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The Halo Bulletin is online for this week – and it’s a doozy. The appetizer is Tweets of how folks would wake up the Master Chief, but the entree is the March Matchmaking Playlist Update. There are a bunch of changes, but the two biggies are that there will be two 4v4 Slayer lists, one WITH the TU gametypes, one WITHOUT… and that Bleedthrough is removed from TU gametypes. There’s quite a bit more… but you’ll have to go read it yourself. (You can do that in our Halo Bulletin Archive, if some lighter-weight HTML suits you.)(Louis Wu 18:40:40 UTC)

Tashi’s Weekly Montage Series – S2E1

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Tashi’s Weekly Montage Series is back – he’s released Season 2, Episode 1. It’s 2 minutes of clips that have all been collected in the past 7 days. (That’s the significance of the ‘Weekly’ in the title – much more than the actual frequency of releases.) Man’s very, very good with a sniper rifle… and there’s even an Overkill in the mix! You go, Tashi.(Louis Wu 14:33:19 UTC)

Women in Gaming: Halo’s Corrinne Yu

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Looks like we missed an interview with Corrinne Yu, Principal Engine Architect at 343. Girl Gamer sat down with her some time in December… great read! Thanks to Boomwood, at NeoGAF, for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 14:23:13 UTC)

A rockin’ version of IAC

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Over at NeoGAF, CyReN pointed out a buddy, Cursed Lemon, playing In Amber Clad, from Halo 2. Nice work!(Louis Wu 13:34:28 UTC)

Death By Ride Along

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DeeJ went on another Ride-Along with a Bungie.net group – this time, it was Death By Mongoose, a group linked by their love of quad bikes. Nice interview, and a fun montage of some gamplay insanity. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 13:22:10 UTC)

Forge Cipher #1

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pete_the_duck told our forum about a new puzzle he’s created – it’s a Forge map… with a secret message. This one’s sort of a test, to see how people like it – give it a shot! If there’s interest, he can make more complicated ones!(Louis Wu 13:16:28 UTC)

343 Sparkast 010

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While we’re on the subject of podcasts… 343 has released its 10th Sparkast. You can grab a copy on iTunes (thanks, bryan newman) or download the mp3 directly from 343 (thanks, laird). David Ellis and Frank O’Connor are joined by Josh Holmes (Studio Creative Director) and Kiki Wolfkill (Halo 4 Executive Producer)… it’s half an hour of fun! Go listen.(Louis Wu 13:12:42 UTC)

PGCR 105

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robowski sent word that Post Game Carnage Report Episode 105 is now up – Halo 4, Reach, why custom games no longer exist… wait, what? Go listen.(Louis Wu 13:08:58 UTC)

Achievement HORSE #64

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Gavin’s return to the Rooster Teeth offices seems to have rejuvenated Achievement HORSE – Episode 64 is pretty fun to watch! Go check it out, on either YouTube or AH.com. Thanks, as usual, to hezekiah for the heads-up (though maybe not so much for the lyrics).(Louis Wu 13:06:55 UTC)

Seven Years In

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The Verge’s Vox Games has an overview of the 2012 lineup for the Xbox360, and it includes comments from some of the developers of the most-anticipated titles. Frankie has a few words to say about the past, present, and future of the Halo franchise. Thanks, Beckx.(Louis Wu 13:03:53 UTC)

The Interrogation of Leviathan

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in HBO, Uncategorized

MASSAIKUR told us about a fantastic interview he put together on Leviathan – absolutely worth your time. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:00:07 UTC)

Things to do in: Halo Reach – Bum Bait

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Those wacky guys at AchievementHunter have put together another ‘Things to Do In’ video – and this one is Halo-related. Gavin introduces Geoff to something he calls ‘Bum Bait’ (YouTube | AH.com)… and you have to watch the video to see what it’s all about. Pretty funny stuff! Thanks, SNIPE 316.(Louis Wu 12:57:36 UTC)

rens – his heart is in Halo

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The Lionheart ran across the personal page of a guy who does 3D art for DICE, by day… and lots and lots of Halo concepts on his own time. Very cool! (Fair warning – there are a couple of nudes in the portfolio, as well.)(Louis Wu 12:50:52 UTC)

Funding the Arts – in a really cool way

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in HBO, Uncategorized

OboeCrazy stopped in to announce a new Kickstarter program; she’d love to make Oboe music in cool places (especially married to videogames, Halo in particular), but needs your help to afford equipment and travel expenses! Go read the page for full details – and remember, like any Kickstarter project, she only gets funded if her pledge level reaches her goal. You can get her there!(Louis Wu 12:48:11 UTC)

Death By Ride Along

Feb 29, 2012

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