Podtacular 511: Last Light Discussion

There’s been a slew of news we’ve missed out on the best few weeks including Halo 5 going gold, the official gameplay trailer, achievement list, and much more.  After we catch up on the backlog, we dive into our much delayed Halo: Last Light discussion.  Last Light tells the story of a Gao Inspector, Veta Lopis sent to investigate mysterious murders in a cave system known for its therapeutic effects and mysteriously miraculous cures on the outer colony planet Gao.  The murders seem to coincide with the arrival of a UNSC research, whose secret mission is to locate a Forerunner AI believed to be within the cave system.  The UNSC research team is accompanied by Spartan IIs, namely the remaining members of Blue Team and Spartan III.  Inspector Lopis is just trying to catch a serial killer, but before long the situation spirals out of control.

Caution to those who haven’t read the book yet, this episode is filled with spoilers as we talk about many details of the book, so listen up to when we discuss the book after covering news or wait to come back to this episode later.  We would like to thank Drew Freeman for joining us for the first part of the show.

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Halo 5: Guardians Invades Minecraft

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In anticipation of Halo 5: Guardians’ release on October 27th, the Minecraft Halo Mash-up pack is getting a nice little update on October 23rd to include new character skins from both Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris.  You’ll be able to play as John, Fred, Linda and Kelly from Blue Team or Locke, Vale, Tanaka and Buck from Fireteam Osiris.  The update is free to those who have already purchased the pack and is $3.99 for those looking to buy it from the Xbox Marketplace.

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Listen to the Halo 5: Guardians Complete Soundtrack for a Limited Time

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343 Industries has made available the compete Halo 5: Guardians Original Soundtrack to stream on SoundCloud for a limited time.  Halo has always been known for it’s musical accompaniment, and it sounds like the music in Halo 5 brings back some of those familiar feelings.  If you’re looking to get pumped for launch next week, take a listen.

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Customize Your Spartan on Halo Waypoint

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Halo Waypoint rolled out a new feature today where you can customize your Spartan for Halo 5: Guardians.  If you earned any armor or helmet unlocks from participating in the multiplayer beta, you can set those as your active armor pieces right now.  You can also select your armor colors and gender.  Once Halo 5: Guardians launches on October 27th, any REQ packs you’ve redeemed with Xbox codes and opened within the REQ menu in the game will be available to customize both in-game and on the website.  Go customize your Spartan today so you will be ready to hit the Arena first thing.

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Halo 5 Arena CSR and Matchmaking Details

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Halo 5: Guardians is just over a week away and Arena multiplayer brings competitive Halo back with equal starts for all players.  With Arena comes a reinvigorated Competitive Skill Ranking, Seasons, fair starts, no join-in-progress and a new banning system.  Arena will also be the driving force behind the Halo Championship Series and the place to put your skills to the test against other Spartans. Continue reading

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Podtacular 510: Jackals of the Rampant Perdition

After being captured by Kig-Yar pirates, Maya, BB, Mashak and Bostwick are being dragged about getting ready to be thrown out the airlock.  Maya, having previously studied Jackal behavior convinced their captors to take them to the ship mistress claiming it would be foolish to jettison valuable prisoners into space.  After talking with the ship mistress, they-re given one hour to come up with 60K credits or they would be beheaded one by one.  The Jackals put them into a holding cell occupied by a Sangheli who survived one of the events and witness the Master Chief there.  Before the Sangheli died, he claimed these events were the first of many to come.  As the first hour ran out, the Jackals take Bostwick to be cut up.  Maya plugs BB into an energy conduit and manages to escape the cell and rescue Bostwick.  Just before they get to their ship in the hangar, the ship mistress stops them claiming they have no value, which Maya proves wrong as she says she can fix their Slipspace drive at the cost of their freedom.  Many thanks for Toa Freak shining brightly with us one again.

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GameSpot Halo 5 Mega Bloks Giveaway

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Celebrating the launch of Halo 5: Guardians, GameSpot has teamed up with Micorosft, VIZIO and Mega Bloks to give away a complete gaming setup and Halo Mega Bloks.  To enter, all you need to do is fill out the giveaway form and like GameSpot on Twitter and Instagram for additional entries.  One grand prize winner will receive a limited edition Halo 5: Guardians Xbox One bundle, both the Locke and Master Chief themed Halo 5: Guardians controllers, Halo 5 ASTRO A4o headset, suite of Halo 5 Mega Bloks building sets, and BOOMco Needler.  Fifty first place winners will receive a suite of Halo 5 Mega Bloks and the BOOMco Needler.  The Mega Bloks suite includes the Covenant Commander, UNSC Attack Gausshog, Phaeton Gunship and Scorpion’s Sting.  This is a great opportunity to get your hands on some exclusive Halo 5 hardware and some great Halo Mega Bloks sets.

 

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