Podtacular 407: Halo Bowl-orama

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Dust Storm

The long anticipated wait for Brent is over as he is back in the co-host seat where be belongs thanks to one of our listeners, Godzilla Todd. We had him on the show for episode 405 and we appreciate his contribution to the show. Hive him a shout out on Twitter; he deserves it. To welcome back Brent to the podcast, the rumor mill gives us info that hints at the possibility of a Halo 2 Anniversary coming out this year delaying Halo 5 until next year. Again, these are just rumors and should be treated as such until official confirmation has been given. This weekend, 343 is hosting it’s Halo Bowl, a spin off of the Turkey Bowl done back in November last year where the team colors have been changed to reflect this year’s Super Bowl teams. Monday we see the return of Team SWAT followed by the highly anticipated Heavies playlist two weeks from then. More details about matchmaking updates and a Franchise Writer position available at 343 Industries is available in this week’s Halo Bulletin.

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Podtacular 406: I Love Bees Too

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Dust Storm

A recent influx of players to Halo 3 has generated discussions of what is important for the Halo franchise to succeed with Halo 5, but recent news may have Halo fans looking back further than the first HD Halo title. A recent update to the I Love Bees website, an ARG campaign that was run to promote Halo 2, has people speculating on the possibility of yet another Halo Anniversary game releasing this year. Among the rumors is the latest Halo Bulletin covering upcoming matchmaking changes including a special Halo Bowl playlist to be made available during Super Bowl weekend.

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Podtacular 405: Rumor Mill Begins

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Dust Storm

It’s the dawn of a new year for Halo and the rumors have already started to hit the internet about the next title in the franchise and other productions around the Halo Universe. Among them, rumors of a potential Halo movie has been dissolved and a supposed leaked cut-scene has hit the web. Microsoft is working on a Siri competitor aptly named Cortana, which is pretty cool news for any Halo fan. GH057ayame has been hired by 343 as a tester for the next Halo title. As always, we give you the bullets from this week’s Halo Bulletin.

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Podtacular 404: Brent Not Found

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Dust Storm

The year 2013 brought us the peak of the Halo 4 experience and many memories, but as we look to 2014, the way for Halo is bright and never unchanging. We’ve had the privilege of being with you throughout the Halo 4 experience and will continue to do so until the emergence of Halo 5 later this year. 343 Industries has many plans for Halo and just as such, Podtacular has some plans of our own. We can’t wait to see what 2014 brings us and we hope you all will be along with us for the ride.
This week, we tackle some of the Halo news that transpired during our two week hiatus including some more signs of Halo 5 news on the rise. You’ll want to check out this week’s Halo Bulletin for the latest matchmaking information and an interview from one of our good friends, petetheduck. We also discuss some of our goals for the new year, so if you want to get a jump start on this year in Halo, check us out!

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Podtacular 403: Year’s End

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Dust Storm

It’s our final podcast of the year and we’ve been quite a few places and so has Halo. Between all the title updates to Halo 4, the release of Halo: Spartan Assault, the Halo 4 Global Championships and all the conventions we attended, it has been one hell of a year. To end things for the year, this week’s bulletin is a Q&A with Frankie. There are some pretty interesting questions in the list that we talk about to wrap up the end of the year. On a final note, thank you everyone who has stayed with us throughout the year and supported us through the tough times with Halo this year. We value each and every one of you and we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you tuning in every week. Happy Holidays everyone!

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Podtacular 402: Master Shark

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Dust Storm

This week began with the celebration of 343 Day with the Halo Waypoint team putting on a live stream with interviews and gameplays highlighting all the big changes and recent updates to the Halo franchise. If you happened to miss the games and interviews, you can find the VOD on their Twitch.tv page here. Monday also revealed the release date of Halo: Spartan Assault for December 24th. Waypoint also announced during the stream on Friday the spring matchmaking playlist schedule, which is further detailed in this week’s Halo Bulletin. We have the privilege of being joined by Road Block and Jack Edathil from the Glib Shark podcast, a Rooster Teeth community-based podcast.

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Halo: Spartan Assault Drops December 24th on Xbox One

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Dust Storm

Monday this week, Halo Waypoint announced Halo: Spartan Assault will be released on the Xbox One on Christmas Eve, December 24th with an Xbox 360 release later in January of next year for $14.99. The Xbox One version has new achievements including new weapons and co-operative mode. Waypoint also announced on their 343 Day livestream and later posted yesterday that anyone who has purchased Halo: Spartan Assault on Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 will be able to grab the Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions for $4.99 instead of full price.

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