Podtacular 717: Halo Respawn

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Dust Storm

Welcome to our first guest appearance of 2020 and it’s fitting that we have the folks on from Halo Respawn on. Halo Respawn is a new community founded by Vetteking95 in an effort to help reunite and showcase the many different aspects and corners of the Halo community. Quite the undertaking to be sure, but for those who are familiar with Podtacular, you’ll be no stranger to this concept as we try to highlight the vastness of the community we know and love. Joining Vetteking95 from the Halo Respawn team is HUNGRYxB3AR and no stranger to the Podtacular community SOVTH as we take time to discuss what we think Halo Infinite might bring to the table, our hopes for a Halo Battle Royale (much to GT’s dismay) and what Halo Respawn is all about. You can find out more about Halo Respawn at https://www.halorespawn.com.

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Podtacular 716: Unlocking Customization

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Dust Storm

This week we asked the community how they would like to unlock items in Halo Infinite given the past examples we’ve seen in Halo and in the industry. With the latest progression-style system in MCC drumming up community discussion, there’s lots of opinions on the topic, but there at least seems to be a commonality among most listeners at least. It’s also been about five months since we’ve talked about the projects that are happening in the community so it’s time to dust off the news and cover… some of them. There’s been so many updates that we only had a chance to cover a handful, but not to fret, we’ll get to more soon including some interviews with the more recently publicized projects. As always, we cover the latest playlist and community updates straight from Halo Waypoint.

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Machinima Monday: Frequency

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Dust Storm

Feeling a little nostalgic tonight, so pulling out one of my personal favorites that was produced by the Halo machinima “giant”, Hollywood Halo. I’m just going to let the video speak for itself this time. Enjoy!

Video Published by: imSuck

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Streamer Showcase Saturday: PixelPeet

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Dust Storm

Welcome back Halo fans to our latest article series, Streamer Showcase Saturday! Last week, we showcased our first streamer showcase, which you can find here. This week we’re featuring yet another streamer on Twitch who isn’t a stranger to streaming, but his stream setup could be described as a bit strange (in a good way of course).

PixelPeet has been a consistent Halo streamer and you may have even caught him in the last Halo Bowl (not on our team though)! Peet has one of the most unique setups that we’ve seen and he’s always looking for ways to improve his stream and engage with his audience. He’s been streaming a mix of Apex and Halo recently, but he’s been quite the Halo streamer for the past couple of years with plenty of subscribers.

Peet streams on Twitch just about daily and while his schedule says “Every day around 9AM PDT”, don’t let that fool you as you’ll see him streaming late into the evening. You can subscribe to PixelPeet on Twitch and follow him on Twitter.

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Podtacular 715: Campaign Experience

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Dust Storm

We’re still playing catch-up on community happenings over the past month, but we’re nicking away at it until we’re all caught up. This week includes last week’s Community Spotlight and this week’s Community Update, first of each for 2020. Responding to our topic of the week, we read your responses to what makes up your ideal campaign mission.

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Podtacular 714: Machinima in Halo

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Dust Storm

At Halo: Outpost Discovery, we had the opportunity to host several panels with Halo machinimators. The Halo universe has exceptional lore for people to build on and the tools to craft inspirational stories. In coordination with The Hub, we’re happy to have all these guests on the show: Ay Star, Pep, Beaminator, AngelOnMyShoulderProductions, GrumpyElite, OutletChief729, EchoLightMedia & Matteoarts. We talked about their start in machinima, their process for creating machinima and their wishes for support with Halo Infinite and the possibilities that could be supported with mods.

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Machinima Monday: Contrition

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Dust Storm

With Halo: Reach making a resurgence in the community, we thought it would be appropriate to showcase a recent Machinima. This one comes from a relatively small machinimator, but the quality of this machinima definitely shows some good story telling capability, editing skills, voice acting, etc. This machinima falls in the realm of drama and comes in at over an hour long, so strap in.

Video Published by: Devaulte

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