Okay, for those that want to read the whole thing go here: The Halo Bulletin

For those that just want to get to the good stuff, read on.

BS Angel talks about how hot it was in the studio.

SPOILERS FORTHCOMING, you’ve been warned.

Halo 4 Original Soundtrack and Special Edition Remix Album coming Oct. 22!

Here’s a link to some of the regular samples:
Halo 4 samples

Here’s a link to some of the remix samples:
Halo 4 remix samples

More talk about the music and remixes.

Now for the official news on when to get the OST (Original Soundtrack).

Following text from Halo Waypoint:

Halo 4 Original Soundtrack (available in physical CD and digital formats)

Available for standalone purchase of $13.98 (U.S. ERP), the Halo 4 Original Soundtrack features 15 themes from award-winning producer Neil Davidge, co-writer and producer of the pioneering trip hop group Massive Attack. Working in collaboration with 343 Industries, Davidge and his production team enlisted a 16-person hand-picked male tenor / bass choir plus 10 females from the London Bulgarian Choir, a full 50 piece orchestra, and a whole host of other performers to bring the music of Halo 4 to life. Those who purchase a physical copy of the Original Soundtrack will receive a free download voucher for three exclusive remix tracks and three additional Davidge tracks not included on the soundtrack but featured in the Halo 4 game. These game pieces will not be available on any other platform other than through the physical CD purchase.

Halo 4 Original Soundtrack List and Titles (CD & Digital):

1. Awakening
2. Belly Of The Beast
3. Requiem
4. Legacy
5. Faithless
6. Nemesis
7. Haven
8. Ascendancy
9. Solace
10. To Galaxy
11. Immaterial
12. 117
13. Arrival
14. Revival
15. Green And Blue

Halo 4 Special Digital Original Soundtrack

The Special Digital Original Soundtrack features the full content of the Original Soundtrack, a digital booklet, as well as six bonus remix tracks composed by renowned producer Neil Davidge and remixed as follows: To Galaxy (Sander Van Doorn & Julian Jordan Remix), Awakening (Gui Boratto Remix), Revival (DJ Skee & THX Remix), Ascendancy (Caspa Remix), Requiem (Bobby Tank Remix) and The Beauty of Cortana (Apocalyptica vs. Neil Davidge Remix).

Halo 4 Special Edition 2-Disc Box Set

Available for preorder today for $75 (U.S. ERP), the Halo 4 Special Edition 2-Disc Box Set includes the following: Halo 4 Original Soundtrack, Halo 4 14-track remix album, Exclusive “Making of Halo 4 Music” DVD containing over 70 minutes of unique behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, and recording sessions from Abbey Road, Exclusive hardcover book on the “Making of Halo 4 Music” featuring production and composition notes from Neil Davidge plus exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and exclusive artwork images, Exclusive 12” Neil Davidge signed art print, Exclusive 180g heavy weight 12” Vinyl Full color Picture Disk of Master Chief and Cortana in a uniquely designed Sleeve bag, Exclusive Avatar T-Shirt download (Male & Female). The first 5000 orders will all be individually numbered in a limited series and personalized by Neil Davidge.

Halo 4 Remix Album Track List and Titles:

1. Awakening – Gui Boratto Remix
2. Green And Blue – KOAN Sound Remix
3. Requiem – Bobby Tank Remix
4. Ascendancy – Caspa Remix
5. To Galaxy – Sander Van Doorn & Julian Jordan Remix
6. Haven – Hundred Waters Remix
7. Revival – DJ Skee & THX Remix
8. Ascendancy – Matt Lange Remix
9. Nemesis – Alvin Risk Remix
10. Solace – Maor Levi Remix
11. Arrival – Norin & Rad Remix
12. Green And Blue – Andrew Bayer Remix
13. Foreshadow – James Iha Remix
14. The Beauty Of Cortana – Apocalyptica vs. Neil Davidge Remix

Some REALLY good stuff there.

Next up, the Halo 4 achievements are fully revealed. Again, spoilers here…

 Dawn   Complete Mission 1 on any difficulty. 10 points

 Requiem   Complete Mission 2 on any difficulty. 10 points

 Forerunner   Complete Mission 3 on any difficulty. 10 points

 Infinity   Complete Mission 4 on any difficulty. 10 points

 Reclaimer   Complete Mission 5 on any difficulty. 10 points

 Shutdown   Complete Mission 6 on any difficulty. 10 points

 Composer   Complete Mission 7 on any difficulty. 10 points

 Midnight   Complete Mission 8 on any difficulty. 10 points

 Wake up John   Complete the Campaign on Normal or harder. 20 points

 I Need a Hero   Complete the Campaign on Heroic or harder. 40 points

 The Legend of 117   Complete the Campaign on Legendary difficulty. 70 points

 Lone Wolf Legend   Complete the Campaign solo on Legendary difficulty. 90 points

 Skullduggery   Complete any Campaign mission with 3 or more Skulls on Heroic or harder. 15 points

 Bropocalypse   Complete any Campaign mission co-operatively on Heroic or harder. 10 points

 Bromageddon   Complete the Campaign co-operatively on Heroic or harder. 40 points

 Contact the Domain   Find a Terminal in the Campaign. 10 points

 Terminus   Find all of the Terminals in the Campaign. 50 points

 Digging up the Past   In Mission 1, find and access Chief’s record. 20 points

 Midnight Launch   In Mission 2, get significant air in the Warthog at midnight. 20 points

 This is my Rifle, this is my Gun   In Mission 3, carry a UNSC weapon all the way through on Heroic or harder. 20 points

 Bros to the Close   Make it through Mission 4 without one preventable Marine death on Heroic or harder. 20 points

 Mortardom   In Mission 5, hijack a Wraith and use it to kill at least four enemy Wraiths on Heroic or harder. 20 points

 Explore the Floor   In Mission 6, trick or force a Hunter to fall to his demise. 20 points

 Give Him the Stick   In Mission 7 in solo Campaign, take out both Hunters using only the Sticky Detonator. 20 points

 Chief, Smash!   In Mission 8, kill 3 Crawlers in one hit with the Gravity Hammer. 20 points

 Not Some Recruit Anymore   Rank up your Spartan-IV to SR-5. 15 points

 Movin’ on Up   Rank up your Spartan-IV to SR-20. 30 points

 I <3 Red vs Blue   Win 5 War Games matchmaking matches. 10 points

 The Dongblainer   Win 20 War Games matchmaking matches. 30 points

 Operation Completion   Complete a Spartan Ops Mission on any difficulty. 15 points

 A Legendary Episode   Complete all chapters in Spartan Ops Episode 1 on Legendary difficulty. 40 points

 Dedicated to Crimson   Complete all chapters in the first 5 episodes of Spartan Ops on any difficulty. 80 points

 Crimson Alone   Complete a Spartan Ops chapter solo on Legendary. 20 points

 Roses vs Violets   Find one of the RvB Easter Eggs in Spartan Ops. 20 points

 Rescue Ranger   Save at least one Marine in Chapter 3 of Episode 2 of Spartan Ops on Heroic or harder. 20 points

 Knight in White Assassination   Assassinate a Knight in any Spartan Ops mission. 20 points

 What Power Outage?   Complete Chapter 4, Episode 5 of Spartan Ops without losing a generator on Heroic or harder. 20 points

 No Easy Way Out   In Ch 1, Ep 5 of Spartan Ops survive all enemy waves during the defense on Normal or harder. 20 points

 The Challenged   Complete a Challenge. 10 points

 The Challenger   Complete 25 Challenges. 20 points

 Armorer    Change your Spartan’s armor in the Spartan Armor card. 5 points

 Badge   Change your Emblem in the Spartan ID card. 5 points

 PWND   Change your Service Tag in the Spartan ID card. 5 points

 What a Poser!   Change your Spartan’s pose in the Spartan ID card. 5 points

 The Cartographer   Create and save a Custom Map in Forge. 5 points

 Game Changer   Create and save a Custom Game type in War Games. 5 points

 Snapshot!   Save a Screenshot from the Theater. 5 points

 The Director   Save a Film Clip from the Theater. 5 points

 Sharing is Caring   Upload a File to your File Share. 5 points

Now if that’s not enough to whet your appetite!

News of PAX
Custom Challenge
Super Jackpot Weekend (Arena)

And that’s was it.

The music was outstanding to listen to. I can’t wait to get the soundtrack. Hopefully I can afford the boxed set.

The achievements are excellent. Right in line with previous Halo games. Looking forward to getting some air in the hog for that specific achievement!

A number of things we can learn from those cheevos:

• 8 missions in campaign
• At least 3 skulls to modify campaign missions
• Terminals in campaign
• Chief’s record made available? (in first mission)
• You can hijack wraiths
• Hunters!!!
• Hunters can be killed with sticky detonator
• Gravity Hammer!
• RvB Easter Eggs
• Assassinations are back in campaign
• Challenges!!!
• Screenshots can be saved
• Film clips can be saved
• File share is back!