Podtacular 889: Halo Man Station 16 Oct 2024 6:42 PM (6 months ago)
We’re back off the heels of an exciting Halo World Championship seeing a new Champion rise: Space Station Gaming, along with a very exciting first-ever international champion! Among the competitive festivities were of course the Community Stage and booths, but … Continue reading →
Podtacular Special: HaloWC 2024 15 Oct 2024 6:49 AM (6 months ago)
It’s our open-mic special from this year’s Halo World Championships talking about this year’s tournament, panels and experiences. We had the pleasure of having JumperScape, OmnicientWolf, Bobby on this year’s live stream with a surprise, hour-long drop from the GOAT, … Continue reading →
Podtacular 888: Space Needle Gaming 21 Sep 2024 5:42 PM (7 months ago)
The Halo World Championship is only two weeks away, bringing the best Halo talent together from around the world and entertaining fans. Along with Halo Infinite tournaments, there’s Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 5: Guardians tournaments happening as well, … Continue reading →
Podtacular 887: Interview with CardinalRedbird 15 Sep 2024 5:56 PM (7 months ago)
Community tournaments are a dime a dozen these days in the Halo community, giving players the chance to compete outside the official HCS events, but for those of us, more seasoned players, our skills aren’t as sharp, which is where … Continue reading →
Podtacular 886: Reaching for Champion 7 Sep 2024 9:18 AM (7 months ago)
Making our way to the Halo World Championship, the latest Operation for Halo Infinite has dropped bringing refreshes to matchmaking including Firefight update featuring some Reach Forged maps and, of course, sandbox tunings and updates to Forge. After we’re done … Continue reading →
Podtacular 885: VIP Tuning 26 Jul 2024 11:46 AM (9 months ago)
Thanks to 343 dropping a decent chunk of news regarding the upcoming operation, we’re changing direction of our originally planned book podcast to discuss what we can expect dropping into Infinite next week. VIP makes its return to the mainline … Continue reading →
Podtacular 884: Quiet On Set 23 Jul 2024 7:28 PM (9 months ago)
This past week was a rather somber week for Halo fans. The Halo TV Show has been cancelled on Paramount+, causing 343 Industries and Xbox to try to find a new home for future seasons. It’s no surprise as it … Continue reading →
Podtacular 883: A Chip Off the Old Anvil 13 Jul 2024 12:11 PM (9 months ago)
Seems to be the same song and dance with both Dust Storm and Godzilla T, life events keep cropping up and time between recording sessions grows. Life just deals the cards like that, but hey, there’s a bit of Halo … Continue reading →
Podtacular 882: Unreal News 16 Jun 2024 6:23 PM (10 months ago)
Our apologies for not having the podcast for a month. We’ve had a series of live events come up and get in the way of more recent recording opportunities and we took one of the weeks to play the Survive … Continue reading →
Podtacular 881: Banished Lights 3 May 2024 1:27 PM (12 months ago)
Halo Infinite lands CU32, erm… Banished Honor brining more game balances and fixes but introduces the new Spartan Points system integrated with the newest Operation. The Plasma Pistol gets its classic zap effect back and the latest Forge additions are … Continue reading →
Podtacular 880: The Silver Halo 28 Apr 2024 8:55 AM (last year)
Season 2 of the Halo TV show has concluded and, while it took a couple of delays to get here, we give our rundown of the season: thoughts on the story, production, action, ties to the main universe, and of … Continue reading →
Podtacular 879: When Reach Fell 7 Apr 2024 6:50 PM (last year)
This week we play a little catch up after being off for a couple of weeks. While the Halo TV show has concluded, we’re taking this episode to discuss up through episode four. A bit of a shorter one, but … Continue reading →
Podtacular 878: Silver Sanctioned 17 Mar 2024 6:28 PM (last year)
Better late than never as we delve into Season 2 of the Halo TV show taking a look at the first episode. Making the initial connections to the game lore, we start to see the development of the events of … Continue reading →
Podtacular 877: Games Leapt Over 3 Mar 2024 7:05 PM (last year)
While we missed last week due to Dust Storm being sick, an interesting topic came up in the Halo Community. A former 343 Industries developer shared on Twitter that 20 to 30 ideas for Halo games were pitched and turned … Continue reading →
Podtacular 876: Silver Plated Narrative 19 Feb 2024 6:42 AM (last year)
It’s a lore-filled week as the Halo TV Show’s Season 2 has kicked off on Paramount+, we have another Halo Chronicle and Halo: Epitaph releasing in a couple weeks. Dust Storm is solo this week covering the rest of the … Continue reading →
Podtacular 875: Operation Content 27 Jan 2024 6:39 AM (last year)
To kick off the new year, 343 Industries hosted their first Spartan Chatter of 2024 updating u s on what’s coming in the next content update. Moving away from the season cadence, Halo Infinite will now have 4 to 6-week … Continue reading →
Podtacular 874: Holiday Catch Up 17 Jan 2024 6:49 PM (last year)
Welcome to a new year, Spartans! This year is shaping up to be quite a year, leading off on a great streak of content on Halo Infinite, the next season of Halo Infinite competition and the Halo TV Series, and … Continue reading →
Podtacular 873: Refueled and Refreshed 5 Dec 2023 6:13 PM (last year)
Halo Infinite’s Season 5 is here and with it, new maps and modes and already into the mid-season update with the return of Firefight! After an extended break and Thanksgiving holiday in the states, we couldn’t be more excited with … Continue reading →
Podtacular 872: Sharp and Lightish Red 15 Nov 2023 4:54 PM (last year)
This week, we talk a bit more in depth on the Extraction game mode and the new maps, Prism and Forbidden introduced in Season 5 of Halo Infinite multiplayer. We’ve had some time to get plenty of games and share … Continue reading →
Podtacular 871: A Dusty Delivery 1 Nov 2023 6:30 PM (last year)
After two months and a delivery later, Dust Storm returns to the microphone with Godzilla T to take a speedy look at the jam packed conclusion to Halo Infinite Season 4 and HCS Season 2. As we move into Season … Continue reading →
Podtacular 870: August Reckoning 25 Aug 2023 1:06 PM (last year)
Another month of incredible Halo drops and an uptick in population spells some good news for Halo as content, playlists, improvements and more are in full swing. Forge has never give us such quality and diverse maps, the community art … Continue reading →
Podtacular 869: Scraping Out Dredge for Gold 13 Aug 2023 7:38 PM (last year)
The mid-season update for Halo Infinite Season 4 brings along with it several new things including a reimaging of Countdown from Halo: Reach called Dredge. Forge water gets an upgrade with reactive surfaces and several bug and quality of life … Continue reading →
Podtacular 868: Cursed Update 5 Aug 2023 3:38 PM (last year)
It’s been a few weeks since our last show while Dust Storm was redoing his streaming set up, so there’s a lot of news to catch up on. The latest Community Spotlight, Forge Features, HCS Event and book (yes, this … Continue reading →
Podtacular 867: Digsite Squad 14 Jul 2023 6:26 PM (last year)
In a double surprise this week, we got a new Halo Infinite playlist drop and a season’s worth of content in MCC. Squad Battles brings Three of the best Halo 3 Forged maps to Halo Infinite in classic 8v8, which … Continue reading →
Podtacular 866: Mighty Morphin’ Mini Spartans 30 Jun 2023 5:27 PM (last year)
After a week into Season 4 of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer, we’re already getting new content with a new Forge map Solitude and a surprise delivery of Mini Slayer! With the amount of content that’s been delivered and the great reception … Continue reading →
Podtacular 865: Interview with November Black Productions 24 Jun 2023 1:54 PM (last year)
On this special episode, we dive into Halo Fan production November Black. Taking inspiration from Halo lore, November Black is a short film set to follow ODSTs fighting of Insurrectionists before the events of Halo. We’re pleased to welcome Vulture … Continue reading →
Podtacular 864: Infection 16 Jun 2023 1:33 PM (last year)
The run up to Halo Infinite’s Season 4 is just around the corner. We have the details laid out all on Halo Waypoint where we have lined up next week Infection making it’s return with a thematic reintroduction. Along with … Continue reading →
Podtacular 863: Honorable Deaths 11 Jun 2023 8:27 AM (last year)
It’s about time we wrapped up our Halo Infinite campaign discussion as we cover the final two missions: House of Reckoning and Silent Auditorium. While the lore into Zeta Halo’s past was not touched on as much as lore fans … Continue reading →
Podtacular 862: Iratus Infection 27 May 2023 5:37 PM (last year)
The second installment of Spartan Chatter bring us one step closer to Season 4 content in Halo Infinite! Career Ranks, Plaza Remake, Infection and Cross Core are all coming June 20th as the summer kicks off, and yes, their painfully … Continue reading →
Podtacular 861: Out of Game Shortcomings 12 May 2023 1:05 PM (last year)
Halo Infinite just received a May update bringing Super Fiesta along with balance changes to multiplayer. While these updates aren’t thematically set to any Season 3 content, the update is a welcomed update in the ongoing quicker roll-out of content … Continue reading →
Podtacular 860: Beginnings With Chief 8 May 2023 7:25 PM (last year)
On this episode, we have the incredible honor of interviewing Brad from Impact Props, who recently reached 1 million subscribers on YouTube! While Dust and Brad have been friends for a long time, we’ve never had them on to talk … Continue reading →
Podtacular 859: Realization Repository 29 Apr 2023 5:57 PM (2 years ago)
Dust Storm and Godzilla T are back with a new Community Spotlight to cover from Halo Waypoint and a new Modtacular series featuring some of the best community mods for MCC. It’s nice to finally see some mods getting the … Continue reading →
Podtacular 858: Quite Frank 21 Apr 2023 12:46 PM (2 years ago)
Godzilla T is back with a few new community articles from Halo Waypoint with a new Forge Spotlight with a lot of remakes and another Canon Fodder. Big thanks to those who sent their well wishes to GT for the … Continue reading →
Podtacular 857: Shoot for the Moon 14 Apr 2023 6:42 AM (2 years ago)
Week Two of Fracture: Firewall is here in Halo Infinite and with it more story shards with our old pal Governor Sloan, but amidst the musings of Halo, we are honored to have our first guest of the year, MagickMoonshot. … Continue reading →
Podtacular 856: Echo Sequence 7 Apr 2023 10:55 AM (2 years ago)
Inadvertently off for two weeks, we’re through our first Season 3 Fracture event, but plenty of other things are coming around the corner Halo Infinite as more stories unfold. Talking of stories, we enter our campaign discussions again with The … Continue reading →
Podtacular 855: Escalating Season 18 Mar 2023 5:33 PM (2 years ago)
Season 3 had a great opening with Chasm and Cliffhanger in Arena’s Featured playlist, but now it’s Big Team Battle’s turn, and Oasis has proven to be quite the fan favorite as we’ve gotten a few take on Fiesta with … Continue reading →
Podtacular 854: Seasons Threetings 12 Mar 2023 10:07 AM (2 years ago)
Season 3 is here and boy have we missed new content. Aside from a bit of a rocky start on the game server side, it seems like everyone has enjoyed the latest maps, modes and equipment, hopefully a sign of … Continue reading →
Podtacular 853: Boarding Action Evolved 3 Mar 2023 6:54 PM (2 years ago)
Season 3 brings along three new multiplayer maps, weapons, equipment, matchmaking improvements and story lines that has piqued the community’s interest and hopefully is the start of renewed interest in Halo Infinite. The shakeup at the studio hasn’t seemed to … Continue reading →
Podtacular 852: Countdown to Season 3 26 Feb 2023 11:00 AM (2 years ago)
The largest content update is about to hit Halo Infinite since launch, and a lot of folks are happy with what’s coming. A new BTB map, two Arena maps, Escalation Slayer, Shroud Screen, Bandit, Armor, Narrative and more are on … Continue reading →
Podtacular 851: Pay to Guest 24 Feb 2023 5:29 PM (2 years ago)
Dust Storm and Godzilla T are joined by two of Podtacular’s Patreon supporters: PensHalo and Confal. As long time members of the Podtacular community, they share a lot of the same Halo interests as our hosts. With the recent changes … Continue reading →
Podtacular 850: Community Surprises 12 Feb 2023 12:01 PM (2 years ago)
In a last minute surprise before season 3 comes to Halo Infinite next month, 343 has introduced the Community Collection playlist, bringing community Forged content to Matchmaking in an evergreen playlist that will be continuously updated. After a lot of … Continue reading →
Podtacular 849: All But Starting From Scratch 4 Feb 2023 8:58 AM (2 years ago)
According to a recent Bloomberg report, 343 Industries is “all but starting from scratch” when it comes to the future of the Halo franchise, with now over more than 90 confirmed departures from 343 along with additional contractors, it seems … Continue reading →
Podtacular 848: The Road Ahead 28 Jan 2023 10:04 AM (2 years ago)
Halo is staying in house with 343 industries as Pierre Hintze announced last week after more than 60 full-time employees were let go, but with that many people gone, there’s sure to be some slowdown of certain development and support … Continue reading →
Podtacular 847: Hard Hitting Layoffs 22 Jan 2023 3:08 PM (2 years ago)
Hard news hits this week as a result of Microsoft letting go 10,000 employees over the next six months, starting this week where over 60 343 employees, mostly from the campaign team, were let go. This sudden announcement has a … Continue reading →
Podtacular 846: Terminal Velocity Chief 14 Jan 2023 11:00 AM (2 years ago)
The Halo Championship Series for Season 2 is kicking off in Charlotte, NC in February as balance changes and new maps enter in for the latest competitive Halo experience. We also take a look at the next two missions in … Continue reading →
Podtacular 845: Infinite Year One 11 Jan 2023 5:08 PM (2 years ago)
It’s been a quiet few weeks as 343 is finally starting to come back from the holidays. This gives us a chance to take some time to reflect on the first year of Halo Infinite and the roadmap that we … Continue reading →
Podtacular 844: Winter Wrap-up 24 Dec 2022 2:47 PM (2 years ago)
We draw upon the close of 2022 and a year of Halo Infinite. After a tumultuous launch for Halo Infinite, we have Campaign Co-op, Forge, Custom Games Browser and a whole lot of quality of life improvements that we’ve received. … Continue reading →
Podtacular 843: Holiday Cheer 10 Dec 2022 8:29 AM (2 years ago)
Halo Infinite has now been out for a year and through the ups and downs, it’s safe to say we’re finally at a point where we’d consider it a full game with Forge, Campaign Co-op and the surprise drop of … Continue reading →
Podtacular 842: Forging A New Infinite 19 Nov 2022 10:17 AM (2 years ago)
Forge has been out for just a little over a week and the amount of content the community has come out with in such a short time has been incredible! From remakes to mini-games to prefabs to new maps, forgers, … Continue reading →
Podtacular 841: Winter Has Come 11 Nov 2022 5:40 AM (2 years ago)
The biggest update to Halo Infinite is finally here and it’s bringing a fresh wave of players back as campaign co-op and Forge are primed and ready to run! So many great customs are already made and a tons more … Continue reading →
Podtacular 840: Rekindling with ForgeHub 8 Nov 2022 7:02 PM (2 years ago)
Halo Infinite has finally received the Winter Update introducing the Forge Beta and ForgeHub has some exciting new developments with their community, website, Discord and announcing their biggest prize pots for their first upcoming Forge contests. We’re pleased to have … Continue reading →
Podtacular 839: Winter is Coming 5 Nov 2022 1:52 PM (2 years ago)
We’re just a few days away from the largest update to hit Halo Infinite since release. While it’s been tough playing out the lack of content, we’re finally Campaign Network Co-op, Forge Beta, new maps and modes, overhauls to weapon … Continue reading →
Podtacular 838: Live from Halo World Championship 3 Nov 2022 8:50 AM (2 years ago)
Live from Halo World Championship 2022, we are joined by Drax, Greenskull, Wardog, Halo Legacy, HiddenXperia, and Laird talking about the event, Halo Infinite and much more!
Podtacular 837: Conserving A Secret 14 Oct 2022 6:43 PM (2 years ago)
Not a lot of game news this week, but as we wind up to HCS Worlds next weekend, we’ve got panels, cosplay contests, meet and greets, drops and more happening next week. A whole slew of new partnerships with apparel, … Continue reading →
Podtacular 836: Forge in a New Light 7 Oct 2022 4:07 PM (2 years ago)
Counting down the weeks to HCS Worlds and the Halo Infinite Winter Update, we’re looking forward to some great entertainment and content in the next month. Bringing some small pieces of Halo Outpost to Worlds will make it a wonderful … Continue reading →
Podtacular 835: Achieving Co-op Halo 1 Oct 2022 1:36 PM (2 years ago)
With just a couple months before the Winter Update drops, the newest achievements coming with Halo Infinite’s Network Campaign Co-op has been delivered over on Halo Waypoint offering up 24 new achievements for 420 Gamerscore. Since we both missed out … Continue reading →
Podtacular 834: Scripting A New Multiplayer Experience 25 Sep 2022 3:24 PM (2 years ago)
Our next look at Forge is finally here and it’s probably one of the biggest upgrades to the multiplayer experience Halo has seen! From expanding game mode functionality to interactive elements and even more wacky possibilities, scripting in bots will … Continue reading →
Podtacular 833: Infinite Building Potential 22 Sep 2022 3:19 PM (2 years ago)
With our first look at Forge in Halo Infinite, the potential for new user generated content is very promising for custom games and hopefully the refresh and longevity of matchmaking. With the ongoing content drought and time it’s going to … Continue reading →
Podtacular 832: Infinite Season Update 15 Sep 2022 6:06 AM (2 years ago)
After months of Season 2 being out with no look ahead at what we could expect for future content, 343 finally provided a roadmap for the next year of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer experience. With this update, we’ve got quite a … Continue reading →
Podtacular 831: The Man Behind The Forged Helmet 23 Aug 2022 4:11 PM (2 years ago)
Halo Infinite is into week four of Fracture: Entrenched featuring Land Grab and another Community Spotlight has been spotted for this month. While we have a lull in new stuff going on with Halo Infinite, we take this opportunity to … Continue reading →
Podtacular 830: Dropping Books 13 Aug 2022 7:41 AM (2 years ago)
The latest Halo Infinite drop pod has landed bringing the first cross-core customization to multiplayer along with laying the groundwork for a whole lot more improvements to the game overall. The under-the-hood changes should help address things like generating new … Continue reading →
Podtacular 829: A Most Critical Achievement 6 Aug 2022 11:09 AM (2 years ago)
It’s done; what most though impossible has crowned a champion as JerValiN has stepped up to Moistcr1tikal’s challenge and claimed a much deserved $20K and recognition throughout the community. This challenge brought together the Halo community together in brand new … Continue reading →
Podtacular 828: Alpha Pack 23 Jul 2022 11:36 AM (2 years ago)
This week’s short show covers the latest Halo Infinite Season 2 event, Alpha Pack that’s taking place alongside the campaign co-op network test. Along with the multiplayer event is a bucket of lore around our two Spartans front and center … Continue reading →
Podtacular 827: The Silver in the Rough 18 Jul 2022 5:12 PM (2 years ago)
The time has finally come for our review of the Halo Series on Paramount+. While the story portrayed is a significant departure from the game and book cannon of the Halo franchise, it was surprising to see how much of … Continue reading →
Podtacular 826: Campaign Multi-Chief 11 Jul 2022 7:25 PM (2 years ago)
Halo Infinite is finally get co-op campaign in the coming weeks, but before the world gets hand on with this feature that the community has been waiting months for, Halo Insiders will get a chance to play an early build … Continue reading →
Podtacular 825: A New Dawn 25 Jun 2022 9:31 AM (2 years ago)
Not a lot of news for this episode, but we have the honor of having the creator of Halo 3 Sunrise on the podcast, CraftyCodie. Through their efforts, Halo 3 on the Xbox 360 has matchmaking restored through a mod … Continue reading →
Podtacular 824: Interview with XLR8 1 Jun 2022 6:53 PM (2 years ago)
One of the more frequently consistent streamers as of late is XLR8, who streams exclusively Halo, but does what a lot of large streamers don’t do as often: play with their viewers. Just about every night, he’s rocking out Big … Continue reading →
Podtacular 823: The Only Thing Constant Is Change 28 May 2022 7:07 PM (2 years ago)
Patches made in Season 2 for Halo Infinite left a lot of players frustrated over some quality of life changes 343 implemented. After the community outcry, a few items have been restored to their pre-patch state, namely the Tank Canon … Continue reading →
Podtacular 822: Last Tower Standing 21 May 2022 7:33 PM (2 years ago)
Over the last week, we got plenty of hands on time with Last Spartan Standing introduced in Season 2 and, while it may not be everyone’s favorite game mode, it’s a fresh addition to the matchmaking experience. 343 has heard … Continue reading →
Podtacular 821: Speed Crawling 6 May 2022 6:18 PM (2 years ago)
Season 2 of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer is out and with it, new narrative beats, battle pass, maps, modes and controversial updates to the campaign. This one’s short so we could play the new maps and modes, which we’ll have more … Continue reading →
Podtacular 820: Always More Space Among The Wolves 30 Apr 2022 5:52 PM (3 years ago)
Season 2 of Halo Infinite is just around the corner with two new maps, three new modes a full 100-tier battle pass, Campaign Co-op and Forge Beta. Many of these things have been demanded by the community since the release … Continue reading →
Podtacular 819: Floods of Change 15 Apr 2022 5:26 AM (3 years ago)
Halo Infinite isn’t the only game getting some major content love. MCC is also getting some attention as the introduction of FloodFight is already available in Halo 3: ODST along with several other lifecycle improvements and additions to the experience. … Continue reading →
Podtacular 818: Silver Outcomes 9 Apr 2022 10:01 AM (3 years ago)
Rounding out the last month of Halo Infinite‘s first Battle Pass season, 343 has been hard at work processing through all of the community feedback that has been received from social media, forums, Discord and the support site. It’s been … Continue reading →
Podtacular 817: The CE Callback with Banished Flavor 2 Apr 2022 5:22 PM (3 years ago)
After several months of Halo Infinite out in people’s hands, we’re finally getting around to talking about the campaign. We’ve got the first two missions on deck for this episode as we learn of the Infinity’s defeat and the mail … Continue reading →
Podtacular 816: Skill Check 18 Mar 2022 10:04 AM (3 years ago)
The latest community feedback being addressed by 343 sheds some light on the ranking and matchmaking systems in Halo Infinite. It seems that almost every Halo game has some matchmaking issues out the gate and Infinite has been no exception. … Continue reading →
Podtacular 815: Roadmap to Infinite Tangents 12 Mar 2022 10:47 AM (3 years ago)
With the game being out for about four months, we finally have a roadmap update regarding future Halo Infinite content and priorities the studio is currently working. Amid constant community groaning for more content and fixing outstanding issues with its … Continue reading →
Podtacular 814: Silver Tidings 27 Feb 2022 5:10 PM (3 years ago)
We’re one month away from the Halo TV series releasing on Paramount+ and while it may deviate from the game canon, many of us are excited to see how Halo adapts to the silver screen. After eight or more years … Continue reading →
Podtacular 813: Solo Queuing 19 Feb 2022 2:07 PM (3 years ago)
Dust Storm holds down the fort this week as we get our first Community Spotlight of 2022, an update to CSR and the ranking system in Halo Infinite, results of the HCS NA Finals and more reasons to talk about … Continue reading →
Podtacular 812: Latency Lament 12 Feb 2022 10:40 AM (3 years ago)
Having a game launch with issues is never a game developer’s intent, but Halo Infinite matchmaking continues to struggle with the community. Thanks to a recent blog post from 343 though, we’ve got some clarity into the challenges the studio … Continue reading →
Podtacular 811: A Match Made on Xbox 360 6 Feb 2022 7:25 PM (3 years ago)
The Matchmaking servers for the Xbox 360 Halo FPS titles (long description there) have finally been put to rest after a long fifteen year lifespan. Making memories on these games has established a lot of friendships and defined a lot … Continue reading →
Podtacular 810: More Tangents than a Geometry Class 2 Feb 2022 11:40 AM (3 years ago)
The Cyber Showdown event carries on, Big Team Battle matchmaking still has ongoing issues, Dust Storm finally plays matchmaking for the first time in a month, and of course, we have to talk about the ongoing community feedback around the … Continue reading →
Podtacular 809: Big Team Bugged 25 Jan 2022 2:30 PM (3 years ago)
Big Team Battle is still bugged, Battle Pass is getting cheaper and a new event is underway as Hoss Sauced is missing in action again. 343 is making quick changes a community feedback keeps rolling in. While it will take … Continue reading →
Podtacular 808: Riff Raff 21 Jan 2022 4:21 PM (3 years ago)
With nothing to talk about, not a lot of news and Halo Infinite MP having issues, this episode is just Dust Storm and Godzilla T ranting about the Battle Pass and micro-transactions in the game. Enjoy an unscripted, unprepared episode.
Podtacular 807: Halo Infinite First Impressions 14 Jan 2022 6:45 AM (3 years ago)
Halo Infinite has released, a new year has rolled in, and in typical Halo community fashion, people are letting their passions show. However, with campaign finally in hand and the first HCS LAN completed, we’re staring to get a foundational … Continue reading →
Podtacular 806: Creepy Teeth 18 Dec 2021 10:15 AM (3 years ago)
Halo Infinite‘s campaign is finally here! It’s been over six years since we’ve gotten a new addition to the FPS line of games and nearly four years since the release of Halo Wars 2 introducing us to the Banished. With … Continue reading →
Podtacular 805: First Week on Zeta 27 Nov 2021 10:47 AM (3 years ago)
Halo Infinite Multiplayer has been our for a week with a surprise launch of the beta on Halo’s 20th anniversary and for the most part, the game play is solid and many of the issues brought up during the flights … Continue reading →
Podtacular 804: Infinite Community Feedback 18 Nov 2021 11:34 AM (3 years ago)
As we enter the final month before Halo Infinite finally gets into our hands, 343 is ironing out the kinks and getting Halo ready for prime time along with the outcomes of the second flight featuring the new Big Team … Continue reading →
Podtacular 803: Anniversary Overlay 6 Nov 2021 10:16 AM (3 years ago)
It seems like the Halo Infinite promotion cycle is finally in full swing with the latest introduction of the UNSC Archives series, the beginning of IGN’s month-long coverage of Halo Infinite with our first look at the multiplayer map, Streets, … Continue reading →
Podtacular 802: You’re Safe Driving Off a Cliff 26 Oct 2021 6:02 PM (3 years ago)
Our hopes have finally been delivered on as 343 released a new look at the Halo Infinite campaign. A fresh coat of paint on the environment is making the open world of Zeta Halo an amazing place we’ll get to … Continue reading →
Podtacular 801: Big Team Evolved 18 Oct 2021 12:33 PM (3 years ago)
The second Halo Infinite Technical Preview has concluded along with our first exposure to the newest renovation to Big Team Battle in Halo. We’ve had a couple of weeks to digest what we’ve played and have our impressions ready to … Continue reading →
Podtacular 800: A United Front 14 Oct 2021 3:14 PM (3 years ago)
The Halo community is a passionate one: each person has their own features and pieces they love about the games and franchise and unique opinions can lead to passionate discussions. While we all as players hold our own beliefs as … Continue reading →
Podtacular 799: Fasten Armor for Flighting 3 Oct 2021 5:03 PM (3 years ago)
The first week of the latest iteration of Halo Infinite flighting has concluded with Arena PvP giving us our first glimpse of the Arena Matchmaking experience we can expect with the launch of the game this holiday season. Just around … Continue reading →
Podtacular 798: Distracted Flighting 27 Sep 2021 6:44 PM (3 years ago)
The next Halo Infinite flight is nearly here and not one, but two weekends of PvP matchmaking will be available with our first hands on the new 24-player Big Team Battle! While we’re getting hyped for the incoming flight and … Continue reading →
Podtacular 797: Arena Flight Outcomes 13 Sep 2021 7:55 PM (3 years ago)
Just a little more than a month after our first hands on Halo Infinite, 343 has unveiled the outcomes of what insiders deem unfriggin believable and what still has room for improvement. A very positive first experience with Halo Infinite … Continue reading →
Podtacular 796: Staying Power 4 Sep 2021 10:50 AM (3 years ago)
The Infinite news has certainly continued to roll in and the Halo community is going through a roller coaster of emotions with each passing week and new piece of the puzzle. In the latest saga of Halo Infinite news, we’ve … Continue reading →
Podtacular 795: Limits of Release 28 Aug 2021 1:05 PM (3 years ago)
We’ve got a lot of Halo news this week, unfortunately, a lot of unfavorable news as we come off the latest Halo news from Gamescom, Inside Infinite update and a bombshell last week. We do finally have a release date … Continue reading →
Podtacular 794: Needs Some Support 21 Aug 2021 3:51 PM (3 years ago)
No story is complete without a complement of characters, environment and world building that supports the narrative leading a player through a compelling campaign. With the Halo franchise, we’ve been beyond fortunate to have a diverse and rich number of … Continue reading →
Podtacular 793: Flight Departed 8 Aug 2021 4:04 PM (3 years ago)
The time has come and gone so quickly for the first Halo Infinite flight and the overall reception has been overwhelmingly positive. For our first hands on experience with Halo Infinite, it certainly feels like we’re getting a good mix … Continue reading →
Podtacular 792: Infinite Takes Flight 31 Jul 2021 8:47 AM (3 years ago)
It’s finally happening! Halo Infinite flighting kicks off this weekend with the first Technical Preview happening right now! Getting our first hands on experience with Halo Infinite, even if it’s not fully representative of the final product is so exciting … Continue reading →
Podtacular 791: ODST Drama 26 Jul 2021 12:00 PM (3 years ago)
Being a community built around a podcast, we’re very excited about productions like Hunt the Truth and I Love Bees. There’s just something about an audio drama that has unique characteristics to how you consume the content and how it … Continue reading →