Podtacular 336: War Games Discussion

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Dust Storm

There has been a big debate going around the Halo community on the end product we have been given for Halo 4 War Games. While there are people on multiple sides of multiple issues, there is no doubt that Halo 4, like any other game, is not without its faults. Some of these bugs, glitches, or issues have been exploited, while others are pretty harmless, but create a double-take reaction when noticed. For many people, the game feels like something resembling a “beta” version, and on top of that ponder the question of why we didn’t have a public beta for Halo 4. Many of those questions and more we address on this show and hopefully give you some helpful answers to help but your thoughts to rest, or at least dormant for a while.

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Podtacular 335: Halo 4 Spoilercast

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Dust Storm

Halo 4 debuts the return of Master Chief in the new Reclaimer trilogy and the first encounter with the Forerunners: the builders of the Halos. As the Chief, you are pitted against the Covenant once more until you awaken an ancient evil, the Didact. You are able to stop the Didact before he composes every human on Earth, but at a significant cost. Skin deep, this is a classic Halo game where you encounter a new enemy part way through the game and defeat it in the end, but at a closer examination, there are deep complex plot lines that are building and shifting. Is Cortana really dead? Which Didact are we fighting against in Halo 4? What happened between the Covenant and humans? Prepare yourself for a deep dive into the fiction of Halo 4 and attempt to unravel the mysteries of the Forerunners. We are joined by B2theRyanNewman, Goosechecka from Grifball Hub, and Greenskull from Ready Up Live. Enjoy

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Podtacular 334: Waypoint in the News

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Dust Storm

It’s been a while since we’ve talked about news in the Halo-verse, so it’s time to take a look at the past few Halo Bulletins and see what we’ve missed. We’ve seen weekly playlist updates where map fixes and new game modes are introduced into matchmaking. Since release day, we’ve seen SWAT, Team Snipers, FFA Throwback and Team Regicide hits the streets with Extraction coming next week. The Crimson Map pack has been announced with three new War Games maps: Shattered, Harvest and Wreckage to join us on December 10th. Finally, the Halo 4 Infinity Challenge was revealed this week. It’s a competition to find the best and most dedicated Halo player in War Games and Spartan Ops for a chance to win great prizes. Enjoy

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Podtacular 333: War Games Spectacular

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dust Storm

It’s the podcast you’ve all been waiting for, our interview with the Lead Multiplayer Designer for Halo 4: Kevin Franklin. This hour-long podcast covers how 343 Industries is addressing bugs, fixes and updates to the game that comes out every week to keep your War Games experience fresh and exciting. We also cover some of the design decisions about creating the maps, where the artists get their inspiration from, and how Valhalla was chosen to make it’s return as Ragnarok with the introduction of the Mantis. There are many more topics discussed in this podcast that you’ll just have to listen to find out about. Enjoy

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Grifball Signups!

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Dust Storm

This is a little late (kinda slipped my inbox), but registrations are still open if you have a team.

Registration for the very first ever Halo 4 Grifball league is now open!

Whether you’re new to the sport or a hammer-hardened veteran, GrifballHub’s Good Games League is your place for organized Halo 4 Grifball action. For new players, we have the Classic Division which features the standard two games per week on the night and time of your choice. For more experienced teams, there’s the Veteran Division which has stricter scheduling and more games per week. The Veteran division is completely voluntary, though. In addition, we’ve brought back Achieveables – Grifball in-game achievements which earn your team GrifPoints and a change at the playoffs regardless of your game record. We’ve also introduced team pages to make it easier for teams to contact one another and maintain rosters.

All of the details can be viewed here.

Questions? Comments? Let us know! You can contact us on Twitter @GrifballHub or through our Contact Page.

See you on the court!

Goosechecka
Community and Content Manager
www.GrifballHub.com

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Podcast Survey

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Dust Storm

Before we steamroll into a bunch of Halo 4 related shows, we want to take a moment and hear what you guys have to say about the podcast. We know there are many out there and we thank you for choosing Podtacular as your source for news. Over the years we’ve been on the air, we’ve gone through many changes and we will continue to change as the content and listeners change. Now here’s your chance to make a change for the future of the podcast. Our podcast survey is now live and we want everyone to participate so we can have a good picture of what our listeners think and what we need to change. You can find the survey here. Thank you all for your support.

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Pardon Our Dust

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Dust Storm

You all may have noticed that we’re not running exactly at full speed. There have been some issues with the hardware our hosting service is using that we are hosted on, which has caused some downtime last night, and inevitably, some missing content. The latest podcast has been restored, but the homepage side of things will be a little slow until hosting services are fully restored. Please be patient as we wait for our hosting to be fully restored.

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