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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Podtacular 790: Flight Barrier

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Dust Storm

It’s the final event in the DJBluePDX Grifball Summer Series – Presented by@DreamHack & Powered by Play Grifball and we have DJBluePDX and RageMoreNerd joining us to draw the final bracket. The final Grifball tournament of the Summer series kicks off on Saturday on Halo 4 as part of DreamHack Beyond, a virtual summer event with everything you’d expect from a DreamHack event. We also get into a heated debate about how easy it is to register for the Halo Insider, which just so happens to be the topic of the next Inside Infinite. After this podcast, DJ is stepping down from his co-host seat, but he’ll be back for future Grifball event announcements and certain topics around Halo Infinite as the release continues to draw closer.

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Podtacular 789: The Hoss is Back

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Dust Storm

Long time listeners of the podcast will remember back in the early Halo 5 days one of our previous co-hosts stepped down from hosting. Starting with this episode, we’re happy to welcome back to the co-host chair, Hoss Sauced! He’s back permanently to ride out the hype through to Halo Infinite. We were also invited to participate in celebrating Canon Fodder: Issue 117 where we talked about the man himself, John Spartan-117, in our previous episode.

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Podtacular 788: The Master Chief in All of Us

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Dust Storm

With Halo Infinite taking a step back into its roots, it’s only fitting to take a look at the face (or visor) of the franchise for the past twenty years, The Master Chief. Instantly recognizable by just about anyone in the gaming industry, John, Spartan 117 was made to be a shell that we could fill with our own perspective on the universe that Bungie created filling in details with the mystical environments, supporting characters to invest in and larger-than-life odds that gives us as players the conquering feeling against a formidable foe. Over time with the caretaker of the franchise transitioning to 343 Industries, we’ve seen Chief develop to be more than just a man in a piece of power armor. There’s a character we’ve all come to learn and love and invest in the franchise. With the next installment of the games, we eagerly await the continued development of the icon of humanity in the Halo universe and the stories that will unfold on the mysterious Zeta Halo. Join us as we celebrate the 117th issue of Canon Fodder!

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