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Podtacular 376: E3 2013 Roundtable
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With the Electronic Entertainment Expo come and gone, it’s time for us to reflect on everything else that happened during the crazy week at E3. Many more games were shown off with gameplay and info leaking out with seemingly no end… until the close of the Expo that is. Where our primary focus is Halo and Microsoft, there are plenty of other games coming out and on other platforms which are of interest, which leads us to today’s recording. Joining Podtacular’s E3 roundtable discussion is MoltenSlowa, Kalbelgarion (GBH), Justin Bryce (Drunken Halo) and Rebel Rouser (RUL). Enjoy
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Tagged Battlefield, BF4, Black List, E3, EA, Frontier, Fusion, Garden Warfare, Mario, Nintendo, Plants vs Zombies, Sony, South Park, Splinter Cell, Stick of Truth, the Crew, The Division, Titanfall, Tom Clancy, Trials, Ubisoft, Watch Dogs
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Podtacular 375: Going Beyond Launch
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This week has been filled with E3 information, some of which pertaining to Halo. We got a glimpse of Halo on Xbox One during the Microsoft Press Briefing while Spartan Ops has been playable on the show floor. Among the many update videos released from Halo Waypoint, there were also achievements announced for Spartan Assault including 19 of them for a total of 190 gamerscore (weird, we know). We also have the folks over from Beyond Entertainment drop by to tell us about their recently launched website. Cyren, Saucey and Jazzy give us the rundown on the features of the site and their plans for the community. Enjoy
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Tagged Achievements, Beyond, Davis, entertainment, Mobile, Palmer, Spartan Assault, Spartan IV, Windows
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Halo 4 Spartan Ops: Epilogue
It’s down to the last thread as Fireteam Majestic along with Commander Palmer work to take down the last artifact keeping Infinity locked with Requiem. Thankfully it’s not too late before they succeed and high tail it out of Requiem back to Infinity. Once on board, Infinity makes an emergency slipspace jump out of the system successfully escaping a narrow window of death. Meanwhile, Dr. Glassman is evaluating the one half of the Janis key recovered by Spartan Thorne while Halsey is interrogated in the captivity of Jul ‘Mdama and holding the other half of the key. Halsey is always one step ahead in getting what she wants and now it’s time for revenge… or is it?
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Tagged Artifact, Covenant, Glassman, Halsey, Infinity, Janis Key, Jul 'Mdama, Lasky, Majestic, Palmer, Requiem, Spartan IV, UNSC
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Podtacular 374: Halo 5 Announced
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo started this week opening with the Microsoft Press Conference showcasing same of the games coming to the Xbox One. Among them, games like Battlefield 4, Metal Gear Solid 5, Ryse, Quantum Break and Project Spark turned some heads, but for us, of course, the big announcement was Halo 5! The teaser featuring Master Chief and an ancient forerunner debut officially the next game to come out for Xbox One next year. That means it’s time for us to contemplate and speculate on what it could be all about! Again, we have a panel of community members to talk about everything Halo 5, the Microsoft Press Conference, Destiny, and the infamous Sony smack down. Joining the round table today is Rukari (former 343 Industries) HaloFanForLife (HFFL), Justin Bryce (Drunken Halo), Rebel Rouser (RUL), StartaRiot (RUL), Chewy (RUL), SockswithSandals (ASTRO Gaming), Molten Slowa, and Biowolf.
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Tagged Battlefield 4, Cortana, Crimson Dragon, Curse of Brotherhood, Dark Souls 2, Dead Rising 3, Destiny, DVR, E3, Forerunner, Forza, Halo 5, Killer Instinct, live stream, Master Chief, Mendicant Bias, Metal Gear Solid 5, Microsoft, Minecraft, Project Spark, Quantum Break, Ryse, Smart Glass, Sony, Sunset Overdrive, Titanfall, Twitch, Upload Studio, Witcher 4, World of Tanks, Xbox One
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Podtacular 373: Matchmaking Overhaul
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The latest Halo Bulletin details the vision behind making Spartan Assault a reality by an excerpt from Frankie. There’s still some concern over making it Windows 8 exclusive of course which leads us into one of our many tangents. We also talk about the changes to the maps made across matchmaking giving War Games a fresh new feel. Enjoy
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Tagged AR, assault, BR, Carbine, DMR, Matchmaking, Multiplayer, precision, Spartan, tuning, War Games, Weapon
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Podtacular 372: Assaulting Announcement
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Yesterday, Waypoint announced Halo: Spartan Assault, a new game built for the Windows 8 platform. Lots of speculation has been generated regarding the title on the basis that it is exclusive to Windows 8 PCs and mobile platforms. We have seen Halo do something similar in the past with Halo 2 Vista trying to promote a platform that is not being highly adopted by consumers. With fans already on the fence about 343 Industries ability to foster the Halo franchise, what does this title hold in the balance of the future of Halo? On a positive note, we will get to play as Spartan Palmer between the timelines of Halo 3 and Halo 4, giving us some back story into her time as a Spartan. Enjoy
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Podtacular 371: Weapon Tuning Complete
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For the last two months, Waypoint has been giving us updates in their weekly bulletins on the weapon tuning undergoing for Halo 4, hoping to restore some balance to the weapons in the Halo sandbox. Thanks to the efforts of the community and the feedback 343i has received through their forums, we now have the final set of changes of the weapon tuning. Granted, the actual numbers are not supplied for all the changes, but having a final picture gives us a good picture of what’s to come in the next few days. Waypoint is also holding a community playdate on Monday when the update drops. Enjoy
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Tagged AR, Assault Rifle, automatic, Battle Rifle, BR, Carbine, Chaingun, DMR, Light Rifle, Magnum, Mantis, Matchmaking, Multiplayer, Pistol, precision, SAW, Suppressor, tuning, Update, War Games, Warthog, Weapons
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Podtacular 370: Two Worlds
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We are two weeks away from the new weapon balancing being updated across the board for matchmaking. Not too long ago, some community members were flown out to 343 to play test the current implementation and got some good quality feedback for the content of this week’s bulletin. In some other, not specifically Halo news, the official trailer for Destiny was released. It’s a mix of live action and in-engine capture and it is looking really good. Nak3d Eli takes this seat as this week’s co-host to bring you this epic news. Enjoy
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Tagged balance, BR, Carbine, Destiny, DMR, Jungle, Law, Light Rifle, Matchmaking, Multiplayer, precision, tuning, War Games, Weapon
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Podtacular 369: #XboxReveal Community Discussion
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Yesterday’s Xbox Reveal showcased the new Xbox One, revolutionizing entertainment in the living room from how we watch TV to how we play video games. But what do we have to say about it? What benefits have been brought to the table that will benefit the current Xbox 360 gamers and cause them to go shell out money this holiday to get the latest and greatest? We bring you this special roundtable discussion featuring many community leaders to talk about the entire Xbox Reveal presentation including the Recap done by Major Nelson. Of course, we could not let the news of the new Halo TV series slip by our fingers either, so sit back and relax to our three and a half hour discussion on the Xbox Reveal. Joining the roundtable discussion along with Brent Gamer and myself are Lady Luck (GTR), CMNeir (Halo Tricks), Nak3d Eli (YouTube’s Nak3d Halo) HaloFanForLife (HFFL), Ducain (YouTube’s Ducain23, RUL), Goosechecka (GBH), Kalbelgarion (GBH), The Texorcist (GBH), Kete (TRR), Justin Bryce (Drunken Halo), Drax122 (RUL), Micky (RUL), blueamcat (RUL) Chewy (RUL), and Molten Slowa. Enjoy
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Tagged Call of Duty, CoD, controller, Durango, EA, FIFA, Forza, Ghosts, Halo TV, hardware, Kinect, Microsoft, NBA, Nextbox, NFL, Quantum Break, software, Spielberg, sports, UFC, Xbox, Xbox One, Xbox Reveal
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Podtacular 368: The Halo Mole
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The inevitable date draws closer as the Halo Bulletin reveals some of the final details behind the weapon tuning being implemented in two weeks. This time we get a look at some changes being made to vehicles. The new Community Forge Island playlist is also something to look out for coming next week to update our matchmaking experience. Finally, we have JakFire on to talk about a special project: The Halo Mole, a reality TV show brought to Halo. Come learn what it’s all about and more on this week’s episode. Enjoy
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