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I put this together a few days ago, just to remind everybody how long we have left….
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Podtacular 282: Halo 4 Release Date
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We’ve all been waiting for it, and now we have an answer. Yesderday, 343i announced the release date for Halo 4: November 6th. So start making plans to stay up all night to camp out at your favorite local retailer and play throughout the night. That is not the only thing we’ve gotten recently. 343i has opened the floodgates to every little bit of detail they can squeeze out to us, including multiplayer information. Rukizzel from the Waypoint Moderator staff is on in place of GLewis this week as he takes care of family business. Enjoy
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Much Better Than the Cancelled Early Idea of Spartan MOps: Keeping It Clean
Game Informer has released their next article stub and video feature at their Halo 4 hub, and this one focuses on the new Spartan Ops mode. Go and see how 343 Industries is planning on unleashing a game-changer on the Halo Universe!(GrimBrother One 21:16:14 UTC)
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Game Informer: Spartan Ops – The Bold New Co-Op Of Halo 4
From Game Informer:In the second story for our week of multiplayer coverage, we want to introduce and detail one of the largest new additions to the Halo package: the co-op mode called Spartan Ops. Broken up into seasons, these weekly doses of videos coupled with missions attempt to bring Halo fans back to the game on a regular basis, and give campaign players a reason to engage with the new narrative-focused multiplayer experience. Watch the video via the link below to hear creative director Josh Holmes and lead Spartan Ops designer Chris Haluke explain the new mode and how they hope it will offer an inviting entrance into the integrated multiplayer world of Halo 4.
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A tiny Halo 4 detail, from the crew
Josh Holmes (Halo 4’s creative director) stopped into our forum this morning to clarify a small (but important!) bit of information – if you were worried that an ‘unlock with experience’ system would keep you from being able to pick up weapons you haven’t ‘earned’ yet… worry no more. Read his post for more details. Update: I noticed a similarly useful note over at NeoGAF, this time from Frankie. It’s like they want us to take deep breaths, or something…(Louis Wu 18:14:18 UTC)
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Dust and Echoes Podcast Ep 9
The Woaf let us know about the release of the next episode of Dust and Echoes – this week’s podcast covers the Halo 4 composer, among other Halo topics. Go listen! (Louis Wu 18:10:22 UTC)
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Halo 4 Countdown
In case you need to know (to the SECOND) how much time you have before Halo 4 releases, Firestream put up a site for the countdown. (It looks to be set to midnight, Pacific time, so most people in the world will be able to get their hands on it a bit before it reaches zero… but it’s pretty close.) Update: Firestream has added a smaller version you can embed on your site. Go look. (Louis Wu 18:08:59 UTC)
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Show Greenskull your Halo Collection
Greenskull has put together some of his Halo collection – he wants to see yours! Make a video of what you’ve got, and drop him a response!(Louis Wu 18:06:02 UTC)
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Sarge’s Halo 4 Song
If you’re like Sarge and can’t stop talking about November 6, the following sound bite is for you. Containing the catchy little ditty from the RvB: Remember To Not Forget video, a simple click is all it takes to download the song in all its southern drawl glory!
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Conan O’Brien’s Halo 4 Voiceover Remote
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From Team Coco:CONAN highlight: Halo 4 for Xbox 360 is coming November 6th, and Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter have been cast to play ridiculously key roles in the latest installment of this epic video game saga. What’s that? You want more? Then take a look at this exclusive behind-the-scenes video!
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Halo 4 on Conan
The anticipated Conan O’Brien sketch went live last night – if you missed it on-air, you can catch it on YouTube (thanks, Mig). serpx also noticed a followup vid (some discussion of motivations, and sort of behind-the-scenes on the actual project). Watch ’em both! (Tiny snippets of actual Halo 4 content, lots of Conan silliness.)(Louis Wu 15:54:58 UTC)
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The New York Times: An Exclusive Interview with Kiki Wolfkill and Josh Holmes
Derrik Lang with the Associated Press recently sat down with Kiki Wolfkill and Josh Holmes to talk about Halo 4. Check out his exlusive interview to learn more about Master Chief and his upcoming intergalactic adventure!
The New York Times: An Exclusive Interview with Kiki Wolfkill and Josh Holmes
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343 Sparkast 012 – A Halo 4 Multiplayer-focused Extravaganza
Today’s Sparkast comes to you earlier than hinted, because we wanted to fill the hours between the launch date announce, and the Conan O’Brien show this evening. In this special edition, Josh Holmes, Kevin Franklin and Brad Welch wax rhapsodical and explanational about some of the new features in Halo 4’s MP suite, and explain some of those systems and ideas in depth. Ostensibly this is to calm some of the controversy, but realistically we will probably have to do a podcast about the podcast! Jokes aside, it’s a pretty fascinating insight into the folks and features integral to the experience. Go listen! And send David Ellis get well vibes, because he’s got the lurgy.
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343 Sparkast 012
You can find the latest 343 Sparkast available for download from Halo Waypoint – you should listen to it. David Ellis, Frank O’Connor, Brad Welch, Josh Holmes, and Kevin Franklin (Lead Competitive Multiplayer Designer) discuss recent release info, and questions people have been expressing, and answers to said questions. (Have you been wondering about ‘random weapon drops’? Yep, it’s in there.) Go! (Thanks, CyReN.)(Louis Wu 19:09:50 UTC)
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Official Halo 4 Release Date Announcement
bs angel sent us the official Press Release for the Halo 4 release date announcement, which we’ve archived for posterity. Don’t say we never gave you anything!(Louis Wu 18:42:08 UTC)
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If you want to play low-res Halo 4, you can
For folks who watched Game Informer’s interview with Brad Welch yesterday, and got nervous with his comment that the multiplayer splitscreen support was “four-player split locally, two player online”… don’t worry, he was talking about Coop play there. Standard multiplayer still supports 4-player splitscreen online. Thanks to Frank O’Connor for clarification.(Louis Wu 18:39:38 UTC)
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HCEA Concept Art back up at Visualatrium
Over at NeoGAF, MrBig pointed out a pair of concept art pieces from Eddie Smith which have not gotten much (if any) public love so far… gorgeous imaginings of Halo Anniversary scenes. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 18:31:30 UTC)
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CBS teams up with MLG and Twitch
Looks like CBS Interactive has partnered up with both Major League Gaming and Twitch.TV – this should mean big things for eSports! Thanks, DEEP NNN.(Louis Wu 18:27:37 UTC)
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Introducing the Korny Rendering Service
munky-058 stopped in last night with a very generous offer – he’s willing to help you render film clips that you can no longer render on Bungie.net! Swing by his forum post for full details.(Louis Wu 18:22:56 UTC)
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Breaking In: Alex Loret de Mola
The latest Breaking In article at Bungie.net is Halo-free (as many recent ones have been) – but the spotlight is on Alex Loret de Mola, a new Web Engineer, and his route to his recent success is one that might resonate with a lot of people. (Web engineers are near and dear to my heart, for what should be pretty obvious reasons.) Go read. And if you like what you read, and want to help Bungie take over the world, check their Jobs page.(Louis Wu 18:18:21 UTC)
