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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Tattoo Tuesday: Remember Reach

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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 DJ Nichol

  • Halo Medals In Other Games – Devil May Cry 4

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    From Alex:

    This is a spin-off of h0lmb0m’s Halo Medals In Movies series which showcases Halo medals in other video games. To kick off the series, we have Devil May Cry 4, created by Crespo2006. The video starts off somewhat slow, but it quickly ramps up into a rainbow medal-packed frenzy. Enjoy!


    Halo Medals In Other Games – Devil May Cry 4

  • Test Night with a Cartographer: 2.8.12

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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

  • The Adventures of Koko Bear Chapter 3 – A Halo Machinima

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    From Jamie:

    This machinima is a combination of Halo, World of Warcraft, and other game engines. Enjoy!


    The Adventures of Koko Bear Chapter 3 – A Halo Machinima

  • Insane carnage on Guardian

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    Over at NeoGAF, StalkerUKCG linked to a recently released video from Kampy’s archives – it’s a game of FFA KotH on Halo 3’s Guardian. Now, you can berate him for playing well out of his TrueSkill range (it was a pretty early game on this gamertag), but the bottom line is, he went +88 with 91 kills… and came in second in Hill time. You know you’re watching a ridiculous game when he earns his first Killing Frenzy 50 seconds into the match. I miss that map…(Louis Wu 15:13:28 UTC)

  • One final shred of dignity is all that remains

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    Sl’askia is playing with dolls again. I’m not sure the dolls are happy about it – but it makes for some funny pics! (She went a little overboard with some followup art, even.)(Louis Wu 15:02:31 UTC)

  • Bottom of the Crow’s Nest Elevator

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    The Physics Remastered crew is back with a new trick, and it’s pretty insane; they get themselves to the bottom of the extremely long elevator shaft on Halo 3’s ‘Crow’s Nest’. You can watch the video and learn to do this yourself!(Louis Wu 20:00:31 UTC)

  • Halotracker Top 5 – January: Grenade Launcher Kills

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    Edge, from Halotracker, sent word that the January Episode of the Halotracker Top 5 is up – it focuses on Grenade Launcher kills. Love that pro-pipe! (If you’ve missed any of HT’s Top 5s, you can find the whole playlist here.) (Louis Wu 19:58:10 UTC)

  • HRSotD: Brute of Grace

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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: Toothy Hyrax

  • Mini-Halo – An Artistic Halo Video

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    From stazima and submitted by GrimBrother One:

    Trying something a little different. Decided to make an artistic Halo video showcasing the beauty of Halo by employing an effect that makes everything look all miniature (Tilt-Shift). Features gameplay from Halo: Reach and Halo 3. Edited in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premier Pro. I know it is not nearly a perfect tilt-shift effect but I made an honest attempt at it and I hope you can appreciate that!


    Mini-Halo – An Artistic Halo Video

  • Bonus Round 601 – Halo 4 Speculation

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    Over at NeoGAF, TheOddOne pointed out an episode of GameTrailers Bonus Round – one section discusses what we might expect from Halo 4 later this year (and how 343 might position it to gain marketshare from the CoD series). Some interesting things are said. (Louis Wu 19:24:03 UTC)

  • Rampancy in Halo

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    Jimmy Jangles wrote up an article that looks at Rampancy – at least as it’s manifested in Halo. Go see what he has to say! (Louis Wu 19:19:37 UTC)

  • Community Member of the Week: OnyxTech

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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 OnyxTech. Read about his Halo preferences below, then hit his profile to see if you can get information about [REDACTED]. Believe me, I’m just as curious as you!

     

    Community Member of the Week

     

    Gamertag: OnyxTech.

    Previous or current clan/community: My brother made a clan named UNSC Mercenaries. I help with all of the technical stuff.

    Halo games you are currently playing: Halo: Reach.

    Favorite map, game type and playlist: Countdown, Slayer, Team Slayer.

    Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Boardwalk, Infection, Team Doubles.

    Halo weapon specialty/preference: Grenade weapons (Brute Shot, Grenade Launcher), Pistol.

    Halo playing style: Driver, CQB.

    Anything else we should know? Well I do know about the secret [REDACTED]….


    Get to know OnyxTech here!

  • Last Forger Standing 3 – A Community Forge Competition Show

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    From petetheduck and submitted by Der Flatulator6:

    Last Forger Standing is a multi-week Forge competition following a TV reality show elimination format. These are real contestants in a real contest with a real prize for the winner: 4,000 Microsoft Points!


    Last Forger Standing 3 – A Community Forge Competition Show

  • The RC Stands for Run like Crazy

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    Halo Waypoint has put up their latest “Speed Run of the Week” from High Speed Halo. This week’s video features an amazing run by our beloved RC Master. He takes on Halo: Reach’s Pillar of Autumn on Legendary, and clears it in 13:19. Definitely worth a look, and it obviously won’t take up very much time in your day!(GrimBrother One 17:35:47 UTC)

  • Female Spartan Reach Armor – Halo Cosplay

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    Halo: Reach Cosplay


    From Hyokenseisou:

    This is my Halo cosplay. The helmet is the Pilot variant, and the visor was hand-molded using an oven and well… hands! The left shoulder guard is the UA/Multi-threat shoulder. The rest of the armor is standard female Spartan Reach armor.


    Female Spartan Reach Armor – Halo Cosplay

  • Halo Theme on Violin

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    From BerzerkCommando:

    Lara plays the Halo theme on violin. It’s somewhat old, but it’s still good!


    Halo Theme on Violin

  • Reach Weekly Challenge – 2.6.12

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    After a few week hiatus, we are back to Firefight for this week’s challenge. You could say that this game mode is more of a marathon than a sprint, so make sure you’re well hydrated and eat carbs the night before as this one is going take some dedication and time:

    RIDE THE WAVE – 30,000cR
    Complete 150 Waves in Firefight Matchmaking.

    You may want to bring some friends along for the journey so don’t forget to stop by the forums and build your group:

    Weekly Challenge Thread

  • Modeling Destruction

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    Quirel ran across a work-study animation showing off the development of the last Halo Wars cutscene. Pretty cool!(Louis Wu 21:03:11 UTC)

  • Mini-Halo!

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    stazima created a video he calls ‘Mini-Halo!‘ – he used tilt-shift to make Halo 3 and Halo Reach footage look like miniature toy gameplay. Very cool. Thanks, wwm0nkey.(Louis Wu 16:43:57 UTC)