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AH: Weekend Hunt

Sep 17, 2010

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Rooster Teeth News

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Just the one this week, I blame Reach for being too awesome. Make sure you keep watching the Achievement Hunter frontpage for loads of Halo: Reach news and events, but for now this is what our community is offering:

H4rdc0rr is Horde-ing those achievements in the DLC maps of Gears of War 2.
Starting Friday from 2PM EST until Saturday.
Contact him by voice or text message via his Gamertag: H4rdc0rr

If you want to host a future Weekend Hunt, post the details in this group thread to get some frontpage attention.
It’s back, baby!

Sep 17, 2010

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halo@bungie.org

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Reach launched officially on Tuesday, September 14 – and the hallowed tradition of the Halo Humpday Challenge was revived on Wednesday, September 15. The first challengers were (fittingly) the boys from 343 Industries – and astoundingly, Bungie pulled off the first triple Steaktacular in Humpday history. (For the uninitiated, a Steaktacular occurs when the winning team beats the losing team by at least 20 points.) Go watch the films, and read the entertaining writeup!(Louis Wu 12:13:58 UTC)
Slashdot: Reach 8/10 A Tough Act To Follow

Sep 17, 2010

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narcogen

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Bungie really went all out to make this a game that gave players everything they could ask for. It stumbled a bit in the storytelling and the weapon design, but the heart of the game is in the multiplayer, and there they provided such a wealth of game modes, preferences, customizations and settings that even the most hardcore players will have difficulty running out of new ways to play.
RT: Halo Reach = Best Day Ever

Sep 17, 2010

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Rooster Teeth News

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Hey Everyone,
I’m sure you all know that we have Reach fever in the Rooster Teeth offices. From the comics, to the RvBs, to the Achievement walkthroughs, we just can’t stop making content showing our love of this game. Today we discovered two really, really, really cool Easter Eggs in the game. I’ve made videos of them HERE, and HERE, but be warned. THESE VIDEOS CONTAIN SPOILERS. So watch with care.
Humpday Challenge: 343 Industries

Sep 17, 2010

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Bungie.net’s Recent News

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This ring will make us brothers.
The Anatomy Of An Ambush

Sep 16, 2010

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halo@bungie.org

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MTV Multiplayer has an article called “The Anatomy Of An Ambush With The ‘Halo: Reach’ Audio Director” – it’s a fascinating look at a moment in the Halo: Reach campaign, and the challenges Marty (and crew) faced in making sure that the music always supports the mood the game is trying to invoke. It’s another “how does he DO that?” bit… thanks to Greg O’Connor-Read for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 21:22:49 UTC)
Forge Required Objects Guide

Sep 16, 2010

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Bungie’s Jon “JonnyOThan” Cable has written up a Forge Required Objects Guide – it nails down what HAS to be in multiplayer gametypes, and what the other game-specific tags actually mean. If you’re at all confused about what “ctf_res_zone_away” might suggest, read this guide!(Louis Wu 21:03:30 UTC)
RT: Drunk Tank #79

Sep 16, 2010

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Rooster Teeth News

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Hey everyone!
This is my first time posting the news on the front page. Hopfully I can manage to do so without any spelling errors. It is also the first podcast to be recorded in the new RT HQ. Enjoy!
RT: Art of War

Sep 16, 2010

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Rooster Teeth News

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Geoff is far too busy playing Halo Reach to post today’s comic, so I’m filling in. He tells me he’s working tremendously hard, day and night, to bring you stuff like easter egg videos. Poor guy. Someone should inform the union.
AH: Achievement Hunter's first World Record!

Sep 16, 2010

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Rooster Teeth News

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Hey guys, today has been a pretty great day in the world of Achievement Hunter.

Below is a video showing off a ton of F-Bombs in Mafia II. 200, to be exact. What’s cool about that is the fact that the current world record for F-bombs in a video game is 189, held by House of the Dead: Overkill.

Well, when we put our video up on YouTube, someone over at Guinness spotted it and is including it in the next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition.

Pretty freakin’ sweet, if I do say so myself! Enjoy the video and we’ll let you know when the book hits shelves.
That Shake, he’s a helpful one

Sep 16, 2010

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halo@bungie.org

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NeoGAF’s Shake Appeal is full of useful info these days. He’s got some basic weapons tips (I’m not sure I’d call these ‘basic’, in the sense that they’re useful to fair-to-middlin’ players too), and he put together a default weapon/vehicle timer chart for Reach multiplayer maps (all bets are off when maps are edited, though). Because he’s linked to Mediafire, and because his document is an Excel spreadsheet, I’m making a local PDF available, with the same information. It’s only 55k. Grab a copy. (Louis Wu 19:34:19 UTC)
Forging Invasion Variants

Sep 16, 2010

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Want to customize your Invasion experience? urk (and Bungie’s Joseph Ainsworth) can help. Swing by Bungie.net for a guide on Forging Invasion. Awesome!(Louis Wu 19:32:36 UTC)
Yes… yes, it’s epic.

Sep 16, 2010

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halo@bungie.org

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Over at NeoGAF, Popeck posted a video clip from a CTF game yesterday; there’s nothing really special about it, except that it shows very nicely the teamwork that Reach engenders, and the epic moments that can ensue. (The ending ROCKS.)(Louis Wu 19:30:09 UTC)
In-game emblems – make do with what’s there

Sep 16, 2010

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halo@bungie.org

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Dave ‘Evil Otto’ Candland stopped by our forum with some news about multiplayer emblems in Reach – yes, a bunch have been removed (for memory reasons, mostly, but also in a few cases to avoid intellectual property issues going forward), and no, there aren’t any unlocks coming later. Sad news for some – but better to know than to hope in vain!(Louis Wu 19:12:04 UTC)
Do Something Awesome

Sep 16, 2010

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Bungie’s Mark Noseworthy is doing a cool thing – he’s taken his Reach Xbox 360 console, gotten it signed by the Bungie team, and put it up on eBay, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Brian Wood Memorial Trust. (Brian was a developer with another studio who died tragically recently, leaving behind a wife and an unborn baby. More information can be found in the eBay listing notes.) You get a one-of-a-kind Reach Xbox, and Brian’s family gets some additional help – win-win! Thanks to urk for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 19:08:18 UTC)
That’s a lot of simoleons.

Sep 16, 2010

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Major Nelson’s pretty happy with Reach’s Day One Sales (over $200 million). I would be, too! (While it’s below MW2’s $310 million last year, it’s ALL ON ONE PLATFORM – and that’s amazing.) (Louis Wu 18:49:30 UTC)
Gamestop Italy Steps Up

Sep 16, 2010

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halo@bungie.org

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Sometimes it pays to live in a country that gets too few video games. Alessandro De Vescovi let us know that Gamestop in Italy was giving away R/C Warthogs to Halo Reach preorders they couldn’t fill (standard edition preorders, even!). Not bad!(Louis Wu 18:48:47 UTC)
RT: Art of War

Sep 16, 2010

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Rooster Teeth News

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Geoff is far too busy playing Halo Reach to post today’s comic, so I’m filling in. He tells me he’s working tremendously hard, day and night, to bring you stuff like easter egg videos. Poor guy. Someone should inform the union.
Now THAT’s a long-range gun.

Sep 16, 2010

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Willy tested the range of a Gauss Hog’s round… it’s longer than Forge World, that’s for sure. How different from the days when a tank shell shot across Blood Gulch would vanish before hitting the far wall!(Louis Wu 18:47:47 UTC)
Classy Halo

Sep 16, 2010

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Ayanechan pointed out a video of Elodie Adamas playing the Halo theme on the violin… great vid! (I love the drummer…) (Louis Wu 18:46:32 UTC)