Canon Fodder: Under Locke & Keynote

By GrimBrother One – ISSUE 29

I remember sitting in the audience at the Xbox Keynote presentation at E3 2013 watching the wind passing over the dunes of an alien world, kicking up sand and stone in its wake. I remember a hulking hooded figure lumbering heavily – yet almost effortlessly – across the landscape. I remember something stirring in me, crying out that this wasn’t just another game trailer. I remember seeing an all-too-familiar Mjolnir gauntlet emerge out from the folds of a tattered cloak, and watching a lifeless AI storage chip tumble from a hero’s hands. I remember a monstrous and ancient construct razing the surrounding rock when it rose from beneath the ground, representing a mystery that felt might take an eternity to solve. I remember losing my mind. Continue reading

No Firefight or Spartan Ops in Halo 5 Guardians

In this video interview of Kevin Franklin, multiplayer design director and Chris Lee, director of production, with Halo 5 Guardians., Polygon gets answers on various things regarding Halo 5 Guardians.

In specific, I’m pointing out their question and the answer regarding Firefight and Spartan Ops not being included in Halo 5. You can go to the 5:18 mark of the video for this. Continue reading

The Halo 5 Guardians Requistion (REQ) system. A somewhat simplified explanation.

I’m writing this from a fan perspective. So please understand I might make some mistakes. What is listed below is what I’ve gathered from around the web, much of which was revealed during E3 these last few days.

What is the REQ system?
It is the system used to earn weapons, vehicles or aesthetic to your armor or guns through REQ points in Halo 5 Guardians.

REQ Points/Packs
The quick and easy explanation is that the REQ Points  (Rpts) are the currency of the system, while REQ Packs (Rpks) are the reward.
Rpts are rewarded after multiplayer games, either Arena or War Zone. These can be redeemed in multiplayer for Rpks.
As far as I can tell, you can only redeem your Rpts during gameplay. Which does make sense in a way. Though for aesthetic things, I’d like to redeem those at any time. That is a question already posed to 343. I’ll post their response when/if they give one to that. Continue reading

Halo Dubs – Episode 2: Shinyface Rises!

This is the second episode of a new comedic series using Halo video.

Be forewarned, there is adult language in this video, so children under 18, please skip this article. Everyone else, enjoy. It is rare when I post something like this with that kind of language. I gotta admit though, this was funny.

If you do have an issue with the vid, go to the YouTube link and make your voice heard their. I am merely the messenger in this case, not the content creator of the vid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMa3MUyzmnM&feature=youtu.be&a=

-Sal

The Sprint season 2!

The Sprint is back and starts off with a bang. Four new episodes right from the start detailing many aspects of Halo 5 Guardians. Below is a brief preview of what you’ll find out when you watch the episodes on the Halo Channel. When those become available via YouTube, I’ll repost them here. Continue reading

Former Halo composer Marty O’Donnell forms new Dev Studio

Tweeted not 12 minutes before this article was posted, Marty O’Donnell, former composer for the Halo franchise, under Bunige, has formed a new development studio.

The following is a reblog from an article by gameinformer giving a little more details:

After his termination from and subsequent lawsuit against Bungie, Marty O’Donnell has helped to establish a new development studio. Continue reading

Req Packs in Halo 5: Guardians

This is a reblog from HaloWaypoint:

BY JOSHINGTONSTATE

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I’m seeing a lot of questions on Twitter and in forums about the new Requisition System (REQ System) in Halo 5: Guardians. The REQ System rewards players across both our multiplayer experiences. Players will earn REQ Points after each match in Arena or Warzone multiplayer, which can then be redeemed for REQ Packs. So what goodies are in REQ Packs? Each pack contains a variety of requisitions (REQs) in the form of unlockable weapons and armors, skins, assassination animations, and more.  In addition, players will receive REQ Packs as rewards when they level up their Spartan Rank (SR) and complete Commendations across multiplayer. Continue reading