Monthly Archives: August 2015

Canon Fodder: Jurassic Ark

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This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:

BY GRIMBROTHER ONE

ISSUE 38canonfodder-8-20-15-ecfd3b65a780498dbee12d4acb4af35eWelcome back oh ye folk who favor fiction, and thanks for joining us for another lovingly-crafted issue of Canon Fodder. Last week, we not only took a look at a couple new playspaces in Halo 5: Guardians, but we also promised you a look back on Halo: Hunters in the Dark, a recent addition to the Halo fiction penned by Peter David. And you know me, when I make a girl a promise, I always try to keep it. So this week let’s dive a bit deeper into the latest full-length Halo novel, and revisit the recovering surface of Installation 00. Continue reading →

Halo Community Update

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The following is a reblog form Halo Waypoint:

BY B IS FOR BRAVO – 

With less than 10 weeks until the launch of Halo 5: Guardians, teams across the studio are working hard to put the final polish on maps, levels, animations, UI, and plenty more. Final decisions are being made on game settings, sandbox balance, and more. Personally, I walk around the studio (appearing as if I’m searching for something or someone very important), peeking over desks, and getting way too excited about things like new armor, Forge tools, and more yet-to-be-revealed goodness. To keep said goodness going, our beloved admin team hosted a studio-wide dinner featuring the rare but ever-popular breakfast for dinner offering, which lead to smiles, copious amounts of peanut-butter-Nutella-bacon pancakes, and (unsurprisingly) full stomachs all around. Only later did we realize that this effort was a ploy to confuse the studio about the time of day. Said ploy was successful. Thinking it was morning, some of us went back to work. Most of us passed out with food comas.  Continue reading →

Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Vulture Gunship

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Mega Bloks Vulture Gunship

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 hour 40 minutes sorting; just under 3 hours building
Set Piece Count: 1031
Minifigs: Spartan Locke, Green UNSC Pilot, Silver Spartan Enforcer
Weapons: Magnum, DMR (Halo 5 style), Rocket Launcher (Halo 5 Style)
Accessories: N/A
Special Features: Cockpit opens, mid hatch opens to reveal troop area, rear access hatch, forward cannons pivot/rotate, rear hatch opens, top missile launchers pivot/rotate
Cost: $90 (US)

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER) Continue reading →

Canon Fodder: Know for an Answer

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This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:

BY GRIMBROTHER ONE

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Greetings to all, and thanks for stopping by this week! Previously we covered a few of the many bases that games com brought along. Now that the Deutschland dust has settled around these parts, heads are back down for the final push towards the launch of Halo 5: Guardians. In the coming months we’ll be beginning to ramp up our primer coverage of the next big chapter in the Halo universe, and we’ll have plenty of inside looks at new lore that I’m pretty sure fiction fans will pretty very excited to see. This week we’ve got a new glimpse at the lore for two new War Games playspaces, and a couple community queries to clear up. Read on! Continue reading →

Halo 5 Guardians Strategy Guide by Prima Games

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This is a partial reblog from Halo Waypoint: 

With help from our Pro Team, Prima Games is working on the strategy guide for Halo 5: Guardians, and we’re excited to give you a small preview.

FATHOM

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The UNSC explores Beta Gabriel’s vast oceans in hopes of recovering wreckage hidden in the crushing depths.

This symmetrical 4v4 arena set leagues under the ocean sports one Sniper Rifle for teams to fight over as well as a Shotgun for those who prefer to fight up close and personal. Continue reading →

Halo Cosplay and the 405th!

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I like cosplay. I’ve been known to wear costumes to conventions (and elsewhere) myself. Though not as extreme as many out there. I always admire those who have the time to build elaborate costumes, especially those of Halo Spartans. Below are a couple of pics I came across over the weekend. And at the end, some pics of a Spartan Locke Helmet in progress by a member of the 405th (Halo Cosplay group).

Below is from a recent convention. Love the variety of armor as well as color!Spartans Continue reading →

Looking down the barrel, a Halo Fan art piece!

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My wife actually alerted me to this one. It’s by an artist by the name of Greg Horn.

Master Chief barrel look

I don’t know what medium the artist used here. Regardless, it’s pretty sharp!  What do you think of it? Reply below of e-mail me.

If anyone has any info on the artist or a contact link, please send me that info to my e-mail: sal@halofanforlife.com.

-Sal

Halo Community Update

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This update is from 8-14. I missed posting that and want to make sure everyone stays caught up on these. So I’m posting it now.

The following are reblog from Halo Waypoint:

BY B IS FOR BRAVO – 

We have returned from gamescom – some of us with terrible jetlag, others with a mild case of the post-gamescom flu, and all with stories to tell. Whether it was talking with Halo fans who spent entire days at the Arena or Warzone booths, reuniting with friends that we had met in year’s past, or commiserating with fellow fans about the German heat, we had a blast hanging out with all of you.

Our pilgrimage to Germany also gave us an opportunity to show off some new, never-before-seen goodies, including a new multiplayer trailer, some new Arena tournament gameplay, and more. One of those mores, of course, is Halo Wars 2. Continue reading →

Canon Fodder: Rhine Installation

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The following is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:

BY GRIMBROTHER ONE – ISSUE 36

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Wie geht’s, Halo fans? By now, most of you know that the ever-epic gamescom convention is well underway in beautiful Köln, Germany, where hundreds of thousands of game fans are converging to check out their favorite titles and franchises. With no hint of bias at all, we’d certainly like to think that at least a handful or twelve made the trip to Deutschland with hopes of getting their eyes and hands on some new Halo goodness. While much of the Halo happenings at the show have centered around our competitive multiplayer experience, the fiction-focused certainly have plenty to chew on as well, so let’s begin! Continue reading →