Author Archives: Sal

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

Halo Master Chief Collection Achievement Guideline: Part 2 Halo CE Anniversary Achievements

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Hi folks. This article is the second in a series of articles that will go over a section of the achievements for the Halo Master Chief Collection. Since there are 450 of them, I thought it prudent to break them down into smaller chunks. Today we look at the Halo CE Anniversary Achievments.

This is just a guideline of course. You may find other ways to get these achievements. It’s just my way of helping you through this massive list.

Also, I want to make note of another person joining me in on this Guide. Former HFFL Gaming Group Member Tetrahedrite wrote up his own guideline and shared it with me. We talk and agreed to share in this guide. I’ll do my best to make mention of his specific contributions. Continue reading →

The Halo Bulletin 11-7-14: Your Journey Begins

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At the time of this writing, there are approximately five days left until the 11th day of November. In past years, this date may not have held great significance, but if you’re like us, you may have had a figurative “X” on the calendar since June of this year.

In just five days’ time, experiences both familiar and new await. On its 10-year anniversary, Halo 2 will return to Xbox Live, and bring with it a broad package of games and content. A newly re-mastered Campaign as well as a suite of re-mastered multiplayer maps have been prepared in Halo 2: Anniversary. Halo: Combat Evolved will make its Xbox Live debut, and perhaps even provide an opportunity for some of you to play the game that started it all for the first time. Halo 3 and Halo 4 (along with all other titles) will make their Xbox One debut in full HD at 60fps. The Halo Channel will be your new home for entertainment and programming, including the first episode of Halo: Nightfall. In addition, new terminals, hundreds of achievements, and more await. Your journey is about to begin, and we hope you’re as excited as we are.

This week, we have a few new topics to cover, including skulls, LASO playlists, ranks, a new eSports league, and more. Let’s get to it. Continue reading →

Golden Warthog, Red Energy Sword and Heretic Banshee? OH MYYYYY

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Greenskull from RUL post a vid showing some of the cool new objects in Halo 2 Anniversary’s Forge. My personal favorite is the Golden Warthog. I’ve been trying for YEARS to convince Mega Bloks to make this a set. Perhaps NOW with it being in Forge, they’ll do it….

Here are some clipped screenshots from the video (as always, click pics to make bigger): Continue reading →

Halo Master Chief Collection Achievement Guideline: Part 1 Overall Achievements

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Hello folks. This article is the first is a series of articles that will go over a section of the achievements for the Halo Master Chief Collection. Since there are 450 of them, I thought it prudent to break them down into smaller chunks. Today we start off with the initial “Overall” Achievments first brought to us. In subsequent days, I’ll have articles for Halo CE: Anniversary, Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3 and Halo 4 Achievments. The last in this series will culminate in those recently announced final 50 achievements.

This is just a guideline of course. You may find other ways to get these achievements. It’s just my way of helping you through this massive list.

Before I go further, I should make mention that with 450 achievements and Halo 5 Guardians being roughly one year away, you’ll need to garner 5 achievements every 4 days to get them all. This is POSSIBLE, though will take some commitment to accomplish. Many of these can be had in one day, while others are going to take time to get. Stay focused and you can definitely reach the goal of being an Achievement Master! Continue reading →

SPOILER: Leaked cutscene from Opening Cinematic of Halo 2 Anniversary

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I’d like to thank once again my friend Rythmic Warrior for passing on the link to this for me.

If you’ve watched the “Remaking of a Legend” video, and/or have read about Nightfall at all, this really isn’t a spoiler. If you haven’t though, then this will be a little spoiler for you, so watch at your own risk.

Regarding where the leak came from, this from Kotaku: The scene supposedly leaked during a Twitch streamer’s broadcast of the game when he selected Halo 2 Anniversary‘s “The Heretic” campaign map.

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Hi End Standard and Brute Plasma Full Sized Rifle collectibles from Project TriForce

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Triforce has finally released images of both the standard and Brute variants of their full sized plasma rifles. These aren’t cheap toys folks. They are $600/$650 Hi-End collectibles. Much of the text below was copy/pasted from the source links.

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Summary of both Rifles:
TriForce proudly presents the officially licensed Halo 2: Anniversary Edition- Plasma Rifle and Brute Plasma Rifle Full Scale Replicas, masterfully sculpted and painted by the artisans at TriForce. The end result is the most authentic representation of the Covenant officer corps’ and Brute Officers serving under Tartarus primary weapon of choice. The Plasma Rifle Full Scale Replicas are hand-finished and hand-painted to precision quality. Intricately crafted and cast in polystone, it measures 24.5″ in length, weighs in at 15 pounds, and features working LED effects! Own this authentic piece of video game history as part of a Limited Edition. The standard version is limited to 500 pieces while the Brute version is limited to only 150 pieces. Continue reading →

Halo Championship Series Introduction

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This is a reblog from Waypoint. Some of this was mentioned in the just posted article about the HCS. This article however further details more information about the league.

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The Halo Championship Series is the official Halo eSports league, designed to curate a quality experience for pro players, enthusiasts and spectators. The HCS will celebrate Halo’s rich competitive gaming legacy while building an all-new platform for the future of Halo eSports.

We’ll be releasing the official HCS rules in the coming weeks, but for now, here’s a quick look at what the Halo Championship Series is all about. Continue reading →

Halo gets an OFFICIAL eSports League!!

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This is a reblog from Waypoint:Halo Championship Series LOGO

In anticipation of the release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection next week, 343 Industries is excited to announce the “Halo Championship Series”, the official eSports league that will celebrate the franchise’s rich competitive gaming legacy while building an all-new platform for the future of Halo eSports.

The “Halo Championship Series”, or HCS, was born of 343 Industries’ desire to curate a quality eSports experience – for pro players, enthusiasts, and spectators – by creating a single sanctioning body for Halo. Designed to foster the best environment and platform for competitive multiplayer, the HCS will showcase, sponsor and support existing tournament organizers in the growing landscape of eSports today. To help fulfill this ambition, 343 Industries has teamed up with Twitch, ESL, and various tournament organizers to create a year of high-stakes action featuring Halo 2: Anniversary, the newly reimagined multiplayer engine within Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Continue reading →