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181 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 hours ago - ★★★★ - 317 ratingsThe Unofficial Halo Universe Podcast
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Podtacular 830: Dropping Books
August 13, 2022 15:41 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 829: A Most Critical Achievement
August 06, 2022 19:09 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBIt’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 →
Podtacular 828: Alpha Pack
July 23, 2022 19:36 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBThis 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 →
Podtacular 827: The Silver in the Rough
July 19, 2022 01:12 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 826: Campaign Multi-Chief
July 12, 2022 03:25 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBHalo 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 →
Podtacular 825: A New Dawn
June 25, 2022 17:31 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBNot 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 →
Podtacular 824: Interview with XLR8
June 02, 2022 02:53 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBOne 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 →
Podtacular 823: The Only Thing Constant Is Change
May 29, 2022 03:07 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBPatches 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 →
Podtacular 822: Last Tower Standing
May 22, 2022 03:33 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBOver 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 →
Podtacular 821: Speed Crawling
May 07, 2022 02:18 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBSeason 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 →
Podtacular 820: Always More Space Among The Wolves
May 01, 2022 01:52 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBSeason 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 →
Podtacular 819: Floods of Change
April 15, 2022 13:26 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBHalo 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 →
Podtacular 818: Silver Outcomes
April 09, 2022 18:01 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBRounding 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 →
Podtacular 817: The CE Callback with Banished Flavor
April 03, 2022 01:22 - 1 hour - 70 MBAfter 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 →
Podtacular 816: Skill Check
March 18, 2022 18:04 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 815: Roadmap to Infinite Tangents
March 12, 2022 19:47 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBWith 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 →
Podtacular 814: Silver Tidings
February 28, 2022 02:10 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBWe’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 →
Podtacular 813: Solo Queuing
February 19, 2022 23:07 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBDust 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 →
Podtacular 812: Latency Lament
February 12, 2022 19:40 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBHaving 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 →
Podtacular 811: A Match Made on Xbox 360
February 07, 2022 04:25 - 1 hour - 62 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 810: More Tangents than a Geometry Class
February 02, 2022 20:40 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 809: Big Team Bugged
January 25, 2022 23:30 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBBig 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 →
Podtacular 808: Riff Raff
January 22, 2022 01:21 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBWith 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.
Podtacular 807: Halo Infinite First Impressions
January 14, 2022 15:45 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBHalo 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 →
Podtacular 806: Creepy Teeth
December 18, 2021 19:15 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBHalo 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 →
Podtacular 805: First Week on Zeta
November 27, 2021 19:47 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBHalo 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 →
Podtacular 804: Infinite Community Feedback
November 18, 2021 20:34 - 1 hour - 80 MBAs 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 →
Podtacular 803: Anniversary Overlay
November 06, 2021 18:16 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBIt 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 →
Podtacular 802: You’re Safe Driving Off a Cliff
October 27, 2021 02:02 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBOur 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 →
Podtacular 801: Big Team Evolved
October 18, 2021 20:33 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 800: A United Front
October 14, 2021 23:14 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 799: Fasten Armor for Flighting
October 04, 2021 01:03 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 798: Distracted Flighting
September 28, 2021 02:44 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 797: Arena Flight Outcomes
September 14, 2021 03:55 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBJust 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 →
Podtacular 796: Staying Power
September 04, 2021 18:50 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 795: Limits of Release
August 28, 2021 21:05 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBWe’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 →
Podtacular 794: Needs Some Support
August 21, 2021 23:51 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBNo 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 →
Podtacular 793: Flight Departed
August 09, 2021 00:04 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 792: Infinite Takes Flight
July 31, 2021 16:47 - 1 hour - 53 MBIt’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 →
Podtacular 791: ODST Drama
July 26, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBBeing 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 →
Podtacular 790: Flight Barrier
July 24, 2021 18:37 - 1 hour - 5 MBIt’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 →
Podtacular 789: The Hoss is Back
July 17, 2021 20:08 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBLong 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 →
Podtacular 788: The Master Chief in All of Us
July 12, 2021 16:54 - 32 minutes - 22.8 MBWith 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 →
Podtacular 787: Bait
July 11, 2021 21:27 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBAs 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 →
Podtacular 786: Fiesta Frenzy Announcement feat. ForgeHub
June 29, 2021 14:30 - 40 minutes - 28.3 MBIn 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 →
Podtacular 785: Live Service Smashing
June 25, 2021 20:56 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBThe 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 →
Podtacular 784: Infinite Delivers at E3
June 21, 2021 21:22 - 2 hours - 110 MBIt’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 →
Podtacular 783: E3 Infinite Hype
June 14, 2021 20:54 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBDue 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 →
Podtacular 782: Infinite News Delay
May 29, 2021 18:48 - 53 minutes - 37.2 MBWe 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 →
Podtacular 781: Dream Smash and Run
May 22, 2021 19:37 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBAfter 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 →