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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • GonD Reach, less than $15

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    Major Nelson tweeted about a pretty sweet deal on the Games on Demand version of Halo: Reach – it’s under $15, with shipping! (Don’t ask why you need to pay shipping on a downloadable code. The answer will just make your head hurt.) If you follow the ‘5 new’ link on that page, you can save another $0.75 or so, even. Thanks, Beckx.(Louis Wu 15:55:50 UTC)

  • HRSotD: Tank Beats Everything!

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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: TheOlympusPrime

  • Tattoo Tuesday: Guilty Spark

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    Some people show their love for Halo by playing the games. Others get a relevant image permanently placed upon their body. Enjoy this particular example of a Halo-related body modification, and if you have a picture you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!

    Halo Tattoo



    Halo tattoo, as seen on The Fired Goon

  • Bottom of the Elevator – A Halo 3 Trick

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    From Physics Remastered:

    Physics Remastered is back with a new video. This one shows us getting to the bottom of the extremely long elevator shaft on “Crow’s Nest,” as well as teaching you how to do the trick yourself. Enjoy!


    Bottom of the Elevator – A Halo 3 Glitch

  • Test Night with a Cartographer: 2.22.12

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    Halo: Reach Screenshot


    From AgentPaperCraft:

    Test Night with Crafty is a weekly event dedicated to the forgers of Waypoint as convenient means of testing content for matchmaking consideration. It is also a great way to get constructive feedback on your map variants and game types. Your content will be observed by a secret member who reviews and suggests maps for matchmaking; this could mean thousands may eventually battle on your creations!

    Last week’s event was amazing. Please join us this week as we test large-scale Invasion and 6 v. 6 Invasion game types.


    Test Night with a Cartographer

  • Play Games for Science!

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    Goose Checka let us know that she’s looking to harvest the contents of your brain for her doctoral dissertation. (You didn’t know she was working on a doctorate? YEAH, SHE’S SMART.) The survey has a bunch of questions about your gaming habits and personality. Yeah, it’ll take you a little while… but don’t worry, she knows you value your time, and she’s got 4 Amazon gift cards ($60 each) to give away to random survey responders! Not too shabby. All you need is to be 18 years old, and to have a Raptr account (if you don’t have one, she even provides you a link to set one up – they’re free). Go help do science!(Louis Wu 18:48:01 UTC)

  • petetheduck’s Forge Puzzle Results

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    From petetheduck:

    Check out the video to see the community solutions that were sent in for the Forge Puzzle! Thanks again to everyone who participated.


    petetheduck’s Forge Puzzle Results

  • Halotracker’s Games for Troops 2v2 Tournament

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    Halotracker's Games for Troops 2v2 Tournament



    From HT Edge:

    We are hosting a Halo: Reach 2v2 tournament to raise awareness for the Gamesforsoldiers.com program, where people donate old, used, or unused games for the troops. Here are the details:

    Date/Time: March 10-11, starting at 12pm PST

    Prizes: $500 Cash, HD Capture Card & MLG Co-Sponsorship

    Round Structure: Saturday – Single Elimination score to 50. Sunday – Double Elimination score to 25.

    To enter, post your team name, captain and your doubles teammate in the sign-up thread.

    All the info about the tournament, affiliates involved, charities, etc can be found here. Hope to see you there!


    Halotracker’s Games for Troops 2v2 Tournament

  • Game Fails: One Too Many Passengers

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    Is it wrong that the part at :59 made me laugh?

  • Forge Puzzle Solutions – plus comics!

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    pete_the_duck has released a solution video to his recent Forge Puzzle – he shows off some of the clever ways fans came up with to unravel this conundrum. Fantastic stuff! (While you’re on his site, check out the two Valentines comics we neglected to mention last week: My Floaty Valentine, and It was a test and you flunked it. I gotta ask… what’s a duck doing dating bacon, anyway?) (Louis Wu 02:21:55 UTC)

  • Halo: Helljumper Fundraiser Video

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    Dan Wang put together a fundraising video to explain why you should consider tossing a few bucks towards the Halo Helljumper project – go watch! Thanks again, Ogan Panavo. (Louis Wu 02:18:12 UTC)

  • Arby ‘n’ the Chief – The Reunion

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    This weekend, joncjg released the season finale of Arby ‘n’ the Chief – a 33-minute extravaganza pitting our hearoes against the scum who want to shut the network down. Old friends return! Thanks, Ogan Panavo. (Louis Wu 02:13:27 UTC)

  • Forgefest 5 Invite

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    Dan “Greenskull” Hammill wants you to join him for Forgefest 5 – a filmed playdate coming up this Thursday (February 23). Go watch the invite vid, and join the festivities! (Louis Wu 02:09:53 UTC)

  • Reach system, modeled

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    Andrew Hoehne was playing around with Universe Sandbox – and decided to do some Halo system modeling. He threw in real-world information about the Epsilon Eridani system, then added Reach… and took some pictures. Cool stuff! (Louis Wu 02:06:51 UTC)

  • A Reed for the Saved

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    So this weekend, we mentioned the latest Oboe Scores, a series of short videos by OboeCrazy wherein Halo gameplay is set to live oboe music, a combination that works WAY better than you might guess. Now that was #5 in the series – and last month, we linked to #1, #2, and #3 – astute readers will notice there’s an episode missing. #4, entitled ‘Dramatic Rescue‘, was released last week, while I was in the (internet) wilds of southern Florida… but just think, it means you get to watch it now! (Louis Wu 02:03:16 UTC)

  • Hugs!

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    Last week, for Valentines Day, Halo Waypoint released three very cool eValentines images created by community artists. The last one on the page was from one of our favorites, Luke McKay – and interestingly enough, Luke had created what he called a ‘doodle’ the day before, which I actually liked better. We’ve posted it in our Luke McKay gallery – enjoy!(Louis Wu 01:56:52 UTC)

  • HRSotD: Apocalyptus

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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: Crazy Elite T13

  • Community Member of the Week: AgentPaperCraft

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    Every Monday, we feature a community member who does one or more of the following things: routinely goes above and beyond for their fellow forum members, is a positive and active member of the community, and/or sends me mass amounts of cat pictures. This week our Community Member of the Week is AgentPaperCraft. Read a little more about him below, then hit his profile to learn about the role he plays in the Community Cartographers!

     

    Community Member of the Week

     

    Gamertag: AgentPaperCraft.

    Dream job: 3D Environmental Artist for 343 Industries. (ONLY TWO MORE SEMESTERS TO GO!!!)

    Hobbies: I makem somma PAPERCRAFTS!

    Anything else we should know? I’m one lucky guy, persistent, handsome, smart, and full of myself. I enjoy my hobbies, which are finding great maps to suggest for matchmaking, building them, and helping others. I enjoy the good times we have here on the forums. I may not post much but I watch intently. I like vidya games and aminals, and mopeding around town.

    I also run Test Night with Crafty, which is weekly event dedicated to the forgers of Waypoint as convenient means of testing content for matchmaking consideration. It is a great way to get good professional constructive feedback on your map variants and game types and will also provide you with a player base to help test your creations. Your content will be observed by a secret member who reviews and suggests maps for matchmaking. This could mean thousands may eventually battle on your creations! Please visit my Test Night thread for details about how to participate.


    Get to knowAgentPaperCraft here!

  • Now You Can Play Metal at Your Halo Blok Party

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    Halo Waypoint has a new video featuring Andrew Sparks, Vice President of Mega’s Kids and Collectors Brand. Andrew talks about the development of the new Halo Universe Metal Series, which was recently unveiled at the 2012 American International Toy Fair in New York City. Very cool! Go check it out! (GrimBrother One 19:39:24 UTC)

  • Oboe Scores 5 – A Musical Halo: Reach Gameplay Clip

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    From LaurenOboe:

    This is my attempt to meld the two things I love: Oboe and Halo. In this clip, NinjaKitty deals a lot of death in a very short amount of time.


    Oboe Scores 5 – A Musical Halo: Reach Gameplay Clip