As of this morning, the “Halo: Reach” statistics Twitter service, “Tweet My Six” appears to have gone missing. Many of our forum members have reported not receiving their daily Challenge Tweets, and are missing past Tweets sent via “Tweet My Six.” There is not much more information we can provide, as their site also appears to be gone, but we will update this as details are made available to us.
Big Bad Toy Store has pictures of McFarlane Series 5 figures. This series will include:
Carter (Helmetless)
Ranger Elite
Brute Cheiftain
Skirmishers
Gungnir Spartan
It also seems that this series will include a Weapons pack
While no information has been released regarding any exclusives from this series, there is speculation that the Gungnir may be a Target exclusive, as it follows the same Green/Brown color scheme that the Exclusive Series 3 Military Police figure had.
Some of our Forum Members have reported finding the Gamestop Exclusive Steel Spartan Operator figure at their local stores! You can discuss this, and all series 3 figures, in our forums
UPDATE: In hand pics are now available via the above link to our forums courtesy of member wiiwhitey!
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Courtesy of Halo Waypoint:
WHERE: PAX Prime
Seattle, WA
Washington State Convention Center
Annex 3rd Floor
WHEN: Day Time
Friday, August 26 10am-6pm
Saturday, August 27 10am-midnight
Sunday, August 28 10am-6pm
TICKETS: Admission included with PAX Prime Badge purchase
WHAT: Check www.halowaypoint.com soon for details
If you call yourself a Halo fan, this is the year to attend PAX Prime! With a PAX Prime badge, fans gain admission to Halo Fest, the largest and most expansive live Halo experience ever. Packed with tournaments, exclusive panels, and sweet prizes, Halo Fest is the place to be for Halo fans attending PAX Prime 2011.
This event commemorates ten incredible years of Halo, looking back at the amazing stories that forged a diverse community and redefined gaming for two entire console generations. Join us August 26th-28th, at the Washington State Convention Center, and see why the last ten years of Halo were just the beginning.
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The May playlist updates on Reach are LIVE! Here is what you can expect…CLICK HERE to visit Bungie.net and see the long list of changes!
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I originally reviewed the Arbiter mini bust in April 2011 on HaloCollectors.com. To date it is still one of my favorite pieces in my collection because he’s one of my favorite characters, and Gentle Giant makes fantastic collectibles. Below are the images from the original review, as well as some of the text from the review. There are some excerpts missing that were lost because of data corruption, but the majority is still available. Note that the sections in brackets [ ] have been added to replace missing sections from the original review. You can also click on each image for a larger view. With that said, here we go:
It has been a long time since we’ve been able to look at a Halo offering from Gentle Giant. The original piece was the Master Chief mini bust (repainted also in Red, Blue, and Steel), followed by a “Classic” scale Master Chief (and pink repaint) as San Diego Comic Con 2009 Exclusives. We got our first glimpse of the Arbiter mini bust way back in February 2008, over 2 years ago. The Arbiter, former enemy of Master Chief and humanity, switched sides in the war between humans and the Covenant when he found out that the Covenant leadership had the intention of exterminating his species, the Elites. With the Arbiter at his side, the Chief was able to push forward and defeat their common enemies, making the Earth safe once again. Most fans of the Halo series see the Arbiter as the second most popular and important character in Halo3, due to his efforts in the war, and the fact that player 2 in co-op Campaign games plays as him. So was the wait for the mini bust worth it? Read on to find out!
CLICK HERE to see the images and excepts from the review!
When removing the bust from the packaging for the first time, the first thing I noticed was [the weight of it and how sturdy it felt. The detail that went into the sculpt is evident, and the coloring is appropriate and well-painted. The Arbiter is clutching a Covenant Carbine, which is the precision weapon that he often is armed with in the game.]
Next, I’ve prepared some in-game pictures of the Arbiter’s armor to compare it with what GG’s interpretation on the bust. When you look at each arm, you can see that nearly every detail on the game model is seen on the bust, from the lines and curves to the patterns. On the shoulder guard that sits at the top of the right arm, identical markings are found as well. The only (what could be considered) major differences are on the back of the bust. The markings on the main top piece are not the same when comparing the bust and the game model. Another difference is that on the bust the top gap on each side where the Arbiter’s skin is showing is not seen as prominently on the game model. Looking at the bottom of the back on the game model, the two curves that are joined by another small curve on each side are not present on the bust. As you can clearly see, though these details are different, without having a side by side comparison picture it is unlikely that anyone would even notice them. Not only are the differences miniscule, but they are also on the back of the bust and won’t even be visible in most displays. Also keep in mind that when sculpting the bust, GG most likely did not use game images, but images given to them by Microsoft to work off of, which can be different than what is seem in the game itself.
[Below are some additional images, including the bottom of the bust with the stamp and edition number, as well as a side by side comparison with the Master Chief mini bust.]
[This bust may be hard to find now due to the low edition size, but if you can find one it will be a worthy addition to anyone’s Halo collection.]
The Official XBox Magazine has a new interview with Frank O’Connor of 343 Industries about the future of the Halo frachise. Are any games planned for 2011? Will Bungie be involved in the future of Reach? When is the next map pack coming? These questions and more are answered in the interview, which you can read by clicking HERE!
[NOTE: This article is a piece of recovered archive data from the old HaloCollectors.com website. Some links, images, or videos may no longer be available.]Today is the start of a new feature here at HaloCollectors in our forums. Over the last year behind the scenes, we have been putting together image guides of in-hand Halo items sold at retail to keep on hand for viewing and reference. Many of them also include a product review by a HaloCollectors staff member. Every week we will be adding new images to the guides, so check back to see what is new! The first items we are kicking the Guides off with are the Master Chief (green, red, and blue) mini busts produced by Gentle Giant LTD. These awesome pieces were produced in 2008, and come with interchangable parts. Click HERE to check out the HC Image Guides!
[NOTE: This article is a piece of recovered archive data from the old HaloCollectors.com website. Some links, images, or videos may no longer be available.]The above sneak peak of the upcoming Jun action figure was revealed at McFarlane’s Spawn Forums! Thanks to forum member ryanhalo798 for the heads up. It won’t be long now until we can finally complete Noble team!
[NOTE: This article is a piece of recovered archive data from the old HaloCollectors.com website. Some links, images, or videos may no longer be available.]IndustryGamers.com interviewed Joseph Staten of Bungie Studios as part of their multi-studio interviewing tour. In it, Staten answers questions about the Chief’s design concept, player immersion, the relationship with Cortana, and more. Click HERE to read the full interview!
[NOTE: This article is a piece of recovered archive data from the old HaloCollectors.com website. Some links, images, or videos may no longer be available.]That’s right boys and girls! Next week brings a playlist update to Halo Reach, and making a comeback are Community (maps) Slayer, Grifball, and most importantly Firefight Arcade! Yes, we are biased, but FF Arcade is (in our ever humble opinion) the most fun game mode in Reach. Regardless, whatever your flavor of fun is, you’re likely to have something to play next Tuesday, so get ready!
“Have you ever wondered what happens to your heart rate when playing a game? Reddit user gortag did and decided to make it part of his PhD project looking into User Research to get a sample of his own heart rate while playing Halo: Reach.
Details are limited as we only have a Reddit thread to go by, but the image above, and the full map of his heart rate while playing is available to view on imgur.com.
The actual setup for capturing the data involved connecting a Polar brand exercise belt, which measures heart rate when worn, via a makeshift USB cable to a Macbook. The Processing programming language was then used to create a program for collecting the data.
The final data was put together to form the image with a bunch of screenshots of the game being played. The main correlation between heart rate and playing seems to be when armor lock occurs which has a calming influence, but we’ll let you make your own conclusions.”
CLICK HERE to read the full article!
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HaloCollectors forum member Kaidon has made some custom Spartan action figures for some of his fellow forum members based off of their in-game Spartans from Halo Reach! Many of the pieces on each figure are custom sculpted and painted.
CLICK HERE to head over to Kaidon’s Custom Stuff blog, where you can see an entire gallery of each figure and many more pictures of several of his Halo customs by checking the left column of the site!
[NOTE: This article is a piece of recovered archive data from the old HaloCollectors.com website. Some links, images, or videos may no longer be available.]It goes for a WHOPPING 27,500 Powerup Rewards points!
Even the most prolific gamer/collector is going to have a tough time mustering up that amount of points.
Here is the official link:
Gamestop Exclusive Blue Elite Officer
If you can’t see the link, you’ll need to sign up on their site.
Item description from Gamestop:
“Featuring in-depth detail and unbelievable articulation, this PowerUp Rewards McFarlane exclusive figure will take you to a whole other world. And we’re pretty sure you know which world that is. Redeem fast, there are only 3,000 of these bad boys in existence.”
“The world of Halo could take a huge turn now that Bungie has left Microsoft for Activision. A Microsoft domain registration hints that the company is preparing a future Halo title that will use the extremely popular Kinect device.
The registration is for kinecthalo.com, and was evidently handled by a legitimate registrar also responsible for kinect.com and the recently revealed ssxkinect.com and simskinect.com. Whether or not these registrations actually mean anything is up in the air.
Kinect Halo is a pretty boring name, so I doubt it’d be the final title for whatever Halo game 343 Industries is currently working on. Still, it gets the point across. It’s a Halo game that uses Kinect.
If Microsoft wants the hardcore Xbox 360 audience to embrace its motion device, there’s no better way than to force them to buy a Kinect to be able to play a new Halo title. If I had my druthers, anything Halo that uses Kinect would be one of the Kinect-controller hybrids Microsoft once referred to.
What do you think? Is this just Microsoft covering its bases, or does it dare to make the next Halo game require head nodding or hand waving to play? Such a move could turn the hardcore community onto Kinect, or it could make them despise its existence with all of the fury in their hearts.”
[NOTE: This article is a piece of recovered archive data from the old HaloCollectors.com website. Some links, images, or videos may no longer be available.]While they last grab a Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Subscription Card for only $39.99 with Free Shipping at Buy.com – Click here or below to order, they won’t last long!
It has been a while since the last time we saw a high-end Halo collectible released to retail, almost a year in fact. Most if not all of the big name companies that held the Halo license (such as Gentle Giant, Master Replicas, Kotobukiya, and more) have not renewed it with Microsoft. Weta claimed that they had more items coming, but no new news has been released from them lately. The closest thing to high-end we have seen lately is the McFarlane Noble Team statue that came included with the Reach Legendary edition of the game.
Why do you think that high-end companies no longer carry the Halo license? Do you think we are likely to see any future releases? CLICK HERE to visit our forums (now with guest access!) to read and weigh in on the topic!
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So every Friday Bungie puts out a weekly update with some info about Halo Reach and more. While it is usually a decent read, many times it can get, well, a little wordy. So without futher adieu, this is the first issue of the HaloCollectors Nitty Gritty. Think of it as the Cliff Notes version of the book that Bungie puts out every week in the update… All the info you want, without all the filler to make you waste an extra ten minutes of your life that you could be using to play Halo…
– Just over 100,000 people completed Winter Contingency LASO for the weekly challenge, and we have been warned that there are more LASO challenges coming…
– Community Slayer Grab Bag will be coming back eventually, but instead of the maps being used “as is,” Bungie will be working to tweak necessary issues with weapons, spawns, etc…
– Community Big Team Slayer is on the horizon…
– A “sizable” playlist update is coming in February at some point, followed by another in March…
– Firefight Arcade will be returning in the near future, but with a few undisclosed changes…
– No Grab Bag playlists will be going live this week…
– A new round of updates to the mobile version of Bungie.net will be launching soon…
– A contest is being held to see who can create the best birthday card for Bungie employees…
– Lots of Droid phone wallpapers are available for download…
CLICK HERE to see the full weekly update article at Bungie.net!
[NOTE: This article is a piece of recovered archive data from the old HaloCollectors.com website. Some links, images, or videos may no longer be available.]Our sister site Yodasnews.com (which is turning 7 years old tomorrow, drop by for a massive giveaway) has been doing a feature every Sunday for the last four years that picks an Ebay item of item of interest and features it on the main page. It may be staff submitted, readers submitted or just something cool they found and we are happy to start that same program here!
Today we feature in our debut edition a lot of loose McFarlane Halo 3 figures that at the time of this posting is at .99 with a single bid! As any collector can see, there are some nice grabs in there! Click here to check it out!
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