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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |  |
Races, catapults, and mines
Achievement Hunter's Halo Horse 111 has Ray and Ryan fighting for points on some funky maps. Too early to be on YouTube - sorry. (Actually here) (Louis Wu 23:51:59 UTC) (permalink)
Scaling the Heights, and Then Some
Stephen Loftus has completed a massive update to his Halo Scale Charts - the total number of pages has increased from 12 pages in the last version to 27 pages in this one! It contains a mountain of new items from previous games, plus most major vehicles from Reach and Halo Wars. Go take a look! (The original article is unchanged; only the Cascade Scaling images are new. You can jump right to the top level of this series if you're in a hurry.) (Louis Wu 20:52:39 UTC) (permalink)
Let's Play Spartan Ops - Ep One: Land Grab
The Tyrant has kicked off a new series - 'Let's Play Spartan Ops'. He's starting at the beginning - he's never tried out Spartan Ops before. It's him, alone, on Legendary difficulty, in his first time out - no preparation, no practice. Fun! Go watch Episode One, Chapter 1 - Land Grab. (Louis Wu 20:38:51 UTC) (permalink)
Channel 9 on Halo 4 and Windows Azure Service Bus
Channel 9 released a video interview with 343's Caitie McCaffrey, Hoop Somuah and Angus McQuarrie. They talk about the many ways in which Halo 4 utilizes Windows Azure Service Bus, including porting game statistics from console to Waypoint. Pretty interesting! Thanks, MrGreenCastle. (colindosaj 09:05:55 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular 338
Dust Storm sent word that episode 338 of Podtacular is live - this is a mashup of their mini-series of shows they have been doing for Campaign, Spartan Ops and War Games. In this episode they talk about Dawn, Departure and Complex. Go listen! (colindosaj 08:50:38 UTC) (permalink)
Playtime Season 4 Episode 1 Image Gallery
CruelLEGACEY let us know that he uploaded a screenshot gallery on his site that includes images from the first episode of the new season of Playtime. Check it out! (colindosaj 08:38:14 UTC) (permalink)
Turn That Leak Upside Down
Polygon posted an article about how Bungie handled the recent leak on their upcoming project - instead of staying quiet and letting speculation run wild, the studio managed to turn the leak into something beneficial for both Bungie and the fans. The article also details a recent Polygon trip to Bungie's studio to interview some of the team. The article will be released on January 24th. Thanks, miladesn. (colindosaj 08:32:49 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 4 Concept Art by Albert Ng
Concept artist Albert Ng released some Halo 4 concept art - he worked on in-game touchscreen interfaces/consoles, props and Spartan armor designs. Pretty cool stuff! Thanks, Hypertrooper. (colindosaj 08:07:24 UTC) (permalink)
Classic Map Remakes For Halo 4 Forge
TCKaos pointed out a list of classic map remakes for Halo 4 as well as the fileshare names you'll need to download them. Wow, it seems like almost every map has been remade, even the Halo 2 PC exclusive maps. Oddball Sword Base anyone? (colindosaj 07:53:38 UTC) (permalink)
Spartan Ops Episode 7 Trailer
Waypoint released a trailer for Spartan Ops Episode 7 - someone gets slapped silly and some unwelcome guests board the Infinity. Looks like things are starting to heat up! Thanks, TheOddOne. (colindosaj 07:45:40 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Halo 4 on Amazon Gold Box A fan needs your help A Halo 4 Chiptune Mythic Grand Masters Forge Playlist Maps and Tips |
Monday's news in brief:
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Spartan Ops Episode 6 - Now Playable Matchmaking Update Live Overkill, from Pertheseus and Bamboota Ops-Cast 5.75 - how close to 6 can we get? Analysis: Halo 4 Terminals, Themes, and Species |
