Machinima Monday: Lockdown

Machinima Monday is here once again to grace the internet with an awesome Halo themed Machinima feature. This weeks feature has a name that’s all too close to home these days. That’s right, the Halo feature of this week is called ‘Lockdown’.

‘Lockdown’ was uploaded by EnderKnight and created by
EnderKnightStudios. There was a large amount of talent that came together for this project and it certainly shows. The episode combines a lot of comedy with a serious story, so that’s of course a fun combination to watch.

The description for ‘Lockdown’ is as follows:

Agent Orange, a strange but effective soldier, is tasked with recovering intel for the C.I.A. from Lt. Jameson and his cyber terrorists…..

One thing that really helps ‘Lockdown’ shine is the camera work. It really captures the serious tone of the story and helps keep the story seem professional in between the fun and comedic dialogue.

EnderKnight has a whole host of Halo Machinimas and other Halo related videos on their channel, so if you liked ‘Lockdown’ I’d fully recommend checking out their other Halo content.

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Podtacular 754: Final Flight Arriving Soon

The final flight of MCC is just around the corner as Halo 4 is undergoing the final tests before Halo Insiders are able to get their hands on Halo 4 for PC. Make sure your Insider profile is up-to-date as everyone in the program will receive an invite. We’ve got our normal roundup of community news, official announcements and community creations.

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Machinima Monday: Humanity’s Defiance Episode 1

It’s been a fair few weeks since the last Machinima Monday, but worry not, as it’s back again. This Monday feature in which we feature a cool Halo themed Machinima is this week showing off ‘Humanity’s Defiance Episode 1’.

Produced by Apollo Digital, who is known for ‘Short films, Cinematic Media Content, and other stuff’ comes ‘Humanity’s Defiance Episode 1’. This Machinima really does speak for itself in terms of its name. It’s your classic humans vs aliens battle, but with some extra goodness, so there’s of course no better game to use than Halo Reach.

The description for ‘Humanity’s Defiance Episode 1’ is as follows:

4 long months of war, the fall of Harvest came to an end in August 2526. The surviving spartans and marines are scattered, but won’t prevent them to make another stand.

Episode 1 released in September 2020, not long before this article was written. That being said, I certainly hope there are more episodes to follow, as the production value is great and the team that worked on episode 1 is extensive. It’s certainly a series that’s worth keeping an eye on in the future.

Apollo Digital has a nice mix of other Halo Machinimas and none Halo related videos on their channel, so I’d recommend checking them out too.

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Podtacular 753: Dropping Back In

We’re back with the latest community spotlight and the release of Halo 3: ODST after taking the week off. DJ has also survived the West Coast fires and is back in prime form. In addition to the routine playlist calendar updates and community news, we have a few new products including a really cool official ODST cosplay guide.

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Podtacular 752: Wazzap

We’ve got a short show, again without DJ as he’s recovering from the smote on the US West Coast, and with us going on break, we just decided to do a quick wrap-up to come back swinging in a couple of weeks. We have several guests and topics we’re excited to cover so enjoy the week off and be ready for a nice comeback. Also, Halo 3: ODST comes out within the week!

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Podtacular 751: Meridian Divide

It’s time for another book discussion as we dive into the second installment of the Battle Born series: Meridian Divide. We continue our story following the four teens as they attempt to prevent the Covenant getting their hands on the Forerunner artifact on Meridian, but that’s just scratching the surface. There’s not a lot of community for Halo specific updates this week, but we did get the price and release date drop for the Xbox Series X and S.

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Machinima Monday: Last Man Standing Trailer

It’s Monday time, which means it’s Machinima time. Machinima Monday is a feature for awesome Halo Machinimas, both new and old. This weeks feature is a trailer for an upcoming Machinima called ‘Last Man Standing’.

This trailer features both traditional in game Machinima action and awesome CGI additions, something that Machinimas seem to adapt a bit more day by day.

The description for the Last Man Standing’ trailer is as follows:

Inspired by KnightmareFilmz Zombie Matchmaking comes the trailer for Last Man Standing. The greatest Zombie survival game Halo has ever seen!

Now it’s important to note that this is just the trailer for the Machinima. The actual Machinima will premiere on Saturday September 19th, 2020 at 5pm EST via ThaGreatIsaiah YouTube Channel.

ThaGreatIsaiah has created a lot of incredible Halo Machinima so I’d recommend checking out their channel and other projects.

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