Another fan project takes the podcast center stage as we welcome the folks from Project Contingency to discuss their Halo game. This community game aims to bring back the feel of the classic Halo games using the Unreal engine. We have the privilege of having the Community Manager Joshe bring over a few team members including the project Team Lead Mike, Public Relations Lead R93 Sniper, and another Community Manager Clark. Their latest Q&A posted back in May answers regarding controller and split-screen play. For more information about the project, visit their website over at Project-Contingency.com.
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The developmental story behind is not a new journey that hasn’t been pursued before. Many Halo fans have some realization of the developmental struggle that the franchise has faced in the past and all throughout its lifespan, but it’s something worth diving into when the people who were in the crucible of making Halo the renowned title it is today bring their personal experiences to the table. The mantle of responsibility, as it were, brought many pressures to the team as we get the best oral record to date of the developmental challenges that was making the Halo games.
This week we catch up with the latest Halo Community Update with a few wrap-up items from E3 and looking at what’s coming up with Halo at the Rooster Teeth Expo. We also tell the story of how Dust Storm came home with a nice piece of Halo Gear after his E3 attendance.
Every year, 343 has blessed me with a pass to E3 and attend one of the biggest gaming conventions in the states. Every time around E3, announces are made, franchises and new games are added to Xbox/Windows 10 exclusives and of course the rest of our Halo family who attends. Major kudos to Bravo for pulling the strings to get tickets within a week of the expo starting. At E3, we learned some new things about the upcoming Halo Wars 2 DLC and were even fortunate enough to get a great interview with Executive Producer of Halo Wars 2, Barry Feather talking about the new Awakening the Nightmare trailer for upcoming DLC.
It’s been a while since we’ve dedicated an entire show to a community project, but this one has caught our attention and we’re very interested in Installation 01, a fan-made Halo game as a tribute to the Bungie style of Halo for all PC platforms including Windows, Mac and Linux. We have the privilege of having the founder, project co-lead and creative director TheChunkierBean and co-lead Church on to answer our community’s questions regarding the project. Along with them are their Senior Art Lead Greg Wasdyke and Animation Director Matthew Lake. In addition to all of our questions we asked, they posted a lengthy 
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