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We are back from our summer hiatus and in full swing as we clear out the mailbox before Reach drops onto our consoles and consumes our lives. We are joined by past guest of the summer: Kete from The Running Riot Podcast, AceofSpadesCard from Cyberline Films and CMNeir from Neir Productions. This is the last show before we make some minor changes all around to reflect the release of Reach. So if you are getting this before you go to your local Game Stop or Best Buy, take it with you and listen while you wait for midnight to arrive. Enjoy.
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Podtacular 234: Podtacular Update
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Armory, Challenges, and Files
Bungie.net has posted Welcome to Noble Team, a primer for the new player customization system. Worth a read while you’re waiting to get your disc! Thanks, DHalo. (This will be our last newspost of the day – time to start preparing for the trip to the Times Square launch event this evening. For those going to a midnight launch – enjoy yourselves! And for the rest of you – see you online!)(Louis Wu 19:13:53 UTC)
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Waypoint Web Update
GrimBrother One noticed that the Halo Waypoint web portal has been overhauled – there’s a bunch of new content available for you on the Silverlight-based site. Go see!(Louis Wu 18:20:33 UTC)
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Halo Reach: The first 15 minutes ingame
G4TV’s Joe Paulding pointed us to this embeddable video at The Feed – it’s the first 15 minutes of Reach’s campaign. If you’re dying for another taste – go watch!(Louis Wu 18:14:09 UTC)
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It’s money, baby
I found this article on CNBC disturbing… Microsoft’s stock is up over 2.5% today, and it looks like Reach might be the cause. That’s a hell of an effect for a videogame – even a game like Reach.(Louis Wu 18:11:37 UTC)
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BulletproofPixel Rounds up the Franchise
LordGideon wrote to point out that BulletproofPixel has pumped out reviews of the entire Halo franchise (Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo3: ODST, and Halo Wars) this week, in order to prepare you for Reach. Go read ’em!(Louis Wu 17:56:34 UTC)
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Halo Reach OST – available now
Bungie mentions that the Halo Reach soundtrack is available for preorder on iTunes… but if you’re going digital, go to Sumthing Digital. Not only will you save $6 (it’s $10 instead of iTunes’ $16), but you can buy it RIGHT NOW. (They come as 320kbps MP3s, with no DRM… the only real downside is that the MP3 tagging is pretty awful.) So good… Update: dang, I should have read this sooner… Lothars, on NeoGAF, has a way for you to save another $1.50 off that price.(Louis Wu 17:37:32 UTC)
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H3 Trickin’ Ain’t Dead
The Physics Remastered team recently released a bunch of Halo 3 tricking vids – they show off some unique tricks, and give you complete tutorials to reproduce these yourself. The coolest one is ‘The Island’, getting you to an area in Sierra 117 that is unexplored. Pretty neat! Thanks, Ducain.(Louis Wu 17:00:37 UTC)
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Sam Spratt Remembers Reach
AfroRyan pointed out some very cool artwork from concept artist Sam Spratt – the older ODST image he links to is new for me, and the new Reach wallpapers are GORGEOUS. Go see.(Louis Wu 16:51:52 UTC)
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Machinima Challenge – and its Fruits
We didn’t hear about this until it was over, but there was a 48-hour Machinima Filmmaking Challenge that took place this past weekend – the Rooster Teeth crew and Waypoint were both involved. CrazedOne1988 stopped by today with his entry – not bad!(Louis Wu 16:47:14 UTC)
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We don’t know what that bit is for, either
Gilver found a ‘Generic Space Marine Training Manual‘ at IGN – any Halo fan will recognize more than a little bit.(Louis Wu 16:42:33 UTC)
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Cartography: Tools of the Trade
Building up towards Reach, Forward Unto Dawn has another article about Forge – this one is written by GhaleonEB. Reading it will pump you up for the potential of Reach’s Forge 2.0! Give it a look-see. Thanks, Dani.(Louis Wu 16:40:42 UTC)
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The Pinnacle of the Halo Experience
Kotaku editors review a lot of games. They don’t play many of them over again – there simply isn’t time. Reach is different. Thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 16:36:34 UTC)
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Reach comics
Comics are a fine way to skewer a new game – doesn’t matter if you’re big or small. Ctrl+Alt+Del plays on the name (thanks to many, with vlad3163 being first), while Sure to Be Ban’d is more about the fans (thanks, Trunks). Go read.(Louis Wu 16:34:25 UTC)
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