Early Access to Halo 5 Beta???

My bud and fellow co-host of the Spirit of Fire podcast, Martin (aka ) got a message today that he’s going to have early access to the Halo 5 Guardians Beta starting tomorrow!

Am I jealous? Oh hell yeah! LOL I’ve asked, and he’s promised to get screen shots of it. So I’ll be posting those for at least the next two days while he has this early access and provides screenshots.

Here’s a screenshot of the message he got from XBOX:  Continue reading

Microsoft Wants Halo to Last Another 30 Years

This is a reblog from gamespot.com. Special thanks to my bud @TheHaloArray for tweeting about this.

Microsoft’s goal for the Halo franchise is to make the long-running sci-fi FPS series last at least another 30 years, according to 343 Industries general manager Bonnie Ross. In a new interview with Bloomberg, Ross revealed the figure and recalled the difficult process of getting the studio up and running, calling it “the most challenging thing I’ve ever done.”

Ross went on to say that diversity was a focus in the formation of 343 Industries, and part of her goal for the studio was to ensure that Halo had “characters that people can identity [with]: heroic females and heroic males.” Continue reading

Master Chief/Agent Locke Halo Art!

I found this via Deviant Art. It was made by an artist named GajinRocket.

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Is it rough is some places? Yep. Is it part sketch? You bet. Does that take away form the piece? No in my opinion at all. It certainly has it’s own unique character to it. Note the detail of Cortana’s chip in Chief’s hand.

This is a piece of art I’d definitely buy a large print of.

-Sal