Postmortem asks if we want to dive deeper into BTF#7: The Deeper End of the Military Sci-Fi Pool

We kick off Volume Two of Beyond the Frontline with BTF#6 Are We BETA Off Without It?

Written by guest writer Michael Carollo, Hindsight: ODST takes a tour of each level of Halo 3: ODST and looks at the encounters, the easter eggs and the joys of being the Rookie on the streets of New Mombasa. The first outing takes us from the Drop Pod to Tayari Plaza and promises to return regularly, updating a level at a time.

The Forward Unto Dawn Podcast Episode Two focuses exclusively on the recently published Halo: Glasslands by Karen Travis. Dani (Slightly Live) is joined by Dave (DangerousDave) and Isaac (Postmortem) to discuss the plot, characters and events in the first novel that gives us an insight into the Halo universe after the events at the end of the Human-Covenant war and the video game Halo 3. If you haven’t read the book yet be warned as we do talk about major plot points in detail and you may not want to be spoiled.

Didn’t you know that today is unofficially 343 Day? You now know it is!

As we approach the end of the year things tend to get a little bit slow on the article front. Don’t worry, we have a bunch of paragraphs soon to be slapped across your eyeballs and you won’t have to wait long for some delightful word porn.

This weekend we’ve just finished recording two more podcast sessions one of which you’ll most likely have a chance to hear before the years out and another in the new year.

And since today is a special day, let us help you celebrate. Simply leave a comment at the end of this post and the first ten folks will receive either a Male or Female 343 Avatar T-shirt for their Live Avatar, courtesy of the ever wonderful bs angel and the nice folks at Halo Waypoint.

Don’t forget to leave an email address so we can send out the codes!!

So go, get some free stuff. We’ll see you online for some celebrations!

The winners of the competitions have now been notified by email. If you didn’t win, sorry. That’s just how it goes. Winners were selected by random draw for both competitions between all correct entries submitted and comments left.

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to give the podcast a listen and the great feedback you all gave us. I’m sure there will be more podcasts to come in future.

Glasslands Digital Book Winner – Paulski.

Gold Elite Avatar Winners - Brainp0wa, Iztari, Sheogorath and comik300.

We’re excited to finally put out our first podcast after months of planning and scheduling and considering, denying and finally getting on with it. The Forward Unto Dawn Podcast features considered discussions about pertinent Halo fiction and gaming developments. We delve deep into Halo fiction and gameplay mechanics, matchmaking updates and exciting new features coming to the gameplay ecosystem.

Episode One is now live!

Which game defines “classic” Halo and how will 343 approach it?

The Article and Concept Art Gallery has just been updated. Whilst we have yet to add our own article-related items, the official art keeps coming in.

We have some breathtaking new pieces of art including over half a dozen of new Halo: Reach campaign concept art pieces by the amazingly talented Mark Goldsworthy. Some of these pieces will make your jaw drop and really makes you wish current gaming hardware would catch up to the imagination of such great artists.

We also have some officially released art from the new Halo art book, The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds. Some of the art is new and some is not and some has never been seen before whilst other pieces are familar to most fans on the internet. The book itself is an art’s fan’s dream come true with over four hundred individual pieces of Halo art. Do yourself a favour and pick up a copy.

And finally we’ve posted some amazing concept art for the unpublished and sadly cancelled Halo MMO by the artist Dylan Cole and Ensemble Studios. Say what you want about the direction the MMO was heading into when it got cancelled but it is clear that Cole really had the Forerunner look and feel nailed down.

All units! We need more experiments like Halo Wars.