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Free goodies from Elders.TV
Chris, from Elders.TV, dropped us a line to announce 3 contests this week – just follow their Twitter feed, and then fill out a form. Monday’s prize was 480 MS Points (yes, we’ve missed that), tomorrow’s is 2 months of XBox LIVE Gold, and Friday has the Halo Anniversary Map Pack. Go get your name in the hat! (Louis Wu 14:53:41 UTC)
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Free goodies from Elders.TV
Chris, from Elders.TV, dropped us a line to announce 3 contests this week – just follow their Twitter feed, and then fill out a form. Monday’s prize was 480 MS Points (yes, we’ve missed that), tomorrow’s is 2 months of XBox LIVE Gold, and Friday has the Halo Anniversary Map Pack. Go get your name in the hat! (Louis Wu 14:53:41 UTC)
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Aftershock update
=sw=warlord stopped in with new screenshots showing off the skybox and lighting changes to Project Aftershock, the Crysis mod he’s been working on for a while. Looking great!(Louis Wu 14:49:46 UTC)
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Idle Ducks are the Devil’s Waterfowl
Your Idle Duck comic infusion for the beginning of the week: Busted! takes a look into the life of the Monitor, These things are always rigged suggests there MIGHT be an issue with gametype confusion, and It’s the truth and you know it makes me think pete_the_duck is getting frustrated with unsportsmanlike conduct. Should put a smile on your face!(Louis Wu 14:45:49 UTC)
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MC X Tekken X Street Fighter = A New NotCanon.net
Elzar “The News” the Bam dropped by with a link to an article from OXM UK that talks about how Capcom tried to get Master Chief into the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken (as well as Marcus Fenix from the Gears of War franchise. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be, but it would certainly have been interesting to see John-117 take on Panda! And disturbing, of course. Also related, GrimBrother “Attention Hog” One (wait that’s me) ran across a slightly-related article on IGN where they muse that having an energy sword-wielding Covenant Elite as DLC in Soul Caliber V would be pretty awesome. I would have to agree. How about you?(GrimBrother One 20:58:23 UTC)
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HRSotD: Pac-Man vs. Spartan
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!
Author: Obey Aimbot103
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Halo: Reach Tricks – Mini Spartan
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From CMNeir:In this episode of Halo: Reach Tricks, we show you how to get Mini Spartans on the level The Package. Enjoy!
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Halo Reach Tricks Ep 39 – Mini Spartan
I’m not at all sure what I just watched – but CMNeir sent us a link to a video showing you how to become mini-Spartans on The Package. They’re so cute!(Louis Wu 18:33:25 UTC)
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Community Member of the Week: Plunderfull
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 Plunderfull. Read about his Halo preferences below, then hit his profile to learn why he’s so superfly!
Gamertag: Plunderfull.
Previous or current clan/community: AW.
Halo games you are currently playing: Reach.
Favorite map, game type and playlist: All of them (not picky!), Team Slayer, and Living dead.
Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Uncaged/Caged, Slayer Pro, and MLG.
Halo weapon specialty/preference: Needle Rifle and ‘Nade Launcher.
Halo playing style: I’m a reactive player; different situations require different responses, so I act accordingly.
Anything else we should know? Not really, but fire away if you got questions!
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Time’s Trial 2 and Pyramime – A Halo: Reach Racetrack Review
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From ducain23:Here are two racetrack maps, both made by time twister500. Enjoy!
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The Cleaning Crew’s 2v2 Tournament Winners
From XsSHAD0WsX:
The Cleaning Crew’s 2v2 Tournament winners are as follows:
First Place: Cosssta/Logie
Second Place: I Jumpy I/LFG My Eggo
Third Place: Vein I/NiteWvlf
Over 20 matches were played, and we had tons of fun. Hope to see you at the next one!
2v2 Anniversary Tournament – Hosted by The Cleaning Crew Clan
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Serenity – A Halo Music Video
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From hbo:Vengeance417 stopped in with word of Serenity, a ‘beauty of Halo’ music vid – loved it! Go watch.
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Heroes and Villians, Typographical Style
mc leprechaun came by with a link to a very cool page of artwork – Josip Kelava created a bunch of fan art where the typography is directed by the subject matter itself – and Halo’s Master Chief made the list. Love it!(Louis Wu 14:44:19 UTC)
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Solidifying the Web Presence
Interesting. Fusible.com found a number of domains that have recently been acquired by Microsoft – many of them are Halo-related, but a couple are just… odd. ClicktoHump (both .com and .org)? Maybe Microsoft bought them to ensure they wouldn’t be used for nefarious purposes? Others offer a tantalizing peek into potential marketing ploys – CortanaKnows.net and LostinSlipspace.com make me wonder about what’s coming. Thanks to wwmOnkey, over at NeoGAF, for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 14:43:11 UTC)
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Consider me teased.
Timgie stopped in with a link to a machinima teaser – and nothing else. The post (and the teaser) are supposed to be mysterious – I think he succeeded! Go watch. (It’s only 24 seconds long – what do you have to lose?)(Louis Wu 14:42:41 UTC)
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The Lives of the Brute – Unfinished Version
SpearheadWarrior has an ‘unfinished’ version of his ‘Lives of the Brutes’ mockumentary – not sure what it’s missing, but it’s pretty funny as it stands! Thanks, Ogan Panavo. Update: Paula wrote to remind us that the very end of the video contains spoilers, of a sort, for Primordium (and possibly for Halo 4). Skip if you’re staying dark.(Louis Wu 14:37:17 UTC)
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The Halo Community – Then, Now, and the Future
Greenskull put together a vlog about the Halo community – it’s called ‘Then, Now, and the Future’. He reminisces a bit about HaloFest, and takes a look at what he feels both Bungie and 343 Industries have done right in regards to community involvement and embracing. He brings up a good point about what drives people like him to keep coming back for more, and how 343 can (and should!) capitalize on this. It’s an interesting take – go watch!(Louis Wu 14:31:50 UTC)
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Reach Weekly Challenge – 1.23.12
As you may have seen on your local news, a larger than normal amount of snow fell on the greater Seattle area last week. The down side was that dangerous commuting conditions forced many of us to take a few unintended days off. The up side? More time for Halo! Now that things have (mostly) thawed, we wanted to dive right back into the realm of Multiplayer and go for some serious carnage. Fans of the Magnum and Plasma Pistol rejoice, because this weekly challenge is for you:
SINGLE WIELD – 20,343cR
Earn 200 kills with small arms weapons in Multiplayer Matchmaking.
Don’t forget to jump on the forums to talk about your favorite small arms strategies and build your unstoppable squad!
Weekly Challenge Thread
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Podtacular 271: Protect the Internet
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There’s been a strong opposition to two bills that have been brought up to the Senate and the House of Representatives that has been getting quite the amount of attention. For all of our non-American listeners, this may be news to you and not of much importance now, but it is something that we feel needs to be addressed and dealt with properly. The two bills in question are the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, both of which, due to successful outcries by the US public are now put on hold, but it doesn’t end here. Former Co-host and now Community Manager of the Electronic Consumers Association, JVB is here to discuss what these bills mean and how they effect us as gamers. The shownotes contain some links that we discuss in the show and that you should take a look at. Enjoy
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A Growing Age
If you are looking for some pretty awesome feel-good Halo stories, you should check out the Age of Gratitude site, which has just been updated with 9 new submissions from fans across the globe recounting what Halo has meant to them. Some really great reads in there, go and give it a look!(GrimBrother One 18:02:00 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
