vaporofnuance, creator of the Twitter service Tweet My Six has announced on the service’s blog that today will be the last day the service will run due to the time and cost of the project. Tweet My Six was a Twitter service that would post your game stats, completed challenges and other Halo: Reach related stats tied to your gamertag and posted to your twitter account. I know a few of us here at Podtacular have used this service religiously and we are sad to see it go. If you have used the service at any point, please go thank him by posting a tweet to @TweetMySix.
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Fire Team Zulu: Hard Iron Cog
FyreWulff let us know that this week’s challenge at Fire Team Zulu is a romp through Exodus – with no human assets. (No human vehicles, no human weapons, no radar.) Sounds like fun!(Louis Wu 14:05:45 UTC)
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Splash, Remixed
Not really Halo-related, but cool nonetheless – Andrew Matecha, a long-time fan, has remixed ‘Splash’, a song from Bungie’s Marathon soundtrack, and set it to a slideshow of Marathon screenshots and art. Triggers all sorts of memories!(Louis Wu 14:02:23 UTC)
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Administrivia
A quick reminder – if you’ve got Halo news for us, it should be sent to our public email, halo@bungie.org, not a personal address. This is relevant right now because I’ll be away for a few days, with GrimBrother One minding the store – if you send stuff directly to me, it may not see the light of day for a while.(Louis Wu 09:43:46 UTC)
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PCGR Ep 65 – and a Fan Fiction Contest
SK1LL4XED sent word that Post Game Carnage Report Episode 65 is live (lots of Halo discussion, as always). The big news, though, is that they’re kicking off a Halo Fan Fiction contest, with prizes. Top 3 winners get Noble Map Pack codes, and the top prize includes a Halo Wars Store Display (there’s a photo in the newspost). You also get showcased on their site, and earn an interview spot on their podcast. They’re not looking for something you whip off quickly; the deadline for this contest is Bungie Day 2011 – July 7. Read the post for full details! (Louis Wu 09:41:50 UTC)
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Friday’s Fan Fiction Update (and a plea)
It’s Friday, so it’s time for a Fan Fiction update. One of the unfortunate side effects of last week’s database wipe was the loss of about 15 recent Fan Fiction stories – so earlier this week, I’d posted a note on the Fan Fiction forum, explaining that these stories had been lost, and that if they were resubmitted, they could be resynched with their comments page on that forum. We got four of them back. If the authors of the remaining 11 stories would re-add them to the queue… we could rebuild. (In addition to these four, and one more that was lost from the published list but still in the queue, we’ve got one new story up – crashedwarthog’s ‘Like Father, Like Son‘.) Slowly, slowly, we’re returning to normal! (Louis Wu 09:39:57 UTC)
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Waypoint Goodies
bs angel passed along a couple of links she simply loved – you should swing by Halo Waypoint’s website to watch ’em. The first is a Reach Goosetage called Platinum Goose – it almost seems like a Concussion Rifle is a mandatory Mongoose accessory! The second is called ‘Sticky Punch‘ – and I gotta say, getting a plasma grenade stuck on your glove yields some pretty cool visuals! (For folks who have trouble with Silverlight, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of Waypoint’s page – there’s a ‘View Full HTML Site’ link that can let you navigate most things -including all YouTube hosted vids – without it.) (Louis Wu 09:38:41 UTC)
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AH: All Done Space 2!
Alright, here is the last large log/schematic video in Dead Space 2! I know I missed a few and I may make a “make-up” video for those, but this may be it! Enjoy!
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AH: The Return of the Geoff!
Hey guys, it’s Wednesday which means a fresh new HORSE! Geoff wasn’t dead this week, so I brought him back in to play along. You can get all the maps and gametypes seen in this video at tinyurl.com/ahhorse010. Also, we know that Achievement is misspelled in the graphic. Bite me.
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Halo: Reach – "Defiant Map Pack" leaked
Recently, on the French website Halo Destiny posted an article with images from what appears to be the next DLC for Halo: Reach, the Defiant Map Pack.
The website took the news story down at Bungie and Microsoft’s request, however at the time of writing, you can view the images on this Flickr profile. The site allegedly had the map names up as Condemned, Unearthed and Highlands; although in the image gallery Highlands was named Training Preserve.
At the moment these details are all rumour and speculation, as there has been no offical word from Bungie or Microsoft. However, once more official details are released, we’ll have them up here.
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AH: Stacking: Doll Hobbyist Achievement Guide
Hey Everyone,
I don’t know if you’ve checked out the new Double Fine XBLA game “Stacking” yet, but if not, you should totally check it out. It’s clever and fun and the Achievements are pretty enjoyable to get. Here’s out first video, showing where to find the unique dolls required to get the “Doll Hobbyist” Achievement.
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AH: Rage Quit: Ninja Gaiden 2
So it’s Thursday, and you know what that means: ANGER. Yep, this week’s Rage Quit has just landed, and this time Mkilla takes on Ninja Gaiden 2. Do not let your grandmother watch this.
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RT: More Accidents
Here’s the next chapter of the Marshall and Luke collaboration. Also, Luke was feeling generous and decided to make y’all a new wallpaper.
As you may know, “Stacking” came out yesterday. You can download it via Xbox Live Arcade. Geoff already has a video up for it over at Achievement Hunter!
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AH: Rage Quit: Ninja Gaiden 2
So it’s Thursday, and you know what that means: ANGER. Yep, this week’s Rage Quit has just landed, and this time Mkilla takes on Ninja Gaiden 2. Do not let your grandmother watch this.
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AH: Stacking: Doll Hobbyist Achievement Guide
Hey Everyone,
I don’t know if you’ve checked out the new Double Fine XBLA game “Stacking” yet, but if not, you should totally check it out. It’s clever and fun and the Achievements are pretty enjoyable to get. Here’s out first video, showing where to find the unique dolls required to get the “Doll Hobbyist” Achievement.
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DICE 2011 Interactive Achievement Awards – Tonight
G4tv’s Joe Paulding let us know that the 2011 Interactive Achievement Awards will be streaming on G4tv.com this evening – if you’re not at the show, you can’t see them anywhere else. (G4 is the streaming partner of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.) Tune in at 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET to see the festivities! Reach is up for Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play and Action Game of the Year. Good luck, guys!(Louis Wu 20:00:05 UTC)
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Halo Mongoose – Weta Style
Weta has put up an informational page about the Mongoose it created for Microsoft and Mountain Dew (we’ve mentioned it before, but this is the first in-depth info from Weta itself). Background on how the project came about, photos of the final product, and a really cool timelapse video showing the five-week construction process – swing by and check it out! Thanks to thebruce0, for bringing it to our attention.(Louis Wu 19:52:35 UTC)
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Chattering Nabobs of Nawsomeness.
What can you learn by visiting Bungie’s Comm Chatter today? Well, you can read about ContactTango, who has just completed his 650th Vidmaster Annual run (that’s insane, you know), and you can learn about the Halocharts.com 2nd Annual Big Team Battle Tournament – which needs your help for maps. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 19:46:49 UTC)
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HaloCharts BTB Tourney Forge Contest
Make great maps, win page bling, and get your map promoted in the community.
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HaloCharts BTB Tourney Forge Contest
Make great maps, win page bling, and get your map promoted in the community.
