Podtacular 498: Saint’s Testimony Discussion

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Dust Storm

The latest addition to the Halo fiction is brought to us by the one and only Frank O’Connor, which brings up an interesting concept about Smart AIs in the Halo universe.  In Saint’s Testimony, we hear the plea of one Smart AI, Iona or obtaining human rights in spite of her seven years of service approaching rampancy.  She delves into the idea of dreaming, how it repairs certain parts of her neural net similar to how humans reorganize information when they sleep and dream.  This show is filled with spoilers if you haven’t read/listened to it.  We were pleased to have PensHalo on the show to discuss this book.

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Podtacular’s 10 Year Anniversary Reunion Party at RTX

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Dust Storm

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Come celebrate our 10 year anniversary of Podtacular in Austin, Texas during the Rooster Teeth Expo.  Meet the founder, foomojive and original co-host of the show Spelchek at our anniversary panel and our very first reunion party along with the current Podtacular staff.  Participate in giveaways and prizes as we celebrate Podtacular’s history and look forward to Halo’s future.  If you’re going to RTX, we hope you get involved with our events and give us a chance to meet our fans.  Here’s what our schedule looks like during RTX:

Podtacular’s 10 Year Anniversary Podcast
Austin Convention Center, Room 12
Saturday, August 8th @ 2:30PM CDT
Stream: https://www.podtacular.com/twitch

Podtacular’s 10 Year Reunion Party
Moonshine Patio Bar and Grill
303 Red River St
Saturday, August 8th @ 7:30PM CDT

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Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition Xbox One and Master Chief Controller

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Dust Storm

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If you didn’t put enough money down on Halo 5 already, prepare to spend a lot more, especially if you’re the collector type.  The Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition Xbox One bundle comes with a custom Spartan Locke themed, 1TB console and controller with a Limited Edition copy of the game.  The bundle runs at $499.99 and will be available on October 20th this year.

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In addition to the console bundle, the controller is also available as a stand-alone purchase in addition to a custom Master Chief themed Xbox One controller.  These controllers are the classic Xbox One controllers, not the Elite controllers announced at E3 and are priced at $69.99 each.

Both the console and the controllers are available for pre-order now on Amazon.

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Halo Wars 2 Announced at Gamescom

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Dust Storm

The world of Halo is primarily occupied by first-person shooter games, but today 343 Industries announced the continuation of the real-time strategy Halo Wars with it’s next installment.  Halo Wars 2 is slated to have an entirely new story with fast-paced action and massive battles.    The game is being produced for both Xbox One and Windows 10, which hopefully means cross-platform support with the new focus of the Windows 10 operating system on gaming.  343 has partnered with Creative Assembly, a UK based studio behind games like Total War and Alien: Isolation.  Halo Wars 2 is expected to release Fall 2016.

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Podtacular 497: Always-On Co-op

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Dust Storm

It’s been a while since we’ve even touched our mailbag, but we had a few items waiting for us including a voicemail.  In addition, we touched on the campaign article written up by Josh Holmes regarding the squad in Halo 5’s campaign and more about how co-op will work.  If you have anything you want us to read or play on the show, make sure to hit that ‘Submit’ button or shoot us a voicemail at (240) 200-HALO.

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SDCC 2015 Special: Matt Forbeck

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Dust Storm

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This year packs quite the punch with Halo stories, first of which was Halo: New Blood.  At SDCC, we had the opportunity to talk to Matt Forbeck, author of the novella and ask him about his first time experience writing for the Halo franchise.  He explains some of the reasons behind his writing process including how Halo 3: ODST inspired him to write the book in such a way that had us re-reading it multiple times just to make sense of what was going on.  It also helps that he’s been a long time Halo fan and, like the rest of us, really loves Buck.

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Podtacular 496: You Shall Not Split

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Dust Storm

Between E3 and SDCC 2015, there’s been a lot of news around the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians, some of which has generated discussion amongst the Halo community.  We tackle some of those issues in tonight’s episode with our thoughts on no split screen, no local/offline play, the no disc limited collector’s edition (which now has a trade in option), and the requisition system on if it’s too much like pay to win for Warzone.  We would love to hear your thoughts on these issues and you can do so by posting in our forums or sending us a submission.

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