirely of basic effects and cinematography, yet still getting the job done rather nicely. Enjoy!
If you read this week’s bulletin, you might have watched the 2-minute video highlighting the new Invasion maps being rolled out as part of the June Matchmaking playlist… but that was really just a quick overview of the 4 maps. The Halo Reach Forge Maps crew have posted videos showing these maps in depth, and with actual gameplay so you can see what works and what doesn’t. They’ve posted: Broadcast | Floodgate | Refinery | Overgrowth. Watch them all; they’re 7-10 minutes of information that will give you a leg up on your competition! Thanks, Gabotron ES.(Louis Wu 13:30:27 UTC)
Sikamikanico posted a link to a new dualtage he’s released with his buddy Vinnie13 – it’s a pretty fun watch! Lots of sticks, lots of fails, lots of fun. Check it!(Louis Wu 13:29:21 UTC)
Forward Unto Dawn has opened their E3 News Hub for Halo 4 content a bit early – swing by and get the lay of the land, see what’s already out there, and bookmark the page for easy access to news as it hits next week!(Louis Wu 13:27:05 UTC)
TouchArcade has a story noting that Daniel Blezek‘s ports of the Marathon games (Marathon 1 and Marathon 2: Durandal by Bungie, and Marathon: Infinity by Double Aught) are available on iOS for free.
Kiki Wolfkill is down in LA, watching the preparations for E3 (as evidenced by a recent tweet). That banner is spectacular! Thanks, Hypertrooper.(Louis Wu 20:35:32 UTC)
Forward Unto Dawn has a new article that attempts to draw conclusions from Greg Bear’s Forerunner saga to help predict who we’ll be fighting in Halo 4. (There are, as you might expect, spoilers related to that series of books in the article.) Go check it out!(Louis Wu 17:44:24 UTC)
MastaSin333 stopped in with word of a teaser for Halo: Beta Red, a sprite-based Flash vid he posted at Newgrounds. Should give you a taste for what’s coming!(Louis Wu 16:28:08 UTC)
bs angel took time between international flights to put together a new Halo Bulletin last night – it’s chock-full of useful info for fans. There’s a bit of forshadowing about E3, some details about all the pre-order bonuses that have been showing up, and a list of changes to the Reach Matchmaking Playlist in June. You can, as always, read it locally in our Halo Bulletin Archive (it loads a bit faster here).(Louis Wu 14:06:45 UTC)
CGHub’s MikkoK was inspired by the concept art of Wraparound’s environment (for reference, 343 showed this piece a few months ago) – so he created some spectacular fan art showing off his take. So monumental! Thanks, Grizzlei.
(Louis Wu 14:06:00 UTC)
Halo HORSE continues the office tournament – Episode 77 (AH.com | YouTube) pits Gus against Lindsay. The guy who’s never won a HORSE match, against a girl who’s never played Halo – who’s gonna win? Thanks to Nikko B201 for the heads-up.
(Louis Wu 14:04:27 UTC)
Anoj is back with another commentary vid – Anoj Explains #7 discusses the preorder bonuses and the Railgun. Thanks, Ogan Pavano.
(Louis Wu 13:57:44 UTC)
Robowski let us know that Post Game Carnage Report has posted a Best Of episode so that the crew could enjoy their Memorial Day Weekend – go listen to some of the classic bits from the past!
(Louis Wu 13:53:27 UTC)
Isaac Hannaford posted a couple of Reach character sketches on his blog – Colonel Holland (in a couple of haircuts) and Sara (I’m not even sure who Sara IS). Pretty cool! Thanks, Black Six.(Louis Wu 13:52:30 UTC)
Mator continues his work on half-buried Ghosts – this time, he shows you how to set up this complicated trick on Halo PC’s Death Island. Looks like work!(Louis Wu 13:52:02 UTC)
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Last week, we started to see retailers who are accepting pre-orders for Halo 4 list their bonus content that will be available with the game when shipped. These bonuses come in unlockable armor skins and emblems for you to use with your Spartan IV. Some of the bonuses are available from multiple retailers, but each region seems to have their exclusive holders of certain bonus items, making it a nightmare for all of those collectable people. We have CruelLEGACEY on the show to talk about some behind-the-scenes stuff for Season 3 of his Waypoint machinima series: Playtime. Enjoy
Last night yours truly joined Justin for Episode 49 of the Drunken Halo Podcast. What started out as a discussion on Glasslands eventually took some weird turns that included a state-of-the-gaming-union soapbox dissertation and storytime with the Burger King. It’s both less, and more, bizzare than it sounds. Give it a listen!(GrimBrother One 18:55:00 UTC)