Podtacular 351: Fiesta!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Dust Storm

We have learned the history behind the Forerunners in Cryptum and Primordium, and we have been exposed to their technology and plans through the eyes of Master Chief. Now, in just under two short weeks, we will have the final book in the Forerunner Saga in our laps to learn about the final moments of the Forerunners as a civilization. This week’s bulletin has an interview with Greg Bear, writer behind the trilogy. We also have our playlist update announcing Team Action Sack, with a sneak peek at some of the gametypes slated for the playlist in the future. Question of the week: If you’ve read the Forerunner books, what’s your favorite part and are you excited for Silentium? Enjoy

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Halo 4 Campaign: Shutdown

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Dust Storm

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After the encounter with the mysterious Librarian AI, Master Chief and Cortana refuse to ignore the bigger picture of the threat Didact poses to the humanity and the galaxy. Disobeying orders and with the help of another ally, Chief and Cortana depart Infinity to be left behind in an attempt to prevent the Didact’s departure from Requiem. This mission contains many hidden meanings and complex ideas, so we pulled in FinalPOSTMORTEM from Forward Unto Dawn for this summary. Enjoy

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Halo 4 Spartan Ops: Scattered

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Dust Storm

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Returning from the hiatus, Spartan Ops picks up from its mid-season break after Dr. Halsey’s confinement and the Librarian’s activation. Halsey is being interrogated by Lasky for her correspondence with an alien intelligence while Spartan Thorne is being dragged towards Jul and the Librarian. From Jul’s awe at Dr. Glassman’s success in activating the Librarian, he escapes before Jul is denied access. Meanwhile, Fireteam Crimson is still missing and must be found. Will Glassman escape the clutches of Jul? Will Throne break free from his captors? Will Crimson be found and be able to escape Covenant captivity? Find out in the return of season one. HaloFanForLife returns as our designated co-host as we return from our own break. Enjoy

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Podtacular 350: Dat Tarp

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Dust Storm

Half way to 700 episode and we’re still rockin’ the mic with Halo news, and this week is not lack-luster. We had the Majestic Map pack drop this week giving us the chance to review the maps for ourselves and we really like what we see. By far it seems like the favorite is Skyline. Extraction is getting it’s own playlist next week as well as Spartan Ops recycling the second half of the season next week. The question of the podcast is a little more free form and open to hilarious responses: What has dat tarp done for you? Enjoy

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Doing It Live

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Dust Storm

We’ve been toying around with the idea of doing a live show when we record our podcasts and for those who follow us on social media, you’ve already gotten a taste recently of what it’s like. We’ve done a few live shows in the past as well, but we’re changing that structure to be more permanent. From here on out, all of our shows will be recorded live, with a few exceptions where the shows will have to be pre-screened, recorded at conventions, etc. Every Thursday at 8:00PM Eastern, come join us on Twitch.tv when we record our regular update shows and follow us to catch all those in-between. We will also be dual-broadcasting on Ustream.tv and see where the bulk of our audience ends up, but our main video feed will be on Twitch. We’ve also been live streaming our Monday Night Matchmaking games on Twitch, so if you haven’t caught those, definitely tune in on Mondays if you can’t make it. We will be live streaming our Wacky Wednesdays that we announced on our last show.

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Podtacular 349: The Wacky Halo World

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Dust Storm

At it’s heart, Halo has always been a game about custom settings from day one. Being able to customize your experience was the cornerstone to how we play Halo today in the multiplayer space. Since the advent of Forge in Halo 3, customs have skyrocketed to some of the most fun, competitive, crazy and just plain odd combinations of map variants and game types. On the podcast today is founder Insane54 and staff member Vincent Torre from Halo Customs to talk about their efforts to highlight the creative customs community and talk about the current standing of custom games in Halo 4. With the announcement of the just released web-based file share, they have their work cut out for them. Enjoy

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Halo 4 File Share Fully Operational

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Dust Storm

Halo 4 Fileshare

The Halo 4 Fileshare was up and running a few weeks ago on the console, but today, it has been released on the web. Head on over to Halo Waypoint today and you’ll find a new item under your Career: File Share. Here you can look through your own files as well as the files of your friends on the web and add them to your file share to be later downloaded to your console. You can also download those pesky little screenshots you’ve been wanting to get on your desktop. Here’s some tips on how to navigate the site:

  • Access your file share directly using this link and replacing “gamertag” with your own gamertag: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/gamertag/halo4/fileshare
  • Find the public file browser here: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo4/filebrowser
  • Screenshots, Game Types, Films and Map Variants are available to view
  • You can download screenshots to your desktop by clicking on any screenshot and clicking download.
  • “Add file” adds the file to your personal file share.
  • You can remove files from your file share.
  • You can like files.
  • You cannot download things directly to your console from the web version.

Now go download to your hearts content.

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