First Look at Warzone Firefight in Halo 5: Guardians

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Since it was first announced last month that Player vs. Environment (PvE) combat would return to the Halo franchise in the form of Warzone Firefight, fans have been eagerly waiting to get a glimpse of how the all-new experience would look in Halo 5: Guardians. The wait is finally over as the world premiere of Warzone Firefight gameplay made its debut during the Halo World Championship 2016 Finals!

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Canon Fodder: Glassed Ceiling

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BY GRIMBROTHER ONE
ISSUE 67

Greetings ladies, gentlemen, and alien aficionados. Welcome back to another week of Canon Fodder! When last we met within these virtual walls, we officially announced Halo: Tales from Slipspace – a brand new graphic novel anthology from 343 Industries and Dark Horse Comics – and took a deeper dive into the lore of some upcoming craft in Halo: Fleet Battles. As mentioned last issue, we’ll be talking a bit more about specific story themes later on for the graphic novel, so stay tuned.Speaking of last week, I’m sure many of you saw in Bravo’s exquisite weekly Community Update the first look at the upcoming Warzone map, Skirmish at Darkstar – set on the glassed colony of Meridian. This week, we’re going to take a peek at the deeper fictional impact of the setting, as well as take a look at the connective tissues between the Halo World Championship and the War Games simulations. Let’s take a look!

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Vote for the Mega Bloks HWC MVP

This weekend 16 teams will battle it out during the Halo World Championship 2016 Finals for the title of Halo World Champion and their share of a $2.5 million prize pool. But when the dust has settled and the winning team has been decided, there will still be another honor to be awarded – the most valuable player. One player will be recognized for his performance as an individual who has contributed to his team in an exemplary manner. The lucky recipient of this title will not only walk away with the honor and recognition of being the MVP of the biggest Halo tournament in history, but also this awesome custom BR MVP trophy provided by our friends at Mega Bloks:
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Get Ready for the Halo World Championship 2016

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With more than 900 registered teams and over 4000 players from around the world competing in the biggest Halo tournament ever, it’s finally time to find out who will stand at the top of the podium at the Halo World Championship 2016!

Starting tomorrow, 16 of the best Halo teams hailing from the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore will battle each other to determine who will earn the title of Halo World Champions and win their share of the $2.5 million prize pool. The winning team will be crowned Halo World Champions and receive $1 million – the biggest individual prize in console esports history! Continue reading

Torque Map Update

Hot off the presses, this update was just posted about 18 minutes ago on Waypoint as of this writing. 

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The Multiplayer Team has just pushed out a robust update to Torque that should improve the overall quality of the map. The following changes will take effect immediately:

  • Fixed the pistons in Red/Blue Yard to have the same height when down/up
  • Updated the location names to help player orientation
  • Replaced red exploding barrels with blue fusion coils on the Blue side of the map for player orientation
  • Adjust cover pieces to open up longer sight lines across “Top Mid”
  • Added Shotgun to “Top Mid” for Strongholds
  • Adjusted spawn points to provide better spawning behavior

We’ll continue to make adjustments based on your feedback, as well as provide regular updates about what the team is working on.

HFFL: How are you folks liking Torque? I have to be honest, I’m not a fan of the gameplay on it. Yet.. It’s still very new. I just haven’t found a groove on it yet. I think it needs some spawn adjustment as well as weapons/power weapons adjustment. 

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Halo World Championship this weekend!

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In less than a week, the top 16 Halo teams from around the globe fly to Hollywood, CA, to compete at the Halo World Championship 2016 for the title of champions and their share of the $2.5 million prize pool. It’s been a long journey for many of these competitors; some are just starting their career in Halo esports while others have been playing Halo at its highest level for over a decade! In preparation for the tournament this weekend, here’s a quick rundown of what’s coming up this week and over the weekend – including a special tune-in bonus.

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Halo Fall of Reach Trade Paperback

Dark horse will be releasing the TPB of Fall of Reach in just a few days. Take a look at the cover and the first few pages provided by Darkhorse as a preview: 

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Following paragraph via Darkhorse website.

In the year 2517, humanity’s last hope is with Dr. Catherine Halsey, the SPARTAN-II program, and one six-year-old boy: John-117. Kidnapped and ruthlessly trained, John endures and rises as the leader of the Spartans: he becomes the Master Chief! These legendary heroes are entrusted with stopping the Covenant at all costs…but will their harrowing biological augmentation and unparalleled MJOLNIR armor be enough to rise to victory? Continue reading

Community Update: The Calm Before the Storm

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BY B IS FOR BRAVO

Welcome back, readers. Another Friday has arrived, which means the weekend is here, and we’re one week away from the Halo World Championship, as well as one week closer to the Ghosts of Meridian and plenty more Halo 5 goodness.

Earlier this week, the services team released a series of updates aimed to help Arena players at high skill levels find matches faster, and also to ensure that Onyx players are seeing the appropriate amount of CSR movement after wins and losses. We’re hearing things are working well. Additionally, we’ve been keeping an eye on reports from players around the globe, and working with top players in international regions to determine further improvements that can be made to matchmaking. Keep the feedback coming. Continue reading

Canon Fodder: Bulkhead Banter

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BY GRIMBROTHER ONEISSUE 66

Greetings, you wonderful humans. Last week, we dove a bit deeper into the extended lore of the Fury Storm Rifle, as well as give a quick update on the print release of the Matt Forbeck-penned Halo: New Bloodwhich launches this March 15th. This week, we’ll be talking about some awesome upcoming ship-stuff from our friends at Spartan Games, as well as introducing a brand new project that keen-eyed fans might have gotten a glimpse of recently.A few days ago, a new Halo product from the fine folks at Dark Horse Comics surfaced, piquing the interest of eager-eyed lore-lovers across a number of community haunts, who quickly went zero-to-gravemind trying to use their compound intelligence to decipher its true nature. Well, we’re here to help clear things up a bit, and give you some early details to sate certain curiosities, and set speculatory fire to others. With that in mind, read on!

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