Halo 5 review articles and more incoming!

I’m taking a short break from playing the Campaign to let you all know that I’ll have several articles coming soon.

Halo 5 Campaign review, customization, custom games, and more.

Beyond that, I will have a few toy reviews, including two from Mega Bloks and one from McFarlane.

That’s what you didn’t see any articles today. I, like many of you, have been playing Halo 5 and enjoying it…

Canon Fodder: Locke and Load

This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint: 

BY GRIMBROTHER ONE

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So, this is it huh? The last issue of Canon Fodder to know the emptiness of a world without Halo 5: Guardians. It’s been quite a journey so far, and at the risk of rampant overuse, we are indeed just getting started. There’s still an absolute ton to come over the next few days as we burn bright from the effects of launch-time atmospheric entry, not the least of which is our much-bandied about “Halo 5: Live” event. As we mentioned last week, Halo fiction fans will definitely want to tune in as there will be a huge selection of cool content that you’ll likely find particularly intriguing. Also don’t forget that the game launch will also neatly coincide with the final chapter of Hunt the Truth Season 2. Trust me, you aren’t going to want to miss it. Last week in Canon Fodder, we took an overview look at the upcoming campaign and found out some new info regarding our Sangheili friends (and foes). This week we wanted to take a closer look at the weapons you’ll be wielding throughout Halo 5: Guardians, as well as chat about the brand new ways the Halo Channel and Halo Waypoint will be supporting your Halo 5: Guardians experience. Let’s get started!

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Your Sneak Peek at the Halo 5: Live Launch Broadcast

A reblog from XBOX.com:

It’s almost time: At long last, Halo 5: Guardians is almost here. And as its October 27 launch date barrels toward us like an oncoming Spartan Charge, we’ve prepped one of the biggest, baddest launch celebrations ever. At 6:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, October 26, we’ll be running our six-hour Halo 5: Live broadcast, culminating with Halo 5: Guardians’ North American launch at midnight.

Ahead of Monday, we wanted to preview details about two of our favorite segments. Continue reading

Halo 5: Guardians Images Added To Xbox One Gamerpic Gallery

This is a reblog from Major Nelson: 

Just in time for the release of Halo 5: Guardians next week, we are adding a collection of Halo-themed images to the Xbox One gamerpic gallery including The Master Chief and Spartan Locke. These new images are starting to roll out over the coming days but may take some time to appear in all Xbox Live regions. To change your gamerpic, go to Settings, About Me, Customize profile, Change gamerpic (this may vary if you’re a Preview Program member with the New Xbox One Experience).

Browse the gallery and you should see the new Halo 5 images.

The new Halo 5: Guardians gamerpic images are included below: Continue reading

The Halo 5 Journey

This is a reblog form halo Waypoint: 

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After you ship a game, it is a natural point for reflection for the development team. When you’re creating a game like Halo, which typically takes three years to produce, it is not just a reflection of the making of the game, but of the journey itself. Who were we when we started? Who are we now? What did we do right? What could we have done better? What promises did we make to the fans? What promises did we make to ourselves? Continue reading

Halo Community Update: Prepare to Launch

This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint: 

BY B IS FOR BRAVO – 

It’s a busy June morning in downtown Los Angeles. As expected, exit 20B on I-110 Southbound is an absolute mess, and as a sea of cameramen and camerawomen litter the streets – including the exit ramp itself – in an effort to get inside the Galen Center, host of the E3 2013 Xbox Media Briefing. bs angel, myself, and a small crew of 343’ers put up with the traffic for a bit, but eventually ditch our cab and join the on-foot procession down the exit ramp to attend the festivities as onlookers. We tuck ourselves into the nosebleeds of the USC arena with press and industry folk, the large majority of which aren’t aware that the first glimpse at the next Halo title will be shown within the next 90 minutes. You may have watched from home – and got the first look at what was then dubbed, both internally and externally, “Halo Xbox One.” Chief’s cloaked trek served as a confirmation that development of a Halo title for the Xbox One was indeed underway. When the Halo logo appeared on-screen, and the roar of fellow Halo fans erupted throughout the arena, I found myself with goosebumps, and I’d bet many of you did as well. Continue reading

Fero to release unsanctioned Hutn the Truth trailer?

According to Janina Gavankar, the voice of Fero, from Hunt the Truth, she may be releasing an unsactioned (or is it really sanctioned…) Hunt the Truth trailer???

Here’s here tweet about it:

Interesting…I can’t wait to find out what this is about?!

All current Spartan Company Banners

There are 69 original Spartan Company banners. I’ve downloaded each and offer them to you here. Feel free to download any/all of them if you wish. These are presented in thumbnail, so there is a lot more of the image to see! As always, click on them to make bigger.

When new ones are added, I’ll have a new post showing the new banners, with a link back to here so you can quickly get to the originals. Continue reading

Halo 5 Guardians Controller Configurations

There are 10 different controller configurations to choose from in Halo 5 Guardians. Which will you choose??

With the addition of Smart Link, Issue Orders, and Tracking, Halo 5 Guardians needed to have a robust menu of choices for controller configurations. Your favorites have returned of course. However, they have arms additional buttons to press due to the add-ons.

Let’s take a look at each config (click to make graphics bigger):

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Hmm, this one seems a little confusing for me. But I’m used to a couple other controller settings. Continue reading

A Disturbing Halo 5 Countdown Clock with Frank O’Conner…

Okay, so while there is a small countdown to Halo 5 here on HFFL, I found a link to this all too disturbing countdown starring 343’s own Frank O’Conner. Not that Frank is disturbing, but it’s how his fingers and hands are used to count down…

Here’s just a screenshot of it.

Screen Shot 2015-10-24 at 7.05.29 AMThere are five images of which the first is seen above showing varying pics of Frankie and his fingers. Be sure to click through the rest of them. I particularly like the Fingerhawk…

Check out the countdown HERE.

Support: Issues Launching Halo 5 Guardians

This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:

We know you’re excited to finally get your hands on Halo 5: Guardians on October 27, and we wanted to make sure you’re ready to jump in right away. If you’ve digitally pre-ordered Halo 5: Guardians on your Xbox One before September 21 and are NOT using Instant On power mode, you may still have an incorrect “stub file” for the title, which is simply a placeholder file. Players that have this particular version of the stub file will be required to delete it, and reinstall the title. Continue reading

Can the Woman Behind Halo 5 Save the Xbox?

This is a reblog from Bloomberg.com: 

Bonnie Ross is in charge of Microsoft’s biggest video game ever.
By Joshua Brustein | October 22, 2015
Photographer: Michael Friberg for Bloomberg Businessweek

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The women’s volleyball locker room at the University of Southern California’s 10,000-seat Galen Center isn’t the most glamorous green room, but Bonnie Ross couldn’t care less. It’s June 15, and in 30 minutes, Ross, who’s in charge of Microsoft’s most valuable gaming franchise, will take center stage at the industry’s most important conference, E3. It’s the pitch of her career—a preview of Halo 5: Guardians, set to go on sale on Oct. 27. Continue reading

HUNT the Truth Season 2 Episode 5: Where the Third Life Shines

S2E5 Intro

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Sunlight. Birdsong. Linens and pine. If not for the cultists, it would have been quite nice.

Man, Dasc is CRAZY!!