Podtacular 555: Machine and Cinema

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Dust Storm

Machinima has deep roots in the Halo community starting with Randall Glass’s Warthog Jump and the longest running Halo series Rooster Teeth’s Red vs Blue.  Since it’s inception, Halo machinima has benefited from in-game tools and features such as weapon lowering, Forge, green screens and now, in Halo 5: Guardians, machinima mode and an increasing number of Forgeable scenes.  While the golden days of Halo machinima have yet to be revived since the days of Halo 3 and Reach, some individuals and groups have taken the reins to continue putting out well produced, entertaining videos.  Taking a look at machinima as it currently stands in Halo 5, we invited Halo 5 machinimators Digital Virus and Digital Infinity from Retro Digital, ThaGreatIsaiah, Pep, and Layne Thomas from Thomas Productions.  We’re also pleased to have Rooster Teeth back on the podcast with a special interview with Miles Luna, Head of Story for Season 14 of Red vs Blue.

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This is the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2, but We Like to Call it the “Warthog”

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Dust Storm

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At first glance, this heavily modified Chevy Colorado ZH2 looks like a rugged, off-road military machine that could pass as a vehicle in Halo, but add in the hydrogen powered electric engine and now you’re talking things of the future!  Revealed at the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition, the truck’s modified suspension and 37-inch tires makes this one powerful off-road machine.  The new engine produces a lower heat signature and quieter operating noise, and since its only fuel is hydrogen, similarly to Halo’s Warthog, the only emission is water.  The fuel cell powering the modified ZH2 is mounted in the bed of the truck and can be removed and used as a portable generator.  Unfortunately, the truck is still undergoing testing and we likely won’t see it in use for another year.

Source: Car and Driver

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Podtacular 554: Prefabricated

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Dust Storm

We just can’t get enough of the new Forge tools that fans have been using to create awesome new maps and now prefabrications! While there’s not much in the realm of Halo news, the community is spurring with life as the Windows availability of Halo and the improved Forge tools make for some revisited territory in the Halo landscape.  We also cover the latest Community Update as Godzilla T rejoins us in the co-host seat!

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Machinima Monday: Black Mamba

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Dust Storm

We usually like to stick away from promos, but this piece is one of the best we’ve seen yet from Halo 5 machinima.  In the promo, we’re introduced to bounty hunter Amira and her android Andii.  Their success in claiming the bounties before the other Tracers have earned her the title Black Mamba and is being pursued by an underground terrorist group.

Video published by: Digital Infinity

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Halo: Community Update Recap – Mode à La Mode

Posted on October 3, 2016 by VinWarrior

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October has just set in and the Community Update has returned once again to bring new us new Halo content. To start, Breakout was refreshed, and much of this update focuses on all the new changes. To sum up some of the biggest changes, shields have been added, the starts have changed to Shotgun and Magnum, all five launch maps were redesigned (and a sixth was added), and the flag destination was changed to home base. The entirety of Blue Team figures by Mattel will be available soon, and Bravo highlighted a few Halloween costume ideas for Halo fans. Forza Horizon 3 and Killer Instinct were both brought up again, with KI releasing some new Halo content.

If you’d like to check out more details in the article, such as some well done pre-fabs and community clips, head to HaloWaypoint.com.

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Podtacular 553: Pax West 2016 Recap

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Dust Storm

Gaming conventions are not only a great place to explore the latest in tabletop and video games, but also brings people and communities together, especially the Halo community. Pax West, formerly Prime, is the gaming convention to attend if you are a Halo fan with 343 Industries being just outside of Seattle in Redmond. Pax West showcased the latest content update, Anvil’s Legacy along with Halo Wars 2 Strongholds on the show floor, but some Halo community members had a special visit to 343 Industries with a chance to get some hands on time with the new content before release. For this show, we wanted to get a fresh perspective on the Pax attending experience for Halo fans. Sovth, our website designer, Toa Freak from Halo Canon and The Spartacat from Ultimate Halo all attended Pax for the very first time this year and shared their experiences with us.

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Halo: Community Update Recap – The Fall of Leaves

Posted on September 24, 2016 by VinWarrior

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Another week has brought about another Community Update, this one on the lighter side of information. Bravo briefly recapped that the team is listening and shared some details about seasons, with the Fall Season ending in October. HCS is still very much active with Las Vegas and Orange County events on the horizon, among others. This week a Twitter page dedicated to Halo products called @HaloGear was unveiled, and GrimBrotherOne spoke with the consumer products officer to talk about all things Halo. He also interviewed some authors who worked on the newest Halo novel, Fractures.

You can read more about all the above details and more (such as an interview with ArturBloodshot, the creator of the BTB map Unearthed) by going to HaloWaypoint.com.

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