Halo

You got Arbiter in my Killer Instinct. Or at least that’s what it looks in the video posted to the Killer Instinct YouTube channel titled “Halo & Killer Instinct Season Three Tease.”

The Halo community is rallying to help support player Adam Bartels, who lost his two daughters in a house fire last week. They’re collecting money at GoFundMe and have raised over $18,000 so far.

Halo Still Isn’t The Esport It Could Be, But ESPN Might Help

The “mainstreaming of esports” is continuing, with ESPN saying this week that they will broadcast parts of the Halo Championship Tour event at the X Games in Aspen on the main network at the end of the month, while streaming it on WatchESPN. It’s a move that will give the surprisingly low-profile Halo competitive scene…

Fanmade Halo 5 Map Pays Homage To Metroid Prime

It’s anybody’s guess as to when Nintendo’s going to roll out a new Metroid game that stars Samus Aran. So, one enterprising player used Microsoft’s first-person shooter to craft a tribute to the House of Mario’s iconic space bounty hunter. On his YouTube channel, 0mni42 shows off a Forge Map he calls Primus, complete with…

Halo: Reach Doesn’t Run Very Well On Xbox One [UPDATE]

It’s awesome that Microsoft added backwards compatibility for (some) Xbox 360 games to Xbox One, but it’s hardly a perfect situation. One of most demanded games for compatibility, Halo: Reach, comes with a crappy frame rate. Update (12/29/15 at 1:20 pm): Microsoft knows there is a problem: “We’re aware some users are experiencing issues playing…

Players Spent Four Years Pushing Halo’s Physics To The Limit

Watch in awe as these gamers find ways to launch themselves into places no Halo player was ever meant to go. “Elevated Existence” is a 10-minute montage created by the folks over at Termacious Trickocity, and it chronicles the result of a countless number of hours messing around in various Halo games, trying to land…

One Of Halo‘s Most Loved Maps, Reborn In Counter-Strike

No, that’s not a screenshot from the first Halo. That’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Counter-Strike player Itszu went above and beyond in recreating the famous/infamous site of many a brutal fight, tested friendship, and timeless rivalry—most of them in the classic Rooster Teeth series Red vs Blue. Also I guess some people played Halo matches there…

Sci-Fi Link Is Built For Space Battle

Let’s imagine, for a moment, that Nintendo went a little crazy and made a sci-fi Zelda game. The end result could look a lot worse than this cosplay outfit by Ten D. Motomochi Snapped by Chocozumoat the Phoenix Comic Con, it’s actually a converted, Zelda-themed Spartan, with some nice touches like the Triforce of courage…

The 2016 Halo World Championship Qualifiers Are Happening Right Now

Today teams from North America, the UK and various other places will vie online for a spot in the regionals and a shot at the $2 million 2016 Halo World Championship prize pool paid for by REQ-hungry fans. The biggest prize pools are the crowd-funded prize pools, and REQ purchases since the launch of Halo…

Three Minutes of Ridiculous Trick Jumps In Halo 5 

Watch as these players defy the laws of physics and turn jumping into an art form in Halo 5. Using the help of carefully placed grenades, geometry, and sometimes even vehicle crashes, Termacious Trickocity perform all manner of impossible jumps in Halo 5—and it’s a joy to watch. So zen!

The Problem With The Post-Bungie Halo Campaigns

Halo used to mean quality. Its campaigns were all heroic military sci-fi, full of brilliantly-designed levels and enemies. The multiplayer was some of gaming’s best, supplying pulse-pounding firefights and thrilling victories. There was a time when a new Halo game was a guarantee of greatness. Since developer Bungie moved on and custom Halo house 343…

Damn, This Halo 5 Snipe Is Dirty

Watch in awe as a Halo 5 player gets absolutely demolished by a ridiculous snipe shot. Holy cow. This clip, uploaded by SingleHaloClips and recorded by 34Miniman, shows what happened to a relentless player who made the mistake of chasing down the wrong person in Halo 5: Not only does 34Miniman use a grenade to…

Halo vs Destiny, The Showdown Bungie Could Never Make

This joke video from Freakin Rad is corny as hell. But it’s also showing off some truly exceptional Halo and Destiny cosplay, both up-close and in a full range of motion. Starring in the vid are Spartan and Titan suits by Its tims time, Iron-Dan’s Master Chief and Melody Tripp’s Warlock.

A LEGO Halo Ship That Took Three Years To Build

That’s almost as long as it took to make Halo 5. Finding all the necessary LEGO elements takes time. The blue lights and the sophisticated design makes Cody Fowler’s (via Brothers Brick) U.N.S.C. Infinity look awesome. And that micro city on the ground is just as brilliant as the ship itself. From another angle: To…

Halo 5 Player Snipes Entire Enemy Team Seconds After Starting A Match

Now this is how you start a Halo 5 round. Watch as Xbox player I Habb I opens up a Shotty Snipers match with a sick 4-player killstreak on Truth: [Source: XboxClips.com] That’s some sharp shooting, for sure. A well-earned Overkill! On maps like these, I tend to immediately run away so as to avoid…

One Man’s Journey From Fan To Cosplay Addict

In 2013, Cary Lee had zero cosplay experience. Two years later, he has a lot. He’s written a cool diary of sorts on his blog, outlining his journey from simple Halo fan to armoured super soldier. It’s a good read for anyone wondering how fast and easy it is to get hooked on cosplay!

In Halo 5, Even The Dead Can Kill

Today on Highlight Reel we have corpse grenade kills, the Star Wars “Canon”, very illegal wrestling moves, nice villages, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate…

PSA: Here’s How To Turn Off Voice Chat In Halo 5

You just got home from a long day at work. Hoping to unwind, you hop into a match of Warzone in Halo 5. Suddenly, you hear it: the piercing, unforgettable sound of an eight-year-old bragging about his K/D ratio. Don’t worry—we’re here to help. In-game voice chat is enabled by default in the latest Halo…

Stealthy Halo 5 Player Wrecks The Entire Opposing Team

Um. Blue Team? I think you missed a guy. Watch in awe as this Halo Fan manages to sneak by a ton of enemy Halo players before pulling out his power weapon and decimating the entire squad. By the time a single player notices Halo Fan, it’s too late: he’s wiped everyone out. Skip to…

Halo 5: Guardians: The Kotaku Review

Halo 5: Guardians is the first time I haven’t loved a Halo game. Though, thankfully, the latest chapter in the sci-fi shooter universe has a few things going for it. Development studio 343’s second Halo game since taking on the mantle of responsibility from Bungie three years ago tries to tell the story of a…