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  • 343 Industries Community Playdate, 4.26.12

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    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

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    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

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    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!

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    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

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    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)

  • Yeah, so… I think that’s from somewhere.

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    bluerunner found an ad for a game called Phantom Fire II… that artwork looks like something that probably isn’t Phantom Fire. (You can play the actual game here.)(Louis Wu 16:55:48 UTC)

  • CC: Death Becomes Thee

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    Hyokin stopped in yesterday with news of a quartet of new panoramas – pretty death! (Well… pretty might not be the right word.) Go look!(Louis Wu 16:45:57 UTC)

  • crespo2006 – A Halo: Reach Birthdaytage

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    From HT Edge:

    This is a minitage made by crespo2006 that includes a variety of Halo: Reach clips. I thought it was pretty nice and unique. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!


    crespo2006 – A Halo: Reach Birthdaytage

  • Podtacular 284: Game Informer Week Review

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    Game Informer released a lot of information concerning Halo 4 last week or so, and we’ve done our best to keep up with the flow of information. Now it’s your turn to voice your opinion as we dig through our mail, both electronic and voice to see what you all had to say about the information we got about the multiplayer in Halo 4. There were also a lot of things that got cleared up in the latest Sparkcast, so if you are not already subscribed to them, go take a listen. Enjoy

  • SpartanFinder – coming soon

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    gunn3r11 sent word that The Spartan Force is looking to test an online service that “will revolutionize gaming and matchmaking”. (A quick read of the product announcement suggests it’s a friend finder… not sure if that’s going to revolutionize anything, but it’s probably convenient.) They’re looking for testers – all you need to do is join their community. (The actual product will be available “later this year” – it’s unclear exactly what that means.) Swing by and read the details for yourself!(Louis Wu 20:31:03 UTC)

  • Election Day

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    Sure To Be Ban’D gets political with Halo 4 – makes you wonder if 343 is full of conservatives! Thanks, Trunks.(Louis Wu 18:46:40 UTC)

  • Speeding up the Weekly

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    MixMaker1 wants to minimise your pain in the attempt to get this week’s grinding Challenge, Like a Record, Baby – check out his video for a fast way to knock off three rounds at a time.(Louis Wu 18:18:24 UTC)

  • Playtime S3E5: Flashback Part 1

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    CruelLEGACEY let us know about the latest episode of Playtime – it’s a flashback. You can watch it at his site, or on YouTube, or on Halo Waypoint. Take a look!(Louis Wu 18:00:24 UTC)

  • HRSotD: Battle Rifle

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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: Zuranamee

  • Halo 4 Speed Paint in Photoshop

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    From TheConceptPainter:

    This is a speed painting of Master Chief in Halo 4, done in Photoshop. It was made with the Wacom Intuos4 Large. More speed paint videos will come. Stay tuned!


    Halo 4 Speed Paint in Photoshop

  • How to Ask a Girl to Prom

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    From ShawtyHullstineFilms:

    This is how a buddy of mine asked a girl to prom. We ran out of blocks on the M, lol….


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  • Community Customs Spotlight: JDQuackers

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    From Hyokin:

    The Space Monkeys return to their cages to sit in contemplative silence, their rage sated after drawing another batch of questions for that first dark and dreary day of the week: Monday. Isn’t that what they call it? It’s not important. The world is on autopilot, mentally asleep, and struggling in vain to extend their weekend just one more hour. And then, with a sound like a siren in the distance, they all awaken. Is it the end of the world? Have HR finally noticed how many people are dozing? No, of course not! It’s the Community Spotlight, cresting a hill in the distance and proclaiming merriment for all!

    Today marks the swiveling of our Spotlight into the crowd below. The community that populates every facet of our collective Halo. What better way to start us down this crowded path than with the most famous television producer of all time? The man that convinced the great Hedgemony that audiences loved Fronk, that Fronk was the future! The producer is none other than JDQuackers, and the show, of course, is none other than Samurai Fronk. Don’t forget, if after reading this you have a burning question you want to see someone in the community answer, you can add it to the pile here for our crack team of Angry Space Monkeys to sort through.


    Community Customs Spotlight: JDQuackers

  • Tyrant’s Halo 3 Legendary Walkthrough – The Ark

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    From MythicTyrant:

    Into the portal and through outer space, and onto the Ark we go!
    The Chief knows the way to properly slay, all of his Covenant foes… oh!

    The longest and one of the most complex missions in the Halo 3 Campaign has now been added to Tyrant’s Halo 3 Legendary Guide. Why is this particular video so special? It features the man who helped bring the Tyrant’s guides to light, the very founder of HBO (halo.bungie.org), Mr. Louis Wu! Watch as the Chief tears his way through hordes of Covenant ground forces and a towering, menacing Scarab with the assistance of both 343 Guilty Spark and the Arbiter. If you haven’t soloed Halo 3 on Legendary yet, this guide will walk you through step-by-step on how to get the job done right.

    Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.


    Tyrant’s Halo 3 Legendary Walkthrough – The Ark

  • BOB Video Guide Part 10: Pillar of Autumn

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    Lord Friendship is back with the 10th chapter of his BOB Video Guide – we’re up to Pillar of Autumn! The video shows you both BOBs, where they appear, and how you can kill them. Go watch – then kill some BOBs!(Louis Wu 15:52:49 UTC)