First a BIG thanks to @textosterone for tweeting out this pic from PAX:
I took this into Photoshop and corrected the perspective to closely match how we’ll see it straight on. Continue reading
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Marty O’Donnell posts TWO vids of the recording of some Reach music!
Marty O’Donnell (the wizard behind the music of Halo CE, 2, 3, ODST, and Reach) tweeted out these two links showing part of the recording of the music of Reach. It’s just awesome to listen to. And you realize that this music doesn’t just magically happen, but that real people put a lot of work into making it come to life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IraxV5PKO0&feature=youtu.be&a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjtqOFSZBfw&feature=youtu.be&a
Give them a like!
-Sal
Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks UNSC All Terrain Mongoose (w/Emile) Set #97339
Mega Bloks UNSC All Terrain Mongoose (w/Emile) Set #97339
Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 minute sorting, 2minutes building
Set Piece Count: 82
Minifigs: Emile (Noble Team member from Halo Reach)
Weapons: Shotgun, Knife (Emile’s Kukari Knife)
Accessories: N/A
Special Features: N/A
Cost: $10
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Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Fireteam Crimson
Mega Bloks UNSC Fireteam Crimson: Set #97349
Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 minute sorting, 2minutes building
Set Piece Count: 132
Minifigs: 5 Crimson color Spartans: Orbital, Enforcer, Recruit, Scout, Mark VI
Weapons: Grenade Launcher, Sniper Rifle, Assault Rifle, Target Locater, Magnum, Battle Rifle, DMR, Railgun, Shotgun, Machine Gun turret, 5 Frag grenades.
Accessories: Long crate, Flag stand with red flag, 3 magenta ferns, Jersey barrier, small Forerunner structure
Special Features: Translucent pole for making figures look like they are jumping into action.
Cost: $20
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Halo 3 Co-op Campaign Antics Pt. 1
My buds MixMaker117, SEspider, HFFL Big Cheese and I had some fun playing Halo 3’s campaign. As always, Mix was recording the antics that ensued.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BcgZ4sU9HU&feature=youtu.be&a
(At the end there I was AFK for a little bit, so the guys couldn’t help it but to make me spawn off the cliff, MANY times. Aren’t they nice…LOL.
-Sal
Grand Finals round is set for PAX Prime Showdown!
Here are your two teams to root for. eXcellence went straight to the finals while VwS had to win in the losers bracket final to advance for a rematch against eXcellence.
Who will win? Continue reading
Loser’s Bracket almost over in the Halo PAX Prime Showdown…
VwS has a 2-0 lead on Triggers Down. With KotH on Lockdown coming up, is they close it out here, they move on to the Championship finals. They’ll have a tough go at it as they lost 0-3 against eXcellence. This meaning they will also have to win the first match just to tie up with eXcellence.
Stay posted to the blog as I’m updating the bracket and game recaps. You can follow that HERE.
-Sal
Day 2 Halo PAX Prime Showdown mid-day recap
In an exciting match, Triggers Down went 2-0 on the heavily favorited eXcellence. Game 3 started and eXcellence took the lead winning the game. Pistola played amazingly well getting a Frenzy!
However due to technical difficulties, the game had to be replayed.
So the teams reset. The replay didn’t matter to eXcellence who won the replay 3 game handedly.
Game 4 saw eXcellence again win with determination, forcing a game 5.
With that it was back to Team Slayer on Lockdown. Now THAT match was one for the ages as eXcellence went ahead at one point 27-5. Then Triggers down tried to mount a comeback. However, eXcellence was not having any of that. While TD did end up getting 27 more kills, it wasn’t enough to quell the fury that eXcellence played with, losing to them by a score of 50-32.
So eXcellence moved on in the winners bracket, while Triggers Down went to the losers bracket where they faced off against Reality Check, a rematch from the winners bracket from yesterday.
Triggers Down barely had a chance to rest as they moved straight into their losers bracket match with Reality Check. The game was close at the start, then TD opened it up, eventually winning the game 50-32 Team Slayer on Sanctuary.
The second game saw them again on Sanctuary, this time in CTF. Slaying was good, though you could tell TD had the upper hand. They scored the first flag cap. Suddoth 1 had a near perfect stop for TD’s second cap but came up just shy with a slightly high snipe shot to stop the flag carrier. TD won the match 2-0 (halting the game at the 15 minute mark according to tourney rules. (If a team is up on an opponent in CTF by the 15 minute mark, the match is automatically ended and the win awarded to the team that was ahead).
The next game was KotH on Lockdown. Godlenboy thought TD might have a tough time of it, but it became readily apparent that TD was going to take this one. At one point they were doubled up on hill points over RC. TD goes on to win and advance in the tourney. They will play the winner of the TCN/Darkest Hour match.
Matches will resume shortly. I’ll be updating the bracket all through the tourney. You can check on that HERE.
Also, stay tuned to my twitter feed as I give some gameplay info as it is going on LIVE!
-Sal
More technical issues with the PAX Prime Showdown tourney today…
Streaming for the Triggers Down vs eXcellence match will not be happening. However, Bravo has stated that games are being recorded and will be uploaded to YouTube. When that happens, I’ll let you know. In the meantime, you can follow me on twitter for the most up to date info on the tourney today.
The rest of the matches are expected to be streamed.
-Sal
A few shots from PAX
I found these via twitter. Apologies that I don’t know who took them to give proper credit. I think these were all posted on Halo Waypoint’s twitter feed. Continue reading