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  • Dust and Echoes Ep 6

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    DayandKnightly sent word that the latest Dust and Echoes podcast is now live – The Woaf and Tom enlist the help of DayandKnightly to analyze the Halo novel ‘Contact Harvest’. Go listen!

  • It’s Recon, Recon for All!

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    Halo Waypoint put up a note explaining that as part of the final transition of Halo services from Bungie to 343, they’ll be unlocking Halo 3 Recon armor for all Halo 3 players. If you never got around to unlocking this… don’t worry, now you don’t have to! (Louis Wu 13:17:23 UTC)

  • Cortana Speed Drawing Video

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    SEspider posted a speed drawing video showing off the creation of a Cortana sketch in Illustrator – fun! (Louis Wu 13:17:06 UTC)

  • Reach LE for cheap

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    Halo: Reach’s Limited Edition is currently on clearance at Amazon – you can pick it up for under $28 right now. If you haven’t gotten your hands on a copy of Halsey’s journal, this is a no-brainer!(Louis Wu 13:16:41 UTC)

  • Playtime Season 3: The Search for Cobra

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    CruelLEGACEY has released another trailer for Playtime Season 3 – this one’s called ‘The Search for Cobra‘. Go see! (Louis Wu 13:16:15 UTC)

  • 8-year-old fun

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    Trunks stopped by yesterday with a video showing off some really early footage of a Halo 2 beta (tech is circa 2004) – and kornman00 chimed in with a whole collection of vids. Nostalgia blast! (Louis Wu 13:15:52 UTC)

  • Co-Op Dash, ONI: Sword Base

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    RC Master posted a speed run of ONI: Sword Base done by joining up with a random partner collected from the Campaign playlist – it’s a good example of how the current Weekly Challenge can be collected even with a less-than-efficient teammate. If you haven’t picked this one up yet, give the video a watch! (Louis Wu 13:15:19 UTC)

  • Final Transition of Halo Services – Halo 3 Recon Armor

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    Halo 3 Screenshot


    As part of the final transition of Halo services, we will begin unlocking Halo 3 Recon armor for all Halo 3 players in the very near future. This process, which will be done in waves, is expected to last several days. As always, thank you for your patience, and we’ll have more details for you in next week’s Halo Bulletin.

    TL;DR – Yes, everyone can has. <3

  • HRSotD: Death Star Invasion

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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: YardonaHardlong

  • Curse of the AFK – A Halo: Reach Machinima

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    From Parker:

    Curse of the AFK follows Samuel throughout matchmaking as he gets nothing but AFK teamates. He was cursed by a man in the beginning of the video who had an AFK as a teammate. Curse of the AFK is an original and classic comedy machinima made by Meanscreen Production. Enjoy!


    Curse of the AFK – A Halo: Reach Machinima

  • Forge Hub Featured Map – Splashes

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    Forge Hug Featured Map


    From Black Theorem:

    Welp, 2:30 in the morning on my birthday, on a Friturday mornight, nonetheless, I find myself a slave to this abusive wonderfully loving, kind, and caring site. What is a Friturday morning, you ask? It’s a weird verbal amalgam of Friday night and Saturday morning. I heard a kid say it once, and I couldn’t let it pass! I was, in fact, feeling particularly Gandalfy. Though, I can’t honestly say I don’t enjoy this. There hasn’t been a feature in some time, and this map really deserves it. And by really deserves it, I mean this map fits all the criteria required and surpasses them in a manner than befits really deserving it. If that doesn’t make sense, search “recursion” for a reference.

    Now, why so much buildup? Isn’t it obvious? This map looks like it plays good, it plays like it plays good, and… that’s all she wrote.

    It’s like a figure eight on top of a figure eight DEVOURED a figure eight that was currently in the process of beating up a crippled figure eight, which ALL go eaten in turn by HOMY, then vomited most loudly into a bowl shaped like a figure eight. Make sense? Didn’t think so. It’s a multi-leveled tetraquetra; a four-pronged figure eight looping back over itself.

    The following is a fictional scenario that may or may not have happened, and does not reflect blah-blah-blah; just read it.

    Make it to top mid? You are gonna die, better drop down and get the Evade train out. Evade the wrong way? You are probably right in the middle of the enemies spawn hive, so you just wasted that power up unless you have a miserably bad team. If you manage to make it to the health pack before enemy DMR fire rips you like paper, you just might survive… if it weren’t for that sniper that just took you out. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!


    Forge Hub Featured Map – Splashes

  • Halo: Reach – Achievement HORSE #67

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    From Rooster Teeth:

    Jack and Gus go head-to-head in the newest episode of Achievement HORSE. Who will win this epic battle?

    All maps are available here.

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


    Halo: Reach – Achievement HORSE #67

  • Bungie Rides Along with Mythics

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    Answering the call with the Royal Blue.

  • Figures in Action: Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

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    Many Halo fans enjoy the tangible toys that allow us to act out our Halo stories in a real life setting. This image-centric series, entitled Figures in Action, shows exactly that—your Halo figures in action. Enjoy the playful pictures, and perhaps even find inspiration to take a few of your own!

    Halo Figures in Action



    Master Chief posing in front of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in Rome (played with and captured by @Seerrrgio)

  • Armored Mongoose Machine – A Halo: Reach Epic Forge Tutorial

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    From Team0Epiphany:

    Halo: Reach Epic Forge Tutorials is a series where we show you some new and unique forging tips, from everything to forging outside of maps to forge-mechanisms and more! This episode shows you how to construct an armored Mongoose machine.


    Armored Mongoose Machine – A Halo: Reach Epic Forge Tutorial

  • Halo’s Gametype Design Issues/Fixes Part 6

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    RC Master is back with another chapter in his Reach gametype critique – this one looks at 3 Plots, and actually offers suggestions on how to improve the existing gametype. Go read!(Louis Wu 16:31:06 UTC)

  • Achievement HORSE 67

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    Achievement Horse #67 is now online – Jack takes on Gus in a pretty short game – you can watch it on YouTube or AchievementHunter.com. Thanks, as usual, to hezekiah. (Louis Wu 16:30:44 UTC)

  • PGCR 108

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    robowski sent word of Post Game Carnage Report 108 – lots of Halo discussion, including speculation about a 1v1 playlist in Halo 4. NSFW, as usual. Go listen! (Louis Wu 14:20:34 UTC)

  • Repopulate Halo 3 – April 7

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    A couple of weeks ago, we got a note from Chris, letting us know about an event being planned by the Halo subcommunity at Reddit. On April 7, there will be a push to repopulate the Halo 3 servers and revisit this classic (and still-online!) title. We held off on posting news about for fear of letting people know in time to forget. However, it’s beginning to catch on in other parts of the Halo community, so maybe now’s a good time. Greenskull has just posted a video exhorting you to participate – go watch! (While you’re watching Greenskull, he also posted a video summarizing the Wraparound info from the Halo Bulletin – you know, in case you don’t actually read.) (Louis Wu 14:12:20 UTC)

  • Coming Soon: Halo Bulletins With Less ‘Coming Soon’!

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    As if bs angel doesn’t already enjoy using that phrase enough, last night she caressed our eye holes with a new Halo Bulletin featuring some neat tidbits of information on the Halo 4 multiplayer map Wraparound, a couple community questions answered, and doughnuts. And since I’m feeling particularly affectionate towards Wu today, check it: local yo. Go give it a look!(GrimBrother One 14:05:07 UTC)