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  • Reach Customz: Feed the Monster

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    From VSOTBCommunity:

    Hey everyone, welcome to the 16th episode of our weekly series: Reach Customz. This week we feature a, uh… rather unique minigame in which the objective is to kill yourself. This was created by seattlesavage.

    If you want the most fun, insane and hectic Halo: Reach custom games around, then look no further. Don't forget to rate the video so we know what kind of custom games you like, and subscribe if you want to keep up-to-date with Reach Customz, airing every Friday!


    Reach Customz: Feed the Monster

  • Community Member of the Week: The Little Moa

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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 The Little Moa. Read about his Halo preferences below, then hit his profile to learn why he loves Reach so much, which may or may not have something to do with everybody’s favorite extra-terrestrial flightless bird….

     

    Community Member of the Week

     

    Gamertag: The Little Moa.

    Previous or current clan/community: Just friends and Waypoint’s community.

    Halo games you are currently playing: Halo 3: ODST, Reach and Anniversary.

    Favorite map, game type and playlist: Powerhouse, Zero Bloom Slayer, and Anniversary Classic.

    Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Uncaged, Invasion, and Team Snipers.

    Halo weapon specialty/preference: Ordnance.

    Halo playing style: Offense.

    Anything else we should know? I have been an active Halo player since 2006 when I bought Halo PC. I was clueless to any sort of storyline and tended to just hit up Sidewinder in a local game and drive around in a Ghost for a while until I was bored. I plan on being active on Waypoint as long as Halo lives, which, of course, after 10 years, is still going strong!


    Get to know The Little Moa here!

  • Operation: Expanded Context: Initial RE

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    DayandKnightly has begun a project he calls ‘Operation: Expanded Context’ – it’s a chronological read-through of the Halo fiction, and should provide fans with some interesting insights. A teaser is up now, to give you a taste of what’s to come. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:12:28 UTC)

  • Anniversary Terminal Analysis

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    Cox let us know that some fans from the Halo Création community put together an analysis of the Halo Anniversary Terminals. The original is in French, so he provided a Google Translate link. Some interesting info in there!(Louis Wu 18:07:05 UTC)

  • Spartan Rube Goldberg Machine – A Halo: Reach Video

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    From CarnageA51:

    I just finished up my 343 Industries and Halo-themed Spartan Rube Goldberg. This video is dedicated to 343 Industries for their hard work on Halo: CEA, as well as what they are doing for Halo 4 and the continuation of the Halo franchise. I hope you enjoy this video!


    Spartan Rube Goldberg Machine – A Halo: Reach Video

  • Motion Comics – Now Available on the Zune Video Marketplace

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    MidlothianThe ReturnHeadhuntersThe Mona Lisa


    If you love the art of combining elements of print comic books and animation, you’ll be excited to hear that four of our original motion comic series are now available—in all their high-definition glory, none the less—for purchase on the Zune Video Marketplace! Here are the relevant details, along with some easy-to-click links, for those of you intrigued by the convenience this offers both you and your favorite technological devices.


    Prices, in Microsoft Points

    • Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian – 4 episodes, 280 points for a season pass, 80 points per individual episode
    • The Return – 4 episodes, 280 points for a season pass, 80 points per individual episode
    • Headhunters – 3 episodes, 200 points for a season pass, 80 points per individual episode
    • The Mona Lisa – 11 episodes, 700 points for a season pass, 80 points per individual episode

  • HSH Speed Run of the Week – Legendary Exodus

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    The High Speed Halo Speed Run of the Week at Halo Waypoint is a 13-minute dash through Exodus, on Legendary, with an emphasis on carnage. RC Master does less dodging and more shooting than we usually see in a speed run. Check it out!(Louis Wu 17:15:48 UTC)

  • A Halo fan shares his goodies

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    mikimarquez sent word that he’s got some videos on his YouTube channel for the Halo community – he recorded Installation 04 from the Halo Anniversary Vinyl edition, along with some looks at Halo books. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 17:15:11 UTC)

  • Stride Championship Series: Match 8

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    Waypoint’s coverage of the Stride Championship series finished up yesterday – the final match had Roy and Lunchbox fighting against Cloud and Clutch for the title. Video coverage isn’t as good as it’s been (some of the key plays are off-camera), but it’s a pretty exciting match! Check it out. (Louis Wu 17:14:17 UTC)

  • Last Forger Standing 2 – 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 2 – A Community Forge Competition Show

  • Reach Weekly Challenge – 1.30.12

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    This week’s challenge is turning out to be a real, well, challenge! Some of us (mainly me) feel incredibly lucky to get just one multikill a game, but in order to get the large bundle of credits at the end of this particular rainbow, you’ve got to earn a cool two hundred of them over the course of the week. So grab your controller and get to getting, because time is running out!

    MULTIPLICATIVE – 25,000cR
    Earn 200 Multikills in Multiplayer Matchmaking this week.

    Carnage loves company! Don’t forget to stop by your friendly neighborhood forum to gather your party:

    Weekly Challenge Thread

  • The 50 Most Unique Firearms in Video Games

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    Dylan Brashear dropped us a note about Complex’s 50 Most Unique Firearms in Video Games – Halo weapons show up in positions #19, #9, and #5. Not too shabby! (Also, Marathon had a weapon at #42.) Go check out the whole list!(Louis Wu 22:16:20 UTC)

  • Marcus Lehto: My Process

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    Marcus Lehto has posted some fascinating thoughts about the way he approached the development of Halo Reach. Check it out! (Thanks to NeoGAF’s TheOddOne for the heads-up.)(Louis Wu 20:45:39 UTC)

  • Feminist Analysis of i love bees, Part 5

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    Dragonclaws continues her feminist analysis of ‘i love bees’ – Part 5 focuses on Jersey Morelli and Durga. Go watch!(Louis Wu 20:37:37 UTC)

  • A Thank-You Rube Goldberg

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    Carnage A51 built a new Rube Goldberg machine in Halo Reach – it pays tribute to 343 Industries for the continuation of the Halo franchise. The mine-triggered golf ball (and the ending) seemed really nicely timed. Take a look!(Louis Wu 20:35:41 UTC)

  • Cute or Creepy? You Decide.

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    Revenant1988 noticed a new line of Funko figures coming soon – he provided links to a Japanese site, but you can see both figures – a Grunt and the Master Chief – on this page, as well. Definitely… odd. (Remember, Funko is the company responsible for the BobbleHead Chiefs.)(Louis Wu 20:34:04 UTC)

  • Duck, Duck, GO!

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    It couldn’t possibly be any more fitting that I am sitting in a racetrack media room while posting pete_the_duck’s latest edition of his absolutely excellent Forge reality show, Last Forger Standing. Don’t miss Episode 3, which gives the remaining forgers the challenge of building there very own Halo racetrack in Forge. The results are all at once hilarious, spectacular, and all-too-familiar. Don’t miss this one!(GrimBrother One 16:32:46 UTC)

  • Keeping Halo on Track

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    Yuri Walkiw stopped in to let us know that he recently had a chance to interview Xorth, the creator of HaloTracker on his Hex19 blog. Cool story, go see what he had to say!(GrimBrother One 16:26:51 UTC)

  • Hedge’s Pics Always Get My Pulse Racing

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    Today’s HBO update comes to you live from the media center at Daytona International Speedway, where your race-weathered Grim has ducked into to keep race fans informed of of various speedy-goings on, and Halo fans informed of our favorite franchise. We’re now into the 19th hour into the Rolex 24 Hours, and normally, it’s hard for me to feel like much compares to the raw and elegant beauty of a proper race car at speed. However, our beloved Hedgemony certainly makes a strong push for top spot on the podium with his latest round of gorgeous screenshots and panos from the most recent Community Customs night. They have awakened my tired and sleepy eyes, and I think they’ll do the same for you… check it out!(GrimBrother One 16:07:03 UTC)

  • Weekend Webcomic: Oh Fish

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    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 will undoubtedly quack you up, is brought to you by pete_the_duck. Enjoy this rather wormy strip, and if you have a comic you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!

    Halo Webcomic

    by: pete_the_duck