XBOX One to allow custom back grounds! (HFFL custom background!!!)

My friend, Rythimic Warrior (whom you know from his pipe cleaner Halo figures) let me know about the upcoming ability to add custom backgrounds to your XBOX One.

XBOX was kind enough to put up a template that you can work off of. You can download there HERE. This is a PSD file (Photoshop). When you click that link, it will automatically download.

In the meantime, I made a HFFL / Halo Master Chief Collection background. Continue reading

The Covenant Drone is coming to Halo Mega Bloks in 2015!

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Kevin Hurd, a fellow Halo fan found this on instagram.

I’ve made a close-up of the set also pictured below the Drone. It looks like it has two Drones, a semi truck AND the NEW articulated Kat and Jorge figs! If this turns out to be true, then we’ll have all of Noble team minus the base Noble Six Spartan.

[UPDATE] It seems the set number and name is 97511 Covenant Empire Drone Attack and will retail for $29.99. [/UPDATE]

Check out the pic below: Continue reading

New Leaderboard features in Halo: The Master Chief Collection

This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:

Max Szlagor, Senior Designer here at 343 Industries discusses the new Campaign leaderboard features in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Get the latest on the new scoring system, rival system, and more. Enjoy!

HFFL: I like this addition. I can think of a few friends I’d like to set as rivals for in the campaign. Seems like something fun to achieve while playing. As for all of those beautiful menus….WOW!

-Sal

Halo: Spartan Strike announced!

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Halo: Spartan Strike is a new top-down shooter. While not a sequel to last year’s Spartan Assault, it does have it’s similarities.

This time, the story takes place during the events of Halo 2. Many improvements have been made for the new shooter. Fred LaPorte, 343 producer, states the following in an interview with IGN (paraphrased): Continue reading