Monthly Archives: December 2015

Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Promethean Weapon Customizer set

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Mega Bloks Promethean Weapon Customizer set

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 minutes sorting, no building involved.
Set Piece Count: 44
Minifigs: Halo 5 Promethean Soldier, Halo 5 Promethean Sniper
Weapons: Boltshot, Light Rifle, Scattershot (Those three in silver/orange colors); Suppressor, Incineration Cannon, Binary Rifle (Those three in grey/orange colors, 4X Splinter Grenade (Translucent Orange
Accessories: 2X Hard Light Shield (Translucent Orange). 2X Promethean Crates. One with silver lid, the other with a grey lid.
Special Features: N/A
Cost: $8-9 (US) depending on where you get yours from. I got mine from Target for $8

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

My age requirement policy for the blog and gaming with me.

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I feel the need to bring this up as last night a fan of two years decided to no longer follow me, due to my age policy.

First, the blog itself is kept at a PG-13 rating as best as I can. There have been a few rare exceptions.

Second, when signing up to be a subscriber, you should be 18 one older. Now some may ask why that is when I maintain a PG-13 blog? Well, simply put, it is for those times when I might post something not suitable for below 18.

Now, I’m not going to kid myself here. I know that teenagers and younger kids have heard all sorts of bad language or seen violence in video games, movies, etc. However, as an adult, I feel I need to be responsible in that I not perpetuate those things to those younger than adult age.

This brings me to my point regarding the now, lost fan. Continue reading →

Cartographer’s Gift REQ Reveal

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The following is a reblog from HaloWaypoint (My commentary immediately following the reblogged article): 

The next free update to Halo 5: Guardians arrives next week and with it comes Forge, new Arena and Warzone maps, Seasons and social playlists, brand new REQs, and more. Today, we’re excited to reveal each unlockable REQ. Included are weapons, armor, and emblems you might recognize from past Halo titles, as well as some new additions.

Cartographer’s Gift marks the return of the SPNKr Rocket Launcher – the dual-tubed tool of destruction that comes in 4 flavors. You’ll also notice the full set of Gold Standard weapon skins, which are rather fitting of their Legendary rarity. We hope you’re as excited as we are for Cartographer’s Gift and the wide array of new content it brings to Halo 5. Without further ado, here’s the full REQ reveal of the Cartographer’s Gift update, which we teased in last week’s Halo Community Update.

Join us this Friday at 3 PM PT on Halo Channel and Twitch.tv/Halo to see the new content – including Forge, new maps, REQs, and more – in action!

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The purpose of the 2016 HFFL event

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Before I get started, let me say that the event name will be forthcoming. For now, I’m just referring to it as ‘the event’. Rest assured it will be a Halo-themed event.

Okay, here goes!

The purpose of creating a Halo themed convention, known currently as ‘the event’

There is no pure Halo convention out there, that I know of. One or two may feature Halo prominently, but they are not purely Halo.

I want to be able to bring Halo fans together from all over the world in an atmosphere that is strictly for them. The motto for my blog is ‘By a Halo Fan for Halo Fans” and that rings very much true here as well. Continue reading →

Halo Toy Review: McFarlane 10 inch Spartan Locke Statue

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Ah, finally a new McFarlane piece to add to my collection! This has been out for a little bit. I’ve only just had the chance to pick it up. Thankfully, I got it on sale at Toys R Us. The price is normally $29.99. I got it for $19.99. Read on to see what I think of it.

I know some of you like to keep your collections in the box. This statue looks decent in it’s package. Though you are missing out if you don’t take it out and look at all the detail that went into this. The back of the box might be a little misleading to some. You will NOT get the unhelmeted Locke head with every box. It IS exclusive. Yes, I know it’s printed right there, but undoubtedly, someone is going to miss that fact and be upset about it. So just be forewarned.

(Click pics to make bigger)McF 10in Locke BOX Continue reading →

Special Holiday Promo Pack for Halo 5 Guardians given today!

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Next time you play Halo 5 or check your Halo 5 career on Waypoint, you will find a new REQ pack waiting for you. It’s a Christmas themed pack! Check it!!

I opened up mine via Halo Waypoint:

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This is what I got:

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The first two items are standard. Not sure about the others.

Here’s a closer look:

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Awesome! I’ll be sporting both of these at some point over the course of this month.

Keep your calendars open for the middle of August, 2016…

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This is a early post in preparation for next year’s HFFL event. Now normally, this is where I say it’s going to be a LAN event. Not this time! Nope! I’m planning on something MUCH bigger!

I’m talking mini convention size, to start. I’m inviting all sorts of Halo communities to come to the event and set up a booth so that they can promote their communities.

Along with that, there will be a full fledge FFA tournament. AND…a 4v4 tourney as well. For REAL money, not just prizes as I’ve had the last three years.

To get this off the ground it’s going to take a lot of work and a good bit of funding. I’m going to need your help on this. I’m setting up a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds for the event. I’d like to ask you all to not just take a look (and hopefully donate), but also pass the word along to all of your fellow Halo fans.

I’m looking for sponsorship as well. This in the form of prizes for contests, door prizes, etc. Hoping to have something for each attendee. Speaking of contests, the event will have a costume contest. There will be different parts to this. Spartans will be one category, Covenant and Promethean two others and a miscellaneous Halo category. The winners of each of the four categories will then go to a final round for ‘costume of the event’. Continue reading →

Halo Community Update: Cartographer’s Gift Sneak Peek

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This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint: (My commentary in blue, of which I have a bit in this article)

BY B IS FOR BRAVO

It’s been a rather busy week here at the studio. This busyness has come in many forms, including a multitude of playtests that have offered insight into adjustments to existing experiences, gameplay on new upcoming maps, and future things I’d get in trouble if I talked about. Teams across the studio are nearing completion on the December update, and work on future updates is well underway too. Without delay, let’s take a sneak peek at what you can expect in the just-announced Cartographer’s Gift update – the next free batch of goodness coming to Halo 5: Guardians.

CARTOGRAPHER’S GIFT

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The Cartographer’s Gift update was first shown at last night’s The Game Awards show, and if you missed the trailer, you can get a peek here. It brings with it a long list of updates, some of which we’ll start to talk about today and all of which we’ll be talking about during next week’s live stream (Friday, 12/11 at 3 PM PDT on Halo Channel & Twitch.tv/Halo.)

To kick things off, let’s take a look at some of the stuff we’ve revealed so far for this update, as well as some of the REQs we’ll be showing off next week: Continue reading →

Canon Fodder: Staten It Plainly

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This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:

BY GRIMBROTHER ONE
ISSUE 53

We’ve got a tantalizing little tease of the nigh-upon-us Halo: Shadow of Intent, a remastered Halo 101 video fresh out of the oven, some kick-started community captures, and new lore bits in the Universe section. Let’s go ahead and dive right in!

JAWBREAKER

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Since we first announced it back in March, Halo: Shadow of Intent has had fans incredibly excited for a variety of reasons, from its sought-after subject matter to its legendary author, Joseph Staten. If you have been following the glorious gruntmaster on Twitter, you’ve already seen a few character-constrained glimpses of the upcoming digital-first novella. After conferring a bit with Mr. Staten however, we thought it might be more fun to provide a slightly wider view for our ravenous readers… Continue reading →