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News September 30 2012

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SeFu2006 nails the anticipation
Dogiojoe pointed out a fan-made Halo 4 trailer that will do a nice job of pumping you up! (Louis Wu 19:50:32 UTC) (permalink)

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CC's Halo 4 UK Preview
nomis78 stopped by to announce a writeup of the UK Preview event he attended last week - swing by Community Customs to read the details! (Louis Wu 19:48:50 UTC) (permalink)

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A Fan View of the Didact
TDSpiral continues to impress - this time, it's his envisioning of the Didact's face. (Check the rest of the thread - there's tons of new artwork in there!) (Louis Wu 19:47:25 UTC) (permalink)

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Little English Halo Blog Talks to Big Bald Scottish Man
Shadders interviewed Frank O'Connor in London recently - the first half (non-embargoed questions/answers) is online now. Go read it! Thanks, TheOddOne. (Louis Wu 19:45:52 UTC) (permalink)

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8-Bit Peril
Wahrer Machine put together a Chiptune version of Halo 2's Peril - go listen! (Louis Wu 19:44:05 UTC) (permalink)

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Dominion on Exile, in London
Still more off-screen footage from Eurogamer - this one is Halo 4 Dominion on Exile. Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 19:43:00 UTC) (permalink)

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Gears of Halo giving away an Xbox and Halo 4
Last week, we mentioned that GameStop is letting users decide which preorder bonuses they give away - Jimmy Jangles has gotten them to offer a free Xbox and a copy of Halo 4. Swing by his blog to read the details! (Louis Wu 19:41:25 UTC) (permalink)

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Project Lumoria - out in a week!
Higuy sent word that Project Lumoria, the campaign mod for Halo Custom Edition, will be released this coming Friday, October 5. It will include 5 maps and a brand-new UI to load the campaign. Their final ViDoc wil give you a more complete look at what's coming! (Louis Wu 19:37:53 UTC) (permalink)

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Overpod!
These came in last week, but life's been rather insane - apologies to Dust Storm for the oversight! Podtacular 313 contains a nice summary of the information that's been released since the media embargo lifted last week, while Pod TV has a look at the Covenant Weaponry video released a couple of weeks ago. (Louis Wu 19:35:09 UTC) (permalink)

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Geek Dads with a Geek Master
The Family Gamer TV has an interview with Frank O'Connor that previews Halo 4 and shows off some more looks of the upcoming game. Check it out! Thanks, Hydranockz. (GrimBrother One 19:02:11 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 29 2012

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The Eighth Plague
Hedgemony continues his series of amazing comic cover concepts based on the new GEN2 MJOLNIR armor from Halo 4. He started out with CIO, and kept the magic rolling with Oceanic. His latest though, completely near and dear to my heart. Check out his artistic depiction of a valiant Spartan IV battling the most grim of conditions in LOCUS. Go. Look. NOW! (GrimBrother One 22:45:44 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Free - from KontrolFreek
We've had good things to say about KontrolFreek products in the past - and now, they're kicking off a new giveaway. Halo 4 Free is a Facebook-based giveaway - liking their page could net you a Halo 4 console! Take a look. (Louis Wu 17:59:11 UTC) (permalink)

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That's hawt.
As part of the Visualizing the Halo Universe contest (first entries due tomorrow - Sunday!), TDSpiral envisioned a battle-ready Forerunner. It's amazing. (Louis Wu 17:38:19 UTC) (permalink)

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Out of Nightfall... on Forky
t00lbox pointed out a video that shows you how to use Forklifts to get out of Nightfall - pretty cool! (Louis Wu 17:36:23 UTC) (permalink)

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All Halo 4 weapons in one remix video
samurai let us know that the HaloOrbit team put the three Halo 4 weapons videos (Human, Covenant, and Promethean) released by 343 recently together - in one sub-4-minute video. If you can't abide by the idea of switching between videos to see all weapons... this puppy's for you! (Louis Wu 17:20:58 UTC) (permalink)

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Fails of the Weak 106
This week's Fails of the Weak contains a lot of Campaign footage - watch it on AH.com or YouTube. Thanks, Nikko B201. (Louis Wu 16:57:22 UTC) (permalink)

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Neato Burrito
Chappified stopped by with word of 'Neato Burrito', a Halo 3 dualtage containing footage of himself and his brother (with his brother doing the editing). Check it! (Louis Wu 16:56:03 UTC) (permalink)

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Wasn't Left Enough.
This isn't really Halo content, but if you've ever watched MLG Pro Ninja's Halo stream, you know what he sounds like when he's playing... and 'calm' is NOT a good word to describe him, most of the time. Which makes this ad for Rhinomite, a non-violent superhero game, all the more touching. Great piece! Thanks, PNut. (Louis Wu 16:54:21 UTC) (permalink)

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More Eurogamer Expo Footage
More gameplay vids have popped up:

Go catch up! (Louis Wu 16:50:01 UTC) (permalink)

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Unlock and Load Double XP
Following up on their popular Double XP promotion with Modern Warfare 3, Mountain Dew (and Doritos) will be kicking off Double XP for Halo 4, starting on October 14. The site is currently just a teaser placeholder... but the rules can be made visible, for anyone who wants to read them. (The site goes officially live on October 1.) Looks like drinking Dew and munching Doritos will let you double the rate of experience earned in-game... and get you entered for a few bigger prizes. Take a look! (Louis Wu 16:41:54 UTC) (permalink)

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Moments: The Horror Of Installation 04
GameInformer took a look back at one of the scariest levels of the first Halo title - great read! Thanks, Hypertrooper. (Louis Wu 16:35:43 UTC) (permalink)

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Friday's Fan Fiction (on Saturday)
Yesterday was busy, and I forgot to check the Fan Fiction queue. There was a piece to post! It's up now - go read! (Louis Wu 16:34:19 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 28 2012

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Halo 4 - Your Questions Answered (sort of)
The Giant Bomb guys visited Gamespot to answer a bunch of fan questions - not all answers should be relied on, but the video as a whole is entertaining. (Louis Wu 17:44:17 UTC) (permalink)

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A flyable Falcon (in X-Plane)
Mid7night has made his X-Plane version of the Falcon available for download - go see! (Louis Wu 17:39:44 UTC) (permalink)

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Squad
The latest Forward Unto Dawn vignette was released - Squad takes a look at the group we'll be spending our time with in the movie. Thanks to Der Flatulator on NeoGAF, and NotTheVacuum on our own forum. (Louis Wu 17:38:41 UTC) (permalink)

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Tyrant's Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough - Swordflying
The Tyrant takes a break from his Halo 2 Legendary Guide's Chapter release schedule to give you some tips on swordflying - go watch! (It's 3:43 long... coincidence?) (Louis Wu 17:36:01 UTC) (permalink)

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Can Halo 4 capture the series' spark?
Eurogamer wonders if 343 can capture the same lightning in a bottle that Bungie grabbed 11 years ago... thanks, Shake Appeal. (Louis Wu 17:34:08 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 LE OST pushed back for spoilers
Looks like the packaging for the Halo 4 Limited Edition Official Soundtrack has some game spoilers - according to The End Records, release date for that version (and that version only) has been pushed back to November 6 (from October 22), per a request from Microsoft. Thanks, Hypertrooper. (Louis Wu 17:31:59 UTC) (permalink)

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Lots of goodies for HK Preorders
If you live in Hong Kong, ElzartheBam points out a pretty decent pre-order bonus opportunity... (Louis Wu 17:30:20 UTC) (permalink)

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When Politics and Gaming Meet
Very cool - Xbox LIVE Rewards is giving you an incentive to watch the presidential/vice-presidential debates. Watch 3 out of 4 of them on Xbox LIVE, and you'll be able to download some free Halo 4 Warrior Avatar Armor. Awesome! Thanks, malfcn. (Louis Wu 17:27:26 UTC) (permalink)

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Forward Unto Dawn - coming to Blu-ray
If you were worried that you'd have to watch Forward Unto Dawn as a streaming movie (dependent on your internet connection)... worry no more. Blu-ray.com has an article explaining that the movie will be available on Blu-ray starting December 4! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 17:22:41 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Enters New Territory
Reuters has an interview with Frank O'Connor conducted during Eurogamer Expo in London - some of the questions are a bit iffy, but Frank handles himself with aplomb. (Louis Wu 17:15:27 UTC) (permalink)

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Flantastic!
pete_the_duck has a change he'd like to suggest for Halo 4's Capture the Flag mode. I'll get behind that... (Louis Wu 17:14:13 UTC) (permalink)

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HT PotW #2 - Submissions Montage
HT Edge sent word that Halotracker has posted clips for their Pick of the Week #2 feature - and you get to vote. Watch the clips here, then swing by their forum and vote for your favorites. (Louis Wu 17:12:42 UTC) (permalink)

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Gooooooooooooooooooooold
Wednesday, we mentioned that Halo 4 had been sent off for certification. Didn't take too long - last night, Halo Waypoint tweeted that Halo 4 has gone gold. Next stop: mass production! November 6 is coming soon. (Louis Wu 17:08:50 UTC) (permalink)

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Play Halo, raise money for kids
MoltenSlowa has decided to get involved with Extra Life - he's going to play Halo to earn money for his local Children's Miracle Network Hospital (the Seattle Children's Hospital). (If you join the team, your money can go to your OWN local hospital.) Go read about it - and then join in the fun! (You can play yourself, or just donate to an existing player.) (Louis Wu 17:05:56 UTC) (permalink)

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Eurogamer Expo off-screen footage
Over at NeoGAF, cocamola posted a series of videos he collected during his time at Eurogamer Expo, showing off gameplay on new maps. Check out FFA Solace 1, FFA Solace 2, Infinity Slayer Solace, and various Infection clips. (Louis Wu 17:02:21 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 27 2012

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Achievement HORSE 94
Despite the headline, Jack and Ray face off in a game of Achievement PIG - some cool maps here! Watch it at AH.com or YouTube - thanks, NikkoB201. (Louis Wu 22:19:14 UTC) (permalink)

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The man just keeps talking
OutsideXbox interviewed Frank O'Connor - topics included Spartan Ops, Cortana's character, The Covenant's part in the Campaign, and the changes to the multiplayer. Go watch! Thanks, Moorpheusl9. (Louis Wu 22:15:57 UTC) (permalink)

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Flood Mode Impressions
Moorpheusl9 dropped off some impressions of Flood Mode (he was playing at Eurogamer Expo today) - check 'em out! (Louis Wu 22:12:39 UTC) (permalink)

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Communitage 3 Commentaries (yes, plural)
Morpheus stopped in to announce that there are now a couple of commentary vids about a recent community montage he helped make - check his post for links! (Louis Wu 22:09:04 UTC) (permalink)

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OXM Campaign preview (one level)
If you're not worried about Campaign spoilers, OXM has a preview of a so-far-unwritten-about level - with some pretty big plotpoints. (Again - stay away if you're looking to go in pure.) (Louis Wu 22:07:23 UTC) (permalink)

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Didn't make Page 6 - Naked Cortana not racy enough?
The New York Post has a preview of Halo 4 - not a lot new, but a nice mainstream venue. (Louis Wu 22:03:14 UTC) (permalink)

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The Evolution of Infection, at Eurogamer Expo
A couple of Flood Mode gameplay vids have come out of Eurogamer Expo today - this video shows some commentated Flood gameplay on Complex (thanks, ElzarTheBam), while this one shows less-clear gameplay on Haven (mostly from the Human perspective - thanks again, Elzar). Take a look! (Louis Wu 22:00:57 UTC) (permalink)

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Offscreen footage of Complex
BilzozANinja grabbed a couple of clips of gameplay on Complex, one of the new maps unveiled at Eurogamer Expo this week. There's a tiny tidbit of CTF (under a minute), and a couple of minutes of Regicide. Both are (obviously) offscreen, filmed with a phone - but they'll give you a decent view of the map. Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 17:46:10 UTC) (permalink)

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Sparkast Summary
If you don't have time to listen to the Sparkast included in yesterday's Bulletin, never fear - A 3 Legged Goat summarized what's inside on Halo Waypoint's forums. (Thanks, Homeboyd.) (Louis Wu 17:43:37 UTC) (permalink)

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Oppa Halo Style
robofin117 dropped by with word of a video filmed at a cosplayer-filled convention... check out Halo Gangnam Style for some real enthusiasm! (The dancing skills are not quite up to the level of the original, but you gotta love how everyone got into this!) (Louis Wu 16:54:04 UTC) (permalink)

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Eurogamer Expo 2012: Halo 4 Developer Session
Frank O'Connor gave the keynote speech at the Eurogamer Expo this morning - you can watch it on YouTube. (It says 48 minutes, but the first 13:30 are devoid of real content. Start there, and you'll be happier.) This contains a campaign playthrough of about 10 minutes worth of level 3 - so if you're going dark, skip 17:00 - 30:00. You can find a transcription of the Q&A at the end of this presentation on Eurogamer.net, if you'd rather skip the video altogether. (Louis Wu 16:49:59 UTC) (permalink)

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Under-recognized, under-appreciated
Ensemble founder Tony Goodman talked to GamesIndustry International about Halo Wars, and how it came to be a Halo title. Mig brought it to the attention of our forum - and had some comments about what it all means. (Full article coming tomorrow; this is just a Halo-related teaser.) Update: the full interview is up now (thanks, Quirel). (Louis Wu 16:48:39 UTC) (permalink)

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Spong talks to Frankie
Spong.com has an interview with Frank O'Connor, focusing on the return of Master Chief, and what 343 brings to the table. Go read! (Louis Wu 16:45:48 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4: Where it Will Succeed and Where It Will Fail
What Culture! thinks it knows the strengths and weaknesses of Halo 4 - go see if you agree! (Louis Wu 16:44:49 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Analysis, from a competitive player
Duji is an MLG community member who visited PAX this year - and got interviewed by OneSpawn.com. Go read what he thinks about Halo 4. (Louis Wu 16:41:49 UTC) (permalink)

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Guns and Rosy Views
Last Night's Halo Bulletin focuses on Promethean Weapons - it contains a pair of vids (one with overlaid music, one without), along with details about each individual weapon. But although that's a lot of info, it's not all that's there! There's a bit of info about 343's participation in New York Comic Con 2012 (coming up in 2 weeks), along with a brand-new Sparkast. Finally, there's a new Xbox LIVE theme available, and they've got screenshots to show you what you get if you buy it. Halo 4 is less than 40 days away... get pumped! (We have a local copy as well, of course.) (Louis Wu 16:32:11 UTC) (permalink)

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PGCR 132
Robowski let us know that Post Game Carnage Report 132 is live - talk centers around Halo 4 (duh) and some Mega Bloks movie stuff (they've got Gagnon30 on as a guest). Go listen! (Louis Wu 16:27:58 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 26 2012

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Get Stuck! Winner!
Get Stuck! closed its doors to new submissions last night at midnight... and this afternoon, Tex picked a winner. Congrats to CaneCutter, whose entry (in a pair of videos - one | two) took the prize! Tex will be mailing him a dozen cake pops in the near future. (Louis Wu 23:34:02 UTC) (permalink)

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Dawn Awaits
There's a new Single Player Gameplay Preview from G4TV, displayed over at Halo Waypoint (or at G4TV.com - I missed this one in our G4 roundup a few days ago). Narration is by Kiki Wolfkill - worth listening to! (Louis Wu 23:05:38 UTC) (permalink)

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New Halo 4 Previews
Couple of new previews of Halo 4 from outlets that have been at recent press events - T3 has one, Pocket-lint has another. Are you content'd out yet? (Louis Wu 23:00:17 UTC) (permalink)

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Blasda: Final Halo Reach montage
Blasda released his final Halo: Reach montage - I thought it was a pretty good watch. Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 22:59:08 UTC) (permalink)

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Remix Death Honeycomb!
Bravo took a literal look at the Covenant Weapons video from 343 - it was great. Go enjoy it yourself! Thanks, heckfu. (Louis Wu 22:56:59 UTC) (permalink)

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Wake Up, John! You're my only hope.
HaloFanForLife put together a Halo version of an iconic Star Wars movie poster - the more I looked at it, the more I liked it. Thanks, mastrbiggy. (Louis Wu 22:54:05 UTC) (permalink)

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17 Minutes of Greenskull
Greenskull posted a new opinion video... with a LOT of new gameplay he collected at PAX. Go watch! (Louis Wu 22:52:32 UTC) (permalink)

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More Goodies from GameStop
Looks like GameStop is upping its preorder bonuses - and you can pick what they offer! Swing by Halo4vote.com to register your opinion. (Louis Wu 22:49:11 UTC) (permalink)

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Frankie goes to Spain
mikimarquez let us know that Frank O'Connor will be in Madrid this Friday night, answering questions about Halo 4. You can read about it (in spanish) at Meristation, watch it live (still set up for E3, but should be updated before Friday), send questions via Twitter, or leave your questions on their forum. Good news for Spanish Halo fans! (Louis Wu 22:46:44 UTC) (permalink)

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Wednesday Night Grifbrawl - Final Four
It's way late for this, I apologize - but Wednesday Night Grifbrawl will kick off in less than 2 hours, with Four Guys One Ball facing off against Grammaton Clerics. Goosechecka will be calling the play-by-play stuff... and giving out prizes. So be sure to read about it on GrifballHub, and watch it on Twitch.tv! Thanks, Kal. (Louis Wu 22:41:55 UTC) (permalink)

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Zeus reaches v0.5
Sparky, from MacGamingMods, let us know about HaloDemoMods - a site for modding Mac Halo. Swing by MGM to read about Zeus, a new site for uploading and modifying Halo map and tag files. Then upload stuff! (Louis Wu 22:39:48 UTC) (permalink)

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Pixel War
ncsuDuncan kicked off a contest wherein your skill (or lack of it) with MS Paint might win you a copy of The Thursday War. Nice! Go read the rules at HaloGAF.com. (Louis Wu 22:36:34 UTC) (permalink)

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More Than Ready to be Blown
Demoncarnotaur noticed a new article from VG24 regarding the Prometheans and a juicy tease about the Halo 4 Terminals. Can't wait! Go read! (GrimBrother One 19:00:29 UTC) (permalink)

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Another exciting piece of Halo 4 news today is that the game has officially been sent off for certification! Godspeed, and good work, 343. Thanks to TheOddOne for noticing. (GrimBrother One 18:31:48 UTC) (permalink)

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Zoning Ordnance
The Tyrant let us know that his next step in Halo 2 Legendary domination, Quarantine Zone, is now live. Go and check it out! (GrimBrother One 17:23:49 UTC) (permalink)

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Core Taken, Not Dropped
Eurogamer also spoke with Frank about how the wizards at 343 Industries seem to be squeezing so much out of the Xbox 360 hardware. An interesting look at how the core code has evolved over time, go look! (GrimBrother One 17:09:15 UTC) (permalink)

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Revolving Around Evolving
CVG has posted an interview with Frank O'Connor revolving largely around thoughts on how the Halo Franchise must evolve as time moves on. A lot of interesting points brought up and made, go check it out! (GrimBrother One 17:04:52 UTC) (permalink)

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A Flood of New Screenshots
Deep in the night, the fine folks at Halo Waypoint dropped a load of hot new Halo 4 screenshots from Wargames, Spartan Ops, and Campaign. We've also mirrored them locally for your convenience if you have any trouble loading it up first party. Go and check out all the beauty! (GrimBrother One 16:59:21 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 25 2012

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Adding tools to the storytelling box
New Zealand's Gameplanet talked to Kiki Wolfkill about Halo 4, and its imminent release - there are some interesting answers here, revealing where Kiki, personally, is coming from (along with the studio as a whole). Give it a read! (Louis Wu 17:50:29 UTC) (permalink)

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The Art of Halo 4: Limited Edition
Hypertrooper pointed out a Limited Edition of Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 - it's coming out on November 4 (two days before the regular Hardcover is available here in the US), from a British bookseller. Costs a bit more (close to 4x as much, in fact)... but it's signed by Kenneth Scott! (Louis Wu 16:23:40 UTC) (permalink)

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Happy Birthday
Last night, Rooster Teeth released RvB Season 10 Episode 16 - Tex shows a softer side, while the process for creating AI fragments is detailed. Good stuff! Thanks, Lurono. (Louis Wu 16:17:18 UTC) (permalink)

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Adorabilicious
343's Kenneth Scott tweeted an image from Legoboy Productions - the Prometheans have been recreated in LEGO! (Blue variants can also be found in his photostream.) Thanks to GrimBrother One for the heads-up (though he should never, ever, EVER use that term for a tweet again). (Louis Wu 16:13:03 UTC) (permalink)

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Tyrant's Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough - Sacred Icon
The Tyrant's Halo 2 Legendary Guide continues - the latest chapter covers Sacred Icon. Pretty fast run - lots of zipping past enemies. Take a look! (Louis Wu 16:00:41 UTC) (permalink)

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Forget those cherry trees...
Postmortem pointed out a fun piece of artwork from DeviantARTist SharpWriter - it's the ORIGINAL Master Chief! (He's got a couple of other Halo-related pieces - there's a new Presidential Seal for the US (more guns, more Elite skulls) and an ODST sketch from a few years ago. Take a look! (Louis Wu 15:49:26 UTC) (permalink)

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Speed Run September at HSH
Did you know it's Speed Run September at High Speed Halo? We're in the final week, and they've got a ton of content for you. Yesterday was a record 5:21 run on ONI: Sword Base. Today you can find the run featured yesterday on Waypoint - a zippy four-person, zero-shot romp through Nightfall. The rest of the week includes another ONI: Sword Base run, two more Nightfall runs, a Halo 3 Sierra 117 run, and a Halo run from Halo Anniversary. Go visit! (Louis Wu 15:45:17 UTC) (permalink)

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Podtacular 312
Dust Storm sent word of Podtacular 312 - discussion revolves around the past couple of Halo Bulletins. Prometheans and Covenant weaponry are high points! (Louis Wu 15:38:47 UTC) (permalink)

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Love Child of Narrows and Lockout
u4iX took a close look at the recent Solace gameplay, and offered some suggestions on how to most efficiently enjoy your experience on the map. Nice work! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 15:24:14 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 24 2012

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Get Stuck! - deadline coming soon!
Just a reminder - there's just a day and a half left until the deadline for entries for the Get Stuck! contest; if you want a shot at Tex's cake pops, you need to submit your screenshot/movie/artwork/whatever by midnight tomorrow! (Louis Wu 17:24:21 UTC) (permalink)

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Projet Alpha - Long Night of Solace
Elros let HaloGAF know about Projet Alpha's release of Long Night of Solace - glitches and funky happenings on the fifth level of Halo: Reach. It's 15 minutes, and contains lots of fun stuff! (Louis Wu 17:22:03 UTC) (permalink)

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Direct-feed Halo 4 Gameplay, with in-game sound only
A YouTube user named 'MrAvakstone92' has three videos up right now that show direct-feed footage (some we've seen before)... but with no overlaid music or commentary tracks, just the original sounds. This is a Campaign footage video, this is a War Games Gameplay vid (Solace and Exile), and this is a Spartan Ops Gameplay vid. Amazing sounds! Thanks, Munish23. (Louis Wu 17:03:57 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 23 2012

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The Trash Room
t00lbox stopped in with instructions on how to get into a secret area on Pillar of Autumn - bizarre stuff! Take a look. (Louis Wu 21:44:13 UTC) (permalink)

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Visualizing the Halo Universe: Week 1
Postmortem has kicked off the 'Visualizing the Halo Universe' contest - Week 1 focuses on a character we've seen so far only in extended universe material. Jump in! (Louis Wu 18:12:41 UTC) (permalink)

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New Gameplay from G4
G4TV has a pair of new HD gameplay videos - this one shows DMR gameplay on Exile CTF, Dominion gameplay on Longbow, Carbine-based Infinity Slayer gameplay on Solace, and Light Rifle-based Regicide gameplay on Haven. This one, on the other hand, is a preview of gameplay narrated by Josh Holmes - there's both Spartan Ops and Wargames footage. Thanks, Munish23. (Louis Wu 18:08:08 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Black Beta
IGN, V Energy Drink, and Xbox are hosting a Halo 4 event in Sydney, Australia - the code you'll need to RSVP will be displayed on the event page in just about 19 hours. There are only 150 passes... so if you're in the area, keep an eye on the page! Thanks, randomrosso. (Louis Wu 17:57:21 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 22 2012

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Quattro Queries
Join CruelLEGACEY, Rukizzel, Kalamari, and yours truly as we talk some more Halo 4 by answering listener questions in Episode 29 of the Waypoint Modcast. Check it out! (GrimBrother One 23:52:32 UTC) (permalink)

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New Square Enix Figures
Scroll about halfway down this page (or just search for 'Palmer' - or just jump here) to see a pair of new Play Arts figures from Square Enix - Commander Sarah Palmer (a Spartan IV on the Infinity) and a generic Spartan IV. Check 'em out! Thanks, Laird. (Louis Wu 22:18:35 UTC) (permalink)

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Red vs Blue
Firestream and his buddy Smyf collaborated on a Halo 4 desktop - Firestream took blue, while Smyf took red. The result is pretty cool! (Louis Wu 18:47:08 UTC) (permalink)

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Heroic Poses and Flowery Headlines
kapowaz picked through Edge's new Cover Art collection for all the Halo-related covers over the years... memories! (Louis Wu 17:29:46 UTC) (permalink)

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UK 343 Trip Giveaway
If you live in the UK, you should swing by this page at XboxAvatarGear - Mountain Dew is hosting a giveaway where you could win a trip to Seattle to visit 343 headquarters! (You can also win one of 40 copies of Halo 4, or any of a bunch of avatars.) Thanks, Skilotonn. (Louis Wu 17:27:30 UTC) (permalink)

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Infinity Slayer on Exile
IGN has posted a new video showing Infinity Slayer gameplay on Exile... with commentary by Josh Holmes. Good watch! Thanks, Hypertrooper. (Louis Wu 17:14:20 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Renders
Halo Waypoint posted a bunch of new renders last night - characters, weapons, vehicles. Some jaw-droppers (and some real surprises!). Go see! Thanks, Bryan Newman. (Louis Wu 17:09:30 UTC) (permalink)

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Bungie Reverse Mail Sack
Bungie's Mail Sack this week is twisted - literally. Bungie employees asked the questions, forum denizens answered. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 17:06:16 UTC) (permalink)

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Of Voices, and Firefight
Rockslider has another pair of articles for you - the first looks at a particular Firefight voice, and the reasons for using it, while the second takes a more general look at how to most efficiently hear Firefight lines (in any voice). Check 'em! (Louis Wu 17:02:26 UTC) (permalink)

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Fails of the Weak 105
Fails of the Weak is up to 105 - they're starting their third year! I enjoyed this batch - go watch (either at AH.com, or YouTube). Thanks, NikkoB201. (Louis Wu 16:51:05 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 21 2012

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Maybe not what you expect... but what works.
Over at NeoGAF, Frank O'Connor explained the reasoning behind a UI change in Halo 4 - it's a fascinating look into how decisions can be driven by empirical data rather than overarching theory. (Louis Wu 17:51:56 UTC) (permalink)

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Anoj Top 10 Ep 55: Amazing Kills
Anoj has posted a new Top 10 - the newest episode looks at amazing kills. A number of these are really awesome - go check 'em! Thanks, Jordan Bell. (Louis Wu 17:47:42 UTC) (permalink)

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Nemesis Fan Remix
Wahrer Machine stopped by to announce that he's remixed Halo 4's Nemesis track - go listen! (Louis Wu 17:44:46 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Legendary Symbol Revealed
I said that Hypertrooper had collected all the Halo 4 content I'd seen - I was mistaken. IGN posted a video showing off the new Halo 4 Legendary symbol - Bryan Newman pointed it out last night. Reaction on our forum has been... less than positive. (Louis Wu 17:42:27 UTC) (permalink)

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Jen Taylor talks to Little English Halo Blog
Shadders had a chance to ask Jen Taylor a few questions about her role as Cortana - definitely worth a look! Swing by the Little English Halo Blog and read up. (Louis Wu 17:40:41 UTC) (permalink)

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Lecture
Though there's a Halo 4 info flood, it's still Friday - which means it's time for a new Forward Unto Dawn vignette. Today's is called 'Lecture', and has a Corbulo Academy instructor explaining why the UNSC fights insurrectionists. Great piece! (Louis Wu 17:38:03 UTC) (permalink)

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Operation Resurrect Part 2
Phat M0nk3y stopped in yesterday with word of a new machinima - Operation Resurrect Part 2. It's over an hour long! Go see. (Louis Wu 17:32:20 UTC) (permalink)

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Fan Fiction Friday
There's a new piece available this week in the Fan Fiction section - nice to see! Go read. (Louis Wu 17:29:21 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Media Blowout
Getting a really late start today - blame the Department of Motor Vehicles. (You can get there 45 minutes BEFORE THEY OPEN and still wait more than 3 hours to be served. Insane.) The press embargo on information collected a couple of weeks ago at 343's offices ended last night at midnight... and the floodgates have opened. If you're looking to avoid spoilers... now's the time to go dark. There is a TON of information out there - campaign, multiplayer, you name it. Hypertrooper has done a pretty amazing job of collating and indexing into a readable, organized collection of links over at NeoGAF - if you AREN'T going dark, this should be your first stop. I don't think I've seen ANYTHING that isn't already on this page. (Louis Wu 16:47:48 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 20 2012

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New figs from McFarlane
Spawn.com has final sculpt pics of the McFarlane Halo 4 Series 1 figures - go take a look! Thanks, Dani. (Louis Wu 22:20:06 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4: Covenant Weapon Sounds
If you watched the Covenant Weapons video in yesterday's Bulletin, but didn't like the dubstep... Halo Waypoint has released a version with only in-game sounds. Go check it out! Thanks, CyReN (and uberfoop). (Louis Wu 22:15:01 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Story Details Emerge
If you're not interested in story spoilers, do NOT watch the Halo 4 promo for the next GTTV - Geoff Keighley and Frank discuss a 'pivotal character and the core of the conflict in Halo 4'. If you don't want to know - don't watch. Thanks, Demoncarnotaur. (Louis Wu 20:27:57 UTC) (permalink)

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Achievement HORSE 93
Achievement HORSE 93 (AH.com | YouTube) has Jack and Geoff facing off on lots of blow-up maps. Spoilers early. Thanks, Nikko B201. (Louis Wu 20:24:23 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Playdate for 40 lucky UK folks
Do you live in the UK? OXM UK is giving away 20 pairs of tickets to a Halo 4 event in London next weekend - swing by their site to read the details! Thanks, Hypertrooper. (Louis Wu 20:18:01 UTC) (permalink)

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New Halo 4 Gameplays from HaloBase
Germany's HaloBase has posted a new trailer that puts together all the recent Halo 4 gameplay they could find. (It contains a lot of the same footage as their release last week of 'A Beautiful New World'.) Go see! (Louis Wu 20:16:00 UTC) (permalink)

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PGCR 131 - plus Megabloks-based diversions
Robowski sent word that Post Game Carnage Report 131 is online - Halo mania. One of their listeners challenged Robowski to a 1v1... there's a Megabloks-based recap, courtesy of Gagnon30. (If that tickled your fancy, Gagnon30 has submitted an entry to the Megabloks Toymation contest, and could use your vote! (Louis Wu 20:09:45 UTC) (permalink)

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Seeking Out An Army
HBO Members and Halo fans alike should be more than familiar with the name Leviathan. He's brought us some amazing artwork, concepts, and probably the most famous and dearly-held piece of Halo fan-fiction around, Fistful of Arrows. This time though, he's working on something new, and though it's not Halo-related, it's awesome just the same, and he deserves the community's support! Check out the new indie game he is working on called "Seeker", then check out his forum post to see how your votes can help support the game's development. It's an awesome project from an even more awesome guy. Go check it out! (GrimBrother One 16:00:54 UTC) (permalink)

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You'll Get Wet Just Looking At It
Hedgemony continues his inspiring art series of comic covers depicting Spartan IV's in their new MJOLNIR GEN2 armor options from Halo 4. This time, he offers his salute to HBO user Beckx's secret desire: Oceanic armor. Go and take a gander at this beautiful depiction of a scuba Spartan! (GrimBrother One 15:10:51 UTC) (permalink)

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Putting the Post in Postmortem
Postmortem also wanted to share his experiences from PAX Prime this year. It's a great read, and is just one more element that shows off what a great community of folks Halo has surrounding it. Go relive the event through his eyes! (GrimBrother One 15:08:37 UTC) (permalink)

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Extending the Vision
Postmortem stopped by to share an awesome new ongoing art contest centered around visualizing the Halo Universe, specifically elements of the extended fiction. If you are interested, maybe the time is right to take a dip in the HBO community and show your stuff! (GrimBrother One 15:04:51 UTC) (permalink)

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Au! Who me?
bs angel spreads her Wednesday wings again to bring us the latest Halo Bulletin. This week's edition features a new Weapons video featuring the Covenant arsenal available in Halo 4, as well as a great breakdown from key 343i personnel about each weapon. Also included is some (much appreciated) clarification on some of the contents of the various editions and DLC that will be available come launch day. All in all, a great read as always, go and check it out! If you like a simpler format, you can always catch it here locally of course. Enjoy! (GrimBrother One 04:28:04 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 19 2012

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Breaking In: Mike Forrest
Ever wonder about the people who protect your gaming experience? One of those people is Mike Forrest - the subject of the latest Breaking In article on Bungie.net. Go see what he does - and how he got there! (Louis Wu 18:04:47 UTC) (permalink)

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Amazing Paint
Whoa. Check out this Cortana cosplay - amazing. Thanks to Hypertrooper, who found it via SirPwn4g3's twitter feed. (Louis Wu 17:11:29 UTC) (permalink)

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Quacks and Comics
pete_the_duck stopped in with word of a new webcomic (I giggled), and a new Forge Quacks - since the last time we mentioned them (last week), there have been 4 new ones! Check 'em all out. (Louis Wu 14:37:09 UTC) (permalink)

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Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway
Hey - it's Co-op night again! Go see Kermit's post for full details. And find him tonight! (Louis Wu 14:36:04 UTC) (permalink)

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When you're upset, climb a mountain.
A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned that the Japanese voice actors for Master Chief and Cortana have been replaced, and that this is upsetting some Japanese Halo fans. One fan decided to step it up a little bit - he climbed to the top of Mount Fuji, dressed as the Chief, and showed off a petition to reverse the decision. Wow. Thanks, wwm0nkey. (Louis Wu 14:34:30 UTC) (permalink)

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Lopez gets an upgrade
The Waypoint Blog has a video showing off a really cool upgrade for RvB's Lopez - I'd LOVE to find this as a loadout. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:32:49 UTC) (permalink)

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It'll be great. Probably.
TheOddOne pointed out a preview of Halo 4 which... well, doesn't make quite as much sense as it probably should. (It's not the guy's first foray into Halo analysis...) (Louis Wu 14:27:57 UTC) (permalink)

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Can Loadouts Revive Pro Halo?
Bravo put together a video discussing how Halo 4's loadouts might be able to bridge the gap between competitive and casual players - go listen! Thanks, biosnake20. (Louis Wu 14:26:30 UTC) (permalink)

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GH's Wednesday Night Grifbrawl
Kal Belgarion sent word that the next Wednesday Night Grifbrawl is happening tonight - this week, Kira's and What the Grif face off at 10pm Eastern - swing by GrifballHub's twitch.tv's stream for all the fun! (Louis Wu 14:24:50 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 18 2012

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It's gonna be great!
Recently, a celebrity party to show off Halo 4 took place in Manchester, England - Shadders has some footage. Take a look! (Louis Wu 20:34:22 UTC) (permalink)

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Get Stuck!
We mentioned Tex's sticky blue balls last week - now she wants YOU to have some! She's kicked off a new contest here at bungie.org - come up with the most creative example of a plasma grenade, you could win yourself a batch of cake pops, delivered to your door! More details on the Get Stuck! page. Get brainstorming! (Louis Wu 18:08:35 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo-related composers at NYCC
Tom Salta, a composer who's worked on many video game projects (including Halo Anniversary) and Niles Rogers, the producer behind the Halo 2 soundtrack, will both be participating in a New York Comic-Con panel called 'Maestros of Horror and Sci-Fi Music' - if you're going to be at the convention, be sure to save the timeslot! (Friday, October 12th, at 12:15.) (Louis Wu 16:42:04 UTC) (permalink)

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I'd shoot that guy in the shoulder.
Hedgemony stopped by with a teaser for a project we'd love to see... go look! (Louis Wu 16:39:09 UTC) (permalink)

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Three's A Crowd
Red vs Blue Season 10 Episode 15 was released last night - what will happen when Carolina and Tex face off in the Arena? Go watch to find out! UnrealCh13f kicked off a thread in our forum, if you want to discuss what's going on here. (Louis Wu 16:36:27 UTC) (permalink)

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Communitage 3
Morpheus dropped in with word of Communitage 3 - a followup to a video released in 2009. Nearly 13 minutes long, and REALLY heavy on the editing (if you enjoy watching the actual gameplay, as opposed to the split-second that a sniper bullet enters a skull, this one's not for you), it's got some great extra effects. Take a look! (Louis Wu 16:32:36 UTC) (permalink)

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Grunts are People Too Ep 3
Motherstooth sent us th elink to Grunts are People Too Episode 3 - those little rascals have taken over the Pillar of Autumn! I'm gonna have nightmares. (Louis Wu 16:28:48 UTC) (permalink)

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Tyrant's Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough - Delta Halo
The Tyrant has released the next chapter of his Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough - he takes on Delta Halo. A few skulls make the whole process smoother. Go watch! (Louis Wu 16:25:56 UTC) (permalink)

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Master Chief and Cortana in Halo 4
Jordan Bell released another video for his Universe channel - this one focuses on the relationship between Master Chief and Cortana (and what we might see in Halo 4). Go watch! (Louis Wu 16:20:42 UTC) (permalink)

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Requiem Episode 12
HAL0 M4N told us about Requiem Episode 12 - jetpack fighting, dealing with a Falcon, and a character out of time. Go watch! (Louis Wu 16:14:52 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 17 2012

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Things that should never be... sometimes are.
Sometimes, memes make my head hurt. Especially when they take over things I love. Thanks (I guess), TheOddOne. (Louis Wu 20:53:07 UTC) (permalink)

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Playtime OST
For fans of the Halo-based machinima series "Playtime", which is regularly featured on Halo Waypoint itself (the only other series than Red vs Blue of it's kind to have that honor), you should be interested to know that the original soundtrack for the seires is now available on iTunes. Whether you enjoy the series itself, or just some good music, definitely give this a look! (GrimBrother One 18:35:55 UTC) (permalink)

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Tyrant's H2 Walkthrough - Skull Acquisition
The Tyrant is going to be using a few different skulls in the rest of his Halo 2 levels... so to make life easy, he's put together a video detailing how to get the ones he needs. Follow these instructions, and completing the rest of his guides will become much simpler! (Louis Wu 16:32:23 UTC) (permalink)

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mastrbiggy and lime - winners (and more)
mastrbiggy contacted the eight winners of his most recent giveaway - swing by the page to see who picked up new schwag! (This community is amazing; if you didn't win, don't worry, we have ANOTHER contest coming very soon, thanks to yet ANOTHER rockin' fan.) (Louis Wu 14:07:08 UTC) (permalink)

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Waypoint Community Modcast Episode 28
Nevin Douglas pointed out the latest Waypoint Community Modcast - he's joined by the folks from the Dust and Echoes podcast, for a DaE/Halo 4-related discussion. Go listen! (Louis Wu 14:04:56 UTC) (permalink)

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Breakdown - Halo 4 Boltshot Preview
u4iX put together a short look at the Halo 4 Boltshot, a new weapon we're starting to get info on. It's a pistol! It's a shotgun! It's a dessert topping! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 13:58:35 UTC) (permalink)

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Podtacular 311
Dust Storm let us know about Podtacular 311 - this one focuses on The Halo Council, and has CyRen, u4iX and LastMan describing what they bring to the Halo community. Go listen! (Louis Wu 13:57:56 UTC) (permalink)

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Mail Sack Puzzle - solved
Wow - congrats to kirish, who posted a solution to the puzzle in the Bungie Mail Sack yesterday morning (early). It was confirmed a few hours later by TheMisssingLink (who may or may not be Josh Hamrick). I love that Bungie brings its community together with stuff like this - and I love that people are smart enough to figure it all out. Update: I was wrong - the PuzzleMaster isn't Josh Hamrick, it's David Johnson. Apologies to whoever gets most offended by the mistake! (Louis Wu 13:56:17 UTC) (permalink)

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More PAX Footage from PodtacTV
PodtacTV released three new gameplay clips collected at PAX yesterday - Exile CTF (Greenskull playing), Haven Regicide (showing off the Suppressor), and another Exile CTF (this one showing off the Thruster Pack). Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 13:54:37 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 16 2012

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Get Out of Swordbase Using a Forklift
t00lbox stopped by with a link to a vid showing off an easy way out of ONI Sword Base, using a forklift. Nice! (Louis Wu 19:30:39 UTC) (permalink)

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The Flood: Forgotten Exile StKft Release
Flood Campaign is a project to bring gameplay as the Flood to Halo CE - we mentioned it about a year ago. They've got their first release now - swing by ModDB to read about it, or to download it, or visit YouTube.com to watch the latest trailer. Pretty cool! (Louis Wu 19:29:09 UTC) (permalink)

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Assault on Squad 45 Part 4
It's been quite a while since we've heard from Squad 45 (Part 3 of Assault on Squad 45 was released more than a year ago) - but Part 4 went up recently (it was on Megabloks' site a couple of weeks ago, and Halo Waypoint yesterday). It's got some pretty amazing stop-motion action - go watch! (Louis Wu 19:20:42 UTC) (permalink)

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Mail Sackin'
The latest Bungie Mail Sack went live on Friday (as they usually do), but we've been slackers - if you haven't read it yet, go do so. There's a contest in there that hasn't been won yet... how good are your puzzle-cracking skills? (Even if they're not great, the Mail Sack is pretty amazing this week; worth a read no matter what.) (Louis Wu 19:18:14 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 15 2012

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Halo: A Beautiful New World
Legend, from German site HaloBase, let us know that they've put together Halo 4: A Beautiful New World, a video showing off the campaign footage included in recent Behind the Scenes videos from 343. (You can read about it on their site, here.) While you're checking out their stuff, they're putting together a contest for German Halo fans - you can win a Halo Anniversary shirt if you share their vid on Facebook! Check it out. (Louis Wu 20:46:46 UTC) (permalink)

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Wait... it's on the internet!
Sometimes, you might come across content on the internet that isn't fully accurate. (Hope you were sitting down when you read that.) A few hours ago, the French site Halo Destiny posted this comment on their Facebook page - if you don't read French, it translates to this:

In normal mode, the 4 first Halo 4 campaign missions can be completed within an hour. Bravo life of the game.

This, understandably, might cause some distress if you've been anticipating a long campaign in Halo 4. Luckily, we've got Frank to bust myths - he posted this at NeoGAF:

That's interesting, since nobody from the press or the public has played the first four missions. Oh and Rally point C in mission 3 takes 15 minutes with invincibility turned on.

Breathe easy, internet. (Thanks to Hypertrooper for the heads-up. And when Frank says 'invincibility', he's talking about a dev mode option.) (Louis Wu 20:24:59 UTC) (permalink)

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Ellis and Chou help Giantbomb play Halo 4
Giantbomb recorded their Big Live Live Show 3 yesterday - about four and a half hours in (thanks, Slaker117), they played a little Halo 4 CTF on Exile - with commentary. Definitely worth watching! (Louis Wu 20:18:13 UTC) (permalink)

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Strive-umentary - A Halo Team Documentary
Human put together a documentary showing off the trials and tribulations of the European Halo team at the European Gaming League's 7th event in Blackpool, UK - it's 80 minutes long! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 20:13:30 UTC) (permalink)

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Failure is ALWAYS an Option
Can't get enough of Jack and Geoff finding a million and one ways to find fun in Halo: Reach? Good, because Episode 104 of Fails of the Weak is live and ready for your enjoyment. You can also catch it on YouTube. Go watch! Thanks Nikko B201 (GrimBrother One 17:30:53 UTC) (permalink)

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The Word of the Day is 'Technique'
Thanks to CyReN for stopping by to let us know about a new video from The Halo Council featuring Nexy as he breaks down the BR, DMR, Covenant Carbine, and Forerunner Lightrife as they appear in Halo 4. Really great look, check it out! (GrimBrother One 17:21:11 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 14 2012

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Halo After Dawn Ep 6: Joyride
Mr Sark and Adam Kovik have a new episode of Halo After Dawn, which analyzes the latest Forward Unto Dawn vignette - make sure you watch the clip first before watching this. Fun! Thanks, nillapuddin. (Louis Wu 19:21:23 UTC) (permalink)

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More Dust and Echoes
Woaf let us know that new episodes of Dust and Echoes are live - Episode 20 covers PAX, and the reveals there... and Episode 21 focuses on the Prometheans. Go listen! (Louis Wu 18:09:15 UTC) (permalink)

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Top 10 Master Chief Lines
MixMaker1 has kicked off a new Top 10 series - the first episode looks at the Top 10 Master Chief Lines. (that's all of 'em, amirite?) Go watch for his take on these classic utterances! (Louis Wu 17:20:35 UTC) (permalink)

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Tyrant's Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough - Oracle
The Tyrant continues his Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough - Oracle just got posted. Not easy... but hey, what fun would it be if it were? Go watch! (Louis Wu 17:17:19 UTC) (permalink)

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Offscreen footage of Haven, from PAX
PodtacTV posted more PAX gameplay footage, this time showing some Regicide action on Haven... with ncsuDuncan as the protagonist. Go watch! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 17:12:08 UTC) (permalink)

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Protecting the Brand... WAY out
Fusible continues to keep a close eye on the domains Microsoft is registering - we know about Halo 4, 5, and 6... but now they're grabbing up 7, 8, and 9! That's a long view. Thanks, randomrosso (who found this at OXM). (Louis Wu 17:09:10 UTC) (permalink)

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Spaz Needs You
This isn't really Halo-related... but Paul Russel is Halo-related, and the newspost is Paul Russel-related. Go read Matt Soell's post... and see what you can do! (Louis Wu 16:58:05 UTC) (permalink)

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Gridding the Chief
Toby Dillman pointed out a Reddit post showing off some pretty nice MC artwork. Take a look! (Louis Wu 16:54:19 UTC) (permalink)

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Fear The Pink Mist
Tex stopped in with word of a new blog post - she's written up her creation of a pair of Needler earrings. Explosive! (Louis Wu 16:51:56 UTC) (permalink)

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Promethean summary
bluerunner told us about a thread on Halo Waypoint's forum that does a nice job of summarizing what we know about the Prometheans. (If the link doesn't work, try it again.) (Louis Wu 16:48:15 UTC) (permalink)

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Joyride
The latest Forward Unto Dawn (movie, not fan site) vignette is live - 'Joyride' takes a closer look at the Warthog. Go watch! Thanks, NotTheVacuum. (Louis Wu 16:44:39 UTC) (permalink)

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Unwanted Delivery
GeneticSpartan stopped in with word of Unwanted Delivery a Halo machinima that tells the story of an unexpected gift. I... go watch. (Louis Wu 16:40:37 UTC) (permalink)

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Major League Vagueness - FUD Podcast
The Forward Unto Dawn (fan website, not movie) crew got together to discuss PAX, with the two staffers who were at the convention telling the two who weren't all the juicy details. Go listen! Thanks, Dani. (Louis Wu 16:35:05 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 13 2012

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Cheese and Quackers
pete_the_duck pointed out a new webcomic (I laughed) and a new Forge Quacks (mind was mildly blown). Go read, go watch! (Louis Wu 21:37:08 UTC) (permalink)

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Achievement PIG 92
The Achievement Hunter office HORSE tournament might be over... but the crew is still playing new maps. This week, Michael and Ray try a few in a short PIG match - with Joel providing sound effects. Watch it at AH.com or YouTube. Thanks, Nikko B201. (Louis Wu 19:12:05 UTC) (permalink)

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Lots of running, no shooting
slYnki stopped in with word of his latest production - it's a Full Game Zero Shot speedrun of Halo (the first one) - took him 88 segments, and just over 90 minutes. Go watch! (Louis Wu 17:18:06 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo Bulletin - and Return of the Forerunners
The Halo Waypoint Bulletin went live last night - there's good stuff on upcoming community maps we may see in Reach's Matchmaking hoppers, an interview with some of the mapmakers, and tidbits about upcoming events - but the big news was a new Behind The Scenes video, this one focused on The Forerunners. Go read the Bulletin (either at Halo: Waypoint or here, in our Halo Bulletin Archive), and then watch the video. You can even download a high-quality WMV from the Xbox Press senter (just under 400 mb). Tons of new campaign footage, tons of Promethean weapons... good stuff. Miss it only if you're staying dark! (Louis Wu 14:47:41 UTC) (permalink)

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More chances for Halo 4 Goodies
The Halo Council and HaloGAF Radio are teaming up to give away still more Halo 4 schwag - swing by THC to see what's on the table, and what you need to do to get in on the action! (Louis Wu 14:41:35 UTC) (permalink)

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Wish I'd been there.
343's Rob Semsey created a Photosynth panorama of the Halo 4 Media Preview that took place a couple of days ago - pretty cool! Thanks, Slightly Live. (Louis Wu 14:39:56 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 12 2012

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M12 - Favorite Alternative Vehicle
The very cool car-culture blog Jalopnik ran a feature today discussing the Top 10 Cars You Can Only Drive in Video Games. As a car guy myself, I enjoyed reading through the list, which showcased mainly "conventional" - albeit still awesome - cars that were typically original creations in games like Gran Turismo and Crusin' USA... until I got to the top spot on the list. Considering we're posting about it here, can you guess what it was? Go look! (GrimBrother One 21:58:39 UTC) (permalink)

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Stop Eating Taco Bell, Go Pro
SK Gaming has a short interview with MLG Pro Ninja - seems like he's pretty excited for Halo 4! Go read. Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 20:05:46 UTC) (permalink)

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A look back at what might have been
Kotaku Australia spoke to Insomniac's Ted Price about why Resistance never became Sony's Halo - as I read this, I thought about how it was actually marketed as a Halo-killer. Take a look! (Louis Wu 18:47:03 UTC) (permalink)

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Something Something Sticky Balls
Tex whipped up some plasma grenade cake pops yesterday, and documented the process on her blog. Now I'm hungry. (Louis Wu 18:41:57 UTC) (permalink)

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Major Nelson shows you the UNSC Controller
Major Nelson took a close look at the upcoming Halo 4 Limited Edition controller - nice lights! Thanks, NotTheVacuum. (Louis Wu 18:34:29 UTC) (permalink)

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We've Got Marley and Barker, but no Hope
If you are a fan of the ever-exciting BOB-hunt in Halo: Reach, then you'll want to check out Lord Friendship's newest post and video detailing his latest findings and adventures. Gotta catch 'em all! (GrimBrother One 18:32:20 UTC) (permalink)

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The Keyes to Gotham City
Dust Storm let us know about a new YouTube video that popped up in his feed (sounds painful). It's an excellent mashup trailer by Gugga Leunnam that features scenes from the various Halo games set to audio from the Dark Knight Trilogy. Very cool editing and concept. Go and give it a look! (GrimBrother One 15:47:49 UTC) (permalink)

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Brawls Out Action
Kal from the Grifball Hub wanted to let everyone know that this week's GrifballHub's Wednesday Night Grifbrawl takes place TONIGHT at 10pm EST. The latest showcase features an important playoff match between Grammaton Clerics and The Fatal Four. Featuring live play-by-play commentary and prizes for viewers, you won't want to miss this. Go and check it out! (GrimBrother One 15:32:11 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 11 2012

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Halo 4 Multiplayer Preview from G4
G4TV has a Halo 4 Multiplayer Preview, including an interview with Kiki Wolfkill filmed at PAX, along with footage from a number of released videos. Go watch! Thanks, NobleGundam. (Louis Wu 18:40:04 UTC) (permalink)

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Live from the Spandex Palace
The latest Breaking In article at Bungie.net focuses on Rachel Swavely, who started working at Bungie earlier this year. She works with the mocap actors, translating their actions to things that the animators can work with. (This means that she gets to play with Spandex.) Wanna know more? Go read! (Louis Wu 18:14:26 UTC) (permalink)

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Jelly.
So if you were gaming press, and in Seattle today... you might be in this picture. Thanks, TheOddOne. (Louis Wu 17:52:05 UTC) (permalink)

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Postcards from: Blood Gulch
Australia's Good Game has a new 'Postcards From:' feature - this one looks at Blood Gulch (and its later incarnations, Coagulation and Hemorrhage). Nicely put-together video, bringing back some great memories - go watch! (Louis Wu 17:41:12 UTC) (permalink)

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New and Improved
Episode 14 of Red vs Blue Season 10 went live last night - South and Tex face off, while Carolina goes under the knife. Go watch! Thanks, Lurono. (Louis Wu 13:25:28 UTC) (permalink)

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2012 Golden Joystick Awards - Voting Open
The 2012 Golden Joystick Awards are up for voting - and Halo's got a couple of chances to win. Halo Anniversary is up for Best Shooter, while Halo 4 is in the One to Watch category. Go vote for your favorites! Thanks, Morpheus. (Louis Wu 13:23:17 UTC) (permalink)

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Kick 'em and they don't stay down
Nak3d Eli got the scoop on Promethean Knight revivals from Kynan Pearson at PAX - you might have seen the video, but now you have the details on what's going on. Thanks again, NobleGundam. (Louis Wu 13:20:42 UTC) (permalink)

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Fan trailer from A Hero Awakens
Tridyrium spliced together scenes from A Hero Awakens to put together a new music trailer. Pretty nice work! (Well, the music could use a little tweaking.) Thanks, NobleGundam. (Louis Wu 13:17:37 UTC) (permalink)

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GAPT 2
Motherstooth continues his revival of Grunts are People Too, with Episode 2. Have you ever heard a grunt channeling Al Pacino? (Louis Wu 13:14:42 UTC) (permalink)

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Frank holds forth on pros, maps, and music
Gamespot's got an interview with Frank O'Connor, discussing everything from Halo's involvement in e-sports to the music in the game. Go give it a read! Thanks, Munish23. (Louis Wu 13:13:17 UTC) (permalink)

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Too Drunk To Tube Winners - and more!
Congrats to Blissful Rage and Black 5ix - they're the two winners of our Too Drunk To Tube contest! Tubes full of 343-provided swag should be on the way to both of them later today! And if you're sad you didn't win... hey, mastrbiggy's got your back! He's got still more PAX schwag to give away - just drop your name into the hat, and who knows what you'll end up with! (Louis Wu 13:02:44 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 10 2012

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Were It On Easy
The Tyrant let us know that he's now released the next chapter in his Legendary Walkthrough of Halo 2, this time tacking The Arbiter. Go and see how the man does it, and then try to outdo him yourself! Good luck! (GrimBrother One 19:07:39 UTC) (permalink)

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HBO's Legacy Gameplay Tricks - Back Online!
A long, long time ago, we let our Tricks section die - erm... go into hibernation. (We moved servers, and more importantly platforms, and there simply wasn't anyone with the time to rewrite the code to work in the new environment.) A much shorter time ago, JDQuackers contacted me and asked what would be involved in bringing this section back to life. And today, his work is revealed - the tricks section (whose newest entry will turn 10 years old next month) is now back online! My hat goes off to Mr. Quackers (no relation to pete_the_duck) - this collection was truly representative of the soul of HBO for quite a long time, and it's been hard to see it offline for so long. Go reminisce! (Louis Wu 17:53:14 UTC) (permalink)

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Cortana Wallpaper: Monday Morning Ordnance Drop
Beorn came by to show off some seriously gorgeous artwork - he took inspiration from the design elements on Cortana's skin in the latest BTS video from 343, and created Wallpaper for your desktop at a huge variety of sizes. Check his post, and grab the size that works for you! Update: Beorn has added a dark variant - beautiful for folks who don't want bright desktops! (Louis Wu 15:10:18 UTC) (permalink)

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Montage Monday
We don't get a whole lot of montages submitted any more - but today, we've got three. And amazingly, they all have something interesting going for them.

  • Chappified stopped in with word of Episode One - The Adventure Continues. It's a Halo 3 montage showing off trick jumping... but what makes it unique is that it's all in standard matchmaking. It's pretty amazing to see someone climb the outside of the Pit's Snipe Tower while being shot! Check this out.
  • CyReN posted word of a new Halo 3 Dualtage from Lethul and Formal on GAF. Fantastic gameplay (as you'd expect from these two), heavy but interesting editing... and it's all Halo 3!
  • RVideo dropped us a line about Fragtage, with gameplay by AfterFraG and editing by ATB and Barker - It's Reach footage, and what it has going for it is some REALLY tightly-synched gameplay. If you're not a fan of heavy editing, this one might be too much for you.

All in all, good stuff. Go watch! (Louis Wu 15:03:05 UTC) (permalink)

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Grunts are People Too - Returns!
If you've been reading HBO for a long time, you might just remember Grunts Are People Too - it was a machinima project from MOTHERSTOOTH involving your favorite mini-Covenant. Most, or all, are offline at this point... but we just heard from MOTHERSTOOTH that they're coming back! Check out Episode 1. (Louis Wu 14:51:39 UTC) (permalink)

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Murder Miners
Daedalos42 pointed out Murder Miners (it's making quite a splash at HaloGAF, as well) - it's a new indie game from JForceGames that takes a lot of inspiration from Halo. In fact, it's been described as "Halo meets Minecraft" - you can see a video of it in action on The Halo Council. It's in beta right now, and costs only 240 MSPoints ($3!) - it's cheaper than a latte! Go try it out. (Louis Wu 14:47:27 UTC) (permalink)

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GI Replay: Stubbs the Zombie
Stubbs the Zombie came out in 2005 - it was the first product of Wideload Games, the spinoff studio founded by Alex Seropian when he left Bungie... and the only game to be released that uses the Halo engine but is not Halo. GameInformer has gone back and played it again for their Replay series - it's not the best look at the game, because they don't take the playthrough particularly seriously... but if you missed it (or just miss it now!), this is a chance to see it in action. Thanks, nillapuddin. (Louis Wu 14:43:00 UTC) (permalink)

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Knock-Off Alpha - Delineated
Rockslider stopped by yesterday with a fleshed-out gametype for his new Reach Firefight gametype (we mentioned it last week) - go give the new post a read, and set up a game of Knock-Off Alpha yourself! (Louis Wu 14:35:25 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 9 2012

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Grifball World Cup - Signups Open
GrifballHub's Kal sent word about the Grifball World Cup - their final major event in Halo: Reach. Signups are now open for this six-week event - you've got until September 14 (Friday) to get on the list! Go read the details at their site. (Louis Wu 20:28:06 UTC) (permalink)

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ReadyUpLive talks to Frankie
RUL's Greenskull grabbed Frankie at PAX, and asked a lot of questions. Go hear the answers! (There's a reason this man does lots of 343 interviews...) (Louis Wu 20:25:57 UTC) (permalink)

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Jaw-dropping concept art for Venerance
TDSpiral stopped in with some concept art he created for the Venerance project (a Crysis 2 total mod). It shows Côte d'Azur... on fire. It's amazing! If you sign up for the Venerance forums (free, of course), you can see a couple of other versions (day and night, not on fire) - all came from a sketch originally done by Leviathan, but made into something beautiful by TDSpiral. (Links are in his forum post.) It's amazing what this group can do! (Louis Wu 20:23:43 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 2: Recap Revolved
Spec ops Grunt let us know about a Halo 2 recap that... made me laugh. It ain't Downton Abbey... it's closer to South Park. But it's funny. (I'm pretty sure I've NEVER heard someone sing a medley of Titanic and The Little Mermaid before...) (Louis Wu 20:04:27 UTC) (permalink)

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Dropping More Pod
Also from the Podtacular crew, don't miss Podtac 308, which has the crew discussing non-Halo stuff from the show floor. It's a cool look at the "rest of the world" from Halo-focused minds. Go listen! (Louis Wu 19:58:54 UTC) (permalink)

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High Council-Approved
Join CruelLEGACEY, Duststorm, Goosechecka, and yours truly for a new "Modtacular"; a combining of forces from the Waypoint Modcast and Podtacular crews where we talk PAX, Halo 4, and gender battles. You can find the audio (same either way) at both the Waypoint Modcast site (Episode 26) or the Podtacular site (Episode 309). Go listen! (GrimBrother One 19:54:36 UTC) (permalink)

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X-BA Marduk
Shuya Takaoka created a very cool Promethean concept on Tumblr - thanks, TheOddOne. (Louis Wu 19:53:19 UTC) (permalink)

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Gamasutra Sees Red
Quirel pointed out an article at Gamasutra - it looks at the concept of regenerating health in videogames, and why it can be a problem. Halo examples play a pretty big role. Really interesting read! (Louis Wu 19:50:57 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 8 2012

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Too Drunk To Tube - a bungie.org contest
We got some goodies for giveaway at PAX. Unfortunately, I packed them up for shipping before I had a chance to take pictures, or even a solid inventory. (A handle of Captain Morgan's might or might not have had something to do with the thought process involved.) If you're the kind of person who likes to receive stiff tubes filled with unknown goodies... swing by our Too Drunk to Tube page and sign up. We'll pick two lucky winners on Monday, and send you what's coming to you! (Louis Wu 19:52:17 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Gameplay Preview from Inside Gaming Extended
Inside Gaming's Adam Kovic and APL Fisher released a video of E3 gameplay (it had been hiding in their archives, unreleased) - the commentary is new, but the gameplay (and engine build) is from June. Worth a watch! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 18:55:25 UTC) (permalink)

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Tanned Signatures - Brilliant!
DeeJ, the man with a moral core that's too big for its own good, has posted another Mail Sack on Bungie.net. Philosophy, silly memes, and a new puzzle will all vie for your attention - go read! (Louis Wu 17:55:11 UTC) (permalink)

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Dumb title, worthwhile concept
Normally, I don't like posting links to articles with titles like "Top 5 Reasons Why HALO 4 Could Be Awesome Or Could Disappoint" - they're usually written for pageviews alone, and are a waste of your time and mine. But I sort of enjoyed this one - it looked at five aspects of the Halo series that either have a lot to live up to, or a lot to answer for. Can 343 pick the right road? We'll all know in a couple of months! (Louis Wu 17:54:29 UTC) (permalink)

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A Cruel View of CTF, Regicide, and Spartan Ops
Nevin 'CruelLEGACEY' Douglas sent word of two new videos for your aural and visual enjoyment - GrimBrother One (wearing his Waypoint Community Modcast hat, not his HBO beret) interviewed Kevin Grace about Halo 4's CTF and Regicide modes... and CruelLEGACEY put together a video featuring his (and his friends') Spartan Ops playthrough at the show. Go watch! (Louis Wu 17:53:33 UTC) (permalink)

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Simulated Halo 4 CTF Playdate Recap
pete_the_duck wrote up his thoughts (and included a couple of videos) recapping his experience of a Reach playdate in which they tried to simulate Halo 4's CTF settings. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 17:52:40 UTC) (permalink)

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Anoj Top 10 Ep 54: Epic Fails
Somehow missed this yesterday - but Jordan Bell reminded us that Anoj had released a new Top 10, this time focusing on Epic Fails. Definitely some fun ones! (Louis Wu 17:51:46 UTC) (permalink)

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Real Flying Marathon Frisbee
Mid7night spent some time modeling and planning so that he could have Shapeways create him a Marathon Logo frisbee... with its offcenter hole intact! Check his post for pictures, a video, and a link to buy your own, if you want one! (It ain't cheap... but it's oh so cool!) (Louis Wu 17:51:02 UTC) (permalink)

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Fails of the Weak 103
Urban Reflex snagged the announcement kudos for the latest episode of Fails of the Weak - you can watch it at AchievementHunter.com or on YouTube. They're not all fails, but it's a pretty good collection of clips, no matter what they are! (Louis Wu 17:49:38 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 wallpaper
smiichy stopped in with another Halo 4 wallpaper - this one's a bit busier, but if you like color, it's got you covered! (Louis Wu 17:47:52 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Examined: Promethean Vision Changes
Bravo put together a great vid showing off the changes to the Promethean Vision ability between the E3 and PAX builds of Halo 4. For folks who were worried that it was too powerful... worry no longer. Thanks, Heckfu. (Louis Wu 17:47:02 UTC) (permalink)

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Multiplayer Gameplay from PAX, via GT
Gametrailers have gotten into the offscreen-Exile-footage-from-PAX game - pretty nice camera placement! (I feel a little sorry for whoever was actually playing; I'm guessing there was equipment in the way.) Thanks, DancingJesus. (Louis Wu 17:45:10 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 7 2012

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Forgotten Spartans Part 10
padraig08 (WHAT?) has good things to say about the machinima series Forgotten Spartans, which has just had its 10th and final episode released (in two parts) - go watch! (Louis Wu 20:12:39 UTC) (permalink)

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Tidy little discount at Newegg
Newegg is currently offering a $12 promo code good on Halo 4 items (among other things) - and if we'd gotten to this a few hours ago, you could have applied it to the $50-off LE Xbox 360 (which seems to be back up to its regular $399 right now, sorry). Thanks, CyReN. (Check his post for the code.) (Louis Wu 20:08:40 UTC) (permalink)

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Maybe we should call him Mister Chief
A guy from Kill Screen Daily is sad that when he tried to get his picture taken with Master Chief, they wouldn't let his 6'8" body up on the same platform as our Spartan hero - he was too tall! Ouch. Thanks, Beckx. (Louis Wu 20:05:22 UTC) (permalink)

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PA Report on Halo 4 (plus GI reveal)
Hypertrooper dropped a couple of links into the HaloGAF thread: the first is a hefty writeup of Halo 4, as seen at PAX, written by the PA Report (Penny Arcade's gaming blog). Solid read! The second is a quick mention from GameInformer that the October issue will contain a feature on Halo 4's Prometheans. w00t! (Louis Wu 20:02:59 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 Celebrity Party in Manchester, England
Shadders went to a special Halo 4 party in Manchester last night - you can read the writeup on his blog. Who says the UK gets no Halo love? Great pictures, great comments! (Louis Wu 19:31:46 UTC) (permalink)

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PAX 2012: GrifballHub Interviews Frank O'Connor
Goosechecka tried really hard to corner Frankie at PAX (on a variety of subjects, not just Grifball). Man's as slippery as an eel. (Must have something to do with that lack of hair.) Great interview - go watch! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 19:26:40 UTC) (permalink)

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Not-so-cheap Knock-off
Rockslider has found a new way of entertaining himself in Reach's Firefight. Go read about it on his website... and then try it yourself! (Louis Wu 19:23:40 UTC) (permalink)

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Study suggests Violent Video Games are Good Coop'd
A recent article in the Toronto Sun suggests that according to a new research study, it's not so much the violence in violent video game that's a problem... it's whether you play by yourself or not. Wait, what? Co-op Halo play is good for you? SIGN ME UP. (Louis Wu 19:05:24 UTC) (permalink)

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PGCR 130
Robowski let us know about Post Game Carnage Report Ep 130 - wanna hear people discussing whether the Covenant could beat the Independence Day aliens? (Of course they could. All it takes is a Macbook and a small virus.) Go listen! (Louis Wu 19:03:08 UTC) (permalink)

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Requiem Episode 11
HAL0 M4N has released Requiem Episode 11 - more zombie machinima for you! Go watch. (Louis Wu 19:01:30 UTC) (permalink)

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That Fighter's going DOWN.
Over a week ago, Hidesquadron1 sent along a pretty cool tidbit - Stan Bush (you might, or might not, remember him as the artist who sang 'The Touch' from the Transformers movie in 1986) is coming out with a new single, Heat of the Battle - and if you look carefully, you might recognize some of the artwork on the cover. Sanctioned? Maybe not. Pretty cool, though! (Louis Wu 18:59:55 UTC) (permalink)

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I'm Quackin' Up
pete_the_duck has been busy over at petetheduck.com - there are new comics (we missed this one and this one, but the entire collection is here), and he's also got a bunch of new Forge Quacks (I love these!). Go watch, go read, go laugh! (Louis Wu 18:51:21 UTC) (permalink)

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Special Edition Halo 4 Xbox Mag
There's a new Special Edition Halo 4 Xbox Magazine on newsstands now... and you can get a preview of what's inside by watching mrkevinhurd's video. Stephen Loftus' scale drawings are just one set of goodies! (Louis Wu 18:48:33 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo 4 UNSC Wallpaper
This was posted before PAX, but hey... we were busy. smiichy whipped up some really nice Halo 4 UNSC wallpaper. Grab yourself some. (Louis Wu 18:46:39 UTC) (permalink)

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Fails and Horses
Nikko B201 has been keeping track (last week |this week|this week again) of both Halo HORSE and Fails of the Weak - here's what we've missed:

Those Achievement Hunter guys don't slow down! (Louis Wu 18:43:50 UTC) (permalink)

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That's... an impressive wall.
Woo! Time for catch-up. CyReN dropped off a pretty cool pic at NeoGAF a couple of days ago - looks like the folks who work at Zynga play Halo 3 at lunchtime... and their hardware setup is AWESOME. (Louis Wu 18:37:26 UTC) (permalink)

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AssaultGodzilla Cares
AssaultGodzilla stopped in with word of a new/revamped Halo Music Video he wanted to share. It features content from Halo: Legends and is set to "I Don't Care by Apocalyptica. Check it out! (GrimBrother One 16:37:25 UTC) (permalink)

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A Deep and Heinous Crunch
GTTV showed off a new interview with Kiki Wolfkill from the PAX show floor. She discusses how hard the team is working as well as some of the thoughts behind the new directions. Awesome stuff! Thanks, Vire. (GrimBrother One 16:32:02 UTC) (permalink)

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10,000 G$ Achievement Unlocked
A few months ago, Twitch TV & Alienware announced a scholarship opportunity for individuals who showed both academic prowess and gaming excellence. They awarded 5 scholarships at $10,000 each, and we are very happy to announce that the Halo community's Goosechecka was one of the award recipients! You can check out more in the article here. If you run across the Grifball Queen online, make sure you congratulate her on an awesome job well done! (GrimBrother One 15:34:20 UTC) (permalink)

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FUD CTF
A new lead-up piece for Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is now available on Waypoint. Check out a couple of the students as they go through a Capture the Flag training exercise. You can also catch it on YouTube. Awesome stuff, can't wait until launch! (GrimBrother One 15:30:25 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 6 2012

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Another Day, Another Link Dump
This day didn't go as planned - there's a whole batch of news in the queue, but for now, all I've got time to get to is a link dump of Halo 4 content released in the last 2 days:

Will that do for now? (Louis Wu 23:38:07 UTC) (permalink)

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bs angel PAX it in
bs angel dropped a fact-filled Halo Bulletin on us last night, recapping a myriad of stories from the PAX Prime weekend. Go and check it out! As always, you can also read it here locally. Get on it! (GrimBrother One 16:45:56 UTC) (permalink)

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Tyrant on Prime Time
The Tyrant wanted to share his PAX Prime 2012 impressions. So he did! Go watch and see what he thought! (GrimBrother One 16:32:47 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 5 2012

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Terminal Reconciliation
Dani let us know about a new article at Forward Unto Dawn - Terminal Reconciliation looks at how the Halo 3 Terminal information fits in with Greg Bear's Halo novels. A pretty in-depth piece of work - put some time aside! (Louis Wu 16:28:02 UTC) (permalink)

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It's all about the guns
Schooly D wrote up his thoughts about Halo, and Hawken, and the community - except for replacing me with Duncan, I enjoyed it! (Louis Wu 16:26:30 UTC) (permalink)

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It's Halo 3 Co-Op Night!
Kermit's back with a perennial favorite - Halo 3 Co-Op night! Go read his informational post... and join in tonight! (Louis Wu 16:23:05 UTC) (permalink)

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More PAX Gameplay
Nexy posted more gameplay showing off the Hardlight Shield, Jetpack, and Light Rifle - nice quality. Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 16:21:09 UTC) (permalink)

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Plays like Halo
Ghaleon posted the third (and final) brain dump of stuff he saw at PAX - it contains thoughs about CTF, ordnance drops, music, and more. Go read! (Louis Wu 16:15:54 UTC) (permalink)

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Waypoint Interview with Frankie
Over on the Halo Waypoint forums, an interview with Frankie (made up of fan questions) was posted by Das Kalk and Snickerdoodle - go see what they learned! Thanks, Shadders. (Louis Wu 16:14:45 UTC) (permalink)

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Spartan IV Wallpapers
Firestream sent along another set of wallpapers, this time Spartan IVs in a variety of colors. Go grab some! (Louis Wu 16:11:43 UTC) (permalink)

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Boltshot/Suppressor Gameplay
CyReN posted some gameplay that Mastrbiggy recorded at PAX - it shows off the Boltshot and the Suppressor. If you haven't seen these weapons in action, go watch! (Louis Wu 16:11:03 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 4 2012

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RvB S10E13
And to round out the day's news, last night saw the release of Episode 13 of the tenth season of Red vs Blue - we're back at Valhalla! Thanks, 7he grunt w/a plasma pistol. (Louis Wu 22:24:55 UTC) (permalink)

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HaloGAF H4 Roundup
More Halo 4 content, courtesy of HaloGAF:

I had no idea that would turn into such a link dump. Sorry. (Louis Wu 22:22:50 UTC) (permalink)

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Wednesday Night Grifbrawl - Green Army vs Hammers of Thor
GrifballHub's Kal let us know that the next round of Wednesday Night Grifbrawl will be kicking off Wednesday Night at 10pm eastern - Green Armor will face off against Hammers of Thor in a best-of-three series. Tune in live! (Louis Wu 22:05:22 UTC) (permalink)

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Video Insanity from RUL
Greenskull sent us a list of 4 new vids that Ready Up Live has posted:

Yes, it's true. Greenskull spent the entire weekend with a videocamera attached to his eyeball. (Louis Wu 21:59:51 UTC) (permalink)

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Lars Cup 2012
Before PAX began this year, two europeans faced off in a battle of chocolates - the Lars Cup made lots of people laugh. And now, thanks to Dust Storm and PodtacTV, you can watch the highlights on YouTube. Germany vs Norway - who will win? (Louis Wu 21:53:03 UTC) (permalink)

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Halo Reach Paintball Tournament
Sundown sent word that HaloCommunity is hosting a tournament involving a Paintball gametype - it takes place on September 15, and has some great prizes. Full details can be found on their website, and a promo video should get you pumped up. Jump in! (Louis Wu 21:48:32 UTC) (permalink)

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Halotracker August Top 5 - Suicides
Edge told us about Halotracker's August Top 5 - it looks at some pretty great suicides. Reach's physics can be pretty unforgiving! Go watch - it's pretty quick. (Louis Wu 21:44:59 UTC) (permalink)

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Sunlight (A Halo: Reach Minitage)
dk was having trouble logging into our forum, so he sent a link to his buddy iG Infi's latest montage via email - it's a Reach minitage, a palate cleanser after all the Halo 4 footage recently! (Louis Wu 21:41:49 UTC) (permalink)

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PAX Prime Recap from Halo Tricks
Christopher Neir sent word taht there's a recap of PAX Prime from Halo Tricks members DoobsMcGee, MidgetDance, and StonedEmoKid, along with a discussion of Halo 4 and 343 Industries. Go check it out! (Louis Wu 21:39:04 UTC) (permalink)

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HSH Presents: Speed Run September
NOKYARD let us know that High Speed Halo is publishing a new speed run record every day in September - you're already 4 runs behind, so go catch up! (Louis Wu 21:36:20 UTC) (permalink)

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PGCR 129
There is so much news my notes take up multiple pages (which is insane on a computer, since a 'page' can be as long as it needs to be) - and I managed to catch the PAX Flu, so I simply cannot get to all of it... but I'll give it the old college try. Apologies for whatever I miss. (I'm traveling all day tomorrow, so it's unlikely I'll be able to post ANYTHING then - unless I manage a few items tonight, after the time change.) First up (waiting for days): Robowski sent us a link to Post Game Carnage Report 129 - it's a look at what's been added to Halo games over the years. Go listen! (Louis Wu 21:32:33 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 3 2012

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Link Dumps Hurt My Head
Okay, buckle in, this is gonna be a monster. I'm gonna try to summarize all the new Halo 4/PAX links we've got at this point... and there are a LOT. Before I get into individual links/posts, let's start with a summary Homeboyd put up on NeoGAF last night - it has links to a couple of dozen sources of information, nicely broken down by category. I'd recommend reading this first. THEN go through the list below.

There are other newsbits in the queue, and it's really possible I'll actually get to them today... but for now, that should help. (Louis Wu 18:00:27 UTC) (permalink)

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Exile CTF Direct Feed - finally in HD
Took much longer than I'd hoped (no way to take care of the upload while I was at PAX this afternoon), but the Exile CTF game we posted earlier today is now (again) up on YouTube, in HD format. (Well, YouTube's HD format. I cringed watching what they did to the original source.) Hope this is useful! (Louis Wu 03:20:21 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 2 2012

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Oh, and...
If you read the last newspost, you probably saw that there's a 35-second video showing direct-feed footage of gameplay on Exile available from Xbox Press. You probably also know that there are a plethora of off-screen videos (in various qualities, ranging from bad to watchable) recorded at the show. What you DON'T have yet is a solid chunk of actual gameplay, recorded via direct feed (so that sounds are included, colors are right, text is readable)... until now. Thanks to the herculean efforts of 343 (I need to call out Alison Stroll, Jay Frechette, Kynan Pearson, and David Ellis in particular, though there were others involved), we've got 15 minutes of an actual CTF match between 5 343 developers (well, four plus Bravo) and 5 HaloGAF representatives, recorded at an after-hours party on Friday night. Technical difficulties precluded us showing you the first match of the contest, which is unfortunate, because David Ellis (whose POV was recorded) was ON FIRE that game. He did a little less well in this one (to be honest, HaloGAF rolled over the devs like a Hummer over baby rabbits), but the important thing is, it's high-quality footage showing off nearly a full game on a brand-new map! What I WANTED to do was release a 720p version of this footage for download - but unfortunately, we don't have the bandwidth to handle a file of this size, and I wasn't able to set up a BitTorrent seed (which would allow us to share the load). So for now, we're making this video available on YouTube - and we will look into other options once I'm back home. Go watch, and enjoy! (And for those who care: HaloGAF took the best-of-three competition in a two-game sweep.) Update: apparently, the YouTube version has screwed-up sound... I need to figure out why. (The original file is fine.) Link is down until I can work this out. Sorry. :( Update 2: This is why I don't use YouTube. :( Looks like it's going to be a couple of hours before a new high-quality version can be posted, so in the meantime, I'm posting a smaller, locally-hosted version. It's not perfect - but it's watchable. (I hope the server doesn't melt.) As soon as the HD version is uploaded (and WORKING) on YouTube, I'll link to that again. This is why we need a home team when we're at conventions... (Louis Wu 18:10:01 UTC) (permalink)

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An incomplete PAX roundup
Wow. It's Sunday, I've slept a total of 8 hours in the past 72, and we're so far behind on news I'm not sure we can catch up - especially since there's been so much juicy stuff here at PAX. There is definitely non-Halo 4 news in the queue - but given our limited resources (mostly time, I guess), I'm going to have to hold off on that stuff for now. (We'll get back to it, and I apologize in advance for the delay.) Here's stuff you shouldn't miss:

There is lots, lots more, and we'll do our best to round it up soon - but maybe this will hold you for a little bit! (Louis Wu 16:52:02 UTC) (permalink)

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News September 1 2012

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Too little time
Sorry for the lack of content - the day at PAX has been crazy! More soon, I hope. (Louis Wu 23:58:23 UTC) (permalink)

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