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Panoramic Monday
So, the weekend’s over and you’ve got to be back to work or school. Got something important you should be doing on the computer? Well why don’t you ignore it and check out some awesome panoramas from the Community Customs group instead! Some great shots in there that’ll make the weekend stretch out just a few minutes more. Thanks nomis78.(GrimBrother One 13:06:55 UTC)
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RC Offers an Objective View
RC Master was excited to let us know about a new article series he is writing on his less-than-stellar opinions of Halo’s Objective gametypes. Part 1 is up now, go and take a look at his reasonings – which are very well-thought out and detailed – and see if you agree!(GrimBrother One 13:02:25 UTC)
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Podtacular 278: Mailbag Show
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On today’s show, we pull out the dusty mailbag and read your comments on the show’s we’ve had over the past couple of weeks. Needless to day, there are lots of opinions and questions out there about the Halo universe and Halo 4. We also have special guest Rob Imbs (Just Rob) who is making a film, Game Changers , based on two professional Halo players who are best friends pursuing different lives around gaming. It is an independent film driven by Indiegogo, similar to Kickstarter. If you like what you hear about the film in the podcast, be sure to head over to their project page and donate to the film. It would be cool if we had a lot of people listening contribute to the project. If you do go over there and donate, be sure to put “Heard on Podtacular” in the comments. Enjoy
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Weekend Webcomic: Survivor 1-3
Weekends and webcomics go hand in hand, and there’s no better day to celebrate that relaxing ritual than on Sunday. Today’s
Halo-themed Weekend Webcomic, which is called Survivor, is brought to you by TheTNTStudios. Enjoy this Reach-themed strip, and if you have a comic you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!
by: Survivor
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Farewell to a Legend – Winner Announced
We heard from Kontrol Freek that the winner of their Farewell to a Legend contest has been announced – go see who’s going to be playing on his new Reach Xbox 360 with a Master Chief vs the Flood statue in the background (and a pair of Freek Legendarys on his controller!) In the near future! In addition, Kontrol Freek is sending along a Steve-Downes-signed pic of Master Chief to us (one of these); we’ll figure out a suitable giveaway in the near future! Everybody wins. (There are still a few FPS Freek Legendarys in stock, so if you haven’t grabbed a pair, do it now!)(Louis Wu 16:55:15 UTC)
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Fails of the Weak 78 – and some BtS Goodies
Achievement Hunter has published Fails of the Weak Volume 78 – some fun fails this week! You can watch it on AchievementHunter.com or YouTube – thanks, Taco Power. (Taco Power also pointed out a new video from Rooster Teeth, showing off a behind-the-scenes video of the making of a recent Achievement HORSE episode. Fun stuff!)(Louis Wu 16:44:43 UTC)
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Queso Man 11
Queso Man let us know that his 11th montage is now online – he lists it as his ‘penultimate chapter on Reach’, but I think he means that it’s the last one. This release in in tribute to Bungie’s last weeks of Halo stat keeping – there are some pretty great moments in there. Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:12:47 UTC)
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Halosphere’s got extra goodies
I missed this yesterday, but there’s still time; the weekend’s not over! In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Halosphere is bringing you the “Luck of the Irish” weekend – lots of extra booty to win! If you’ve never played Halosphere, now’s a fine time to learn about it – swing by and try it out!(Louis Wu 16:07:47 UTC)
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MLG Columbus 2011: Championship
Over at Halo Waypoint today, you’ll find the Championship Finals games from MLG Columbus last year – Instinct against Str8 Rippin. Great play!(Louis Wu 15:40:50 UTC)
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The Art of Video Games
davidfuchs visited the Art of Video Games exhibit at the American Art Museum (it just opened!), and took a bunch of pictures. Some of them, including a Halo-related one, can be found in his forum post – the rest are here. Looks fantastic! (Louis Wu 15:36:19 UTC)
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Banshee Stealing Guide
Folks have noticed that the ‘knock a banshee off the platform’ trick on AotCR is a bit harder in Halo Anniversary than it was in the original game… so Rockslider put together an illustrated guide which might help in pinning down that sweet spot we all THOUGHT we knew about. Go see! (Louis Wu 15:35:16 UTC)
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we rollin elite, we don’t mess with you jackals
Tashi0106 pointed out a new release of Halo rap by T-Money-N-Ca$h Flow… it has its moments.(Louis Wu 15:33:49 UTC)
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Heroes and Helicopters
Bungie has posted a new Mail Sack for your reading pleasure – its questions shed light on some of the oddities present in the Bungie community, while its answers do the same for the Bungie development staff. As always, a fascinating read. Did you know there are still easter eggs to be found in Halo 3 (and other Halo titles)? I’d guessed as much… but it’s nice to have confirmation.(Louis Wu 17:25:55 UTC)
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The Anatomy of Halo: The Library
Halo Waypoint’s ‘The Anatomy of Halo’ series has a new release – this one focuses on the Library. This piece makes me alternate between fascination with the structure, and sadness that in all the fighting I did in there, I never ONCE tried to access any of those peripheral databases, to learn of our galaxy’s history. What a wasted opportunity!(Louis Wu 17:19:39 UTC)
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To Perk or Not to Perk
MaxRealflugel took a stab at theorizing about the customization options we might be seeing in Halo 4 in the latest article at The Secrets Within – go see if you agree with him!(Louis Wu 17:15:58 UTC)
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Waypoint Weekly Wrap-Up – 3.17.12
You’re a busy person, and we have a thing for releasing as much Halo-related content our multi-fingered appendages can handle. That means—assuming you aren’t a speed reading super-soldier—you probably missed a few stories along the way. Not only do we forgive you, but we’ll also happily provide a convenient weekly wrap-up of absolutely everything we covered during the last seven days. Don’t worry about saying thank you. We’d rather you spend that time soaking in the goodness that is this entertaining collection of articles. Off you go!
News
The Halo Bulletin: 3.15.12
Halo Waypoint iOS Update
Reach Weekly Challenge – 3.12.12
Videos
Siege of Madrigal – A Halo: Anniversary Trick
Game Fails: It’s a Grounder to First
This Bitter Earth – A Halo 3/Reach Community Montage
HaloCommunity Salute to Top Gun Pilots
Playing with Fire – A Halo 3/Reach Montage
Sangheili Don’t Surf – A Game of Invasion
Halo: Reach – Achievement HORSE #66
Timberland Walkthrough – A Halo: Anniversary Gameplay and Commentary Video
Halo Community’s Top Ten Halo: Reach Multikills
Fun Stuff
Halo Dubstep Remix – Forward Unto Dawn
The Most Delicious Master Chief Cake You’ll See Today
Tattoo Tuesday: Hail to the Chief
Fan-made Halo 4 Desktop Wallpapers
Halo IRL: The Wort (Wort Wort!) Hotel
Friday Caption Fun 44
Community Happenings
Halo 4 Multiplayer Map Remakes – A ReadyUpLive Video
Waypoint Community Modcast – Episode 11
Test Night with a Cartographer: 3.14.12
Halo: Reach Screenshots
Blood Line – Simply Amazing
Wraparound – Fun with Forge
Serence – Simply Amazing
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Second Traviss Novel coming in 6 months
MixMaker1 noticed an announcement at Tor’s website – the next installment of Karen Traviss’ Halo trilogy (did you know it was the ‘Kilo-Five Trilogy’?) will be out on October 2 – it’s entitled ‘Halo: The Thursday War’. There’s a little bit of information about the book itself in the press release, if you don’t mind a taste of plot and/or motivation. (Louis Wu 19:13:42 UTC)
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The Future of Halo
Hoovaloov took a close look at the Halo 4 First Look trailer released recently – and then bundled what he found in with comments made in subsequent interviews. You can find his writeup over at Tied the Leader.(Louis Wu 19:04:16 UTC)
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ODST Carnage is Better in Groups
Kermit stopped in with an amazing writeup of the Deja Vu Invitational, a Co-Op night that took place back in December. (Yeah, so he’s a little late. Sue him.) Great pics, great videos – go see!(Louis Wu 19:01:41 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
