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Halo vs Call Of Duty Battle Escalates Quickly
This is great. This video—which introduces just about every explosion, tribute and gag you could think of between the two blockbuster series—was made by the same team behindthat impressive NERF gunfight from last year. In case you were wondering where you’d seen this particular brand of hyper-excited Australian screen violence before.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2015 -
Poor Halo Player Gets Lured Into A Six Man Teabagging Trap
…ouch. I’ve played a ton of multiplayer shooters over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen griefing like this clip from Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Condolences, blue player. Red team/Rauppy are huge jerks!
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 22, 2015 -
New Halo Toys Are Very, Very Cool
There have been hundreds of Halo figures released over the last ten years, but despite advances in technology (allowing for greater detail and “realism”), they haven’t changed that much. Not until these interesting new figures from Kotobukiya, anyway. They’re called Halo Spartan Techsuits, and the idea is that instead of coming as a finalised, completed…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2015 -
Halo Players Spent Five Years Trying To Get Into An Empty Room
This is the most amazing, and also the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen all day. Since the release of Halo: Reach in 2010, hardcore players have been trying to get into a room. Specifically, the Banshee Rooms in the hangar of Long Night of Solace level. They look like this: No, there’s nothing in these…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 4, 2015 -
If Every Game Was A Pokémon Clone
Pokémon’s turn-based battles and exploration have been delighting gamers for nearly two decades, but does the formula work when applied to Halo, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario and more? According to Hat-Loving Gamer’s excellent mash-up video, it certainly does. Sure Pong might be a little boring while taking turns (Paddle, Block attack!), but the likes of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2015 -
Esports
Halo: MCC eSports Event Canceled Because The Game Wouldn’t Work
Holding an online tournament requiring teams form parties to play against each other only works if the teams can form parties, and so the first round of ESL’s Halo Championship Series Open bracket was canceled over the weekend. Excitement was high for Saturday’s tournament, in which Halo: The Master Chief Collection teams from across North…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2015 -
CultureWhen Video Game Trolling Is A Good Thing
The timer ticks down toward zero. We tear across the Boneyard, one of Halo: Reach’s best multiplayer maps, my good friend Rus driving with me sitting shotgun. I’m clutching the blue flag in hands that would be sweating if they were real. We shed our red teammates like skin; they race past us going the…
By Mike Rougeau Published April 24, 2015 -
That Halo PC Shooter Doesn’t Look Terrible
When you first heard the words “free to play” and “Halo 3 engine”, you might have dismissed that weird Russia-only Halo shooter for the PC. You might also have been a little too hasty. Despite attempts by Microsoft to shut down outsider access to the game’s beta, folks in the English-speaking world have been playing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2015 -
The Cruelest Halo Betrayal
Everyone has probably killed a friend in combat while playing Halo—betrayals happen. But I doubt whatever stab in the back you’ve experienced unfolded as ridiculously as this one did. The clip comes from ttocsllehctim, and it shows just how silly the physics on vehicles in Halo can get. While the clip is indeed from 2012,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 7, 2015 -
Sci-Fi Trailer Is Star Wars vs Halo vs Star Trek vs Mass Effect
Galactic Battles is a short film that laughs at the idea of a mere cameo. It’s also a copyright lawyer’s worst nightmare. Or dream day on the job, depending on who they’re working for. In case that gif—which crams Halo, Star Wars and Star Trek into around two seconds of footage—doesn’t make it clear, Galactic…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2015 -
CultureCosplayThe Biggest Halo Cosplay Yet
“I feel like I’m in a spaceship.” Yeah, a spaceship that could kick the ass of many a Spartan. That’s a full-scale Hunter costume up there, built by cosplayer Alexis Smith, who says the whole thing is about 12 feet tall when standing up all the way. You can see that gigantic suit in action…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 30, 2015 -
Halo 5 Is Out October 27
The next Halo game will be out this October, Microsoft announced tonight in a trailer that aired during The Walking Dead You can watch the trailer, which is live-action and unfortunately has no actual gameplay, above. Halo 5: Guardians will be released on October 27 for Xbox One. Hopefully matchmaking works then too. If you’re…
By Jason Schreier Published March 29, 2015 -
There’s A Free-To-Play Halo Game Coming… To Russia
Microsoft is partnering with Saber Interactive and Innova Systems to develop a Halo Online for the PC, but right now, it’s a closed beta only available to Russian players. There’s no campaign mode in Halo Online, which uses a “heavily modified” version of the Halo 3 engine so it’ll run on lower-end PCs. Here’s the…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 25, 2015 -
Halo 5‘s Online Mystery Game Suggests Master Chief’s A Traitor
We’ve always thought of Master Chief as the savior of humanity in the Halo series, but the ARG kicking off for Halo 5: Guardians posits something much sinister: he’s a traitor. What’s an ARG? It stands for alternate reality game, and usually means it sends fans chasing from one end of the Internet to the…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 23, 2015 -
Five Nights at Freddy’s, Built In Halo
This isn’t your typical Five Nights at Freddy’s clone game. Built entirely in Halo 2, this take on Five Nights at Freddy’s makes the horror game a hell of a lot more combat-oriented. As this video by RecklessRiley shows, the mini-game starts out with a phone call, just like the actual FNAF games do. And…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 16, 2015 -
CultureThe Worst Place To Build A Dam
Today on Highlight Reel we have bumbling CounterSpy enemies, poor civic planning in Cities: Skylines, sad cats in GTA V and 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. Counterspy – Johnny…
By Chris Person Published March 11, 2015 -
A Halo Snipe Shot That Is Completely Nuts
Okay, what’s with all the unbelievable Halo snipes lately? Last week, we highlighted an absurd Halo snipe that ricochets off three different surfaces before connecting with the head of its victim. Today, we bring you a snipe by Jimmy Boswell that puts that last one to shame. Somehow, Boswell lands a shot that ricochets off…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 10, 2015 -
Fans Spent Three Years Remaking Halo’s Best Level
Halo’s “The Silent Cartographer” level is widely considered to be legendary—that’s just how good it is. But at least a few fans thought that they could improve on the level, and they’ve devoted the last few years to rebuilding The Silent Cartographer from the ground up. Check out this trailer for a Halo: Combat Evolved…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 10, 2015 -
17 Weeks In, Halo: The Master Chief Collection Is Basically Working
I’d been reading the latest patch for Halo: The Master Chief Collection improved the game’s notoriously bad matchmaking, so I decided to load up the game to see if this was actually true. Halo: The Master Chief Collection has been a broken game for many months. It’s a cardinal sin a series known for multiplayer…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 9, 2015
