Last September, Volpin Props made major Halo news by creating a full sized Needler. They’ve also release a poster for purchase.
I’m not sure when this went up for sale as it had a price of $15 and has now been reduced to $10. Here’s a smaller version of the print: Continue reading
Fan-made ‘DDS’-class cruiser by @LeviwasTaken for the website Sins of the Prophets.
The following text is from Waypoint:
Be@rbrick Series 28 Blind Box Mini Figures
Medicom is pleased to announce that Series 28 will be featuring the Master Chief under the “Hero” category as Halo’s first ever Be@rbrick character. The Be@rbrick series is notorious for having rare chase figures which are not shown on the package. I wonder if you can find ours?
Medicom Toys’ Be@rbricks figures are a collectible toy series from Japan which feature a variety of artistic themes on a standard bear-shaped figure. The Be@rbricks blind boxed series features eleven 2.75” figures with art from different categories including basic figures, artist series, and licensed brand figures with each design packed in a mystery box. Continue reading
Why Halo is my destiny and not…Destiny.
For at least a year I had been debating with myself about my involvement with Bungie’s new game, Destiny. I had to consider many things.
• Do I want to have another blog?
• Do I want to be a part of another gaming community?
• What can I bring to that community?
• Is the game really worth this much effort (again-meaning will I put as much into it as I do HFFL)?
• How do I really feel about Destiny being multi-platform and Playstation owners getting content that will NOT be available for the XBOX One? Continue reading
There is a new skull in town…
The “Bonded Pair” skull is a pre-order bonus for ‘ShopTo’ customers (a UK store). What is interesting about this listing isn’t just what the skull does, but it’s exclusivity. Continue reading
Ever wanted to use a Scarab in multiplayer? Yeah, me TOO!!!! Continue reading
Text blurb from 343:
Simon & Schuster is proud to announce a new Halo novel from John Shirley, releasing on November 4, 2014! Continue reading
Every year, Mega Brands (parent company of Mega Bloks) makes a poster showing many of the new sets coming out for that specific year. This year they’ve put together a very nice one. See below. Continue reading
There are three skins that currently are not available to all. Some have hacked into the game to unlock them. (I am NOT one of them as I wouldn’t do that and don’t have the slightest idea how to do so.) Continue reading
It’s 5:35 a.m. on Monday, June 9, and once again, instead of hitting the snooze button and/or throwing my phone out of my hotel room window, I jump out of bed after hearing my alarm because today just happens to be another exciting day, and one worthy of an early-morning wake up call. Back home, our community, web, and services teams (to name just a few) are hard at work preparing for the announcements that will soon be made at E3. In downtown Los Angeles, I meet up with the away team in an already buzzing hotel lobby. We’ve been in dress rehearsals since Friday, and this morning we will be on a stage for all the world to see. We cram into a car, and we’re off. Continue reading
The following is from an article on NecaOnline.
With Microsoft’s exciting announcement for Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to Xbox One this Fall, it’s the perfect time to reveal a surprise of our own! Our Master Chief Motorcycle Helmet is still a work in progress, but we’re excited to share the video and images below with you. Continue reading
Whew, after experimenting with script within WordPress, I’ve FINALLY been able to figure out how to get posts to show a summary then with a link to view the full post! Continue reading
Halo Escalation is an ongoing series from Darkhorse comics that details stories after the events of Halo 4. After securing a source link for this, I’m happy to show the cover of issue #10.
Halo: Escalation #10
Brian Reed (W), Ricardo Sánchez (P), Rob Lean (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Anthony Palumbo (Cover)
On sale Sept 24
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
The Master Chief returns in “The Next 72 Hours” part 3! What happened to the Master Chief immediately following the events of Halo 4, and what do those events mean for the future of the crew on the UNSC Infinity? Halo lead writer Brian Reed (Amazing Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel) and Ricardo Sánchez reveal all in the thrilling conclusion to this Halo event!
• From Halo lead writer and comics veteran Brian Reed!
• An essential addition to the Halo canon!
Now what makes this cover interesting is the inclusion of Blue team. Let’s take a look at this by breaking down some of the components of the cover.
Here each of the Spartans are identified. Master Chief is of course easy to pick out. Knowing that Kelly has rocked the EVA helmet before (see Halo Legends), we know that’s her. That leaves Fred and Linda. Fred’s helmet is similar to Master Chief’s so we know the Spartan top left is Fred. Linda, as you can see by the helmet ‘callout’ has a very different helmet. With the extra scopes it’s safe to assume she’s using them for an added advantage for sniping. Without those scopes the helmet reminds me of the Halo 4 C.I.O. helmet. Not the same of course, just similar. (See below)
So it appears we will indeed see the return of Blue team! Hmm, now this makes me curious. Will they be the four playable co-op campaign characters in Halo 5 Guardians?
OMG, that would be freakin’ AWESOME!!!
What is very interesting is that they seem to be wearing the upgraded armor that just Chief had in Halo 4.
So what do you folks think of the cover, the news and the potential for them in Halo 5 Guardians???
-Sal
Please join me on Friday for the weekly HaloFanForLife (HFFL) Community Night.
This Friday I will unveil a new map in Halo 4 I’ve created. It might seem slightly familiar if you’ve been paying attention to the Halo news lately…
One loadout, NO Infinity drops, 4v4. The map is set for slayer and with just a few additional items, I’ll have it ready for CTF as well.
What it is, where it is, and what it’s called will be kept secret until Friday 8pm EST. Come out if you want to experience a brand new HFFL map, inspired by recent Halo news!
I hope to see you then!
-Sal
