It might not satisfy a big, Grunty thirst, but this episode of Cake Wars will be more than enough to satisfy any Spartan’s hunger. In last week’s episode, four bakers put their talents to creating iconic characters and themes from the Halo franchise with the winner getting $10,000. Cake Wars judges were joined by Major Nelson to judge the creativity of the contestant’s cake as they reflect the themes from the game. After two rounds of judging, Peter Tidwell was victorious in capturing the taste of Halo taking the prize of $10K and presenting his winning cake to players and attendees at the Halo World Championship.
I had the opportunity to have some of the cake that won when I was attending the championship and I can attest to the cake’s design and taste being on point. You may not have seen me in the show, but if you listen closely enough, you’ll hear me.
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If you have attended or followed San Diego Comic Con in the past, you know the main Halo attractions are exclusive merchandise, lore-based panels and cosplayers, to which this year does not disappoint. With Halo Wars 2 coming just several months away, 343 Industries introduces us to a new AI, Isabel and shows us more of the ruthless and dangerously intelligent side of Atriox, leader of the Banished faction broken off from the Covenant. We also got to see some of the new Mattel Halo products and had the chance to hand out with some Halo folks!
The Halo Community is comprised of a diverse group of fans who find many different aspects of the franchise to call home. Whether it’s the lore of the universe, or the competitive nature of multiplayer, or the creativeness of the Forge tools, or any other many smaller communities, there has always been a special bond, comradery if you will, of Halo fans supporting one another. The Halo community has not been without it’s highs and lows and in more recent years has been unfortunately turbulent. A recent event called into question some Halo YouTubers and Community Influencers’ impact on the development of Halo and 343’s treatment of the franchise. As someone who has been in the community for a significant amount of time, we felt it necessary to address some of these issues that has plagued the community for far to long.
RTX is one of the many gaming conventions of the year, but is probably the most rooted in the Halo community at large with the involvement of Rooster Teeth’s Red vs Blue and Grifball. This year, 343 was able to attend after last year they missed last year with Gamescom happening the same time as RTX. Leading up to RTX, Warzone Firefight along with new maps and REQs became available as Halo 5’s last guaranteed free content update. With the Halo Wars 2 beta recently concluded, the Halo panel was opened up with some gameplay statistics, followed by a look into upcoming Forge and content browser updates, and a first look into the Halo Legendary Crate! The 405th were also in full force at the convention along with Grifball Hub who had their own separate streaming stage and Grifball championship!
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