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Return of the King
Hey, remember when we posted that Marcus Lehto was leaving Bungie? Looks like a few weeks ago, he made a Tweet that could be interpreted in a Bungie-centric way… but a new Tweet this past Monday removed the doubt. The artistic vision behind Reach will soon be back at Bungie, baby!(Louis Wu 17:31:20 UTC)
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Achievement HORSE #56
The latest episode of Achievement HORSE is actually another round of PIG – and this time, it’s Caleb facing off against Jack. Watch on either AchievementHunter.com or YouTube. Thanks, hezekiah.(Louis Wu 15:32:12 UTC)
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The Promise of a New Year
The first Halo Bulletin of 2012 went live last night – New Year’s resolutions, information about Primordium, and details on the January Playlist update fill most of the space. (Folks who prefer vanilla Reach to the Title Update will find a lot to gripe about – but many of the changes bring long-requested updates to your matchmaking fun.) If you choose, the content is available in our Halo Bulletin Archive, as well.(Louis Wu 14:42:21 UTC)
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Podtacular 268: The Comeback
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You may be wondering what happened to the show over the last month and a half. Well, we are still here: just some major life events for our host, Dust Storm. He explains in this short update. Enjoy
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Over the line?
Heh – cool… Marty pointed out the original ending to the MacWorld ’99 Halo trailer. Bungie decided it was ‘too cute’ and dropped the apple… but it’s a great look back! Thanks, ncsuDuncan.(Louis Wu 22:00:49 UTC)
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HRSotD: Green Goblin
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: GlazZz ODST
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A fan’s vision
MoltenSlowa brought news of a Reddit-based plea – I can get behind this one!(Louis Wu 20:15:59 UTC)
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Secret Doors and Panels – A Halo: Reach Epic Forge Tutorial
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From Team0Epiphany:Halo: Reach Epic Forge Tutorials is a series where we show you some new and unique forging tips, from everything to forging outside of maps to forge-mechanisms and more. This episode shows you how to construct secret doors and panels!
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More Eggy Goodness
Last week, we mentioned Achievement Hunter’s Top Easter Eggs of 2011 vid – Halo Anniversary was represented. Yesterday, they released their ‘Best of the Rest‘ choices – and there are two more Anniversary eggs in there! Not too shabby.(Louis Wu 19:15:30 UTC)
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Beating Cancer Quick
From hbo:Cody Miller is running in Awesome Games Done Quick again this year – and this year, he’s done some serious practicing. He’s doing his Reach run on Legendary – follow along on January 6! Last year they raised $53,000 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation – can you help them do better this year?
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Slim and Shady’s Assassinations 2 – A Halo: Reach Yointage
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From PirateSolo:I have a friend that I follow and prey upon his assassinations, and there was a contest last year as to who could yoink him 36 times. Here are the results. Enjoy!
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Women of Xbox: Episode 6
The latest episode of Tyrant’s Women of Xbox series has Goosechecka attempting to tackle Halo: Reach’s campaign on Mythic difficulty. Sometimes… you just have to lead with your strengths. Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:10:53 UTC)
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Falcon Render
SESpider pointed out an impressively rendered Halo: Reach Falcon from the crew at No-Triangle (some cool video extras at that site). Check it out!(Louis Wu 18:08:37 UTC)
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Beating Cancer Quick
Cody Miller is running in Awesome Games Done Quick again this year – and this year, he’s done some serious practicing. He’s doing his Reach run on Legendary – follow along on January 6! Last year they raised $53,000 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation – can you help them do better this year? (Louis Wu 02:18:07 UTC)
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Going it Alone
Rockslider has found a way to reshape the Evac Zone battle on Winter Contingency in such a way as to make it a solo affair (as well as a technique to bring Covie reinforcements in early). The master of making his own fun continues to impress!(Louis Wu 18:24:20 UTC)
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Halo Community Christmas Montage 2011
While you’re at Halo Waypoint, check out the Halo Community Christmas Montage from the crew at TheHaloForum.com. Reach and Halo 3, lots of multikills!(Louis Wu 18:20:51 UTC)
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Halo Book Tour: Primordium
According to Halo Waypoint, Greg Bear will be up and down the west coast (and as far inland as Alburquerque, NM) touring to promote Halo: Primordium. See how close he’s coming to you! (I’m saddened I won’t get a chance to meet him…)(Louis Wu 18:19:19 UTC)
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The Package
It’s not marked with the ‘Webcomic’ tag… but pete_the_duck DID post a new comic this morning on idleduck.com. I laughed. (Then I cried, because the entire holiday season went this way for me.) (Louis Wu 18:18:40 UTC)
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Happy Birthday Grifball!
Whoa, where does the time go? Goosechecka let us know that Grifball is celebrating it’s fourth birthday already! Want to help? Check out the celebratory antics outlined on GrifballHub! Comraderie, death by Hammers, and prizes galore!(Louis Wu 16:54:39 UTC)
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The future of games and movies
If you’re going to the Consumer Electronics Show next week in Las Vegas, be sure to set aside an hour Wednesday afternoon – 343’s Frank O’Connor will be part of a panel discussing ways for games and movies to get along better. Nice! Thanks to Hypertrooper for finding this.(Louis Wu 15:02:41 UTC)