Podtacular

Download After releasing the Didact, you are faced with the UNSC Infinity crash landing on Requiem. You must make your way through the jungle, meet up with other Marines and Spartans along the way, and defend Infinity while repairs are being made, but you must hurry: you're not the only one heading towards Infinity. Also, you get to drive a Scorpion tank. Helping us run through one of the toughest Halo 4 missions is the mythical man himself, Mythic Tyrant, founder of the mythic community. Enjoy

Download As Halsey continues her study of the alien artifact with Thorne keeping watch, the rest of the Spartan fireteams continue their hunt for Jul 'Mdama. While Halsey is chatting with an unknown contact, Majestic and Crimson are being lead through a goose chase as they jump through the slipspace portal network following Jul. Will Halsey unlock the secrets of the artifact? Will the Spartans catch Jul? As always, HaloFanForLife joins us for the discussion. Enjoy

Download | Shownotes A delightful bunch of Halo info is contained in this week's Halo Bulletin as we get our regular dose of matchmaking updates and Spartan Ops info drop, but some extra stuff sneaks in as well. Silentium comes out in a little over a month, the TU, Majestic maps and Team Throwback are due in two week's time, hints to campaign Easter eggs, and a little something-something of Bravo working at 343i. Enjoy

Download We continue our Grifball adventures with the folks over at the GrifballHub talking about the game specific changes that have taken effect in Halo 4. The addition of auto-pickup and throwing the ball have introduced some interesting dynamics into the game and Goosechecka and Kal are here to help explain the changes. We got a glimpse at our first set of Grifball maps as well in the Grifball playlist. Enjoy

Download An iconic episode is upon us as we reach our 343rd episode of Podtacular and how ironic that we cover the staple sport of Halo: Grifball! As most of you are aware, Grifball is not your run-of-the-mill custom; it's an all out way of life for some Spartans. We mentioned briefly on our last show some of the history of the origins of Grifball, but now it's time to pull back the curtains on how Grifball has evolved from it's idea in Red vs. Blue to the fully fledged gametype we now have in Halo 4. Our special guest SquirrelBurrito from the National Grifball Association helps give us the rundown behind this epic sport. Enjoy

Download | Shownotes This week's bulletin highlights the world of Grifball with an interview of Burnie Burns from RoosterTeeth, talking about the history of the gametype. There is the weekly playlist update as well as short behind-the-scenes look on how 343i decided to progress the Spartan Ops story after the first five episodes. The in-game File Browser is also fully functional. Again, we dip into our mailbag and read your submissions. Enjoy

Download Lasky is getting desperate as the situation with the Covenant and the Artifact is getting out of hand. We are introduced to Dr. Catherine Halsey, founder of the Spartan program and Forerunner expert within the UNSC. She has been locked away for some time for the things she has done, but is there a chance aboard Infinity for her to prove her worth? On the Requiem side of the story, a Covenant terrorist Parg Vol has been wreaking havoc on the UNSC and something needs to be done about it. Again, we are joined by our resident Spartan Ops expert HaloFanForLife. Enjoy

Download Round two of our mini series mashup is here covering the complete Halo 4 experience. Our second campaign mission Requiem is covered with the help of B2theRyanNewman where we dive into the mysteries of the strange new Forerunner planet. HaloFanForLife drops by again to take a look at Artifact and the mysteries it may contain. Finally, Nak3d Eli gives us the expert advice you need to dominate at Haven. Enjoy

Download You're continuing your pursuit of the mysterious signal that appears to be coming from the core of Requiem. When you get there, rather than finding the Infinity, you find what seems to be a broadcast satellite that is re-transmitting Infinity's signal and being distorted by the shield generators. In order to make contact, you need to disable the shields and get to the satellite before it's too late and Infinity get's trapped. Joining us on our quest is CruelLEGACEY from CruelLEGACEY Productions. Enjoy

Download This week's bulletin talks about the almighty camper class. There are 10 "You know you are a camper when..." quotes for your entertainment. On the more serious note, Grifball is coming to matchmaking next week. 343i also announced the Competitive Skill Rank that will be coming out in the April time frame. We also dive deeper into the Forge maps currently available in the Community Forge Test. Enjoy

Download Continuing our journey in the Halo 4 Campaign, the Master Chief crash lands on Requiem in the remains of the Forward Unto Dawn and other Covenant ships that got sucked in with you. There's no doubt that there are Covenant that made it down with you too. Near the very beginning of the level, there is one part that truly shows how beautiful the game looks on 7 year old hardware, but don't let that keep you for too long. Remember, you need to figure out where you are. We are joined by B2theRyanNewman to help cover the mission. Enjoy

Download | Shownotes This week marks the beginning of the second half of Spartan Ops Season 1 and the introduction to the Community Forge Test matchmaking playlist. Every week for the next five weeks, we will continue our Spartan IV career on Requiem as we partake in missions on new battlefields and environments. In the Forge playlist, try out six community made maps and provide feedback in the Waypoint forums to get your favorites included in the mainstream matchmaking playlists.

Download Last week, we started releasing episodes for our mini-series to cover the entirety of the Halo 4 experience. Today we present to you our first compilation of those episodes. The first campaign mission: Dawn is covered with founder of Podtacular foomojive, the first Spartan Ops episode: Departure is covered with our resident Spartan Ops expert HaloFanForLife, and Complex is covered with JakFireDragon. These shows are full of helpful tips and strategies you can use in War Games and Spartan Ops and dives into the story behind the campaign and Spartan Ops, so you don't miss a beat. Enjoy

Download One of the most favorite multiplayer maps in the Halo 4 experience has been Haven, which was actually designed with competitive play in mind. This map is most popular among competitive players because of it's symmetry and many routes of escapes and shooting paths. To help us better understand the map, we have Nak3d Eli from Nak3d Halo on to give us the inside scoop on strategy, spawns, weapons, and control points on the map. Enjoy

Download Just as 343i brought in the new year with a new bulletin, we are bringing it in with a new podcast to talk about said bulletin. This week's bulletin has a somewhat different tune to it however. We have a beautiful letter the community that gets read on the show, but it's something that you should go read for yourself. We hope to bring you many good podcasts this year and we thank you for trusting us as your source for everything unofficially Halo. Enjoy