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  • The Thursday War

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    Swing by Halo Waypoint for a peek at the cover of Karen Traviss’ next Halo novel, ‘Halo: The Thursday War’, and the press release from Tor discussing the book. This will be out on October 2 – giving you about a month to absorb it before Halo 4 hits the shelves. Thanks, Tha Robbertster.(Louis Wu 16:01:02 UTC)

  • Community Customs Night: 5.4.12

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    Community Customs Night



    From Hyokin:

    Every Friday night at 9pm EST, we get together on Halo: Reach and run some custom games. We play everything from Team Slayer to Knockin’ Zombs, and you can even bring your own custom maps to play! Just make sure to upload them on your File Share and let us know either in a comment or in the lobby which map and what game type to run with it. Hope to see you tonight!


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  • Do what you want.

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    We got an email the other day which I thought needed to be shared. It came from a disabled individual who refuses to let his disability get in the way of his gaming – and I thought others might like to hear his story. Check it out on our forum. (Louis Wu 15:56:38 UTC)

  • It’s Podcast Friday!

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    Looking over the Halo news today, I saw four separate Halo-related podcasts available for your listening pleasure. Hope you’ve got a bunch of free time!

    • gunn3r11 told us about Drunk on Halo Episode 6 – the podcast of The Spartan Force. Cosplay, rage quitters, and heated arguments are all present.
    • CruelLEGACEY sent word of the Waypoint Community Modcast Episode 16. Special guest is DayandKnightly, discussion topics are Spartan Ops, Forward Unto Dawn, and listener questions.
    • Tex announced that the podcast she was a guest on last week, 40s and 20s Episode 30, is now live. Really fun listen (though the crew does get drunker – and less accurate – as the ‘cast goes forward). Lots of Red vs Blue talk, lots of random stuff. (Check her post for an annotated SoundCloud version and an iTunes link.)
    • Josh Holmes participated in Game Informer’s weekly podcast, answering (well, not really answering) questions about Halo 4 presented by the GI community. Thanks to both CyReN and Grim. Update: Looks like TheOddOne summarized all the key points in this one over at GAF.

    That’s a lot of hours of talking!(Louis Wu 15:50:57 UTC)

  • SingleHaloClips April 2012 – A Halo Communitytage

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    From SingleHaloClips:

    SingleHaloClips presents their April 2012 Communitytage. Learn how to submit your clips here!


    SingleHaloClips April 2012 – A Halo Communitytage

  • Bungie Rides Along with Dead Man's Hand

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    The Good.  The Bad-Ass.  They Ugly.

  • HRSotD: ZzZzZzZzZz

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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: Vexsf

  • Halo Community Rocket Video – A Halo: Reach Montage

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    From HC SLIK:

    This is a fun video, produced by the HaloCommunity.com video department, featuring Halo: Reach and all the ways Rockets can both fail and win. Enjoy!


    Halo Community Rocket Video – A Halo: Reach Montage

  • The Tyrant Documentaries 19: Tyrant vs Grifball

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    The Tyrant decided to try something different (for him) – the latest episode of The Tyrant Documentaries is a game of Grifball, with commentary. Yes, he’s a n00b. Go see how he does.(Louis Wu 18:57:30 UTC)

  • E3? Yep, Halo 4 will be there.

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    It shouldn’t be much of a surprise – but Major Nelson has a trailer from Spike TV, discussing their E3 coverage, and announcing a Halo 4 reveal. It’s just a month away! Thanks, Richard Trammell.(Louis Wu 17:40:44 UTC)

  • Yeah… there’s definitely a skill gap.

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    This seems to be the thing, now. Mikwin, playing with Classic, leads a suicide start, and plays an MLG Slayer match in standard Matchmaking against a team of randoms – the pro players kill themselves until the score is 18 to -58, a 76-kill spread. Six minutes later, they’ve climbed out of the hole and won the game, 50-41 (outscoring their opponents 108-23 in that final stretch). You can see the full game stats here. I guess it give randoms a CHANCE to beat pros… but mostly, it looks like a pretty bad pummeling. Thanks again, CyReN.(Louis Wu 17:33:59 UTC)

  • Game Informer: The Arsenal Of Halo 4

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    From Game Informer:

    Get a look at 343’s redesigns of classic UNSC weapons and catch the debut of an all-new Halo gun.

    Misriah Armory has been very busy. As you’ll see in 343 Industries’ designs and descriptions of some of the guns appearing in Halo 4, the manufacturer has a very lucrative contract with the UNSC. Old favorites like the Assault Rifle, Battle Rifle, DMR, and Sniper Rifle will all be returning. The very last weapon, the Railgun, will debut for the very first time in Halo 4.

    Go ahead and get the first details of all the guns now, and be sure to click on the images for a better look.


    Game Informer: The Arsenal Of Halo 4

  • Hurpin’ and Durpin’ – A Halo: Reach Machinima

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    From Team0Epiphany:

    We learn a very important message: you must always hurp before you durp!


    Hurpin’ and Durpin’ – A Halo: Reach Machinima

  • New Meta-game Campaign High Score

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    New Meta-game Campaign High Score



    From FA Aras Cade:

    My friends thought I was crazy but I wanted to set a new record for the meta-game Campaign high score, and I did at 134,320,688, beating the old record set by OWA 000. As with his game, the system only recognized the first 1023 kills, so I saved the game onto my hard drive (99.9 mb). It took over 3,300 minutes, 16,000 kills, and a week of keeping my room at freezing and sleeping on the couch to keep my Xbox from overheating. The last record was set almost exactly a year ago to commemorate Bungie leaving the Halo franchise. Bungie made some really great games and it’s sad to see them leave, but now is the time for a new start. I chose 1343 because I’m hoping that 343 will make some great games, and here’s my tribute to the future of the Halo series!

  • SoSick Top 6 Halo: Reach Plays 1

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    From BravoMLG:

    Top plays submitted by the community! Wanna see your clips featured? Send ’em over to sosickclips@gmail.com with a 720p+ YouTube link and your gamertag. Clutch plays/MLG/Multikills/casual/lucky/random, anything goes!


    SoSick Top 6 Halo: Reach Plays 1

  • What are they up to?

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    Even though Jess is in LA this week, the Halo Bulletin went live as usual last night. Frankie stepped in to make sure it happened… and the writeup is absolutely worth reading. You can check it on Halo Waypoint, or in our own Halo Bulletin Archive.(Louis Wu 13:47:31 UTC)

  • IGN’s 25 Best Armor Sets in Games

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    IGN has posted what they consider to be ‘The 25 Best Armor Sets in Games‘ – Halo’s offerings somehow make the list TWICE. Thanks, Grim. (Louis Wu 13:46:42 UTC)

  • Wait – it’s not in 3D?

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    Avateur, CrazedOne1988, and friends are putting together The HBO Avengers – go check out the promo posters online now! (Louis Wu 13:45:48 UTC)

  • That’s just… that’s… hmm.

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    Nick Singer (check our news archives if the name’s not familiar – lots of cool music!) sent word of a tidbit he posted on Reddit. A piece of ‘medical artwork’, part of the Welcome Collection, it will almost certainly remind you of something Halo-related. (After reading about the Collection, I want to go!)(Louis Wu 13:45:16 UTC)

  • PGCR 113

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    Robowski sent word that Post Game Carnage Report Episode 113 is up now – Halo’s a centerpiece of conversation. Wanna know the best strategies for CTF? Go listen! (There’s lots more.) (Louis Wu 13:44:47 UTC)