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Mod Turns Halo Into Serious Military Sim
I’m sure there are Halo fans out there who are super into the universe but feel like the actual combat of the series is too, I don’t know, comical. This mod for ArmA III will fix that for you and then some. It’s looking to take ArmA — normally a very serious military simulation set…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2015 -
Ridiculous Halo Snipe Was One-In-A-Million
It is also completely bullshit. Watch as Lawrencce 1 lands a shot that ricochets off three different surfaces before connecting with the enemy player’s head: Lawrence knows just how ridiculous this shot is, judging from his YouTube description: Of course the kill was intentional!! I accurately predicted the spawn of the player after I killed…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 5, 2015 -
CultureHi! Surprise Headshot!
On today’s Highlight Reel we have breakdancing in Sniper Elite III, tourists in The Last of Us, airmail, polite soldiers 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. Halo: TMCC –…
By Chris Person Published March 2, 2015 -
Twitch Is Playing Halo, And It’s Excruciating
When Twitch users playedPokemon, it kinda made sense. That’s a game you can break down into simple movements. Halo? That’s a pretty complicated game! Which might explain why this stream is so funny. If you were watching a single human wander around the dead corners of the map, shooting at rocks and aiming at the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2015 -
Halo: Master Chief Collection Has Been Broken For 100+ Days Now
It’s been four months since Halo: The Master Chief Collection came out for Xbox One, and unbelievably, the game is still broken. The matchmaking and lobby systems somehow still don’t work properly. For a complete, startling look at just how bad things have been, check out this full timeline (at Team Beyond) of problems, patches,…
By Jason Schreier Published February 23, 2015 -
CultureNew Tricks Help Runners Shatter The Halo Legendary Speed Record
As of November of last year the world record time for completing Halo: Combat Evolved on Legendary difficulty was 1:29:59. In this video a group of four speedrunners demonstrate techniques that shave a full 22 minutes off of that time. A group effort by a group of Halo speedsters which includesformer Legendary record holder Andrew…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2015 -
Remember how Microsoft was setting a beta test for a patch that would hopefully resolve many of the problems plaguing Halo: The Master Chief Collection? Well, that beta was pushed back and then cancelled altogether. The “content update” is still coming but will only be tested internally now.
By Evan Narcisse Published February 9, 2015 -
CultureVideo Game Car Crash Survivor Should Buy A Lottery Ticket
In Highlight Reel today we have some close calls in The Crew, stylish ways to kill zombies in Dying Light, a Life Is Strange mashup 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…
By Chris Person Published February 2, 2015 -
CultureThat’s Not How Fighting Works, UFC Game
Today on Highlight Reel we have some impossible UFC and WWE moves, a fantastic Destiny save, flying sergeants in Halo 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. Hard Crota Raid…
By Chris Person Published January 28, 2015 -
CultureYou Can’t Escape H1Z1‘s Killer Bear
Today on Highlight Reel we have a matter-defying H1Z1 bear, impressive Far Cry 4 wingsuit stunts, flashy entrances 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. CS:GO –…
By Chris Person Published January 23, 2015 -
Last Year’s Halo Is Such A Mess, They’re Beta-Testing The Next Patch
Of all the broken video games that we were stuck with in 2014, none were as broken as Halo’s Master Chief Collection, which even now, months after release, isstill broken. But it’s OK! You can now sign up for a beta. For an update that may or may not fix it. Yes, that’s right. 343…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2015 -
CultureTiny Battlefield Vehicle Is Surprisingly Deadly
Today on Highlight Reel we have land mines in H1Z1, killer parachutes in GTA V, some unlucky NPCs, and an homage to the skid loader in Battlefield 4. 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…
By Chris Person Published January 21, 2015 -
Fans Are Bringing Counter-Strike‘s Most Popular Maps To Halo
Halo and Counter-Strike both have guns, but otherwise they couldn’t be more different. And while I really hope someone focuses on upping Halo‘s chicken count soon, for now a couple classic Counter-Strike haunts will have to do. MyHouseRules is recreating fy_iceworld and perhaps one of the best known video game maps of all time, de_dust,…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2015 -
Spartan Crabwalks in Halo 5 Beta Glitch
Players have discovered plenty of interesting issues in the ongoing Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta, but this is probably the funniest. “Not sure if anyone has shared this before, but this is what happens when you crouch in midair and sprint upon landing at the beginning of a breakout game,” wrote Redditor coked_up_tourist. Other users…
By Mike Rougeau Published January 10, 2015 -
CultureBattlefield 4 Player Didn’t See That Chopper Coming
On today’s Highlight Reel we have lucky gun throws in Counter-Strike, random raining cars in Far Cry 4, photobombing helicopters in Battlefield 4 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.…
By Chris Person Published January 9, 2015 -
The Guns That Never Made It Into Halo
You’ve never used these guns or played these levels in any Halo game, and odds are, you never will. The latest Did You Know Gaming video delves into darkest, strangest portions of Halo‘s history, the most interesting of which center around cut content from the master and chief of alien-blasting’s earliest iterations. The original Halo…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 5, 2015 -
CultureGTA Cop Pulls Player Over Like A Damn Terminator
Today on Highlight Reel we have a new way to play Fallout: New Vegas, some lucky shots in Battlefield 4, a bubble city in Destiny and one incredibly dedicated supercop in GTA V Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and…
By Chris Person Published January 5, 2015 -
On The Spot Pianist Takes On Final Fantasy, Chrono Cross And Skyrim
Last month master pianist/composer Sonya Belousova charmed us with on the spot arrangements of classic Nintendo themes, many of which she had only just heard for the first time. I was hesitant to post her follow-up, but then I heard her version of “The Scars of Time” from Chrono Cross. I’m currently in the middle…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2015 -
‘Flinch’ Is Going Away For Halo 5, Developers Say
“Flinch,” or the penalty of your aiming reticle getting moved up when shot, has long been a controversial feature in the Halo games. But that flinch animation that players have been noticing in Halo 5‘s beta will soon be removed, according to 343’s Josh Holmes. The flinch feature appeared most notoriously in Halo 4, which…
By Tina Amini Published December 30, 2014 -
Halo 5‘s Aiming Has Changed, And Not Everyone Likes It
If you’re a longtime Halo fan, you know that a good amount of the weapons in your arsenal would only fire from the hip. That is, compared to most popular first-person shooters, they had no scope system. But in Halo 5, developers 343 are implementing something they call smart-link—which is essentially an aiming-down-the-sights scoping feature—and…
By Tina Amini Published December 22, 2014