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In Real Life

Having Helped Build Halo 4, He’s Now Building Worlds At Valve

I like to think of Paul Pepera’s art as the realisation of childhood dreams. Rendering what we imagined our LEGO constructions to be in our heads, not as they actually looked, all clunky and basic and sharp.

25 March 2013

Xbox

Halo 4 Will Soon Get Its Own ‘Forge Island,’ Plus Other Tweaks

343 Industries announced during a PAX East panel yesterday that Halo 4 will soon get its own version of Halo: Reach‘s Forge World map (pictured above), a feature that has been missed since 4 launched. Called “Forge Island” and releasing for free on April 11, the map will provide a series of open spaces in which Halo 4 forgers can putz around and try to smack one another by swinging tanks around like giant, deadly paddles. That’s what I’m going to do there, at least.

23 March 2013

News

Halo 4 Is Giving You All A Free Map, So You Can Make Maps While You Map

In these dark days of micro-transactions and overpriced DLC, as a horde we’ve become used to paying hand over fist for map packs. Now 343i, the new Halo folks, are giving a map away for free. Ironically, it’s a map that will allow you to create many more maps of your own. This is a good thing.

7 March 2013

In Real Life

What Do Video Game Writers Do? The Minds Behind Last Year’s Biggest Games Explain

What does a games writer do, exactly? What is a writer’s job? If we’re talking about a writer on a movie or the author of a book, it’s easy for us to figure out on our own what exactly that person is doing. But when we look at the writer of a video game, things become a bit more cloudy.

2 March 2013

In Real Life

Fine Art: Concept Art Goes From Halo 4 To Guild Wars 2 And Back Again

Dave Bolton is a concept artist who has worked for 343 Studios, ArenaNet and Hourglass Studios. So we’re about to get a look at some fantastic art from, among other things, Halo 4 and Guild Wars.

28 February 2013

Xbox

A Halo Easter Egg That Took Years To Discover

The people at Bungie are famous for putting obscure Easter Eggs into their games. Halo‘s creators have packed the massive sci-fi shooter franchise with all sorts of references and secrets, and fans love finding them.

20 February 2013

Xbox

Halo 4′s Next Map Pack Arrives On Tuesday

A poorly kept secret since November is official now: the Majestic Map Pack, the latest series of multiplayer maps in Halo 4, will indeed be available on February 25 for 800 Microsoft Points.

18 February 2013

Xbox

Here’s A Peek At Halo 4′s Next Map Pack

Today’s the big day for Halo‘s ex, Bungie, which will soon tell all about its new affair, Destiny. That makes the discovery of these four images for Halo 4‘s forthcoming Majestic Map Pack quite a coincidence, indeed.

9 February 2013

In Real Life

Conan O’Brien Also Thinks Halo 4′s Cortana Is Pretty Hot

Watching someone who isn’t too familiar with video games try their hand at Halo 4 can be pretty hilarious. But when it’s Conan O’Brien testing out 343′s first entry in the series, it’s that much funnier. Even if he does roll his eyes a little too much at the storyline.

6 February 2013

In Real Life

Real-Life Parasites That Behave Like Halo’s Most Disgusting Enemy

With the recent release of Halo 4, players have once again been thrust into the space boots of Master Chief Petty Officer John-117. Master Chief has faced a wide variety of enemies since the 2001 release of Halo: Combat Evolved that have been both impressive and terrifying.

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