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Put a Bullet-in that Title Update
If you weren’t at Halo Fest this weekend, no need to worry. bs angel has you covered in this week’s Bulletin. She has posted quite a collection of pictures that I think pretty much captures what was there. Also, if you’re looking for any more specifics on the upcoming Halo: Reach title update, there are some detailed descriptions of what actually is changing in the post. Everything you want to know about bloom reduction, armor lock nerfing and shield bleed-through can be found there.
Halo 4 Concept Trailer
This trailer was shown at the Halo 4 Panel on Sunday morning at Halo Fest. While it doesn’t give too much insight into what we’re going to see in the campaign graphically, it does lead to some speculation on what we might see in the game. Take a watch: we’ll be talking about it soon on the show.
Halo Title Update Announced
This is the first time I’ve been able to sit down since getting to Halo Fest to actually update the site. I’m actually currently watching the Waypoint Update panel while typing this up so I’m constantly engaged in Halo Fest. One piece of news that I think is important to everyone is the Title Update for Halo: Reach. Details can be found in the Waypoint forums. Needless to say, I’m very happy about the stuff they’ve fixed with Armor Lock and it makes a lot more sense. Check it out and if you’re at Halo Fest, come say hi.
No, I think we’re just getting started.
Getting ready for Halo Fest.
Battle Canyon Flythrough
Another new Halo: Reach multuplayer map was unvield this week at GamesCon and this one has been redone a few times. You might remember it as battle creek or one of the maps Podtacular played Bungie in long ago in that Humpday challenge when it was known as Beaver Creek, but in Reach the old time favorite will bear the name Battle Canyon (has a nice ring to it I think.) IGN has the scoop, again, giving us another exciting ‘flythrough‘ of the new map.
What suprises me is that there are actually a lot of things that changed in this remake. The team added a lift to the top of both bases and changed where the teleporters are placed. Thanks to forge those of you who frown upon these changes can put the map back to it’s original battle creek goodness, and the 343 guys will have an ‘anniversary’ edition of the map that we’ll see in match making that’s more like the one we know and love. Hopefully we’ll be getting more of these flythroughs at Halo Fest, and oh yeah Dusty will be there too.
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New Reach Maps Playable at GamesCon
Looks like the guys over at 343 industries are getting a little sneaky on us. Instead of confirming what they will be adding and subtracting in the upcoming Title Update to Halo: Reach they’ve been using a playable version of it at GamesCon. The following video seems like it is showcasing two of the new (and awesome) maps that will be coming to Reach Multiplayer when Halo: CE Anniversary this November 15, but if you look closely you’ll be a healthy bit of information (also equally awesome).
In this video, you will first notice that there is in fact no bloom being used when players are using the DMR. Also, something BrentGamer’s been asking for since day one of Reach, is health ‘bleedthrough’ while meleeing. AKA when you melee your opponent it wont just take out their shields all of the time. There are also other nice pieces of new information to be found but do not take my word for it, get to watching!
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Watch Every Halo: Reach match from MLG Anahiem!
Were you like Anorexic Leader and missed last weekend’s MLG event? Well don’t fret because Major League Gaming has you covered! The eSports company recently released the event’s entire VOD libary for FREE! Yes hours and hours of gaming for FREE! You can catch the awesome Halo: Reach action, the cool Call of Duty action, and the popular StarCraft 2 action all on their website.
If you do happen to watch some of the videos or already have please do not forget to submit your thoughts on this past event because we will be going over it with a few special guest hosts on our next Episode! Please submit here or by clicking THE BIG GREEN BUTTON on the top of the page.
Bungie’s Past, Present, and Future
As 343 Industries transitions into power as our new Halo overlords, Bungie is closing the door on it’s beloved franchise and looking towards the future:
In the studio’s newest ViDoc, “O Brave New World”, Bungie employees and Halo community members provide a short history of Bungie and it’s initial ensemble of games from the 90′s (Marathon, Myth, etc.) before moving into a lengthier discussion of the Halo franchise’s history and development. If you have 55 minutes to spare, watching this would be a good way to spend them.
The Running Riot host Kete makes an appearance around the 29:15 mark!
Source: Bungie Studios
See Also: HBO, Kotaku
These Aren’t the Sounds You’re Looking For
This week’s Halo Bulletin on Waypoint focuses on the new sounds we will see in Halo Anniversary. While it’s not a complete library of sounds, it does show the difference between the two and the nice sounding upgrades they all got. You can watch the videos on today’s Halo Bulletin. My personal favorite is the Rocket Launcher (or noob tube for the haters).
Win PAX Tickets From Halo Waypoint
Got another doozie here for you folks. Looks like the guys, and gals, from Halo Waypoint are giving away PAX Prime tickets everyday this week via their twitter account. All you have to do is submit a picture of yourself via twitter holding a sign that says ”I want Podtacular to go to Halo: Fest.” … No really submit a picture of yourself holding a sign that says “I want to go to Halo Fest” Selections are at random so please don’t go overboard with the pictures. Though I personally encourage it.
What is Halo Fest you ask? Well if you don’t check the homepage often, or if you live under a rock, it’s the 10 year anniversary celebration 343 is holding at PAX this year in Seattle on August 26th through the 28th. If you’d like to hear part 1 of our celebration check out the Halo Decade Show episode.
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