{"id":14617,"date":"2014-05-22T03:47:19","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T08:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=14617"},"modified":"2014-05-22T03:47:19","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T08:47:19","slug":"the-halo-bulletin-5-22-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=14617","title":{"rendered":"The Halo Bulletin 5-22-14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s 2:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Friday, March 16. HFFL:<\/strong> Sorry for the interruption, Bravo. It was May, not March. Okay, carry on.<\/span> After about an hour of sleep, my alarm goes off, but for the first time in weeks, and possibly months, I don\u2019t hit the snooze button. Instead, I jump out of bed, throw a hoodie on, grab my backpack and keys, and I\u2019m out the door. After a quick, foggy-eyed drive down the road, I swipe my badge at the door, and find a (mostly empty) studio, with a few fellow members of the Community team already at their desks. It was time to announce the title of the next installment in the legendary saga of the Master Chief, Halo 5: Guardians.<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s announcement was,\u00a0as Frankie said<\/a>, a big weight off of our shoulders. For nearly a year, you\u2019ve been wanting to know more about the future of Halo on Xbox One, and being able to finally announce this title, along with releasing some visuals, was exciting to say the least. Seeing the immediate response, analysis of the visuals and name itself, as well as all of the new discussions that emerged was overwhelming. We were thrilled to join in on the long-awaited excitement and conversation for the first time since last year.\u00a0We\u2019ll be able (and can\u2019t wait) to share details about what\u2019s\u00a0coming for the Halo franchise in 2014 in just a few short weeks at E3.<\/p>\n

HFFL:<\/strong> Hopefully, 343 will address the leak by the supposed insider. Either refuting it, confirming parts of it, just please do not completely IGNORE it…<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, we released some exclusive Halo 5: Guardians wallpapers (you can snag \u2018em\u00a0here<\/a>), and today, due to requests from you, the community, we prepared wallpapers of Friday\u2019s concept art from our very own Sparth. Download below, and beautify your screens.<\/p>\n

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Next up, we\u2019ve got some Matchmaking goodies as well as community creations. Let\u2019s dig in!<\/p>\n

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Last week, we sat down and brainstormed about which King of the Hill game types we could include in the Community Choice Poll. During a quick run down memory lane (which is fairly common for a Community Choice Poll brainstorm), we stopped at Halo 3\u2019s Mosh Pit, and immediately knew that it had to be included for community consideration. Apparently you did as well, as the game type earned nearly 80% of your votes, and will be included in the King of the Hill playlist this coming Monday. Once you\u2019re done BBQ\u2019ing with the family, jump into the Mosh Pit. Actually, it may be best to wait 30 minutes after eating before doing so.<\/p>\n

Additionally, we\u2019ll be adding Stealth King to the playlist. The game type is quite different from traditional King of the Hill \u2013 each player is equipped with a Sniper Rifle, Plasma Grenades, and the Thruster Pack. Oh, and all players in the Hill have Active Camouflage. If it sounds crazy, it absolutely is, and we hope you enjoy this new fun game type during King of the Hill\u2019s reign as our featured playlist.<\/p>\n

HFFL: <\/strong>A variant of Stealth King was playable in Halo Reach. I’m definitely looking\u00a0forward to playing that\u00a0<\/span>game type.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also added several new game types to other playlists \u2013 included in this list is the following:<\/p>\n