Podtacular

Podtacular 291: Pre-Order Goodies

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:26:52 +0000

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Last week, we started to see retailers who are accepting pre-orders for Halo 4 list their bonus content that will be available with the game when shipped. These bonuses come in unlockable armor skins and emblems for you to use with your Spartan IV. Some of the bonuses are available from multiple retailers, but each region seems to have their exclusive holders of certain bonus items, making it a nightmare for all of those collectable people. We have CruelLEGACEY on the show to talk about some behind-the-scenes stuff for Season 3 of his Waypoint machinima series: Playtime. Enjoy

Podtacular 290: Community Impressions

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Sun, 20 May 2012 05:54:35 +0000

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With all the information that was released last week, it’s time to turn attention to the community and see what you all had to say. The submissions we got were very in-depth and while we didn’t read them verbatim on the show, they are definitely good reads. It’s good to see other fans out there that are heavily infested and are genuinely interested in the success of the game and give their honest opinions. Click on the shownotes to see the submissions in full. The limited edition was announced a couple of days as well, which looks frag-tastic. Kete from The Running Riot joins us for this two hour show. (He manages to make the show longer than usual and cause me pain while editing.) Enjoy

Podtacular 289: Then and Now – Campaign Speculation

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:33:38 +0000

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Halo is widely known for it’s multiplayer gameplay, but for those into the story of Master Chief, you know there is a rich universe that is ever expanding with so many details to drive someone mad. The two mad people on the show today are GrimBrother One from HBO and Slightly Live from Forward Unto Dawn. The discussion is heavily geared to the story between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4, gathering information from the news that we’ve received and the stories from the books. Enjoy

Podtacular 288: Speculatory Ops

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:14:52 +0000

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We take a dark turn into the realm of speculation as we dive into discussions about Spartan Ops, Forge and the NYC VIP event. While we’ve been given a good amount of information about the multiplayer of Halo 4, the rest of the game’s features remain a mystery, left currently to our imaginations and interpretations of out-of-context antics. Enjoy

Podtacular 287: Halo 4 Armory

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:11:34 +0000

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The weapons in the Halo Universe have been iconic throughout video games, and the new Railgun will be no exception. There are many similarities between the Railgun as described by Game Informer and other weapons that we’ve seen throughout the history of Halo. To help us shoot our way out of this news, we have Greenskull and JakFireDragon. Enjoy

Podtacular 286: Lightning Round

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:09:50 +0000

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The whole gang is pretty much exhausted from real life stuff that’s happened this week, but this doesn’t keep us from at least mentioning all the information that was dropped over the last week. Game Informer continues to release more information about Halo 4, and we keep on taking as much as we can. We’ll do a more proper series of shows next week to cover the information properly and adequately, but for now, here’s a taste. Enjoy

Podtacular 285: The World of Halo 4 Campaign

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:05:33 +0000

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It’s time to collect our final thoughts about Halo 4 multiplayer and focus a little on the story of Master Chief. This week, Game Informer posted an article giving us some background information about the campaign we will see in Halo 4 involving our favorite Spartan and the return of the imposing Covenant. Those Dino’s just can’t seem to drop a grudge, can they? Enjoy

Podtacular 284: Game Informer Week Review

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:32:05 +0000

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Game Informer released a lot of information concerning Halo 4 last week or so, and we’ve done our best to keep up with the flow of information. Now it’s your turn to voice your opinion as we dig through our mail, both electronic and voice to see what you all had to say about the information we got about the multiplayer in Halo 4. There were also a lot of things that got cleared up in the latest Sparkcast, so if you are not already subscribed to them, go take a listen. Enjoy

Podtacular 283: Halo 4 in MLG

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:49:31 +0000

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We’re bringing in the big guns for our latest MLG show. We have MLG Halo commentator Bravo on the show to help us discuss the multiplayer aspects revealed for Halo 4 thus far and how they may be implemented or utilized in the MLG Pro Circuit. Features like permanent sprint and random weapon drops have the potential to change the way MLG plays, so we take time to speculate how these would affect gameplay. We also have Nak3d Eli and JakFireDragon on the show. Enjoy

Podtacular 282: Halo 4 Release Date

theguardians@podtacular.com (Dust Storm) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:35:08 +0000

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We’ve all been waiting for it, and now we have an answer. Yesderday, 343i announced the release date for Halo 4: November 6th. So start making plans to stay up all night to camp out at your favorite local retailer and play throughout the night. That is not the only thing we’ve gotten recently. 343i has opened the floodgates to every little bit of detail they can squeeze out to us, including multiplayer information. Rukizzel from the Waypoint Moderator staff is on in place of GLewis this week as he takes care of family business. Enjoy