Podtacular 797: Arena Flight Outcomes

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Dust Storm

Just a little more than a month after our first hands on Halo Infinite, 343 has unveiled the outcomes of what insiders deem unfriggin believable and what still has room for improvement. A very positive first experience with Halo Infinite multiplayer is hopeful signs for what we will get at release, but there’s still room for improvement as the days grow shorter. Thankfully, our next Halo Infinite flight is not two weeks away and we’re currently wrapping up Season 8 flighting for MCC. And it wouldn’t be the Halo community without some kind of “fanaticism”, this time around HCS’ top 25 Halo competitive players of all time. Strap in for a diverse show this week.

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Podtacular 796: Staying Power

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Dust Storm

The Infinite news has certainly continued to roll in and the Halo community is going through a roller coaster of emotions with each passing week and new piece of the puzzle. In the latest saga of Halo Infinite news, we’ve learned more about the XP progression system, partnered teams with HCS going into Halo Infinite, and Season 8 flighting for MCC with more customizations, features and a new map from Halo Online! We certainly sympathize with the tough position the studio is to make sure features are complete at launch, but with a lack of features, that will challenge the longevity of the game after launch. Only time will tell, but we are eagerly waiting to hear more.

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Podtacular 795: Limits of Release

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Dust Storm

We’ve got a lot of Halo news this week, unfortunately, a lot of unfavorable news as we come off the latest Halo news from Gamescom, Inside Infinite update and a bombshell last week. We do finally have a release date of December 8th, breaking the norm of Tuesday releases, but the game will release without campaign co-operative play of any kind and Forge at launch, but will come later. We also have a little multiplayer cinematic for the first season of free-to-play multiplayer and just as quickly as it was announced, the Halo Infinite Limited Edition Xbox Series X and Elite controller pre-orders are already out of stock. As a perk of his Patronage, we have a special guest, PrestigeAce on the show.

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Podtacular 794: Needs Some Support

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Dust Storm

No story is complete without a complement of characters, environment and world building that supports the narrative leading a player through a compelling campaign. With the Halo franchise, we’ve been beyond fortunate to have a diverse and rich number of supporting aspects to the Halo Universe, making Halo a truly unique experience. In this episode, we continue our walk down memory lane with previous installments in the Halo saga and reminisce what makes Halo a truly awe inspiring franchise to keep coming back to, looking into characters like Sgt. Johnson, Rtas ‘Vadum, the Didact and more. Have suggestions on what we should discuss next? Let us know in our Discord or send us an email.

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Podtacular 793: Flight Departed

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Dust Storm

The time has come and gone so quickly for the first Halo Infinite flight and the overall reception has been overwhelmingly positive. For our first hands on experience with Halo Infinite, it certainly feels like we’re getting a good mix of what made Halo great in the Bungie years with a few of the improvements and evolutions that 343 Industries has brought to the franchise. It’s certainly not perfect and with the game still in pre-production, plenty of bugs still need squashing, but for the most part, the multiplayer is very enjoyable. We talk about the weapons, equipment, maps and more. If you didn’t get invited to this flight, don’t worry, your time will come. Make sure your Halo Insider profile is up to date at https://haloinsider.com.

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Podtacular 792: Infinite Takes Flight

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Dust Storm

It’s finally happening! Halo Infinite flighting kicks off this weekend with the first Technical Preview happening right now! Getting our first hands on experience with Halo Infinite, even if it’s not fully representative of the final product is so exciting and we can’t wait to see what 343 has been cooking up over the past five years! It sounds like nearly everyone who as signed up for the Halo Insider program with an up-to-date profile will be getting hands on this weekend so we look forward to playing with you all this weekend. As such, we want to hear what you have to say about the Tech Preview (not a beta) on our next podcast. Reach out to us on Discord, Twitter or sending us an email to submissions@podtacular.com.

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Podtacular 791: ODST Drama

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Dust Storm

Being a community built around a podcast, we’re very excited about productions like Hunt the Truth and I Love Bees. There’s just something about an audio drama that has unique characteristics to how you consume the content and how it has to be crafted to make up for the lack of visual representation. That why, when our friends over on the Coral and Downfall projects referred the team at Tarkov: A Halo Story to us, we got very excited at the sound of a community-based Halo audio drama. This fan-based project takes the introduction of Tarkov, the young ODST that we follow in this Halo 3: ODST Trailer. The project has been in development for about five years and has a lot of tie ins to the Halo Universe and just from what we’ve heard from the project, it’s gonna be good. Tarkov premieres on July 30th across most major podcast services and YouTube.

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