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About Sal

I’ve got tons of experience with Halo gaming and collecting. I feel I have something to offer to the greater Halo fan community. Posts along the way will be about tips and tricks in the games as well as collecting and many more Halo related things. I’ll also repost interesting articles from the official site, Halowaypoint.com, or from fellow Halo fan sites. As I continue this blog, I hope to help gamers who want advice on the games, as well as any collectors with regards to where to find collectibles as well as deals, coupons and so on. You can also follow me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/HaloFanForLife or Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/halofanforlife11. Welcome to my blog and I hope you’ll come back again and again. -Sal

Spartan Ops in the HMCC to get Achievements

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In an update posted on Halo Waypoint, 343 states: 

As we had mentioned before the holidays, the team continues to work on upcoming Halo: The Master Chief Collection updates to improve the existing experience and add new content. We’ve continued this work through the holidays, and have multiple content updates in the works. Our next content update, which will address UI and a variety of other areas, is currently on track for delivery next week. We will provide additional info regarding the exact ETA and final details of the upcoming content update once the certification process is completed.

Additionally, this Thursday, we’ll be updating MCC to include new achievements for Spartan Ops, as well as some additional ones for multiplayer. These will become available this Thursday, 1/8.

Improving your experience with Halo: The Master Chief Collection remains our top priority, and we thank you for your continued feedback and reports on community forums and elsewhere as we prioritize updates for each CU. We will continue to provide the latest information via this thread.

Whew, how many achievements will this game have when it’s all said and done??? LOL

-Sal

Halo Championship Series Season 1 standings

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Have you been keeping up with the halo Championship Series?
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If not, here’s a look at the top 8 teams so far in season 1.
Rank              Team                                    Points
1                     Counter Logic Gaming          5,580
2                     Evil Geniuses                        4,590
3                     Denial                                   4,335
4                     OpTic Halo                           2,750
5                     Cloud9                                 2,075
6                     Str8 Rippin                           1,470
7                     Believe the Hype                  1,060
8                     VwS Halo                             505

Halo 5 Guardians ‘Pegasus’ Multiplayer map gameplay

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Well, it appears there is another forge map as well that we will get in the beta. Pegasus!

Inlike Red Bull which gives you wings, this map instead gives you plenty of opportunity for ground pounding as evidenced in the video.

Again, the textures are simple and again, I’m fine with that. It makes the map look CLEAN, which I like. One thing to note is the cylinders on the map. While we’ve had round objects in the past, they have been few and far between. Looks like 343 is taking a step in the direction and that can only be a good thing for Halo forgers like myself.

This vid also comes from IGN, via 343: Continue reading →