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June 2014 Archived News
News June 30 2014
Dust in the Wind...point. The Halo Waypoint Community Member Spotlight this week shines on Dustin 'Dust Storm' Pettigrew, the man behind Podtacular (and other 'casts). Go see what makes him tick (and talk)! (Louis Wu 22:44:18 UTC) (permalink)
When Halo and Castle Crashers Meet The Lionheart stopped by to share a cute little piece of artwork, whipped up by Venerance - check out Master Chief, Castle Crashers style! (Louis Wu 22:41:39 UTC) (permalink)
Visualizing the Halo Universe Round 16: Human Postmortam has rejuvenated his 'Visualizing the Halo Universe' series - kl's asking for reader illustrations in the genre of 'Human'. Swing by to read all the details - and see what you can come up with!
(Louis Wu 22:39:16 UTC) (permalink)
News June 29 2014
Spartan Assault Music - Loopable Very cool - Bizargh stopped by to let our forum know that he'd been playing around with the Spartan Assault music files, and created in-game edits of them that can be used as seamless loops - pretty awesome! The full collection is pretty large, but there are some YouTube versions you can listen to to see what you're getting into. Check it out!
(Louis Wu 22:02:25 UTC) (permalink)
News June 28 2014
Halo Scale Comparison - Now Updated with Halo 4 Objects Back in 2005, Stephen Loftus created a Scale Comparison in Halo article - showing you how various structures and vehicles and characters fit together, size-wise. Over the years, he's improved this project, adding new items from later games and slotting them into the existing structure. He's done this again, and it's a HUGE advance; at the time of the last update (January 2013), there were 27 pages of images. Now there are almost 50. Swing by and dive in - it's fascinating! (If you've explored the collection before, you'll want to scroll down to the bottom of the main page - click on the Ark to get started on the cascading scale pages. That's where all the goodies are hiding.) (Louis Wu 21:46:05 UTC) (permalink)
Summer Games Done Quick - Full Halo Run Now Archived If you, like me, allowed goatrope's speedrun of Halo PC, performed for charity a couple of days ago, to pass you by without tuning in, shame on you! (And on me!) However, Ibeechu stopped by with links to rectify the problem. You can still donate (SGDQ is still running!), or you can just jump over to YouTube and watch goat go. It's a really, really enjoyable experience; goatrope does an amazing job of commentating as he's running, and STILL manages to focus on the tricks he's performing to shave time off. He didn't beat the world record for a the full game Legendary run (he set that himself a few weeks ago), but he still went sub-2-hours for the full run... amazing! (Ibeechu also put together a highlights reel, which is funny but not really a highlight reel.)
(Louis Wu 21:40:40 UTC) (permalink)
Tyrant's Halo Wars Legendary Walkthrough - Levels 6-10 The Tyrant has turned out another 5 levels in his Halo Wars Legendary Walkthrough - swing by to watch his strats on Dome of Light, Scarab, Anders' Signal, The Flood, and Shield World! (If you missed the first five levels, they're here.) (Louis Wu 21:39:46 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular E3 2014 Special: Gearbox's Randy Pitchford Dust Storm let us know that Podtacular has a pretty special podcast release - he sat down with Gearbox's Randy Pitchford at E3 2014k. The resulting interview is about 10 minutes long; you can listen to Randy's thoughts on Gearbox's contributions to the Halo franchise, and what he thinks about the upcoming Master Chief Collection. Go grab it! (Louis Wu 21:34:17 UTC) (permalink)
Pieces: A Master Chief Tribute To celebrate his birthday (Happy Birthday, AG!), AssaultGodzilla whipped up a short (under one minute) Halo Music Video set to Sum 41's Pieces. Go watch! (Louis Wu 21:17:18 UTC) (permalink)
News June 27 2014
I'm comin' outta tha cake! Xmoosev3 is another HBO forum denizen who recently got married - and his cake, like Beorn's sister's, was Halo-tinged. How very cool! Take a look. (Louis Wu 22:44:58 UTC) (permalink)
Fails of the Weak 197 - bs angel Edition Nikko B201
let us know that Fails of the Weak Volume 197 is live - this one features a handful of great vehicles fails, but #bsangelbeingsplattered by banshee debris takes the cake. You can watch it on AH or YouTube. Happy Birthday, Jess! (colindosaj 22:20:41 UTC) (permalink)
Going once, going twice SonGoharotto
stopped by to let us know that he is selling his entire Halo book collection on eBay. Go take a look! (colindosaj 21:54:56 UTC) (permalink)
RvB Now on Netflix Hyokin
pointed out that Red vs Blue is now available on Netflix instant stream. Awesome! (colindosaj 21:53:58 UTC) (permalink)
News June 26 2014
The Halo Lowdown for the Week Yesterday's Halo Bulletin is full of fun stuff: details about RTX (coming up in a week), details about the timed exclusive skulls you'll get by buying your copy of the Master Chief Collection from a specific retailer, details about Halo: Escalation #7 (out this week), details about the changing coming in Halo 4 Matchmaking, and some great Light Rifle-related screenshots. Read it on Halo Waypoint, or in our Halo Bulletin Archive. (Louis Wu 23:23:30 UTC) (permalink)
Flood onslaught challenge Rockslider jumped into Keyes recently, and had a little fun with the Flood. Swing by his post for details, and movie links!
(Louis Wu 23:17:50 UTC) (permalink)
To (1080)p or not to (1080)p Over at Inquisitr, there's a summary of a post Frank O'Connor made on NeoGAF recently - he was explaining why the E3 shots of Halo 2 Anniversary weren't a full 1080p. It seems that the build we saw earlier this month was only 900p, because the second frame buffer (the one that allows you to be able to switch back and forth between original and new graphics) is eating a bunch of the available resources. They're still planning for the final version to be 1080p - but there aren't any promises. (All OTHER products in the Master Chief Collection are 1080p; it's just H2A that has this issue.) The article spawned a discussion on our own forum (thanks, Moorpheusl9) with some pretty firm convictions being expressed... go throw your own two cents in! (Remember, though, that the goal, in November, is an H2A running at 1080p - so keep in mind you're discussing ideas, not facts.) (Louis Wu 20:38:47 UTC) (permalink)
This Ring Will Make Us Brothers-in-Law Beorn stopped by the forum a couple of days ago to share some pictures from his sister's wedding. (No, he's not just showing off family photos - she and her husband met online, playing Halo, and the gaming played a role in their nuptuals! Check out the heartwarming story. (Louis Wu 20:30:51 UTC) (permalink)
Cleaning up odds and ends A couple of rough days at the homestead means limited online time; let's catch up. gamerguy2002 pointed out a new vid from Lord Zedd - more digging in the code for Halo 4 has turned up a few unused pieces of armor in the code - swing by to see 'em. (They're pretty similar to existing stuff, which might be why they weren't used.)
(Louis Wu 20:27:31 UTC) (permalink)
News June 25 2014
Covenant Carbine Renders AlexCatMasterSupreme from the Polycount forums shared these really incredible renders of the Covenant Carbine. 0ooh, sparkly! Thanks, Computron. (colindosaj 21:08:43 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular 430 Dust Storm let us know that Podtacular episode 430 is live - in this episode the crew dig into the story of Halo 5: Guardians and speculate about Agent Locke's role in the Halo universe. Go listen! (colindosaj 21:03:18 UTC) (permalink)
News June 24 2014
Aww... These are adorable. (Louis Wu 21:51:52 UTC) (permalink)
Thin Ice Yeah, so, we only mentioned Episode 7 of RvB's Season 12 yesterday... but Episode 8 is out now, and it's pretty great. Caboose offers some useful advice (I was surprised, too), and the - well, you'll have to watch. So go watch.
(Louis Wu 20:01:59 UTC) (permalink)
Drunken Halo: Episode 80 Justin Bryce let us know that the latest Drunken Halo podcast is full of discussion about the Master Chief Collection - go listen! (Louis Wu 19:57:43 UTC) (permalink)
AI Battle - Flood Tank vs Hunter Gamecheat set up another AI battle - this one is Flood Tank vs Hunter. Front-facing melees (from either side) were ineffective... so these battles lasted a while. Pretty fun anyway! (And the extras are worth seeing.) (Louis Wu 19:56:34 UTC) (permalink)
Marlin the Elite Ep 90: No Way Back Layne Thomas sent us a note about the Season 9 finale of Marlin the Elite - where DOES that teleporter go? (Louis Wu 19:32:54 UTC) (permalink)
News June 23 2014
Ain't no thing like me, 'cept me. What happens when you combine good video editing with a funny original trailer and some Halo footage? You come out with Gugga Leunnam's Halo/Guardians of the Galaxy Mashup Trailer. Loved it.
(Louis Wu 23:23:02 UTC) (permalink)
Volpin Props Needler Blueprint on Sale Volpin Props is currently selling their poster blueprints at a discount. Among the posters on sale is a 24"x18" Needler schematic and it's only $10. I might have to snag one of these for myself! Thanks, Revenant1988
(colindosaj 21:36:11 UTC) (permalink)
Self Assessment Oops - we forgot to mention last week's episode of Red vs Blue Season 12... so here's a heads-up just a few hours before THIS week's episode. Tucker convinces the team to do the right thing... even though it's potentially dangerous. And maybe not the right thing. The list of terrible superpowers is... terrible. (Louis Wu 15:11:59 UTC) (permalink)
News June 22 2014
Fails of the Weak 196 Jack and Ray go through another 10 fails in this week's installment of FotW - I could smell the frustration on 'Want to Make Out?' Go watch - it's on both AH.com and YouTube. Thanks, Nikko B201. (Louis Wu 23:53:53 UTC) (permalink)
SC Ascent - Augmented On Friday, Rockslider stopped in with a new vid - it shows you how to increase the number of enemies you face on the way up at the main facility on Silent Cartographers, in order to add spice to the fight. We didn't get a chance to post this yesterday (and nearly missed today, as well!) - but you should go watch it, because it has some awesome needler action. (Louis Wu 23:51:53 UTC) (permalink)
News June 21 2014
Halo: Broken Circle Waypoint announced that a new Halo novel from author John Shirley will release on November 4th. The title of the book is Halo: Broken Circle and it will explore the beginnings of the relationship between The Elites and the Prophets. It seems like this will lead nicely into Halo 2 Anniversary. Thanks, Kzy1m3.
(colindosaj 21:57:39 UTC) (permalink)
Scarab Assault Gamecheat sent word of his latest Halo video - this video shows off a modded gametype for Halo 3 called Scarab Assault on Sandtrap. Gamecheat managed to implement player controlled Scarabs that act similar to the Elephant and the results are nothing short of amazing. Stuff like this is so cool! (colindosaj 21:51:31 UTC) (permalink)
News June 20 2014
The Halo Bulletin: E3 Wrapup Edition The Halo Bulletin, though a bit delayed, was posted this week (last night) - and it's worth reading, because it contains a huge Q&A about the Master Chief Collection. As usual, there's a local copy for your convenience. Thanks to Kal for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 17:27:41 UTC) (permalink)
News June 19 2014
The Great Smoky Mountain LANboree - Halo Gameplay Back in April, a bunch of bungie.org regulars got together in the backwoods of Tennessee to play some Halo, eat some ribs, and smell up a large cabin. By all accounts, it was a success. Today, padraig08 stopped by with a YouTube playlist containing 37 videos (7 hours) of Halo gameplay recorded during that weekend. Go watch some. (Louis Wu 23:11:52 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief Motorcycle Helmet Neca posted a prototype of their D.O.T approved Master Chief motorcycle helmet. It's pretty neat - hopefully it comes with Promethean Vision for better traffic visibility. Check it out! (colindosaj 21:30:18 UTC) (permalink)
News June 18 2014
Remastering The Classics: Inside the Noble Subway Station The SuperWaffle stopped in with word of a remaster of a Halo Reach trick - getting inside the Noble Subway Station. It was done a few years ago... but not to TSW's satisfaction. A new method, coupled with some ingenious workarounds for existing problems, led to this latest release. Go watch! (Louis Wu 23:58:45 UTC) (permalink)
Four Games AND $10 Melee
let us know that if you pre-order the Master Chief collection from the Microsoft Store you'll also receive a $10 Xbox gift card code. Not bad. (colindosaj 21:40:03 UTC) (permalink)
News June 17 2014
Wait... who ARE those guys? Grizzlei pointed out the cover (and summary) of Halo: Escalation #10, coming out in September. Ooh... (Louis Wu 23:59:11 UTC) (permalink)
When all you have is a bomb... Kal wants you to know that GrifballHub.com has the Top Five Reasons why Every Grifballer Should Buy the Master Chief Collection - how many do you need? (Louis Wu 20:05:04 UTC) (permalink)
News June 16 2014
Nailing Down the Map List Der Flatulator stopped in with a pretty cool new page - he's made it easy to see which maps are included with the Master Chief Collection's multiplayer (and where they came from), in a really slick interface! Check it out. (He gives props to profhalo's diligence on this subject - take a look at profhalo's original collage!)
(Louis Wu 21:09:33 UTC) (permalink)
Tying you up and leaving you on the doorstep 343's presentation at E3 this year made it pretty clear that everything being developed right now for the Halo franchise is tied together pretty closely - if you swing by Eurogamer, you'll see a nice summary of some of the connections. Bonnie Ross discusses some of the interweavings and developments we'll be seeing next year. Give it a read! (Louis Wu 21:05:22 UTC) (permalink)
The Real Spartan - Episode 2 Nathan 'ukilledkenny7' Walters let us know that Halo Union's 'The Real Spartan' Episode 2 is now live (it's been 9 months since Episode 1) - Spartan2415 and Kurtana try to decide what to do about Flood in America's streets. Go watch!
(Louis Wu 20:37:39 UTC) (permalink)
News June 15 2014
Halo 2 Anniversary Gameplay Cairo Station E3 2014 For folks who might have missed it, E3 Trailers posted some gameplay footage of the Halo 2 Anniversary version of Cairo Station, which you can watch if you want to see how the new graphics work. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 21:53:00 UTC) (permalink)
Another look at the MCC DayandKnightly returned a couple of days ago with another discussion piece about hte Master Chief Collection - swing by Reactive Bias to read it!
(Louis Wu 21:51:19 UTC) (permalink)
Whoa. Hay. One of the things I miss about the very early days of our forum was the rampant speculation - the crack pipe was pulled out, and outrageous (but sometimes spot-on) ideas were put forth. Grizzlei did some intriguing conjecturing last week, in which the Halo titles were tied to a Biblical concept, with some interesting ideas sprouting from the merger. Go read her first post (and the followup, that contained the part that got cut off when she posted too quickly). Right or wrong, it's the wild speculation that's fun. Go enjoy!
(Louis Wu 21:49:48 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Saved Films - Confirmed One of the cool little tidbits about the Master Chief Collection that we haven't spotlighted came from Joystiq back on Wednesday - it looks like Halo 2 Saved Films are in. Yay! (We should have more details about the Collection soon; it's just a matter of finding the time to write things up.) Thanks to DHalo for pointing this out.
(Louis Wu 21:45:08 UTC) (permalink)
Halo CE Shenanigans AytonHunter stopped in with word of a video showing off some Halo Custom Edition singleplayer mods. Watching felt like traveling back in time to the mid-90s, where mods like this were common for games like Marathon, Unreal, and Quake. Nostalgia! (Louis Wu 21:41:51 UTC) (permalink)
Compensating mastrbiggy has done a fantastic job of keeping our front-page from looking like a blank piece of paper... but there were a few tidbits released over the week of E3 that got overlooked. Today's the day to rectify that. First up: Adult Swim's Robot Chicken took a pretty juvenile look at the relationship between MC and Cortana, but in the end, I laughed. (Link is to the mobile version, which doesn't seem to require a login to watch.) Thanks, SEspider. (Louis Wu 21:31:22 UTC) (permalink)
Reclaimer Radio With the deeply tragic news of HaloGAF Radio's demise earlier this year a group of Halo fans decided to find a way to fill the hole in our hearts. Mix, Wahrer, Ghazi, and aZooJoo have come together to bring you Reclaimer Radio. The most shocking aspect of all of this is that Tashi is now considered an ex-Halo pro. Go listen! (colindosaj 20:49:54 UTC) (permalink)
News June 14 2014
For the Visual Learner
belucheez came across this neat infograph that nicely lays out everything you need to know about the Master Chief collection. (colindosaj 21:07:24 UTC) (permalink)
Fails of the Weak 195 Nikko B201
dropped by to let us know that Fails of the Weak 195 is now live. You can watch it on AH
or YouTube. (colindosaj 20:58:16 UTC) (permalink)
Halo MV - Operation: BLOW ME AWAY
TheSparbiter is back with another Halo music video - this one features the song 'Blow Me Away' by Breaking Benjamin. Nice work! (colindosaj 20:57:15 UTC) (permalink)
Give Me All The Halo Articles You Have Over the past week various press outlets have released articles about the Master Chief Collection and Halo 5: Guardians. Unfortunately we weren't able to keep up with everything so now you're getting a pretty list :)
Check it out! (colindosaj 20:40:20 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo: Nightfall Updates
Announced alongside the Halo Master Chief was Halo: Nightfall, a live action series from producer Ridely Scott. Here are a few articles with more details:
Go read! (colindosaj 20:19:29 UTC) (permalink)
News June 13 2014
Halo: Nightfall News Polygon has a piece
on the recently announced Halo: Nightfall series. According to the article, Nightfall will provide a look into Agent Locke's backstory and that he will play "a key role" role in Halo 5: Guardians. Thanks, Grizzlei. (colindosaj 21:03:10 UTC) (permalink)
Forgecast pete_the_duck dropped by to let us know about the first and possibly only episode of the Forgecast. Pete is joined by Ducain23, NOKYARD, and PsychoDuck to discuss Forge in the Master Chief Collection. Check it out! (colindosaj 20:58:10 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular 427: The Master Chief Collection Dust Storm is joined by Nak3d Eli and H20 Shoagie for the latest episode of Podtacular. They discuss their experiences at E3 2014 and share some thoughts on the Master Chief Collection. Go listen! (colindosaj 20:56:56 UTC) (permalink)
News June 12 2014
An Apology There has been lots of Halo news this week - but our active staff is finding it difficult to actually... well, update. (There is activity on our Twitter account, since it's easier to update that from the show floor, but the front page is being sadly neglected, and for that, I'm sorry.) Here's a promise that we'll get ourselves up to date in the next few days, and we should have some interesting information to share about the Master Chief Collection... but today is another quiet day. Enjoy the weather! (Louis Wu 15:29:55 UTC) (permalink)
Reflections E3 has thrown a wrench in our posting schedule, but Red vs Blue Season 12 Episode 6 went live on Monday - this one is mostly about backstory. Watch it for some history of Felix, along with some illumination of Grif's problems. Great stuff! (Louis Wu 15:29:37 UTC) (permalink)
News June 11 2014
FORE! I'm not sure I can approve of this sort of careless violence and Grunt destruction - it seems... oh. who am I kidding? This looks like fun. Thanks, Gamecheat. (Louis Wu 15:10:33 UTC) (permalink)
News June 10 2014
E3 MS Press Conference Thoughts DayandKnightly let us know that he had a writeup of his watching of the Microsoft press conference on Reactive Bias - go give it a read! (There's a Halo focus, but he's got commentary on the whole conference.) (Louis Wu 18:08:40 UTC) (permalink)
Old, new, and Halo 2 The details continue to pour out about the Master Chief collection - as I said to a number of 343 employees yesterday, it looks like I'll be buying an Xbox One sooner than I expected. If you're excited about the details, jump into the conversations on our forum - lots of the little tidbits have been collected by various forumgoers. Some great stuff from the horse's mouth, though, can be found in this IGN Interview with Frank O'Connor and Dan Ayoub (thanks, Kal). Go watch! (Louis Wu 17:00:57 UTC) (permalink)
News June 9 2014
Prepare your wallets Late to the party on this one, but earlier this morning during the Xbox press briefing, 343 Industries spilled the beans and revealed the Master Chief Collection for Xbox One. There's a post up on Waypoint with all the juicy details. Go read!
(colindosaj 22:25:55 UTC) (permalink)
News June 8 2014
Dissolution 2 - A Jumptage RVideo let us know about Dissolution 2, a jumptage from Jumpstyle and posted by justEPIK on Haloforum. Some really spectacular Halo 3 jumps, filmed in a really cinematic style... go watch! (Louis Wu 23:36:20 UTC) (permalink)
News June 7 2014
Fails of the Weak 194 The most recent Fails of the Weak is totally focused on Halo: Reach - ten fails, showing off sad, sad events. Watch it on AH.com or YouTube. Thanks, as (nearly) always, to Nikko B201. (Louis Wu 03:33:33 UTC) (permalink)
News June 6 2014
Galactic Journey SEspider let us know that his Galactic journey design is now up on Red Bubble. I snagged one myself courtesy of the HBO expense account :). (colindosaj 19:30:38 UTC) (permalink)
News June 5 2014
Podtacular 425 Dustin sent word that Podtacular 425 is out. (425? Geez. At an average of 14 hours/podcast, that's... wow. A lot of weeks of listening.) Topics include the Halo Mash-up pack for Minecraft, and a new segment where they highlight a local forum thread. Go listen!
(Louis Wu 22:35:57 UTC) (permalink)
Gearing Up for E3 The Halo Bulletin this week is short and sweet - the crew's getting prepared for E3. Swing by, though, to see a recap of a new joint venture between 343 and Astro Gaming, along with word of a new Twitter handle, a great deal for Xbox One owners, and some slick King of the Hill shots. As always, you can read it here, too. (Did you know that this was the 150th Halo Bulletin? You do now!) (Louis Wu 14:58:11 UTC) (permalink)
Tim Dadabo Discusses Halo We missed this last month, but Wangtime hosted a video interview with Tim Dadabo, the voice of 343 Guilty Spark - if you've ever wondered how the voice acting side of things comes together on a video game, this is a fascinating watch! Check it out. (Thanks, Paula!) (Louis Wu 14:53:49 UTC) (permalink)
News June 4 2014
Changing Ascetics Whoa. It's been a little while since we saw new Halo art from TDSpiral... but he stopped in today with a re-imagining of the Halo 3 Ascetic Elite. I love it. See for yourself! (Louis Wu 22:39:41 UTC) (permalink)
Belfast-based Halo Filming - Confirmed Grizzlei pointed out an article in the Belfast Telegraph that confirms the rumor we mentioned last week - it looks like the Ridley-Scott-produced Halo feature is being filmed in Belfast. More details in the article! (Louis Wu 22:32:56 UTC) (permalink)
Why fight when you can run away? Ibeechu announced a new marketing initiative for an up-and-coming website that fired up my enthusiasm something fierce. BRB - building a PC.
(Louis Wu 16:04:37 UTC) (permalink)
Reading between the lines pete_the_duck looked at a new sale of Halo titles at Gamestop, and wondered if it wasn't indirect evidence that a Halo bundle, rumored to be coming for the Xbox One sometime in the semi-near future, is really on the table. Even if he's wrong, here's a chance to pick up a bunch of titles for cheap!
(Louis Wu 16:03:03 UTC) (permalink)
Kickin' it Old School A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned a Halo 2 LAN in progress that was being livestreamed by Shadow8P and his friends - he stopped in this morning to let us know there are a couple of highlight reels online at this point. Go get your nostalgia on! (Louis Wu 15:54:37 UTC) (permalink)
News June 3 2014
Training Daze Red vs Blue Season 12 Episode 5 went live yesterday - and Felix showed the crew how difficult it can be to be deadly. Once again, I'm impressed with the polish of this season - the storytelling, the integration of machinima and CG, the spot-on music. Go watch! (Louis Wu 14:53:52 UTC) (permalink)
News June 2 2014
Drunken Halo 77 Justin Bryce let us know that Drunken Halo Episode 77 is now online - he and Travis discuss the Halo 5 announcement, as well as their ideas of the future of the Halo Franchise. Go give it a listen!
(Louis Wu 19:44:02 UTC) (permalink)
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