Source link:
http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/halo_4_spartan_ops
The article is a great look at how the CG series came about.
One thing to note about the video is that we now have confirmation of Spartan Hoya’s first name. It’s Isaac.
Now we only need to find out Madsen’s first name and we have all the names of Fireteam Majestic.
Thanks to Halo.Bungie.org for posting the link to this on Twitter.
-Sal
Reader/Artist Isaiah has once again create a master piece out of simple pipe cleaners.
Here we have Fred, John, and Kelly of Blue Team!
Thanks Isaiah. Keep them coming, I love these!
-Sal
Just wanted to shoot out a quick reminder that the Majestic Map pack will be out later this month. In case you forgot or didn’t know, here are the three maps to be included in this DLC:
Landfall: A seaside human port.
Monolith: A Forerunner map with a large tower?
Skyline: Another human map. This being more industrial/urban in nature.
Are you getting this DLC? I’ve already paid for mine through the map pass when I got the limited edition. These maps are said to be smaller in design compared to previous maps. Though from the looks of them, they could add some verticality.
Regardless, I’m looking forward to them!
-Sal
You might have seen the image below:
But did you know it was going to look like this?
I got this from Sparth’s official site: http://sparth.tumblr.com/tagged/halo-4
We’ve heard that Forerunner’s didn’t need personal vehicles, however, they did use starships. Could this be one that was captured by the UNSC? Then ultimately scrapped by 343 to be included in the game?
Wow, I love it’s design. I hope we get to see this somehow introduced into Halo lore. It would be such a waste of a design.
-Sal
We’re coming down to the home stretch folks. Next week is the last of Season one (And hopefully not the last episode at all).
In the meantime, enjoy the latest comic book version of Spartan Ops, with Episode 8: Expendable!
What do you think about this episode? The comic book itself? Please reply below or tweet me @HaloFanForLife.
-Sal
http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/post/2013/02/13/Fan-made-Halo-4-Spartan-Ops-Graphic-Novel-Part-6.aspx
As always, much love and thanks to BS Angel for posting a link back to the blog as well as the first page in the comic book.
-Sal
Oh my. I hope this isn’t the end of Spartan Ops. That would be extremely disappointing.
I’ve been wanting to see other named Spartan IIs come to the McFarlane Halo line for some time. Other than Master Chief and Jorge there hasn’t been any. Until NOW!
Blue team brings us Master Chief, as well as his squad mates Fred-104 and Kelly-087.
Now on with the review.
The box has a nice window to see all the figures and accessories. On one side you get details about each spartan, while on the other side, a graphic of the spartan with their weapons. The back shows the team again as well as the next series of McFarlane Halo figures and Micro Ops sets.
I just posted pics of these the other day. The box shows Lasky, while Waypoint didn’t. I’m still trying to get absolute, confirmation on Lasky. I hope he’s in this wave. I really like that character.
Someone else reported that the Micro Ops line was cancelled. As far as I know, it hasn’t. In fact the box shows the next wave of Micro Ops. Man, I hope like heck these DO come out. I LOVE the scale of these!
So here is what you get inside the box. The three figs, a Spartan Laser, 2 knives, Assault Rifle, Energy Sword, Shotgun, and 2 Plasma Rifles. That’s a decent mix of weapons and accurate to what was in the cartoon episode.
A quick height comparison reveals that Fred and John are the same height while Kelly is shorter.
Other than paint application, the only two differences between Fred and John are their helmets and shoulder armor. Good use of the same mold, while making them look different.
Oh, forgot to mention one leg has an extra hole. Not sure why though.
Kelly’s figure gets a brand new sculpt. Receding visor and high heels! Just what a female spartan always wanted, LOL. McFarlane did a great job here making her cartoon accurate. Shame the cartoon itself played into a stereo type with the heel thing. Still, this figure is striking and easily differentiated from the other two.
Finally here’s a graphic of the articulation of the figures. Each has the same articulation as the other two in the box.
McFarlane really did a wonderful job here with these figures. I highly recommend getting this boxed set, which retails for around $32-35. That’s a GREAT price considering an individual figure costs around $12-14 each. So you actually SAVE money with this boxed set.
This set gets a 9.5 out of 10 medals from me. Only reason it didn’t get the full 10 is that the knives aren’t so easily held nor stored on the figures. But that’s a minor nitpick. GO GET THIS BOXED SET!!!
-Sal
http://kotaku.com/5982986/we-know-all-about-the-next-xbox-from-someone-who-says-theyve-got-one
Thanks to my bud Drax for posting this on Twitter. Normally I only post Halo related content here. However, this information on the next Microsoft gaming console is potentially huge for the future of Halo.
If this info is to be believed then here are some interesting spec of the “Nextbox.”
• 500GB hard drive built in.
• Built-in Kinect
• Game swapping (actually being able to switch between games by “pausing” your current game and switching to another)
Here’s a flow chart of the tech specs:
The one thing not given in the article is the cost. With all of these improvements, larger HD, built in Kinect, this could become expensive. The 360 already cost $300+. Will this console be $500? Yikes…
-Sal
Once again I team up with POD Dust Storm of Podtacular to bring you our complete evaluation of a Spartan Ops episode and it’s related missions. This time it’s Episode 4.
Coming in at over one hour and 36 minutes you’ll find out some good stuff about the video and missons.
You can listen here or download the podcast
Enjoy and please feel free to leave some feedback by replying to this article.
-Sal