I finally have had the chance to watch the “Building Halo Worlds Panel” from SDCC this year. Within is a key piece of information regarding the crossovers between Halo: Spartan Assault and Halo 4.

There are a couple of EXTRA Bonus items you can unlock with the Champions Bundle Pack, should you have played Halo: Spartan Assault as well.

As teased in a leaked graphic, there is a “Tiger Stripe” DMR. This was NOT shown as part of the Bundle pack bonus you would get by purchasing through the XBOX. Rather it is an item you get through having bought Spartan Assault and also buying the Champions bundle pack. There is also a stance as well.

I’m kind of bummed by this. I pride myself on having it all… yet, I’m never going to be able to get this unless Spartan Assault is released for the 360. I just don’t have the money for a Surface and can’t justify buying it anyway for a $7 app, much as I love Halo.

Anyway…

Here is what you get as EXTRA Bonus items for the Champions Bundle pack should you also have Spartan Assault:

Here is the leaked image, below, of the bonus weapons skins where you can clearly see the Tiger Striped DMR:

Mind you the names given to the above graphic were my own. It’s a bummer that we got to see the Tiger Stripe, thinking it would be part of the bundle pack, now to find out it’s only available if you also have Spartan Assault.

With respect to 343/MS, this is yet another way you are alienating your CORE fans. Yes, it may seem small and trivial to some. But for some people, like me, these little things are what add up to the overall and continued enjoyment of the franchise. To be left out of a relatively easy way to get these is…well, there’s lots of words I could use to describe how I feel. I’ll just leave it at “very disappointing.”

I’d like to thank Blog subscriber Thomas Bradford for sharing the video link above and letting me know about the additional bonus content.

-Sal