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The Halo Bulletin: 3.01.12by bs angel
1. March 2012 17:00
Whether it's by gently slipping their hand into a glass of warm water, to placing an annoyingly loud alarm clock one centimeter from their ear, to applying a well-placed jab directly into their ribcage, there are numerous effective (and entertaining) ways to wake someone up. However attempting to wake a person from their normal sleep cycle and trying to rouse a super-soldier who has been in a state of deep sleep for years are two completely different stories. That is why I recently asked all of you to share how you would wake up the Master Chief in 140 characters or less. Hey, Twitter makes those rules, not me. Anyway, on to some of your Halo-centric responses! How would you wake up the Master Chief?
I'm not saying some of these ideas might come in handy in the future, but I am saying some of these ideas might come in handy in the future. Anyway, on to the news (I can actually talk about this week)… March Matchmaking Playlist UpdateThe month of March is known for its lion-like entrance. In the land of Halo, that ferocity translates into new game types, updated maps, and FIRE. These tweaks and optimizations are all part of our continued efforts to provide you with the best possible online experience. Read on for the specifics of next month's matchmaking playlist update, which is slated to go live on March 6. And if you just heard something echoing in the distance, it was the Matchmaking Systems Team. They wanted you to hear them roar.
We hope you love March's matchmaking playlist update. And if you don't, we have no doubt you'll let us know in the forums. And, for the record, we wouldn't have it any other way. A Brand New SparkastDavid Ellis and Frank O'Connor, the men with the velvet voices that fill your earholes every month, are away on business right now. Before they vacated the premises, however, they recorded a new episode of the Sparkast. Kiki Wolfkill, Executive Producer of Halo 4, and Josh Holmes, Creative Director of Halo 4, joined them for what turned out to be a short but sweet auditory treat. And I'm totally a poet and I didn't even know it. Except I do know it, because that took me ten minutes to come up with. Don't judge. Anyway, to hear about the latest going-ons around the studio and Halo 4, and to hear how exactly Frank ended up under that table for an extended length of time, pick your preferred method of listening below. Download here (right-click and save as) Or subscribe! And now, it's time for another batch of community-submitted questions! By the way, I hope you hear someone saying that in your head with an over-the-top announcer-type voice. 'Cause I do. Can you tell us when you're going to share Halo 4 info with us? Basically, when is embargo up? -Time GlitchI can't touch your question with a ten-foot pole. I can, however, talk to you a little bit about embargos. Embargos, in this context, are when game developers show something they've been working on in a controlled setting (such as a show, convention, or behind-closed-doors viewing), and they request that information about what was seen not be shared publicly until a specific day and time. That is done for a few different reasons, but primarily so all attendees have equal footing when it comes to releasing the information. If an event spans three days, the people that attend the viewing on the first day have an advantage over the people that attend the viewing on the third day. With an embargo in place, it ensures all participants have time to carefully craft their stories to their own individual specifications. I'm guessing, at this point, that the only thing you took from that is that I didn't answer your question. Let's just file that under "I would if I could, but I can't so I won't." Sad faic. Will there be any online source to view Halo: Reach screenshots/films/clips? -naporu98We will be bringing Halo: Reach files to the web version of Halo Waypoint this summer. That means there will be a short period where new Halo: Reach user-generated content will not be accessible from the web. However, during that window, everything will continue to be available in-game. Why haven't you paid me off for that hit I did on Frankie's platypus? -The Arcane CeltBecause Frank sent me this email yesterday: Minds will be blown. Although now that I think about, that could have been referring to something else. Now, if you excuse me, there's a hushed casket that needs unsealing. Until next week, my friends, until next week…
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