Monthly Archives: January 2015

Halo 5: Guardians Beta Unlocks

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This is a partial reblog form Halo Waypoint’s forums. Below, shows what you can unlock from the Master Chief Collection, as well as armors and visors via gameplay itself in the beta.

HALO MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION:
â–º [Mark-VI] Get the “Your Journey Begins” achievement (Complete any mission or multiplayer game)
â–º [Mark-VI Scarred] Get the “Cairo Station” achievement (Complete the Halo 2 mission Cairo Station)
â–º [Nightfall] Watch the Halo: Nightfall series (The helmet will unlock after Episode 1, the rest unlocks after watch all 5 episodes)
â–º [Helioskrill] Get the “Legend” achievement (Complete all four campaigns on Legendary)

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Halo 5 Guardians Beta week 3 is LIVE! Screenshots and Video inside link

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Week 3 has hit and that means FORGE maps are upon us. This week we now will be playing a new game type called Strongholds.

In Bravo’s words: To win, teams must control the majority of bases. Teams earn one point per second for every controlled base more than the enemy team. You’ll be able to play Strongholds on Regret and Empire.

We will also be able to play Slayer. Once again on Truth and in the winner of the polled forged maps, Pegasus. (I was hoping they’d just let us play on both of them since the votes were so close for so long).

As well, 343 has released nearly a couple dozen images and a video. Feel free to download any of those below. Continue reading →

Halo 5 Beta being discussed on Halo Waypoint: Victory pose/animation

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I do not often check out the forums on Waypoint. Mostly due to moderating that isn’t up to what I prefer. Lots of flaming, too many quotes within quotes kind of posting and repeated topics…

That being said, I do check it out on occasion, especially where there is something currently important going on in the Halo Community.

The Halo 5 Beta is just that current news. So yesterday I took some time to check out threads people were posting over there. Some I agree with, others not, and some pose questions you might be interested in hearing and possibly answering for yourself.

Below you’ll find one of those specifics topics and my thoughts on them. Continue reading →

Spartan Ops in the HMCC to get Achievements

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In an update posted on Halo Waypoint, 343 states: 

As we had mentioned before the holidays, the team continues to work on upcoming Halo: The Master Chief Collection updates to improve the existing experience and add new content. We’ve continued this work through the holidays, and have multiple content updates in the works. Our next content update, which will address UI and a variety of other areas, is currently on track for delivery next week. We will provide additional info regarding the exact ETA and final details of the upcoming content update once the certification process is completed.

Additionally, this Thursday, we’ll be updating MCC to include new achievements for Spartan Ops, as well as some additional ones for multiplayer. These will become available this Thursday, 1/8.

Improving your experience with Halo: The Master Chief Collection remains our top priority, and we thank you for your continued feedback and reports on community forums and elsewhere as we prioritize updates for each CU. We will continue to provide the latest information via this thread.

Whew, how many achievements will this game have when it’s all said and done??? LOL

-Sal

Halo Championship Series Season 1 standings

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Have you been keeping up with the halo Championship Series?
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If not, here’s a look at the top 8 teams so far in season 1.
Rank              Team                                    Points
1                     Counter Logic Gaming          5,580
2                     Evil Geniuses                        4,590
3                     Denial                                   4,335
4                     OpTic Halo                           2,750
5                     Cloud9                                 2,075
6                     Str8 Rippin                           1,470
7                     Believe the Hype                  1,060
8                     VwS Halo                             505

Halo 5 Guardians ‘Pegasus’ Multiplayer map gameplay

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Well, it appears there is another forge map as well that we will get in the beta. Pegasus!

Inlike Red Bull which gives you wings, this map instead gives you plenty of opportunity for ground pounding as evidenced in the video.

Again, the textures are simple and again, I’m fine with that. It makes the map look CLEAN, which I like. One thing to note is the cylinders on the map. While we’ve had round objects in the past, they have been few and far between. Looks like 343 is taking a step in the direction and that can only be a good thing for Halo forgers like myself.

This vid also comes from IGN, via 343: Continue reading →

New Halo Pinterest Pins!

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As many of you know, I peruse Pinterest form time to time and pins anything new I find to the HFFL Pinterest board.

Today brings 21 new pins. Feel free to download or pin any of these yourself and don’t forget to check out the HFFL Pinterest page HERE for PLENTY more Halo art, crafts, cosplay and MORE!

Below are just the thumbnails. Click on each to get the full pic.

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Halo 2 Anniversary Mobile and screen wallpapers

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Halostarscope.com has been in the Halo community news lately with the cryptic message given via XBOX’s twitter account. Now it seems there are two Halo 2 Anniversary wallpapers you can get from the site.

My friend and fellow Halo enthusiast, ‘PensHalo‘ found two of them. No word on if there are more than these. I did try to find more and didn’t find any others.

These two screen and mobile wallpapers feature a Halo ring along with the Arbiter and Master Chief in the Halo 2 Anniversary graphics. Feel free to download both! Continue reading →