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 →

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 most of all was being among other Halo Fans. Austin and Connor from JumperScape not only joined us for our special from Seattle but hop on this episode to talk about what they've been up to and recap the HaloWC 2024 event and announcements for the future of Halo.

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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!

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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.

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

It’s the final event in the DJBluePDX Grifball Summer Series – Presented by@DreamHack & Powered by Play Grifball and we have DJBluePDX and RageMoreNerd joining us to draw the final bracket. The final Grifball tournament of the Summer series kicks … Continue reading →

Long time listeners of the podcast will remember back in the early Halo 5 days one of our previous co-hosts stepped down from hosting. Starting with this episode, we’re happy to welcome back to the co-host chair, Hoss Sauced! He’s … Continue reading →

With Halo Infinite taking a step back into its roots, it’s only fitting to take a look at the face (or visor) of the franchise for the past twenty years, The Master Chief. Instantly recognizable by just about anyone in … Continue reading →

As Halo Infinite launch approaches, we’re starting to take a walk down memory lane as we approach the 20th anniversary of the Halo franchise. There are many things we love about the games, lore and experiences that keeps us coming … Continue reading →

In partnership with ForgeHub, we are pleased to announce the Fiesta Frenzy event consisting of a Forge Contest and Competitive Tournament around the Super Fiesta game modes in Halo 5: Guardians! We’ve always wanted to do a Podtacular hosted tournament … Continue reading →

The Infinite hype train keeps going as this podcast started out on Twitch with a level 5 hype train. No doubt the community is looking forward to the game this holiday season. Halo Waypoint has the latest Inside Infinite providing … Continue reading →

It’s been quite the week for Halo Infinite news and the overwhelming positivity is certainly a nice change a scenery and breath of fresh community hype! For those playing along at home, we got a Infinite Campaign feature lead in … Continue reading →

Due to some unfortunate technical issues, this podcast that was originally supposed to release on Friday is being posted on the Monday after the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. So, while this is coming out after the showcase, here’s our pre-E3 … Continue reading →

We were anticipating the latest Inside Infinite update this week on Halo Waypoint, but the surprise announcement of the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase coming up on June 13th has made other plans. Although we were hoping to welcome back Godzilla … Continue reading →

After the smashing success of the first of DreamHack’s DJBluePDX Grifball Summer Series, it’s back this weekend with Halo: Reach. Back in his co-host seat, DJBluePDX is joined by the owner of PlayGrifball, Rage More Nerd again to draw the … Continue reading →

This week is a bit of a slower news week, so we reached out to probably the biggest and longest time supporter of the show, PensHalo. While this isn’t his first time on the show, he’s been single-handedly supporting the … Continue reading →

Halo figurines is nothing new and taking pictures of scenes with them in battle scenes is always a treat, but our guest for this week takes it to another level with practical battlefield effects and the latest Jazwares figures has … Continue reading →

Every once in a while, the community takes it upon themselves to pursue an ambitious project let alone make something that nearly every Halo fan has dreamed of. Installation00 has taken on the monumental task of attempting to create a … Continue reading →

It’s the end of the month, which means another Halo Infinite update. This month, we get our first looks at the first class treatment Halo Infinite is getting for PC, from super ultra-wide support to triple key-binds. This will be … Continue reading →

It’s time again to take a look at the latest updates from our favorite franchise and what’s happening in the community as we look forward to the next Inside Infinite next week. A new #Ask343 from the Audio Design Team, … Continue reading →

The greatest game since itself, Grifball is getting some premiere treatment as DreamHack has partnered with PlayGrifball.com to host a summer of draft tournaments and we get to play a part! Making a return to his co-host seat, DJBluePDX brings … Continue reading →

As the months keep ticking away, we get ever closer to the release of Halo Infinite and this month, we are graced with our first sounds of the Halo Infinite soundscape. A blast of nostalgia mixed in with improved sound … Continue reading →

In lieu of no live podcast last week, we are please to have another interview, this time featuring Matty McDee, one of the head moderators of the Halo subreddit. With over 600k members and at least 2000 online at any … Continue reading →

It’s been a couple weeks since we were last behind the microphones, which gives us a chance to dive into quite a bit of Halo news and community updates. A new Community Update, Spotlight, Canon Fodder and Ask 343 was … Continue reading →

As promised, 343 delivers another monthly Halo Infinite update and this issue delights us with breathtaking views and vistas of Zeta Halo. Right out the gate, it’s evident that the visual state of the game has changed drastically since the … Continue reading →

Last week while we were learning about the wonderful world of LASO difficulty, we got a new community update bringing some exciting news for the next season of content for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Not only are we getting … Continue reading →

In the world of playing Halo competitively, there’s one challenge that’s often not thought of. It’s not even multiplayer, but rather the Halo campaign on legendary with all skulls on: LASO. It is no small task to complete to as … Continue reading →

Another month closer to Halo Infinite, another podcast. Not a lot to cover this week, but it’s been a while since we took a look at the latest updates from fan projects. Not unexpectedly, there’s not a lot of updates … Continue reading →

Our first Infinite update of the year has dropped on Halo Waypoint, and while it doesn’t contain any groundbreaking revelations, the Sandbox team dove into the pillars that drive their work to make the next Halo experience. With the game … Continue reading →

It’s our first update show of the year as our first two shows featured some community guests who we did not want to rob the spotlight from. Waypoint’s first community spotlight of the year features some very talented community creations … Continue reading →

This week we didn’t do a live show, but we have a great interview with Covie Canon for your enjoyment. Creating his own fan, in-universe character, he explains the lore of the Covenant races through Kaidon Nakai ‘Vodar. In the … Continue reading →

We’ve finally arrived (we hope); the year of Halo Infinite! Coming off our holiday hiatus, we look forward to the fall when we expect to finally get to experience the latest installment to the Halo franchise. While there’s still a … Continue reading →

As we enter the holiday season, we find ourselves wrapping up a crazy year and certainly an emotional roller coaster for many in the community. Despite worldly pandemics and game delays, there are a few nice experiences we got as … Continue reading →

Winding down a crazy year of 2020 and we’re hit with the largest piece of Halo Infinite news since the Xbox Games Showcase back in July. The studio took to Halo Waypoint with their latest blog regarding the state of … Continue reading →

After a week of for Thanksgiving, it’s time to see what’s happened in the world of Halo. While Halo 4 has completed the Master Chief Collection on PC, 343 isn’t done yet with bringing more bug fixes and features next … Continue reading →

One of the oldest communities, even older than Podtacular has the mission of being the knowledge source for everything in the Halo universe. Tackling such a large feat is Halopedia, a fan-managed wiki that encapsulates so many facets of the … Continue reading →

Halo 4 has finally landed on PC joining the Master Chief collection and for a game that has really kicked off a lot of how we got involved with the Halo community, it’s only fitting that we talk about what … Continue reading →

After our little rant last week, we’re talking about one of the things that excites us the most with Infinite, having the Banished being the main antagonist. We thoroughly enjoyed the story told in Halo Wars 2 and the possibility … Continue reading →

The past couple of weeks has definitely shaken up the community with the announcement of coatings replacing primary and secondary armor colors and the departure of Chris Lee from 343. While we still don’t know a lot about Halo Infinite … Continue reading →

It’s the season of Haloween and there’s some spooky stuff happening in MCC, infecting playlists, challenges and undoubtedly, community content to come. Joining us for our little adventure though the latest community update and content is Andrew from TeamRespawn, on … Continue reading →

It’s been about three months since we last covered the latest fan project updates so it’s time to dust off the news from fan games and fan mods across the Halo community. It certainly a bit of a smaller update … Continue reading →

The final flight of MCC is just around the corner as Halo 4 is undergoing the final tests before Halo Insiders are able to get their hands on Halo 4 for PC. Make sure your Insider profile is up-to-date as … Continue reading →

We’re back with the latest community spotlight and the release of Halo 3: ODST after taking the week off. DJ has also survived the West Coast fires and is back in prime form. In addition to the routine playlist calendar … Continue reading →

We’ve got a short show, again without DJ as he’s recovering from the smote on the US West Coast, and with us going on break, we just decided to do a quick wrap-up to come back swinging in a couple … Continue reading →

It’s time for another book discussion as we dive into the second installment of the Battle Born series: Meridian Divide. We continue our story following the four teens as they attempt to prevent the Covenant getting their hands on the … Continue reading →

It’s pretty infrequent where we get a running gag in a show that we can pull off a non-Halo title, but is totally related to the continued running joke throughout. This is one of those time and it just so … Continue reading →

A Halo veteran has returned! Joe Staten, the mastermind behind most of the campaign experience during the Bungie era games has returned to Halo development as the Project Lead for Campaign for Halo Infinite after releasing Tell Me Why just … Continue reading →

All good things come with time and patience and unfortunately with the announcement of Halo Infinite being delayed until 2021, we’re going to have to exercise that patience a little longer. Ultimately, this will ensure the team is not overworked … Continue reading →

There’s something that hooks us into a franchise and with one such as Halo, there’s many different facets of the game that get fans to dedicate hours to playing the game or investing time in other areas like the lore. … Continue reading →

With Halo Infinite news subsiding for the time being, we have the opportunity to have another guest on the show and this week. We have one of our recent favorite content creators, General Heed on the show to talk about … Continue reading →

The dust has settled on the influx of Halo news from the last week and there’s so many new tidbits of info that came out after the campaign demo, like confirmed split-screen, co-op up to 4 players, and even after … Continue reading →

The Xbox Games Showcase featured the latest information regarding Halo Infinite including the marketing teaser Become – Step Inside, a campaign demo and a campaign trailer. With the campaign demo, there is a lot to break down including new game … Continue reading →

We’re just a week away from the Xbox Games Showcase, which means we’ll be diving into Infinite coverage pretty soon. With DJ back with their two new puppies Astro and Alfie, it’s time we take another look at fan games … Continue reading →

While DJ’s off getting his puppies this week, it’s time to cover another book. This time, we’re starting to dive into the young adult novels by Cassandra Rose Clarke with Halo: Battle Born. Another good short read, this book follows … Continue reading →

Welcome back to another guest filled episode, this week featuring Ascend Hyperion. We’re always on the look-out for community content and Ascend is doing just that reviving his Forge spotlight series. Head on over to his YouTube channel to see … Continue reading →

It’s been a whirlwind of a week and we did two episodes this week to cover everything going on. We’ve had three extensions of the Halo 3 PC flight, Mixer shutting its doors and our first official teaser for Infinite … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve done a solo-recording of the podcast, but with the delightful conversation with Tim Dadabo last week and with a lot of things to cover this week, I decided to break things up. Most of … Continue reading →

We have a very special guest on this week taking up our whole two hours to share stories and provide answers to the community’s questions for Tim Dadabo, voice of 343 Guilty Spark. Recounting tales from Halo: Outpost Discovery, to … Continue reading →

The world is certainly in a state of chaos, but while we continue to social distance and fight for social justice, thankfully Halo is still here and we have a couple of great announcements this week. First was the unexpected … Continue reading →

We’re back with another week of fan project updates, this week focusing on the fan mods on Halo: Custom Edition and ones that incorporate Halo into other games. There’s also an update to Halo 3 coming to the Halo Insiders … Continue reading →

Inspired by the question posed to Halo content creators on YouTube by Installation 00, we’re happy to present this special collaboration among many different Halo podcasts to answer the question, “What makes Halo, Halo.” Every person who’s played Halo or … Continue reading →

It’s that time again where we take a look at all the updates the community projects have had over the past couple of months. This week, we look at the fan games and miscellaneous projects as we’ll take a look … Continue reading →

We had some guests lined up for this week’s show, but life happens and schedules change, so it’s up to the three hosts to hold down the show this week as Halo 2 Anniversary comes to Halo: The Master Chief … Continue reading →

As fate would have it, we’re looking at July until we get our first big showcase of Halo Infinite news but there’s still the Xbox Series X Gameplay Event… where not a lot of gameplay was actually shown. Alas, we … Continue reading →

We’re still in a bit of a news drought, but we did get work of an Xbox Series X press event happening net week showcasing some of the games on the console being developed by 3rd party developers, so it’s … Continue reading →

We have a double feature this week as we just released our interview with Installation 00 yesterday, which was pre-recorded before this episode. Both together would have resulted in over three hours of content, so we decided to keep them … Continue reading →

We had a strong start this year with guests on the podcast and we’re happy to bring on more guests. On this episode, we have our interview with Installation 00, a YouTuber who has been making waves in the lore … Continue reading →

Last month, we had our discussion on Halo: Smoke and Shadow and we’re discussing the sequel, Halo: Renegades in this episode. We’ve also got the latest news around Halo 2 Anniversary flighting on PC to discuss, last week’s community spotlight … Continue reading →

Dust Storm and Godzilla T here again with just ourselves for another couple of week’s wrapping up the community projects we didn’t cover last week and our latest community poll. We’re currently looking at who our next guests should be … Continue reading →

No guests with us this week as we take time to do a little checkup on fan projects in the works within the Halo community. We had a chance to go through most of them and will pick up more … Continue reading →

This week, Dust Storm and Godzilla T have a bit of alone time after the long string of guests on the show to talk about the latest book in the “Podtacular Book Club”, Halo: Smoke and Shadow. This is probably … Continue reading →

Another week with another interview, this time with the hosts of Finish the Fight: A Halo Podcast. Jesse and Alex join us to talk about the process behind their research for their shows and what it’s like to search for … Continue reading →

Another week and yet another interview here on the podcast mixed in with our regular show. Unfortunately the community spotlight was delayed, but there’s plenty more community content and events happening that were worthy of note. We’re please to have … Continue reading →

There’s no topic of the week for this week’s show as we were catching up on the numerous edits and fan project updates we didn’t get to last week. Fret not, there’s still a lot of good discussion from the … Continue reading →

This week we asked the community how they would like to unlock items in Halo Infinite given the past examples we’ve seen in Halo and in the industry. With the latest progression-style system in MCC drumming up community discussion, there’s … Continue reading →

We’re still playing catch-up on community happenings over the past month, but we’re nicking away at it until we’re all caught up. This week includes last week’s Community Spotlight and this week’s Community Update, first of each for 2020. Responding … Continue reading →

At Halo: Outpost Discovery, we had the opportunity to host several panels with Halo machinimators. The Halo universe has exceptional lore for people to build on and the tools to craft inspirational stories. In coordination with The Hub, we’re happy … Continue reading →

We kick off 2020, the year of Halo Infinite catching up on the community news and Halo updates. As we march closer to Holiday 2020, we’re continuing to revamp our podcast outline to showcase more of the news and discussions … Continue reading →

Our final episode of the year wraps up the second part of Halo: Broken Circle, which we started last week. The final Community Spotlight and Community Update are also available for discussion as we round out the decade with this … Continue reading →

Wrapping up our final book of the year, we take a look at the first part of Halo: Broken Circle. Taking place over 3000 years ago in the current Halo timeline, this book takes a look at the earliest days … Continue reading →

Halo: Reach on Halo: The Master Chief Collection is finally here and as Tartarus said, “[It’s] drawn quite a crowd.” Being one of the most successful Steam launches, Halo fans have flocked to its release. In this episode, we go … Continue reading →

Although we recorded this podcast in anticipation of it coming out before Thanksgiving, due to the delay of the previous episode, this one got delayed as well. In addition, Dust Storm’s audio wasn’t set up correctly to record, so we’re … Continue reading →

Apologies for this episode taking so long to release. Various issues arose gathering recordings and finding time to edit this show. We’re going to change the way we do big round-table discussions going forward so we try to avoid these … Continue reading →

Halo has had quite a few innovative and impactful marketing campaigns for game launches, some of the more memorable being Hunt the Truth, ilovebees, Iris and Believe. With Halo Infinite launching in just about a year, we asked you, our … Continue reading →

It’s Haloween night and the latest Community Spotlight is filled with plenty of Halo-themed pumpkin carvings, ink-tober drawings, and ghoulishly inspired artwork. The latest Reach flight, and possibly last is also out on PC including Campaign, Firefight and PvP Multiplayer! … Continue reading →

Even though Halo: Outpost Discovery ended nearly two months ago, we can’t stop talking about it and the memories it gave us over the summer. Earlier this year, we invited DJBlue and John Friend on the show to tell us … Continue reading →

This week we’re swapping in our regular end-of-the-month community update to cover the last three months of updates from other Halo communities, podcasts and projects. In addition to the Community Spotlight from this week, we have updates from most all … Continue reading →

The latest Reach flight for MCC came to Xbox this past week with a lot of Halo Insiders on to play a full week of competitive game modes. We asked the community for their input, but we guess everyone just … Continue reading →

We’re bringing back weekly discussion topics starting off with hearing what our community wants to see come back as game modes in Halo: Infinite. With the light launch in Halo 5: Guardians, there’s plenty that the community would like to … Continue reading →

Halo birthdays are plenty over these past two weeks with Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach. There is a lot happening in celebration, including Halo 3 playlist updates in MCC, the ODST slayer playlist on Halo 5: Guardians … Continue reading →

In celebration of our 700th episode and the feedback received on this panel at Halo: Outpost Discovery, we are pleased to invite the Event Programming Staff on the show to play in the Halo Game Show, featuring our Wheel of … Continue reading →

Halo: Outpost Discovery has been one heck of a ride for the event staff and fans alike. Wrapping up our Halo Outpost experience coverage, we cover some of 343’s final thoughts and farewells to showcasing our interview with Max Hoberman … Continue reading →

Since Halo 3, Forge has enabled the Halo community to create incredible experiences that have played an integral part in the Halo FPS experience. In this panel, you’ll learn about the history of Forge as it has evolved over time, … Continue reading →

The Halo community would not exist if it were not for some of the earliest community foundations established back in the Bungie era of Halo. Since the beginning of the Halo franchise, that community has grown and evolved into many … Continue reading →

There are many ways fans show their appreciation for the Halo franchise. Among them are ambitious projects that take the Halo Universe to unexplored and untapped avenues through fan games and mods in other games. Come learn about the passion … Continue reading →

Since the very first Halo, we have been creating our own stories and experiences within the games. From the original Warthog Jump to the ongoing Red vs. Blue, Halo Machinima has enabled us to put our mark in the Halo … Continue reading →

Halo Outpost has concluded, which means lots of news to cover and another book to cover! On the news front, we have a community update, Halo spotlight, MCC development update and an Action Sack refresh (which we we’re hoping to … Continue reading →

Since Halo 3, Forge has enabled the Halo community to create incredible experiences that have played an integral part in the Halo FPS experience. In this panel, you’ll learn about the history of Forge as it has evolved over time, … Continue reading →

The Halo community would not exist if it were not for some of the earliest community foundations established back in the Bungie era of Halo. Since the beginning of the Halo franchise, that community has grown and evolved into many … Continue reading →

Since the very first Halo, we have been creating our own stories and experiences within the games. From the original Warthog Jump to the ongoing Red vs. Blue, Halo Machinima has enabled us to put our mark in the Halo … Continue reading →

Halo Outpost in Houston happened last week and the experience continues to get better. In honor of visiting Dust Storm‘s home town for the latest stop, Melodious Mel (aka Dust Storm’s wife) joins this episode to talk about her experience … Continue reading →

We love talking about Halo and the many different corners of the Halo community! Discover existing podcasts and talk shows run by Halo fans covering official news, competitive play, lore and universe, and the community! Panelists: Dust Storm (Podtacular); Broke … Continue reading →

Since Halo 3, Forge has enabled the Halo community to create incredible experiences that have played an integral part in the Halo FPS experience. In this panel, you’ll learn about the history of Forge as it has evolved over time, … Continue reading →

There are many ways fans show their appreciation for the Halo franchise. Among them are ambitious projects that take the Halo Universe to unexplored and untapped avenues through fan games and mods in other games. Come learn about the passion … Continue reading →

The halo community would not exist if it were not for some of the earliest community foundations established back in the Bungie era of Halo. Since the beginning of the Halo franchise, that community has grown and evolved into many … Continue reading →

MCC Flighting has hit several delays and Postums has generously provided an in-depth look at how Halo Insider flighting works and the different stages in flight testing. Unfortunately, until some game breaking bugs are resolved, it will be quite some … Continue reading →

Maybe we’re getting rusty or 343’s adding some I Love Bees level puzzles to their Halo Infinite promotions, but a new discovery has the community in wonder and speculation. An audio file hidden behind a QR code was cleverly discovered … Continue reading →

Since Halo 3, Forge has enabled the Halo community to create incredible experiences that have played an integral part in the Halo FPS experience. In this panel, you’ll learn about the history of Forge as it has evolved over time, … Continue reading →