Daily Archives: 02/20/2015

Canon Fodder – Have S’moa

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The following is a reblog form Halo Waypoint:

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By GrimBrother One

Welcome back lore-lovers, and thanks for joining us for a particularly community-involved edition of Canon Fodder. Last week, ship got real with the announcement of the upcoming Halo fleet battle tabletop game from our partners at Spartan Games. Afterward, we asked you to submit your burning canonical curiosities for clarity consideration. And submit you did. I got together with the Halo Franchise Team in a darkened cave and we carefully selected a few queries to answer from the well over 300 that were submitted. Before we get started, I know that many of you might often wonder, “Why didn’t my question get picked?”, “Why did you kill my particularly favorite group of characters?”, or “Where did Hamish Beamish learn his skills?” Needless to say, there are many factors that come into play when selecting suitable inquires including the desire to craft a compelling, enriching, and spoiler-free Halo experience, as well as the sheer amount of time it takes to answer as many requests as we possibly can. In the end, we hope that no matter whose questions we choose to take a closer look at, that each of you will find out something new, cool, and interesting that you never knew before. And with that, let’s get to it!

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Halo Championship Series: Road to Season 1 Finals

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The regular season of the Halo Championship Series is coming to a close this weekend with the finals to follow. The following is a reblog from Halo Waypoint.

g4g-egl-blog-1120-de36c6625cd54fd5af7e4ac89b70d459This is it – the final weekend of regular season competition in Season 1 of the Halo Championship Series. This weekend, we find out who will make it to PAX East in Boston to compete on the ESL Arena stage for $100,000 in prizing. We recommend you clear your schedule this weekend and get comfortable because we have two full days of incredible Halo action coming your way. Continue reading →

Dark Horse: Halo Escalation #15 and more…

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DarkHorseComicsLogoDark Horse Halo Escalation #15 is almost upon us. The story just keeps getting better! A new Covenant Enemy arises, the Janus Key is in play and there are Forerunner secrets to be had.

From Dark Horse themselves about this issue:
On a treacherous planet, the UNSC Infinity battles the bloodthirsty Covenant for control of the Janus Key—and the Forerunner empire’s secrets . . . The action-packed sequel to Halo 4’s Spartan Ops continues! Story by Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre, Bloodshot), art by Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel)!

Here’s the cover followed by the first 6 preview pages:  Continue reading →