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June 30, 2012
Halo 4 Multiplayer
We all know one of the biggest reasons behind Halo's success is the highly entertaining and competitive multiplayer component which has been termed War Games in Halo 4. Today we shall be taking a look at some of the cool things that 343 Industries have incorporated into the War Games that makes Halo 4 that much more worth playing.
Assassinations
The Assassinations are back but with a brand new flair. Assassinations are more satisfying and brutal than ever. There are a variety of ways in which these melee executions take place, for example Spartans can tackle an enemy to the ground before finishing him off with a knife. The variety
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June 30, 2012
Halo 4 Gameplay Details
Spartan Ops is basically a replacement of the Firefight in the previous iterations. Spartan Ops is a four-player co-op mode but unlike Firefight where you basically have to survive wave after wave of enemies, it revolves around a few set of missions.
Although it is a co-op mode you can chose to play alone if you like. Another advantage is that Spartan Ops is supported by Halo 4's matchmaking system so you don’t necessarily have to have friends to play it, like in the case with Halo 3: ODST's Firefight mode.
343 Industries plans on releasing content for the Spartan Ops on a weekly basis. The updates will contain five co-op missions that can be played by
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June 29, 2012
Halo 4 Details
In an exclusive interview with Game Centre, Frank O'Connor (Franchise Developer at 343 Industries) gave out some pretty great details on what to expect from the upcoming Halo 4.
According to Frank, Halo 4 will be epic and this episode will have the biggest additions compared to all previous Halo games. This in essence means more abilities, weapons, vehicles and enemies.
Speaking of enemies, unlike the past iterations where existing Covenant species were modified to provide extra challenge, this time around they are building new and unique enemies never before seen in the franchise. These enemies of course will come with their
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June 27, 2012
The first ever Halo 4 gampelay was shown at the Microsoft press conference at E3. All diehard fans of the franchise were a bit on edge about the upcoming game considering the fact that a completely new company was developing Halo 4. The return of Master Chief himself did little to calm them down.I remember watching a random late night talk show in which one of the hosts exclaimed "Why should we be excited about Halo 4 when strangers are making the game?". The fact that Bungie Studios split from Microsoft and the game was passed over to 343 Industries was not very well received by fans worldwide. A good analogy would be as if Santa Monica Studios had given the rights to God of War to an internal studio of Sony. It just wouldn't feel right.
Fortunately though, the gameplay demo shown by 343 Industries at E3 blew away these concerns, wowed the crowd and got the fans excited yet again for a new Halo. If you missed the demo check it out in the following link:
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June 12, 2012
Halo 4 will be released this year on November 6th and the developers expect that the launch of the new Halo trilogy to be ground breaking.343 Studios showcased the new Halo at E3 2012 and visually the game is said to outshine it's predecessors. However, are gamers ready for more Halo or have the moved on?
One of the newest modes available for online matches is the mode: Infinity Slayer and is said to combine the points-based combat seen in PC shooters and Call of Duty titles while maintaining the flow and essence that Halo fans are already used to in a Halo multiplayer experience.
In addition 343 studios is promising gamers weekly releases of episodic content. These episodes will have high production values to maintain the quality that is throughout the rest of the Halo 4 experience. This episodic content is called Spartan Ops and is playable with up to 4 players.
Let us know what you think after you see this footage:
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May 18, 2012
Halo 4 Toys have revealed new Halo 4 enemies.
An image was taken of a Halo 4 figurine. The back of the packaging revealed the name of two new Halo 4 enemies. The watcher and the crawler. While no other news has surfaced regarding these enemies we imagine E3 will give us a lot more info on Halo 4 and of these two new baddies.
While the reveal isn't too large a spoiler since we all imagined new enemies were on the way, you can suspect that the company McFarlane Toys responsible for the Halo 4 toys will be more careful in the future. -
May 17, 2012
New Halo 4 Details
Halo 4 comes out later this year and it's definitely one of those games that everyone in the office is excited to play.
Microsoft recently revealed the following tidbits regarding Halo 4:
1)Halo 4 will feature weekly multiplayer episodes with brand new original content.
2)Halo 4 will have a unique competitive Multiplayer Mode called "War Games."
3)The Halo 4 Limited Edition release comes with 3 map packs and is priced at $100.According to Microsoft the weekly multiplayer episodes will go under the title of "Spartan Ops" and will be 100% free. While the multiplayer map packs will of course cost additional Microsoft points, each map pack consists of 3 maps. So in total the limited edition
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April 19, 2012
The Next Halo's Release Date is Election Day
If you're an American citizen over the age of 18, you will have to make a tough decision. Choosing the leader of the free world and also wondering which edition of Halo 4 to get. That's right, on election day, November 6th, Halo 4 will be released.
The upcoming Xbox 360-exclusive FPS series will be making its return, starting a new chapter in the Halo saga. So before or after turning in your vote you're likely to end up at your local gaming store.
SOURCE:
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April 11, 2012
Bungie Gives Halo a Farewell with an Interesting Stats Page
As Bungie say their last goodbyes to the Halo series, the developer decided to give it a honorable farewell by releasing a record of some multiplayer statistics that they have gathered over the years. And they are mind-blowing. Even you didn't like Halo, it's still an interesting read, especially when you see the numbers.
Facts include:
The Number of Steaktacular Medals: 382,330,491
Number of Weapon Kills: 108,548,388,596
Halo's Playtime in Days: 85,841,504
Halo's Playtime in Years: 235,182
and many more.With nearly ten years of cumulative multiplayer experience some of the
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The Orchestrated Video Game Music Tour Could Be Appearing in Smaller Venues and Areas
To celebrate it's decade of success, Video Games Live will celebrate in 2012 by heading to smaller venues and towns across the globe. Their reasoning to shy away a bit from populous places like New York and Chicago, was due to demand from their fans and their success.
"We continually receive thousands of emails a year from families and gamers who would love to experience our show, but find it hard to travel to major cities and have to deal with travel expenses, overnight stays, getting the kids out of school, etc. and we would like to try to accommodate as many people as possible to share in the experience..."