HFFL’s Anniversary contest Trivia Question 2…

What did I nickname the Spartan Doll found on the Anniversary Maps?

Again, answer can be found with my blog.

Winner will receive one Mega Bloks Halo minifig and one McFarlane Avatar minifig (this is a physicla toy, not a digital one for XBOX).

-Sal (HFFL)

WE HAVE A WINNER. Aaron Binder a follower on Twitter has answered the question correctly. I nicknamed the Spartan Doll Bob S-343. The name came from the “Bob” Elite in Reach. B.O.B. means “Born on board” and harkens back to an earlier Bungie game. the S-343 part is a pretty obvious reference to 343i, the new developers of Halo.

HFFL’s Anniversary contest Trivia Question 1…

What map did I use for a Firefight lesson in Halo Reach?

First correct reply on any of the blog/twitter/facebook (only one winner, not three) will receive a Mega Bloks minifigure.

The answer can be found in the archives, though you may have to dig a little.

Good luck. Winner will be announced later today.
-Sal

WE HAVE A  WINNER. Aaron Binder once again has found the answer. The answer is Glacier. I chose this map to demonstrate as I found it to one of the easiest to defend. Piece of trivia on this. It only took me one game to do this. Immediately after that game I loaded up the film to my fileshare and rendered the film. then made the video. It all happened in less than an hour’s time. 1 take!

Today is HaloFanForLife.com’s anniversary! Contests all day!!

To celebrate the anniversary of the launch of my blog I’ll be holding contests all day. There is already a tweet on my twitter feed for retweeting about the anniversary.

Prizes for various contests all day include:

Mega Bloks sealed minifigures ($3 value)
Mega Bloks Black Recon minifigure (upwards of $7-10 value)
Mega Bloks Cyan Mark V Spartan (a mail-in figure now no longer available) value on this is speculative as it is listed as high as $99 on eBay, but as low as $10. Suffice to say though, it’s increasingly hard to find.
Mega Bloks Space Banshee with pilot minifigure (Ship and figure only, does not include UNSC portions of this set. Value $12)

McFarlane Halo Avatar minifigures ($3 value)
McFarlane Halo Reach Steel figure/armor set ($25 value)

High-res HFFL made poster for download. (The poster will be revealed on the blog later, but only in low-res format.) Value-priceless. LOL. Really though I can’t put a price on this. It’s my own creation and I can’t sell it, so that’s why I’m giving it away as a prize.

So stay tuned all day and look for trivia contests about my blog.

To enter on the blog, you must be a registered subscriber. To enter on Twitter, you must follow me. To enter on Facebook you must be a subscriber.

Shipping of prizes are free to US and Canada only. All others must pay for shipping. Must be at least 18 years old to enter OR 14-17 years old with written permission from guardian or parent. Winners will need to provide a reliable shipping address. HaloFanForLife reserves to right to withhold prizes due to eligibility concerns. 

-Sal (HFFL)

FLOOD Infection mode in Halo 4 confirmed (by French magazine)

I need to thank 3 different site for this info:
SpartanForce.com
HaloCouncil.com
halodestiny.com

In an article by halodestiny.com there are scans that show a newly released magazine with Halo articles and pics in it. Specifically there is a shot of purportedly playable Flood.

This revised mode of infection features:
12 person playlist-2 infected, 10 spartans
Infected have claws and enhanced vision

Now I don’t know about you, but I’m very happy to see this change. Instead of just a simple armor color change to denote you’re infected as has been in previous Halo titles, you now turn into a flood soldier. How sweet is that.

So now the question becomes, will there be specific animation for the first time you turn into Flood once you respawn? Wouldn’t that be cool!

New Halo 4 Renders!!! Part 2: Weapons and Vehicles

Halowaypoint.com has just released new renders of Characters and Enemies, as well as Weapons and Vehicles. Here is the batch from Characters and Enemies (click to make bigger!)

Many returning favorites here. One note, the Pelican sure got an overhaul. Love the variant dropship colors on it.

New Halo 4 Renders!!! Part 1 Characters and Enemies

Halowaypoint.com has just released new renders of Characters and Enemies, as well as Weapons and Vehicles. Here is the batch from Characters and Enemies (click to make bigger!)

OMG Fem-Spartan! Check out those awesome Grunt variants. OMG GOLD shielded Jackal!!!

New Halo 4 Screenshots!!! Part 3: Spartan Ops

Halowaypoint.com has just released new screenshots of Campaign, War Games (Multiplayer) and Spartan Ops. Here is the batch from Spartan Ops (click to make bigger!)

I like the look of the location. Reminds me of one of the missions in Halo 3 where  “Tank beats Everything!”

That Jackal looks much more fierce than previous Halo games.

 

New Halo 4 Screenshots!!! Part 2: War Games

Halowaypoint.com has just released new screenshots of Campaign, War Games (Multiplayer) and Spartan Ops. Here is the batch from War Games (click to make bigger!)

Wow, Exile and Solace are shaping up to be amazing maps. With some great color saturation and attention to detail, it seems pretty safe to say Halo is in good hands with 343.

New Halo 4 Screenshots!!! Part 1: Campaign

Halowaypoint.com has just released new screenshots of Campaign, War Games (Multiplayer) and Spartan Ops. Here is the batch from Campaign (click to make bigger!)

Just look at these pics. Some fantastic in-game shots. Cortana looks stunning. Tom Lasky looks very realistic. That Elite sure got smacked-down. The shot of the Forward Unto Dawn in space is nearly breathtaking.

The more I look at Cortana, I’m thinking the dark parts on her are analogous to her rampancy. They are the parts near death. Or it could just be a design change for the character. I’ll have to ask 343 about this one.

-Sal

Gamespot Halo 4 interview with Frank O’Conner

Halo 4 – Spartan Ops, War Games, and Loadouts Interview

Some good info in the vid. Being able to name your own  loadouts? What? Wow, that’s cool! Some great quality shots of the UNSC weaponry being fired and you can hear them clearly.

Make sure to stay through the end of the vid. You don’t want to miss our favorite Blue AI…

-Sal