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For your english class…
Willeth let GAF know that he’d written up a comparison between Reach and a famous piece of literature. Do NOT read this until you’ve finished the campaign, as it is nothing BUT spoilers… but read it then, because it’s pretty interesting! (Louis Wu 19:27:57 UTC)
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Folks need heroes, Chief.
We’ve mentioned Roger Travis before (most recently at the launch of Halo 3) – but he’s back, with more on his thesis that Halo’s story plays the same role to the current generation as the ‘Aeneid’ played to listeners in Homer’s day. (No, he’s not saying that Halo should be considered grand literature – just that epic stories are important for inspiration, and Halo qualifies.) Definitely an interesting read – and if your boss sees it, hey, it’s the Wall Street Journal! Thanks, Jtyettis. (Louis Wu 19:26:43 UTC)
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Welcome to Reach
To keep you up to date on where Reach stands in the Media, Bungie.net has put together a ‘Welcome to Reach‘ article, with some links, som reviews, and some resources. Check it out!(Louis Wu 19:16:48 UTC)
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Ringcodes?
ARG guy thebruce0 is back with another puzzle – he’s found a bunch of ringcodes scattered throughout Reach. He’s pretty curious if anyone else has noticed these, or knows what they might be about. (Me, too.) Obviously, there are spoilers here, so this might want to wait until you’ve gone through the Campaign… but keep an eye on it! (Louis Wu 19:16:20 UTC)
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Halo 3: 20 Million Served
ChenK noticed that Halo 3 has passed the 20 million mark, in terms of all-time players. Not a shabby milestone to reach (no pun intended)! (Louis Wu 19:16:04 UTC)
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Reach: Now with Auto Mute
Anton P. Nym’s sharp eyes saw a quote in a recent ars technica article about surviving the idiots on Xbox LIVE – ferrex says that Reach has a feature where if too many people mute you in-game, you’ll start being auto-muted by the system. Nice! (Louis Wu 19:15:35 UTC)
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Master Big Chief
Nevan noticed that the shirt of the day for yesterday at RIPT Apparel was Halo-related. Funky! (Louis Wu 19:09:52 UTC)
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AH: Halo: Reach Video Explosion
Hey Everyone,
So today is arguably the biggest day of the year for gamers, and definitely for us at Achievement Hunter. We burned the midnight oil to prepare as many Reach videos as we could. So, without further adieu, let’s get started.
Our first video covers getting the Wake up, Buttercup Achievement:
Following up on that one, we have a guide to getting If They Came to Hear Me Beg:
Next up is Your Heresy Will Stay Your Feet:
Our next guide shows how to get Banshees, Fast and Low:
We then move on to getting I didn’t Train to be a Pilot:
Lucky Me is the next Achievement to get the guide treatment:
And finally (for now), we get Two Corpses in One Grave:
That’s a whole lot of Achievement guide action, but we’re not even close to being done. Keep checking back for more. The summer is over and it’s finally gaming season again!
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A tidbit on what’s next
Not exactly Halo news, but important to those who follow Bungie – Develop Online has a small article mentioning the next project Bungie will be working on… and confirming that it WON’T be using the Reach engine (or a licensed third-party engine). Interesting! Thanks, Narcogen. (Louis Wu 19:09:22 UTC)
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Custom-colored hand-drawn spartan for you
Halochief89 is offering to custom-color a cartoony Spartan he drew, just to match your in-game model. CaptainTony has already taken him up on it – go put in your own request! (Louis Wu 19:08:26 UTC)
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XBL Reach Invasion Theme: Free
If you’re looking for a new theme for your Xbox 360 Dashboard, check out the Halo: Reach Invasion Theme – it costs nothing. Nice!(Louis Wu 19:07:26 UTC)
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NYC Launch, Bungie View
Bungie’s Developer Blog has a bunch of pics from last night’s festivities in New York – check it out! (We’ll have more of our own, soon, I hope.) (Louis Wu 19:05:36 UTC)
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Throw away that rocker.
Remember StUnNeR H2K’s adorable kid and the custom UNSC wrap? Yeah, well, it gets cuter. (One | Two | Three) Who knew Bungie was thinking about parental needs when they built the packaging for the Legendary Edition? (Originally posted at NeoGAF, images rehosted for posterity.) (Louis Wu 19:00:44 UTC)
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Duct Tape Holds the Universe Together
gunluva’s updated some old duct-tape weapons, just in time for Reach… take a look! (Louis Wu 18:59:10 UTC)
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Saving some bucks with a Slim
So people with the 4GB Slim Xbox 360 are finding that they cannot play Reach coop – even with a USB Flash Drive attached. This is disappointing – but before you run out and buy a new Xbox hard drive (and become bitter about the purchase), read these instructions from NeoGAF’s BrLvgThrChmstry. If you have an old drive from your original 360 lying around (any size), these will help you get it working in your Slim, and save you the price of a new drive. (Louis Wu 18:58:09 UTC)
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R.net opens Reach Reviews Page
Rampancy.net is attempting the admirable (but insane) task of keeping track of Halo: Reach reviews – go see how well they’re doing! (Louis Wu 18:55:41 UTC)
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The Policy
Getting a late start – blame Frankie, the Bungie guys, and Best Buy for a fine Reach launch party in New York City last night. Let’s see if we can reduce some of the news backlog… For those who missed it, yesterday’s Penny Arcade comic was Reach-related (discussion, as usual, is in the associated blog post) – thanks, AfroRyan. (Louis Wu 18:55:17 UTC)
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Welcome to Noble
Many, if not all of you stood in lines for two, three, four hours or more at your local games retailer waiting for the game of the year, Halo: Reach. You have received critical intelligence about the human-covenant war and it’s your time to fight for humanity. For those who have received the limited edition, you will find some classified intel that will be vital to understanding the minds behind the Spartan Program. For those veterans who have received the legendary edition, your contributions to the war effort have gifted you the coveted Noble Statue. It is a monument to those who were lost.
You may be wondering where Podtacular falls into this. For those of you who are just finding us, welcome to our community. We hope that you find a welcoming and friendly environment here and on the battlefield. We are focused around our podcast that focuses on the Halo Universe: everything from campaign run-throughs, multiplayer tips, and user created content. For those who are familiar with us, expect some changes all around to Podtacular:
- A new theme has been developed by our former Administrator, CapnKrunk that will be put into effect very shortly, here and on the forums.
- The Podcast show format will be changed up to a more formal layout and be getting a sound quality upgrade.
- Pod TV will be hosted by Dust Storm, pursuing campaign runthroughs and achievement guides. If you are looking to get involved, please post in the forums here.
- Podtacular is looking for news writers for our homepage. If you have done journalism or think you can write well, then you soon will have an opportunity to put your skills to the test and become a Podtacular content writer.
- Game nights, Forge groups and the like are being established by the community already. We will have a list of official groups and events when they become available.
- Podtacular’s first Reach tournament is just around the corner, but this time, since you already have the game, we are giving away copies of the Reach OST.
These are just some of the things happening at Podtacular, and we hope you will join us for this adventure into Bungie’s Swan Song to Halo.
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