Tallgeese

it does look like the Defiant Maps, but I really saw a resemblance to the "From Ashes" DLC from Mass Effect 3 where you get the Prothean character. Or any other Cerberus outpost in general I suppose lol

technically the Flood are returning in the form of the new Infection gametype...Flood Infection. So it will pit 2 Flood Infected agaisnt 10 uninfected players. Yes the Flood are not returning in Campaign or Spartan Ops, but they will make an appearance in War Games (MM).

I believe it is region locked. Micro$oft will do just about anything to make sure as many copies of their games are bought around the world and seeing as many people still have the old region locked consoles around the world, the games will also be region locked. I believe that Xbox Live Point cards are also still region locked, while the Pre-Order bonuses may or may not be. So you could buy from Mighty Ape NZ and use the Pre-Order Bonuses, but the actual game will be region locked. I know when I was in AUS a year ago, I found a cheap copy of Reach with a different box art so I bought it and it wont work on my US Reach Xbox because it says it is region locked. So yeah, not surprised if Halo 4 will be region locked

To be fair we have had a name and a few pictures for a while...but nice render find

Think this will be in War Games or just Spartan Ops and Campaign? Kind of hoping it is in War Games...looks sweet

Seeing as the console already is 400, adding the LE and trigger headset would jump it higher than 500, probably around 700 bucks

haha yeah that may become an issue lol

@Mr. Bashful Brute: You start with 2 grenades, either the frag, plasma, or emp grenade. There is a mod to allow you to carry 3 of the grenade if you choose. But the issue brought up in this thread is the fact that you can not pick up grenades off of dead players unless you have a mod called resupply which allows you to pick up 1 grenade off of dead players. You can still pick up grenades from grenade spawns on the maps as well.

I think as long as you use youre poweruprewards card when you pick up the pre-order it will count. Because right now on my account it just says I have reserved Halo 4 LE and SE, but when I pick up the two, I will get the points for both. So I think as long as you use the card when you pick them up you are good.

Woot Woot glad i pre-ordered 2 from gamestop and used my Rewards card lol

I agree Ryu, invasion was fun for the first few months, but Dominion looks awesome...and looks like it wil be around a while.

I will look forward to seeing this

@Ryu: Because there are only Spartans in Multiplayer now, they included all aspects including Loadouts into the Spartan Armor section, buecause technically the loadouts are a part of the customization within Spartan Armor section. When you go under the Spartan Armor section, it breaks down into several different sections including the Loadouts section which is than portrayed to the right of the Spartan Armor section. Thats how it was set up at CC at least...it could have changed since than so who knows lol

I wouldnt worry, Frank O'Connor stated that they are going to release ALL pre-order bonuses in a Pre-Order Bonus DLC pack on the Xbox Marketplace post Halo 4 launch. The only advantage to this sort of thing is being able to get some of the pre-order bonuses when the game comes out

Yeah, so If you use your PowerUpRewards Card you will get 3 Emblems, the Forst Armor Skin, and 3 other bonuses at launch. If you dont use your PowerUpRewards Card you will get the Forst Armor Skin, and 3 other bonuses at launch. It looks like the BR Skin will be one of the 3 bonuses, it is winning at the moment. Also you can vote each day to make sure you help your choice, and you can re-tweet each day to get a chance to win a $500 Gift Card.

nemesis seems ok...only really good on FFA. Auto Sentry doesnt seem to have changed...at ComicCon it was weak too...only lasts for a few seconds and doenst do neraly enough damage. Also the Auto Sentry has a hard time focusing on multiple targets, so if there are 2 people in front of it, it will focus a bit on both, not on one...

Meh...ranks are just a symbol or number next to your name and dont mean much anymore...too many people boost, cheat, or pay for their ranks. If I am having fun, I could care less if there are ranks or not

Not sure if anyone else has seen this, but along with the Forest armor skin, Gamestop is now going to be giving 3 additional pre-order bonuses to those who pre-order Halo 4. The 3 other bonuses are decided upon by the community. There will be 3 waves of voting between 2 different bonuses, with 1 bonus being the victor from each wave, thus making 3 additional bonuses. The first wave is going on now and is between the Arctic BR skin and a Green Soldier Avatar Armor. So far the BR skin is winning by a landslide. Also of note, those who pre-order Halo 4 from Gamestop with their PowerUp Rewards Card also get 3 exclusive emblems. Here is the link: http://halo4vote.com/

The first season is indeed 50 missions, but there are 5 missions a week so the first season will only take 10 weeks. So a little over 2 months...nothign close to a year

haha it was funny seeing my team mate kill himself with the incineration cannon lol. I dont think he expected to burn when the rounds exploded lol

I like the Boltshot a lot...in its semi auto mode it does a little less damage than the Magnum, but when charged, it hits like a mauler and is a one hit kill up close. The Light Rifle was awesome at ComicCon, I really liked the dual modes, the burst mode was cool...about as effective as the BR, the scoped mode was sweet...just as powerful as the DMR. The scattershot asctually wasnt all that great on bigger maps. Unless it was a true CQC map like Haven, the scattershot wasnt as powerful as I thought it would be. It has more range than the human shotgun, but only because it can bounce off walls, the ground, and ceilings. But up close it has less damage than the human shotgun. The Suppressor was fun, it was cool using the burst mode like an smg, and the full on assault rifle mode. On par with the storm rifle and AR. The Binary Rifle was cool, on par with the human sniper (I actually liked the Beam Rifle more, easier to get kills with it seemed) I never touched the Incineration Cannon, but I saw a guy light himself on fire with it becuse he shot the enemy point blank. It fires like the Fuel Rod, but when it detonates, it explodes like the flame grenades from Halo 3. Seemed pretty cool.

I am excited for Spartan Ops...however, because you have to purchases a season pass after the first season, I really hope that 343i/M$ does not release achievements for every season...that would really show M$'s grubby fingers looking for more money. I will probably only play the first free season of SO, after that, unless it is waaaay amazing, I probably wont pay for the season passes after. And again, if they put achievements in every season, I will be upset.

Not random...its the Didact, he has his own ball of death vehicle that he flies around in. Frank O'Connor confirmed last week on GTTV that the Didact was officially in the game and not the nicest either lol

Yeah on Exile for the slayer games it was in the corner of both bases...when the player finally saw them boy stuff went wild lol...

I agree...with Halo 4 being so close behind CoD BO2 it is pretty awesome. I think a lot of people are wanting to soo if 343i can pull it off. I think they can