Podtacular 779: Practical Figures

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Dust Storm

Halo figurines is nothing new and taking pictures of scenes with them in battle scenes is always a treat, but our guest for this week takes it to another level with practical battlefield effects and the latest Jazwares figures has spiced up Mooreshots‘ pictures to be a truly unique work of art in the Halo community. Join us as we explore the person and the method behind the practical art that makes up some truly inspiring photos and even get some hints about his upcoming big shoot.

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Podtacular 778: Project Mjolnir

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Dust Storm

Every once in a while, the community takes it upon themselves to pursue an ambitious project let alone make something that nearly every Halo fan has dreamed of. Installation00 has taken on the monumental task of attempting to create a Mjolnir Mark IV suit of armor with modern technology. With his continued growth on YouTube and the major success of his various video series, he’s taking his experience in mechanical engineering to attempt something that has never been done before (as far as we know). On this episode, we talk to Installation00 about the inception of the project and what he hopes to accomplish throughout the 18-24 month journey. If you want to help him bring the Mark IV to life, head on over to his Go Fund Me campaign and show him some love.

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Podtacular 777: PC First Class

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Dust Storm

It’s the end of the month, which means another Halo Infinite update. This month, we get our first looks at the first class treatment Halo Infinite is getting for PC, from super ultra-wide support to triple key-binds. This will be the first time a Halo FPS title will get a simultaneous PC launch with console, let alone undergoing the same development process and not being a port. While this update is PC focused, not all of the information is PC specific, but shows how they’ve approached development for the entire platform supporting the game. Nuances in development that were not of major concern for console get a new perspective and PC will coexist with console natively out of the gate.

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Podtacular 776: Audiophile

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Dust Storm

It’s time again to take a look at the latest updates from our favorite franchise and what’s happening in the community as we look forward to the next Inside Infinite next week. A new #Ask343 from the Audio Design Team, Community and Playlist updates, and some community musings where we learn that ForgeHub has once again selected Arpod as the first pick of their community spotlight (something’s sus).

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Podtacular 775: Grifball Meets The Big Leagues

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Dust Storm

The greatest game since itself, Grifball is getting some premiere treatment as DreamHack has partnered with PlayGrifball.com to host a summer of draft tournaments and we get to play a part! Making a return to his co-host seat, DJBluePDX brings along Rage More Nerd to draw the bracket going into this weekend’s Halo 4 Grifball tournament. DJ and Rage give us the details about all the upcoming events over the next four months and the roadmap to the final tournament in July. You can catch the first three events over on DJ’s Twitch channel: https://twitch.tv/DJBluePDX.

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Podtacular 774: Frequencies of War

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Dust Storm

As the months keep ticking away, we get ever closer to the release of Halo Infinite and this month, we are graced with our first sounds of the Halo Infinite soundscape. A blast of nostalgia mixed in with improved sound design certainly gives Halo that ancient, but powerful feel to compliment the heroic music the audio team is striving for. If you haven’t read up on the latest Inside Infinite, it’s worth the read and listen. We’ve also got another Community Spotlight, the latest from Tashi on designing the Halo Esports ecosystem, Grassroots partners and more!

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Podtacular 773: Interview with Matty McDee

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Dust Storm

In lieu of no live podcast last week, we are please to have another interview, this time featuring Matty McDee, one of the head moderators of the Halo subreddit. With over 600k members and at least 2000 online at any given moment, it’s certainly one of the larger Halo communities. While the Halo subreddit may be a well-known entity, it wasn’t always that way and really didn’t “exist” until the Halo: Reach era of the franchise. In our interview with Matty, we learn a bit behind the history of the subreddit, what it’s main content is, and discuss some of our hopes for Halo Infinite later this year.

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