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  • Bungie To Produce Sci-Fantasy Shooter, Maybe More Marathon

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    A Joystiq story today appears to reveal rather more information about Bungie’s upcoming projects than fans are used to hearing during a quiet period. Aside from a few seconds of music and video, the term “Destiny” was about all we knew. Now, a document purporting to be the a publishing and development agreement between Bungie and Activision has leaked onto the internet, specifying not just one or two or three but four “sci-fantasy action shooter” games referred to by the term “Destiny” but also allows for Bungie do dedicate a small portion of its resources for the development of a game called… Marathon.

    A post at Bungie.net, while short on details, would seem to confirm that the agreement is legitimate.

    It appears as if Bungie retains the ownership of the new IP, although Activision will get ownership if Bungie fails to ship the first game, and if Activision terminates the agreement after the first game ships, it will retain an exclusive, royalty-bearing non-transferable license to the property.

    More on this later.

    UPDATE: According to Gamasutra, the agreement’s disclosure was not actually a leak, but rather a result of the ongoing litigation between Activision and the originators of the Call of Duty franchise.

    UPDATE: Other stories on this at Edge and The Escapist.

    UPDATE: Dean Takahashi at Venture Beat has written an analysis piece that suggests that the contract will be tough for Bungie to fulfill.

    UPDATE: Develop has a detailed article that lists most of the important points in the agreement, and breaks them down in terms of what they mean for Bungie and Destiny.

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  • Making Lamborghinis out of Pintos

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    Josh Poley is a tools engineer at Bungie – an almost predictable career based on his original goals (astronaut, videogamer). Can you follow his path? Well, you’ll need to KNOW his path, first – go read about it on Bungie.net.(Louis Wu 22:06:29 UTC)

  • Breaking In – Josh Poley

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    Give us the tools and we’ll finish the job.

  • HRSotD: Nightmare

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    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!

    Halo: Reach Screenshot

    Author: Cisco M602

  • Penance – A Minecraft Remake

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    From Daedalos42:

    This is a Minecraft map I made, with the help of a couple of friends. It is a remake of Damnation from Halo: Combat Evolved, or Penance from Halo: Reach. I tried to build it to scale (I had Halo Custom Edition open in another window just so I could check). There are a few differences, such as Glowstone spread across the map for lighting and only one waterfall, which is more of a fountain than anything. The Pipe Room isn’t as well-made as I would have liked, but it works.

    Feel free to use this map however you’d like. There’s a download link in the video description!


    Penance – A Minecraft Remake

  • Community Member of the Week: Lehnaru

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    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 Lehnaru. Read a little more about him below, then hit his profile to learn about his love for Halo Wars! I mean, Halo 2…

     

    Community Member of the Week

     

    Gamertag: Lehnaru.

    Previous or current clan/community: Halopedia.

    Favorite Halo game: Halo 2!

    Halo weapon specialty/preference: Mid-range.

    Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Offensive.

    Anything else we should know? I love Halo 2 because as a standalone game, it definitely holds its own. The gameplay feels so smooth, the storyline is brilliant, the music is beautiful, and the environments are breathtaking. It’s just such a great game.


    Get to know Lehnaru here!

  • Bad Town – A Halo 3 Goosetage

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    From CrimsonPandaStudios:

    OweMeOne Kenobi presents Bad Town, a Halo 3 Goosetage. Enjoy!


    Bad Town – A Halo 3 Goosetage

  • Halo 4 Countdown

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    Halo 4 Countdown



    From @andrewstwrt:

    This is a Halo 4 countdown clock I made, with a clean design and background. Hope you like it!


    Halo 4 Countdown

  • Anniversary – A Halo: Anniversary Montage

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    From airguitar901:

    Witness presents Anniversary, a Halo: Anniversary montage starring tG Olvii. Enjoy!


    Anniversary – A Halo: Anniversary Montage

  • Forge With Pete 1: Battleship

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    pete_the_duck has always made odd and wonderful games using Reach’s Forge – and now it looks like he’s got a new series on Halo Waypoint. The first episode of Forge with Pete is live there – and it shows off Battleship, which looks awesome. Go see – then grab a copy and play with your friends! (If you’ve got feedback for him, you can leave it in our forum.)(Louis Wu 15:24:20 UTC)

  • FUD Podcast Adjunct 01 Reach Matchmaking Overview

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    The Forward Unto Dawn crew sat down to talk about Reach’s matchmaking – how it’s been to date, what might be coming. The recording turned into a special edition of the FUD podcast. Go listen! Thanks, Dani.(Louis Wu 15:22:02 UTC)

  • Heroic – A Halo: Reach montage

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    Blamite let HaloGAF know that he’d finished his personal montage – he had fun making it, and wants to share! Go watch.(Louis Wu 15:20:05 UTC)

  • Halo PC Trick: The Ghost Froom

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    Mator stopped in this morning with word of a new Halo PC trick – The Ghost Froom. This involves embedding Ghosts in invisible barriers outside of maps… looks like a lot of work! Go see.(Louis Wu 15:18:13 UTC)

  • Reach Weekly Challenge – 5.21.12

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    After a few glorious weeks of sunshine, it’s a dreary rainy day here in Seattle. And after a few weeks of Multiplayer and Campaign, it’s Firefight time here on your Weekly Challenge. No correlation, of course. But if you find yourself stuck indoors because your local weather system did not get the memo about it nearly being summer, why not grab a few friends and play some Halo! Get comfy on your couch, grab a cool beverage, and settle in for:

    RIDE THE WAVE – 15,000cR
    Complete 200 Waves in Firefight Matchmaking.

    Two hundred waves could take some time! Recruit new friends by visiting the Weekly Challenge Thread.

  • Kampy – New Halo 3 Montage / Minitage

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    Kampy found some Halo 3 clips ‘buried deep down in the depths’ of his hard drive… the minitage he put together is pretty amazing. Thanks, thee henery.(Louis Wu 21:39:35 UTC)

  • More Halo Universe figures revealed

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    Demoncarnotaur pointed out some new figures in the Halo Universe series coming soon (he found them at HaloFigures.net) – they’ve been discussed on Halo Waypoint before (the original announcement was here, in January, and some prototypes were shown in February), but this is the first I’m seeing of the Chief’s cryotube. Pretty nice! (Louis Wu 21:33:54 UTC)

  • The HaloGAF Montage (Reach Edition)

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    ncsuDuncan took on the task of putting together a montage video made up of clips from HaloGAF members – and last night, the 14 minute monstrosity was released. It is NOT your typical montage – while it certainly has its share of unbelievable gameplay and sniper insanity, it also has hilarious goofing around, fails that will have you in tears, and plenty of GAF in-jokes. Really well-done, even if you’re not a GAF regular. Take a look! Update: Duncan re-rendered the film, fixed some blackscreen issues, smoothed out some transitions. New version is linked above.(Louis Wu 17:36:05 UTC)

  • Penance – the Minecraft Edition

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    Daedalos42 stopped in to let us know that he’d put together a Minecraft version of Penance/Damnation – it’s great! Go look.(Louis Wu 17:33:06 UTC)

  • Celebrating Subs with Eggs

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    Greenskull and Nak3d Eli worked on a Reach easter egg video together – you can watch it from either viewpoint! Greenskull’s version is here, while Nak3d Eli’s is here. This is a rather long vid (more than 20 minutes in Greenskull’s take, or 10 minutes in Eli’s take), and if you don’t already know what they’re doing, you might be very confused… but it’s pretty entertaining for the amount of fun they’re having. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:31:37 UTC)