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feel

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OT: it was my daughter's birthday today. She wanted this giant plus moose she saw at Costco a while back, but we'd told her it was too big. (She's really into stuff animals.) Well, we got it anyways. I set it up in the living room and grabbed a camera when I heard my wife pull into the driveway with the kids after school.

I found her reaction amusing.

"Fuzzy! Fuzzy!"

[/OT]
Daaawww

Whoever is off by more than a week has to post on the Waypoint forums at least 50 times.
whoa there too cruel I don't think many would be cool with that
 

CyReN

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Halogaf Release Date Contest
kylej - September 4th
neoism - September 17th
Dug - September 18th
Plywood - September 24th
CyReN, Asklon & mastrbiggy - September 25th
Franklinator- October 2nd
Kittens - November 6
monsterfracas - October 9th
Homeboyd - October 16th
ViewtifulJC,blamite & EdibleExplosives - October 23rd
FateBreaker - November 2nd
WJD & Letters - November 6th
Steelyuhas - November 13th
Biggest-Geek-Ever & GhaleonEB - November 20th
-Yeti - December 4th
Hypertrooper - Holiday 2012
 

neoism

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OT: it was my daughter's birthday today. She wanted this giant plus moose she saw at Costco a while back, but we'd told her it was too big. (She's really into stuff animals.) Well, we got it anyways. I set it up in the living room and grabbed a camera when I heard my wife pull into the driveway with the kids after school.

I found her reaction amusing.

"Fuzzy! Fuzzy!"

[/OT]

ghal you a fucking awsome DAD...
 
I would imagine sometime after October 2, which is when Karen Traviss' The Thursday War comes out. I assume it will help lead directly into the events of the game...
 
OT: it was my daughter's birthday today. She wanted this giant plus moose she saw at Costco a while back, but we'd told her it was too big. (She's really into stuff animals.) Well, we got it anyways. I set it up in the living room and grabbed a camera when I heard my wife pull into the driveway with the kids after school.

I found her reaction amusing.

"Fuzzy! Fuzzy!"

[/OT]
DAW! Best dad! Nah my dad is better. But damn that must be a surprise.

Otherwise did you eat up all of my candy?
 
OT: it was my daughter's birthday today. She wanted this giant plus moose she saw at Costco a while back, but we'd told her it was too big. (She's really into stuff animals.) Well, we got it anyways. I set it up in the living room and grabbed a camera when I heard my wife pull into the driveway with the kids after school.

I found her reaction amusing.

"Fuzzy! Fuzzy!"

[/OT]
D'awwwww

She had that whole "not sure if serious" face going on :)
 
Halogaf Release Date Contest
kylej - September 4th
neoism - September 17th
Dug - September 18th
Plywood - September 24th
CyReN, Asklon & mastrbiggy - September 25th
Franklinator & blamite- October 2nd
Kittens - November 6
monsterfracas - October 9th
Homeboyd - October 16th
ViewtifulJC & EdibleExplosives - October 23rd
FateBreaker - November 2nd
WJD & Letters - November 6th
Steelyuhas - November 13th
Biggest-Geek-Ever & GhaleonEB - November 20th
-Yeti - December 4th
Hypertrooper - Holiday 2012

November 6. September and October are too crowded. A better bet would be even closer to Christmas to help ramp up the media coverage.
 
Isn't the next Halo book from Karen Traviss (Halo: Thursday War) supposed to be out before Halo 4? The book is to be released on October 2nd.

Edit: GrimBrother One beat me to it!
 
OT: it was my daughter's birthday today. She wanted this giant plus moose she saw at Costco a while back, but we'd told her it was too big. (She's really into stuff animals.) Well, we got it anyways. I set it up in the living room and grabbed a camera when I heard my wife pull into the driveway with the kids after school.

I found her reaction amusing.

"Fuzzy! Fuzzy!"

[/OT]

The finesse as she jumped into it was amazing! Bah, I'm smiling like a fool. Awesome video Ghal.
 
Isn't the next Halo book from Karen Traviss (Halo: Thursday War) supposed to be out before Halo 4? The book is to be released on October 2nd.

Edit: GrimBrother One beat me to it!

I couldn't get into Glasslands, so I set it down and started reading Cryptum.

Like night and day...


Just sayin'






(does it get better?)
 

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Wish I could. Work and then GF anniversary. Ughh they are both killing my soul.
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Fuchsdh

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OT: it was my daughter's birthday today. She wanted this giant plus moose she saw at Costco a while back, but we'd told her it was too big. (She's really into stuff animals.) Well, we got it anyways. I set it up in the living room and grabbed a camera when I heard my wife pull into the driveway with the kids after school.

I found her reaction amusing.

"Fuzzy! Fuzzy!"

[/OT]

Cute kids.


If marketed correctly, I think Halo 4 has a chance. Call me an optimist. Or a fanboy.

I think it does too. Let's remember that every franchise waxes and wanes. Whether or not CoD is dethroned is debateable, but even if that's unlikely Halo can still capture greater mindshare.

Look at it this way: ask someone on the street to hum a few bars from CoD. Then ask them to do the same for Halo.

Market share and sales aren't the only indicator of cultural relevance. By that barometer Halo has to be one of the most successful media franchises in recent memory. $3.x billion isn't shabby.
 

FyreWulff

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OT: it was my daughter's birthday today. She wanted this giant plus moose she saw at Costco a while back, but we'd told her it was too big. (She's really into stuff animals.) Well, we got it anyways. I set it up in the living room and grabbed a camera when I heard my wife pull into the driveway with the kids after school.

I found her reaction amusing.

"Fuzzy! Fuzzy!"

[/OT]

That was awesome. Like palindromes!
 
Crazy sounds better. :p

What I meant by marketed correctly -- the bullet points:

- Return to form for the franchise (The long-awaited sequel to 2007's Halo 3!)
- New game modes and features, including customizable loadouts!
- Spartan Ops -- an evolution of Firefight. Take the cooperative experience to the next level. Plus, new content weekly/bi-monthly to keep you entertained!
- Earn credits across all game modes to upgrade your Spartan. Each Spartan is a unique reflection of the player. (Customizable codpieces for teabagging would sell copies, too.)
- Rich, cooperative campaign experience

Toss in a deep map editor that 343 promises to look toward for future matchmaking maps, and you've got a chance at gaining the lead this year, imo.
 

Ramirez

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Do people buy one game every month? But it is a pretty shitty day still. Because AC3 launch a week before and BO2 in that week.

I just don't understand the logic of wanting to share the lime light with any big holiday game. Release in Sept and there is nothing else you have to worry about. Release in Oct/Nov and there are a TON of games you have to share the spotlight with, and you ensure then that you're not even going to be the most anticipated FPS in that time frame.
 
As Ghaleon pointed out, we probably wouldn't even be discussing a November release date if "Holiday 2012" wasn't the tentative date from the beginning. Makes it sound like November-December to me... Unless we're looking at a Labor Day release, haha :)
 
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