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Forming a new vision for Halo 4
Game Informer has posted a new article comparing Halo 4 to Halo 3 – it’s a video interview with Frank O’Connor, talking about the development procedure of 343, of the jumping-off spot for Halo 4’s story arc, how the studio is approaching the game, and more. Go watch! Thanks, nillapuddin.(Louis Wu 21:57:59 UTC)
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Good stuff from Waypoint
Although we were pretty busy this weekend, the crew over at Halo Waypoint continued to post high-quality content – Saturday saw the release of Part 6 of their ‘Anatomy of Halo’ series, with a spotlight on The Control Room, while Sunday brought us all five games from the MLG Anaheim 2011 Losers Bracket Finals between Status Quo and Classic. And then, this morning, they re-released a great speedrun of ODST’s Coastal Highway, done by RC Master in just over 22 minutes, as their Speed Run of the Week. Go explore!(Louis Wu 21:31:13 UTC)
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From Crash Bandicoot to Loftus
nomis78 stopped by to announce that The Community Customs website has posted a Spotlight on Hyokin, a regular on our own forums and the founder of the CC group. Go read!(Louis Wu 21:25:42 UTC)
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The Spartan Force shows off its gameplay
gunn3r11 let us know that his community, The Spartan Force, has posted a weekly montage showing off clips collected from the group within the past week. Editing’s a little funky, but the clips are fun to watch. Check it out! (If you visit their website, there’s also news about an Easter Doubles Tournament they just finished up – the winners took home 1600 MS Points each.)(Louis Wu 21:22:30 UTC)
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Reach Weekly Challenge – 04.09.12
It’s Monday and that means it’s once more unto the Multiplayer breach, dear friends. This week we challenge you to keep that winning spirit up by racking up a cool 25 victories in Multiplayer matchmaking. So whether you choose Swat, Grifball, CTF or something else entirely, there’s a nice bundle of credits waiting for you at the end!
CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS – 18,343cR
Win 25 games in Multiplayer Matchmaking this week.
Don’t forget to stop by the forums on your way to epic wins:
Weekly Challenge Thread
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Reach Weekly Challenge – 04.09.12
It’s Monday and that means it’s once more unto the Multiplayer breach, dear friends. This week we challenge you to keep that winning spirit up by racking up a cool 25 victories in Multiplayer matchmaking. So whether you choose Swat, Grifball, CTF or something else entirely, there’s a nice bundle of credits waiting for you at the end!
CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS – 18,343cR
Win 25 games in Multiplayer Matchmaking this week.
Don’t forget to stop by the forums on your way to epic wins:
Weekly Challenge Thread
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Reapers
Ogan Panavo let us know that a new season of Arby ‘n’ the Chief has kicked off – “Reapers” tells the story of an in-game memorial service for a tragically deceased teenager… and the clan of trolls that want to mess with it. Plus, Arby. And the Chief.(Louis Wu 14:49:07 UTC)
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GI Info – coming soon
We’ve been sent a number of summaries of the information that will be released in the latest issue of Game Informer, sometime this week – we’re going to hold off on linking you to it, because it was SUPPOSED to be a GI exclusive. It’s out there – but for right now, it’s considered a leak.(Louis Wu 14:27:26 UTC)
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Gravity Drive
Dark Helmet continues his very cool Halo rendering – this latest entry shows off a gravity drive that can relocate the ring. Fun!(Louis Wu 14:24:37 UTC)
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You cannot reason with rage
pete_the_duck let us know that he’s summarized some of the recent reactions to information coming out from the soon-to-be-released Game Informer piece on Halo 4. I think the take-home message is… maybe we should wait and see?(Louis Wu 14:23:09 UTC)
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More Halo Wars Dev Tidbits
kornman00 continues to dig up fun trivia about Halo Wars from an old Multiplayer Alpha – go see what he found this time!(Louis Wu 14:20:50 UTC)
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Rooster Teeth Goodies from PAX East
PAX East is well underway at this point, and although I can’t find video footage of the Community Panel that our own GrimBrother One participated in (yet), there are some interesting clips up on the official PAX Live Stream. The Rooster Teeth crew showed a scene from Season 10 yesterday – if you’d rather see it in its hi-res glory, wait until it’s out for real (Memorial Day 2012 is when the season kicks off), but if you’re just dying for a taste, the action’s pretty hot. There’s also a film of the full Rooster Teeth panel (which starts with a trailer for RvB Season 10 – no spoilers here – and also contains the scene mentioned above). Go watch! (Speaking of Rooster Teeth, this tweet from Jack Patillo might excite some of you (thanks, bryan newman) – if you DO watch that scene, you can hear Wood’s voice right near the end.)(Louis Wu 14:29:26 UTC)
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Gravity = Drag 3
ReiKo stopped in with word of Terminal Velocity’s final Installment of Gravity = Drag – this one’s dedicated to High Impact Halo’s 8th birthday (not sure if you can call it that, since the site was frozen in carbonite on its 7th birthday, one year ago yesterday, but hey, I’ll cut ’em some slack)… go watch! Some very cool jumps in here! (Louis Wu 14:27:16 UTC)
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Projet Alpha – Nightfall
Cox sent word that Projet Alpha has released the next chapter in its collection of Reach Campaign glitches and eggs – this one centers on Nightfall. 20 minutes of wackiness – go watch!(Louis Wu 14:17:36 UTC)
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LEGO Halo Reach M45 Shotgun
Black Six pointed out a pretty amazing LEGO shotgun over at The Brothers Brick – now THAT’S some detail! (Louis Wu 14:05:45 UTC)
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Dust and Echoes, Episode 7
The Woaf let us know that Episode 7 of the Dust and Echoes podcast is out – maybe a bit late, but it’s out. As you might expect, it’s full of Halo discussions (including some preaching about the Arena playlist). Go listen! (Louis Wu 14:03:16 UTC)
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GI Cover Artist
Zeouterlimits dug up the portfolio website of Jon Liberto, the artist behind the Game Informer Halo 4 cover art; there are no other Halo shots in there (yet), but it’s a great look at some of the other stuff he’s done!(Louis Wu 13:58:19 UTC)
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Extrapolating from heatmaps
nomis78 decided to clean up the heatmap of Warhorse that we got in last week’s Bulletin – he’s posted a view of what the geometry might look like. Take a gander!(Louis Wu 13:55:13 UTC)
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Steampunk Halo
David Fuchs met a HaloGAF challenge to envision a Steampunk Halo – it’s not fully fleshed out, but it’s pretty cool! (Ken sketched up a quick vision, as well – rougher, but also cool!) (Louis Wu 13:49:39 UTC)
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Josh Holmes talks to X360a
Xbox360Achievements.org interviewed Josh Holmes at the Spring Showcase a few weeks ago – for some reason, the interview was released yesterday. Go listen to hear what Josh had to say about what 343 is trying to do with Halo 4! Thanks, ElzarTheBam. (Louis Wu 13:45:46 UTC)
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