Tweeted by UK store ‘Game’, there will be a Limited Edition Master Chief Collection. 
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Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks (NMPD) Police Cruiser Standoff
Mega Bloks Police Cruiser Standoff: Set #97452
Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 10 minutes sorting, 30 (this includes my time stopping to take pics for the review)
Set Piece Count: 234
Minifigs: NMPD Police Officer, Brute Chieftan (Red outlined)
Weapons: Magnum, Assault Rifle, Shotgun, Gravity Hammer
Accessories: N/A
Price: $20
Special Features: wheels spin, window opens/closes
And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER) Continue reading
2nd Annual HFFL LANstravaganza Schedule of events
Okay folks, were two weeks out from the LAN. So I figured this would be a good time to post what the schedule of will be. Before I start that, let me state a few things. Photos will be taken throughout. By coming to the LAN, you consent to have your photo taken without reimbursement in any form. Photos will be used for Blog purposes, such as the LAN recap and possibly as part of background images for the Blog’s home page.
Alcohol is bring your own. You MUST be 21 with a valid license to bring and drink on the premises. NO exceptions. If I feel you are unfit to drive, you are NOT to drive. Rather you will be instructed to call someone to get you, be that friend, family or taxi. (Cost to yourself, not HFFL). This is a family type gathering, so please behave as such. Remember, I have to continue to live here after everyone else leaves. Bad behavior will not be tolerated. Be forewarned that we have police as neighbors. Again, act respectfully. Okay, on with the schedule:
Smoking is not permitted on the property. There will be a receptacle just outside of the property fence for you to smoke by and dispose of your cigarette butts. (I have breathing problems, so please be mindful and respectful of that, thanks.)
No one is permitted to come to the LAN without paying full admission. This is due to the need to cover the equipment and food/beverages cost, as well as the cost for some of the prizes. Continue reading
Win a Grunt Plushie from Halo Waypoint!
Folks, this is a VERY cool little Grunt Plushie. These were only made available at PAX a few years back. They now go for $100 or more on eBay.
I’m still amazed that Waypoint has any left.
So here is YOUR chance to win one from Halo Waypoint! Continue reading
‘Mouse’-ter Chief?
GameStop is selling a limited edition Master Chief wireless mobile mouse. At $29.99, it’s a decent deal for a piece of Halo, outside of the games. Hmm, will this fuel the hopes of a Halo Master Chief Collectionfor the PC? Continue reading
HFFL Reader Toy Review: Mega Bloks Flood Invasion By J. Chad Day
Blog subscriber J. Chad Day sent me an e-mail saying he had photos and a written review for the new Flood Invasion set. He wanted to know if I’d like to show his review on HFFL. I’m happy to do so. When I get this set, I’ll do my own review as well. In the meantime, enjoy Chad’s review. BTW, Chad gave me permission to retouch his photos as well as add the HFFL watermark to them. As always, my commentary will be included in BLUE.
Halo Mega Bloks Set # 97430 Flood Invasion by J. Chad Day
MSRP $39.99
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The Halo Bulletin 7-30-14
We braved crowds of hundreds of thousands. We accidentally waited in lines for 30 minutes while trying to exit the convention center. We were whacked in the head by a few too many poster tubes. We survived another San Diego Comic-Con and are here to tell the tale. More importantly, we gave you a first look at Halo: Nightfall and more details on Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo 2: Anniversary. Most importantly, however, may be the fact that we got to meet so many passionate Halo fans in San Diego this past weekend. Whether it was a mother and father who waited in a 2-hour line to get their son or daughter a signed poster, or a group of friends who can’t wait for November 11, it was truly a treat to talk about Halo with everyone in attendance. Whether you attended our panels, came to hang out at the Xbox Lounge, stopped us on the floor and just said “hello,” or have been following the news from home, we’d like to say thank you. We’re excited about what’s ahead, and we hope you are too. In this week’s issue, we’ve got a Comic-Con recap, the world premiere of our Halo: The Master Chief Collection developer panel, and more. Let’s dig in! Continue reading
Dark Horse Deluxe to make Halo replicas ships/vehicles.
This is a repost from Darkhorse’s site. (My commentary as usual will be in BLUE.)
It was announced during Dark Horse’s “The Art of Video Games” panel at this year’s (2014) Comic Con International that Dark Horse would develop and manufacture a line of replicas based on the ships and vehicles which have appeared in the multi-million selling video game franchise, “Halo®!”
HFFL: YES! I wonder what scale, which ships and vehicles, what era(s)? Continue reading
The last few days…
First, apologies to you folks that I haven’t posted much in a couple of days. I’ve been going through a rough patch. Seeing that the fundraising effort fell flat, put me in a depressed mood. To further that, the money I have saved for 5 months for an XBOX One will be gone to cover the expense of the LAN. This has caused me to be further depressed.
Beyond that, I got some news yesterday that was both disappointing and disconcerting. Continue reading
Halo Toy PRE-view: Mega Bloks Containment Armory
Earlier in the month, one of HFFL’s readers sent in pics of another of Target’s exclusive Halo Containment series of sets. Now another set has been revealed. I saw the posting on Target for this one. It’s called the Containment Armory. Like the previously mentioned set, it too has Glow-In-The-Dark features. Continue reading
2nd Anniversary HFFL LANstravaganza update.
Okay folks, I need for those of you who are coming to the LAN to please e-mail me with your confirmation of such. If you have anyone else you will be bringing (and that is SOLID for attending, not just possible), please include that in your e-mail as well. If you have more that will attend with you after you send the e-mail, please send me an update by e-mail so that I may include them into the number of attendees. Continue reading
Zanzibar in Halo 2 Anniversary, from concept to remastered!
As we found out officially yesterday, Zanzibar is one of the 6 remastered maps for Halo 2 Anniversary.
Here are 7 shots showing concept pics to the fully remastered map.Click to make bigger! Enjoy! Continue reading
Halo Nightfall Panel from SDCC 2014!
Finally it’s up! The Halo Nightfall panel. Get to see some of the cast and here the discussion below!
-Sal
Top Ten Halsey lines!
The following was made by my friend, MixMaker117. After you watch the vid below, check out the others on his YouTube channel. He does GREAT work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLPnNTNq8Uw&feature=youtu.be
Hm, I thought the revenge line would be number one. However, I can agree with Mix’s top choice.
-Sal
Zanzibar the 3rd remastered Halo 2 map revealed!
As I predicted, ( https://halofanforlife.com/?p=15648 ) Zanzibar is the third Halo 2 map to be remastered. Personally, this is one of my favorite maps. Though I liked the Halo 3 version better (mostly for aesthetics).
Now that it’s being redone however… Well, take a look at the two pics of the remastered Zanzibar below: Continue reading