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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • There’s a Theme to this week’s Bulletin

    Last night Waypoint’s website got a gift of BS
    From an informative angel her friends just call Jess
    She recapped recent news with her typical speak
    And showed off a new theme that came out just this week
    There were also updates on the matchmaking front
    But no change as surprising as a Halo 4 Grunt
    Check it out and if looking for a different immersion
    You can always read our very own local version
    (GrimBrother One 18:26:25 UTC)

  • NY Undercover

    Within the concrete jungle deep,
    in the city that can’t catch a wink of sleep
    Was held a meeting secret and quiet,
    where Halo 4 was played before you can buy it
    How do we know this? Well, see for yourself,
    in the far back corner too tall to be stealth
    Sits a rather wise man and his very close mate,
    having fun but both staying up entirely too late
    (GrimBrother One 18:23:24 UTC)

  • Fore Over Function

    Here’s a thread everyone and their mom should observe,
    As Leviathan explores every angle and curve
    Of the Forerunner form that is still quite unknown
    And you’ll love all the things that he’s drawn and has shown
    As a bonus, TD Spiral joins in the discussion
    And their coolness combined has some great repercussions!
    (GrimBrother One 18:22:18 UTC)

  • In Space, No One Can Recreate Your Exact Sound

    Game Informer brought an update to their Halo 4 Hub
    With yet another pretty cool article stub.
    This one focuses on creating a sound
    That in no other game could ever be found!
    Not to mention there’s distress from Cortana to show,
    Thanks nillapuddin for letting us know!
    (GrimBrother One 18:20:51 UTC)

  • Flag Hopes Returned

    RC Master made
    New CTF video
    Halo 4 hopes high
    (GrimBrother One 18:20:01 UTC)

  • The Nak3d Benjamin

    MixMaker1 stopped by to say
    there’s a video we should look up and play
    It’s Nak3d Eli’s 100th piece
    and you should give it a chance at least
    (GrimBrother One 18:19:07 UTC)

  • eSports oPinion

    INJUNFETT wanted to let us know
    he’s got a restyled blog that he wants to show
    It’s an eSports theme and it looks pretty good,
    take a look, ’cause this Grim really thinks you should!
    (GrimBrother One 18:05:19 UTC)

  • HRSotD: True Monster


    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 shotsall of which are completely unaltered and captured in Halo: Reach's theater modeare included for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the varied selection of images, and maybe even find inspiration to make your own!

    Halo: Reach Screenshot

    Author: MR WANA GO


  • Red vs. Blue Season 10 Teaser

     

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    From Rooster Teeth:

    The sneak preview teaser for Red vs. Blue Season 10! The new season begins Memorial Day, May 28, 2012.


    Red vs. Blue Season 10 Teaser


  • Halo 4 Countdown Gadget


    HaloChallenges.com



    From Der Flatulator6:

    After reverse engineering Firestream’s halo4countdown.com, and re-engineering it into a Windows sidebar gadget, I am proud to release this to the public. This little gadget sits on your desktop like any other gadget, and allows you to anticipate Halo 4’s release with great precision. It is relative to your system clock, and offers many customizations, such as adjustable font colors, selectable backgrounds, mini-mode, and straight out of the box, a background slideshow of Halo 4’s art.


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  • Halo: Reach Top 10 Lucky Kills

     

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    From Anoj:

    Anoj counts down his favorite 10 community-submitted Halo: Reach lucky kill clips. Enjoy!


    Halo: Reach Top 10 Lucky Kills


  • HaloChallenges.com – Meticulous Firefight


    HaloChallenges.com



    From HC Redemption:

    Meticulous Firefight is the latest challenge series created and launched from HaloChallenges.com. This series is designed to take a specific focus on those special sprees we have in Halo: Reach. In total, there are nine special sprees that we are focusing on here; we’re asking players to earn the 15-kill/medal spree in any type of Firefight game in Halo: Reach. Not too terribly difficult for some players but the challenge gets increasingly more difficult as we apply more objectives. Each challenge we put out will not only have the 5, 10 & 15 spree medal objectives, but we’ll also have objectives that focus on the weapons and/or actions required to earn those sprees. Finally, to top each challenge off we’ll have another couple high-level spree medals for players to strive for. So far we’ve launched two of the nine parts in this series. Shotgun and Sniper are up and live, ready to be played now. We’ll be rolling the remaining seven parts out steadily over the next few days…

    Some challenges in this series may be better played alone; however, other challenges will certainly require a little assistance. Bottom line is that players can decide what type of Firefight game to play and how they want to play (solo or co-op); but everything must be done online, in matchmaking. Click the link below for more information on how to participate!


    HaloChallenges.com – Meticulous Firefight

  • HaloTracker 7 – A Halo: Reach Community Montage

     

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    From HT Edge:

    This montage features the best Halo: Reach clips submitted by the Halotracker.com community. Hope you enjoy!


    HaloTracker 7 – A Halo: Reach Community Montage


  • HRSotD: Tex Kills Jimmy with His Own Skull


    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 shotsall of which are completely unaltered and captured in Halo: Reach's theater modeare included for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the varied selection of images, and maybe even find inspiration to make your own!

    Halo: Reach Screenshot

    Author: SuperNovaDroid


  • 343 Industries Community Playdate, 4.26.12


    Halo Waypoint Community Playdate



    When you work for 343 Industries, you only get play Halo a few times a day. That is why we look forward to our monthly Xbox LIVE Community Playdates, where we get to put down our controllers and immediately pick them back up for more Halo action! If you feel like joining us for some Halo: Reach multiplayer shenanigans, simply send an Xbox LIVE text message to any of the following gamertags:

    bs angel
    SamPand
    Total Sellout
    VeroHime

    We’ll be online April 26 from 8-11 PM ET (5-8 PM PT). Hope to see you then! Through the scope of our sniper rifles, of course….

  • Game Informer: The Sound Design Of Halo 4


    Game Informer



    From Game Informer:

    Not only is Halo 4 starting anew for the music of the game, but the audio team led by Sotaro Tojima is hard at work amassing a gigantic library of sound effects for the new game. Rather than overly relying on stock sound effects from an existing library or from past Halo games, Sotaro and his colleagues are doing everything they can to ensure that the soundscape of Halo 4 will be fresh. Click the link below to learn about the team’s unique sound sources and the guiding philosophy behind them.


    Game Informer: The Sound Design Of Halo 4


  • Out of 343 Guilty Spark – A Halo: Anniversary Trick

     

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    From CMNeir:

    The team that brought you Halo 2 Tricks, Halo 3 Tricks, and Halo: Reach Tricks present you with Halo: Anniversary Tricks with a new crew of trickers ready to please.

    In this episode, we show you how to get out of the level 343 Guilty Spark.


    Out of 343 Guilty Spark – A Halo: Anniversary Trick


  • Test Night with a Cartographer: 4.25.12


    Halo: Reach Screenshot


    From AgentPaperCraft:

    Test Night with a Cartographer is a weekly event dedicated to the forgers of Waypoint. Bring your map and your “A” game as we provide professional feedback on your custom content creations. We start at 6pm on Wednesdays, and we test a variety of content throughout the night. The cool thing about this event is you have the possibility of having your content considered for matchmaking through the Community Cartographers, which is a major stepping stone in getting your name out there as a forger. More information can be found here.

    Join us this week as we focus on Invasion!


    Test Night with a Cartographer


  • RvB Season 10 – Coming Soon!

    If you missed the Red vs Blue Season 10 Trailer at Pax East, you can watch it on Rooster Teeth’s website – or even on Wired’s website (thanks, Tex). Mark Memorial Day on your calendar (that’s May 28th for fans outside the US) – that’s when the season kicks off!(Louis Wu 17:12:23 UTC)

  • Dreaming of what might be

    Game Freaks 365 have posted the Top 4 Kickass Features they want in Halo 4 – go see if you want them, too!(Louis Wu 16:59:25 UTC)