Canon Fodder: Shadow of Intense

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This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint: 

BY GRIMBROTHER ONE

ISSUE 40

Greetings my fellow fictionistas! Last week we shared with you a beloved community corner for Halo fans. The community connection seemed apt, as this past weekend also saw the arrival of PAX Prime, spawning yet another annual pilgrimage for many a fan to Halo’s home turf in the Emerald City. As always, it was an incredible weekend for us to share with so many of you. Toasts were proposed, chocolate was shared, Spartans were suited, games were played, and memories were made. If you’ve never been out to PAX before, you should definitely add it to your bucketlist. Even yours truly was seen in the wild stealing moments with fellow Halo-lovers, basking in the glow of a shared passion that keeps us coming back for more. This week we’ve got a few cool items on the docket certain to be of interest to many of you, especially for the story lovers. At least that’s certainly our… intent.

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Halo Toy Review: McFarlane Halo 5 Guardians Action Figure- Spartan Fred

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It’s been a little while since I’ve had the opportunity to review a McFarlane Halo action figure. Now thankfully, the first series of the Halo 5 Guardians McFarlane figures have started hitting retail shelves in my area and I was lucky enough to score a few of them.

This is the first of three over the next couple of days. Besides Fred here, I’ll also have reviews for Spartan Tanaka and Locke, both of Fireteam Osiris!

Okay, let’s get on with the review!

Technical Specifications:
Articulation:
• Ball Joint Head
• Ball Joint Shoulders
• Ball Joint Elbows
• Ball Joint Wrists
• Swivel Chest
• Limited Ball Joint hips
• Hinge Knees
• Limited Ball Joint Ankles
Accessories: DMR (Designated Marksman Rifle), Magnum
Additional Contents: REQ Pack sheet (Requisition Pack) This sheet has a code on one side that you can redeem for Halo 5 Guardians in-game content. The content redeemed for varies from code to code.
Cost: $13-17 (US) depending on where you buy it at retail
Availability: Mass Retail (I purchased mine at Toys R Us)

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Art of Halo 5 Guardians book, NEW Page PICS!

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With Halo 5 Guardians game release quickly approaching, there is much related merchandise to be had. The Art of Halo 5 Guardians, is one such piece. Amazon has released a few pages from within.

Here’s the official blurb of the book:

In Halo 5: Guardians, game developer 343 Industries continues to enthrall fans worldwide with the exploits of the legendary Spartan super soldier, the Master Chief, as well as new characters in the Halo® universe, including Agent Jameson Locke and others. This deluxe art book chronicles the creative and breathtaking art of the worlds, vehicles, and characters of Halo 5: Guardians, with exclusive details behind the creation of returning characters, such as the Arbiter and the Master Chief himself. Complete with commentary from 343 Industries, The Art of Halo 5: Guardians is the ultimate exploration of the intricate creature design and groundbreaking gameplay that define the Halo experience.

Here’s the cover again to refresh your memory:

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Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Scorpion Sting

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Mega Bloks Scorpion Sting

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 45 minutes sorting; 2 hours building (your building time may vary)
Set Piece Count: 616
Minifigs: Storm Elite (Blue armor), Red Protector Spartan; Spartan Buck (Hal 5 Guardians)
Weapons: Covenant Storm Rifle, SMG, Assault Rifle
Accessories: Covenant Plasma turret
Special Features: Cockpit hatch opens/close; manned turret turns 360; main cannon assembly turns 360; cannon pivots up and down; rear hatch has two doors that open/close
Cost: $65 (US)

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Halo 4: Playing as a Promethean Knight

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I didn’t mod this. I’m just reposting it here.

Ever want to play as a Promethean? Well, this fellow has figured out a hack to do as such. I don’t know how, nor do I want to know as mods like this are bankable offenses. But it’s still pretty cool to watch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rRFeeNnJys&feature=youtu.be

So how about it? If given the chance to do so in-game without modding, would you play as a Promethean Knight? I know I would. I think it would be a lot of fun!

-Sal

Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Banshee Strike

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Mega Bloks Banshee Strike

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 10 minutes sorting; 25 minutes building. Your time will vary as I take pics of the build along the way for the review.
Set Piece Count: 173
Minifigs: Storm Elite (Brown armor)
Weapons: Needler
Accessories: N/A
Special Features: Cockpit hatch opens/close, rear wings pivot left/right
Cost: $20 (US)

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Halo 5 Guardians Opening Cinematic trailer!!

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Fire team Osiris is ordered into action by Captain Tom Lasky of the UNSC Infinity.

(Just click on the vid, even if you’re getting the grey box. It’s loaded…

If you are not excited by this video for Halo 5 Guardians, then honestly, I don’t know what else will get you excited.

This is AMAZING!!! This is what Spartans look like in action!!

Teasers of the Halo 5 reveal later today!

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Here are three teasers for the Halo 5 reveal due to release later today (as of this writing):

Speculation with these is that we may get to see a full cinematic of Fireteam Osiris entering into the fray of Halo 5 Guardians!

What do you think? Are you getting excited?

-Sal

Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Attack Gausshog

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Mega Bloks UNSC Attack Gausshog

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 20 minutes sorting, 45 minutes build (your time may vary)
Set Piece Count: 229
Minifigs: Master Chief (with painted cracked helmet); Halo 5 Gold Arbiter
Weapons: Assault Rifle, Energy Sword
Accessories: N/A
Special Features: Rotating/Pivoting Gauss cannon, wheels spin
Cost: $25 (US)

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Halo Community Update: Rigged

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This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint: 

By B is for Bravo

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Hello friends! PAX Prime is upon us, which means that we’ve got long days and long nights ahead, and hope to spend many of them with many of you. Due to the holiday weekend, we’ve got a quick update this week, but we’ll talk about a new Halo 5 Arena map, the latest MCC playlist update, and more.

Before we move on, just yesterday, we brought Halo 5: Guardians to the ID@Xbox event at the Xbox HQ in Redmond, and it was a pleasure having some of you join us for the pre-PAX festivities. If you joined, you were likely able to snag some game time, plus limited edition Chief & Locke posters and pins from Frankie and Josh Holmes as well. We hope you had a great time, and we thank you for spending your evening with us. Let’s do it again some time.

Speaking of, we want to hook some Halo fans up with some last minute, surprise PAX badges. Whether you’re local to Seattle, or are willing to hop on a plane in a moment’s notice, just reply to the below on Twitter. We’ll be selecting and contacting winners this evening.  Continue reading →

Several Halo Articles incoming!!!

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Friday and Saturday I took it easy as Friday was my birthday and I opened up some of my presents on Saturday. I received some Halo Mega Bloks sets on Friday that I worked furiously on building yesterday along with taking plenty of pics for reviews.

I have FOUR of these in the works! I may have one of those up today. Definitely tomorrow!
The four sets are:

• Banshee
• Gausshog
• Scorpion
• UNSC Firebase

The Firebase set will also include an additional custom to it, not included with the set. I’ll point that out very specifically.

Also, Halo Cosplay, news from Halo Waypoint, and more incoming. Stay tuned!

-Sal

Contest coming SOON!

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I’ll have more details on this either tomorrow or Saturday. I need to get a little more information.

A hint, learn what you can of Halo Mega Bloks sets that pertain specifically to Halo 5.

You MUST be a subscriber to the blog to enter this contest. So if you haven’t signed up yet, hurry up and do so before I post the contest. It’s FREE!

Halo 5 Mega Bloks REQ Pack info

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As you’ve probably heard, Xbox is launching an exciting new rewards feature to the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer experience: the Requisition System! The Requisition System allows players to earn cool new gear in the form of REQ Packs. Mega Bloks is very proud to announce we have partnered with 343 Industries to offer redeemable REQ Pack codes in specially marked products from our 2015 line.

Some of you have already noticed the “Halo 5: Guardians REQ Pack Downloadable Content” sticker that’s started to appear on our packaging. We know you have questions. But have no fear—we’ve got answers! Continue reading →