Monthly Archives: February 2015

HCS Season 1 Finals Event Details

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The Halo Championship Series Season 1 Finals will take place at PAX East in Boston – the top teams in the HCS will battle it out for $100,000 in prizing. Our partners at ESL will host the event as we decide the Season 1 Champion. Entry into the Season 1 Finals is determined in the following ways:

• Top 8 teams with the most HCS points after the conclusion of Gamers For Giving 2015.

• EGL: Battle of Europe Wild Card winner

Watch the action on the Halo Channel or Twitch from March 6-8.

Xbox Exec Calls Halo 5 “Jaw-Dropping”

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In an article on gamespot.com, Aaron Greenberg, Xbox marketing executive, says Halo 5 Guardians is “jaw-dropping”.

The following is a reblog of that article: (Followed by my thoughts)

Halo 5: Guardians, the upcoming Xbox One game from Microsoft, is shaping up to be “jaw-dropping” and a game that developer 343 has “dreamed of making.”

That’s according to Xbox marketing executive Aaron Greenberg, who says as part of The Inner Circle podcast that there are more than a few reasons to be excited about the game. Continue reading →

Canon Fodder – Have S’moa

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The following is a reblog form Halo Waypoint:

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By GrimBrother One

Welcome back lore-lovers, and thanks for joining us for a particularly community-involved edition of Canon Fodder. Last week, ship got real with the announcement of the upcoming Halo fleet battle tabletop game from our partners at Spartan Games. Afterward, we asked you to submit your burning canonical curiosities for clarity consideration. And submit you did. I got together with the Halo Franchise Team in a darkened cave and we carefully selected a few queries to answer from the well over 300 that were submitted. Before we get started, I know that many of you might often wonder, “Why didn’t my question get picked?”, “Why did you kill my particularly favorite group of characters?”, or “Where did Hamish Beamish learn his skills?” Needless to say, there are many factors that come into play when selecting suitable inquires including the desire to craft a compelling, enriching, and spoiler-free Halo experience, as well as the sheer amount of time it takes to answer as many requests as we possibly can. In the end, we hope that no matter whose questions we choose to take a closer look at, that each of you will find out something new, cool, and interesting that you never knew before. And with that, let’s get to it!

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Halo Championship Series: Road to Season 1 Finals

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The regular season of the Halo Championship Series is coming to a close this weekend with the finals to follow. The following is a reblog from Halo Waypoint.

g4g-egl-blog-1120-de36c6625cd54fd5af7e4ac89b70d459This is it – the final weekend of regular season competition in Season 1 of the Halo Championship Series. This weekend, we find out who will make it to PAX East in Boston to compete on the ESL Arena stage for $100,000 in prizing. We recommend you clear your schedule this weekend and get comfortable because we have two full days of incredible Halo action coming your way. Continue reading →

Dark Horse: Halo Escalation #15 and more…

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DarkHorseComicsLogoDark Horse Halo Escalation #15 is almost upon us. The story just keeps getting better! A new Covenant Enemy arises, the Janus Key is in play and there are Forerunner secrets to be had.

From Dark Horse themselves about this issue:
On a treacherous planet, the UNSC Infinity battles the bloodthirsty Covenant for control of the Janus Key—and the Forerunner empire’s secrets . . . The action-packed sequel to Halo 4’s Spartan Ops continues! Story by Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre, Bloodshot), art by Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel)!

Here’s the cover followed by the first 6 preview pages:  Continue reading →

Canon Fodder – In the Loop

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The following is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:

By GrimBrother One

Keyes. Cole. Stanforth. Whitcomb. Harper. Hood.These are names that elicit memories of heroes who helped turn the tide against the seemingly irresistible might of the Covenant war machine. Incredible feats against impossible odds. Now, thanks to our partners at Spartan Games (not fitting at all, is it?), the next commander to pull off a legendary victory against a formidable fleet might just be YOU. As announced this week, 343 Industries and Spartan Games have teamed up to produce an exciting new miniatures game set within the Halo universe. While specifics regarding game mechanics and other details will be coming soon, we wanted to shed some more light on how this new entry will fit into the overall Halo narrative.

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