Halo: Spartan Assault Announced for Windows 8 Platforms

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Dust Storm

Some recent news leaked out about a PC Halo title and theories went running wild. Now we can put those theories to rest as today Halo Waypoint officially announced revealing a top-down shooter being made available across all Windows 8 platforms next month.

Available only for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, “Halo: Spartan Assault” is a new top-down action shooter that brings a “Halo” video game to touch-based devices for the first time in franchise history. Developed by 343 Industries in conjunction with Vanguard Games, “Halo: Spartan Assault” provides an accessible, pick-up-and-play experience for fans and newcomers alike.

Set between the events of “Halo 3” and “Halo 4,” “Halo: Spartan Assault” is a new chapter of the award-winning “Halo” universe that explores the first missions of the Spartan Ops program and dives deeper into the backstory of Human-Covenant wars. Play through the eyes of either Commander Sarah Palmer or Spartan Davis stationed aboard the UNSC Infinity as they fight never-before-seen battles against Covenant forces.

With rich storytelling, intuitive controls, and best-in-class action, audio and graphics, “Halo: Spartan Assault” brings the epic scale and action of the “Halo” universe to mobile devices through unrivaled action and intensity.

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Podtacular 371: Weapon Tuning Complete

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Dust Storm

For the last two months, Waypoint has been giving us updates in their weekly bulletins on the weapon tuning undergoing for Halo 4, hoping to restore some balance to the weapons in the Halo sandbox. Thanks to the efforts of the community and the feedback 343i has received through their forums, we now have the final set of changes of the weapon tuning. Granted, the actual numbers are not supplied for all the changes, but having a final picture gives us a good picture of what’s to come in the next few days. Waypoint is also holding a community playdate on Monday when the update drops. Enjoy

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Podtacular 370: Two Worlds

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dust Storm

We are two weeks away from the new weapon balancing being updated across the board for matchmaking. Not too long ago, some community members were flown out to 343 to play test the current implementation and got some good quality feedback for the content of this week’s bulletin. In some other, not specifically Halo news, the official trailer for Destiny was released. It’s a mix of live action and in-engine capture and it is looking really good. Nak3d Eli takes this seat as this week’s co-host to bring you this epic news. Enjoy

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Podtacular 369: #XboxReveal Community Discussion

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dust Storm

Yesterday’s Xbox Reveal showcased the new Xbox One, revolutionizing entertainment in the living room from how we watch TV to how we play video games. But what do we have to say about it? What benefits have been brought to the table that will benefit the current Xbox 360 gamers and cause them to go shell out money this holiday to get the latest and greatest? We bring you this special roundtable discussion featuring many community leaders to talk about the entire Xbox Reveal presentation including the Recap done by Major Nelson. Of course, we could not let the news of the new Halo TV series slip by our fingers either, so sit back and relax to our three and a half hour discussion on the Xbox Reveal. Joining the roundtable discussion along with Brent Gamer and myself are Lady Luck (GTR), CMNeir (Halo Tricks), Nak3d Eli (YouTube’s Nak3d Halo) HaloFanForLife (HFFL), Ducain (YouTube’s Ducain23, RUL), Goosechecka (GBH), Kalbelgarion (GBH), The Texorcist (GBH), Kete (TRR), Justin Bryce (Drunken Halo), Drax122 (RUL), Micky (RUL), blueamcat (RUL) Chewy (RUL), and Molten Slowa. Enjoy

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Podtacular 368: The Halo Mole

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dust Storm

The inevitable date draws closer as the Halo Bulletin reveals some of the final details behind the weapon tuning being implemented in two weeks. This time we get a look at some changes being made to vehicles. The new Community Forge Island playlist is also something to look out for coming next week to update our matchmaking experience. Finally, we have JakFire on to talk about a special project: The Halo Mole, a reality TV show brought to Halo. Come learn what it’s all about and more on this week’s episode. Enjoy

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Podtacular 367: Same Old Song

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Dust Storm

Over the last few weeks, 343i has been releasing small updates about the weapon balance tuning and updates to the matchmaking playlists in the Halo bulletins. In this week’s bulletin, another interview was done by yet another visitor and we’ll undoubtedly have more in future bulletins. New Forge maps are slated to be added to matchmaking playlists soon with more information revealed on which maps specifically next week. Unfortunately, Halo 4 is approaching the end of it’s mainstream lifespan and the bulletins hold very little information in them. We’ll begin to branch out into other areas other than just the bulletin starting next week. Enjoy

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Podtacular 366: Arena Gaming League

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Dust Storm

Arena Gaming League has made long strides since its inception back in November 2011 and now it’s the premiere league for competitive Halo. We have the privilege of having AGL founder Brad Weir and AGL Wired founder Connor White to talk about how AGL was founded and upcoming AGL events. We talk about AGL Knoxville, the upcoming conference-style AGL Wired and changes coming to AGL and its tournaments. Enjoy

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