Podtacular 375: Going Beyond Launch

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Dust Storm

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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Red vs. Blue Season 11 Premieres Tonight on RoosterTeeth.com!

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Dust Storm

Austin, TX— Friday, June 14, 2013— Rooster Teeth Productions is thrilled to
announce that the 11th season of their award-winning web series, Red vs. Blue, will premiere tonight on the Rooster Teeth website at 9:00 PM CT.

Co-directed by Burnie Burns and Matt Hullum, Red vs. Blue humorously chronicles a civil war being waged by two equally hapless armies.  In season 11, the Reds and Blues must work together in order to survive their greatest foes: themselves.

Following tonight’s premiere, new episodes of Red vs. Blue season 11 will premiere exclusively on RoosterTeeth.com each Monday beginning June 24th.  Older episodes will be available on the Rooster Teeth YouTube Channel, which passed the 2 billion views mark earlier this year!

Check out a Red vs. Blue season 11 teaser clip here (featuring the voices of Ian and Anthony from Smosh):  http://roosterteeth.com/archive/?id=7538

For the latest developments on Rooster Teeth and Red vs. Blue visit the Rooster Teeth Facebook, Rooster Teeth Twitter and Red vs. Blue Facebook.

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Halo 4 Spartan Ops: Epilogue

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Dust Storm

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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?

Many thanks go out to HaloFanForLife for sticking it out for all of these episodes covering the entirety of this Spartan Ops experience. We both look forward to any mention of a second season despite the likeliness of that not happening but have enjoyed every minute of bringing you this content. Make sure to check out his blog with many more resources to accompany what we talked about during these episodes. You can find him over at HaloFanForLife.com. This series would have not been possible without him.

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Podtacular 374: Halo 5 Announced

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Dust Storm

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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Halo 5 Announced at E3

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Dust Storm

The Electronic Entertainment Expo started today and leading the charge was the Microsoft Press Conference. Showcasing a lot of unique titles and some console exclusives, Microsoft definitely came out with a strong hand. Among the titles presented, near the very end, Microsoft unveiled the Halo 5 trailer for the Xbox One: the first Halo title to be native 60 fps with a release date in 2014. Watch the teaser below as we get to see Jedi Master Chief!

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Podtacular 373: Matchmaking Overhaul

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Dust Storm

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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Podtacular 372: Assaulting Announcement

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Dust Storm

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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