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In part two of this two-part series, Mudcat continues with helpful Halo 5 competitive multiplayer tips from his YouTube video. Keep your eyes peeled for a BRAND NEW Spartan Talk at the end of the month. We appreciate your patience with our lazy asses!

Mudcat created a two-part series on Halo 5 Guardians competitive multiplayer. He walks you through helpful tricks and tips to level up your game. Part two will be released shortly after this one. Expect a BRAND NEW Spartan Talk by end of the month. We know we have been bad at updating this cast and we can't wait to get back into it. See you soon!

We're sorrrray. It's been a while. This is the last podcast before Halo 5: Guardians launches! There is a lot to talk about so this podcast is supersized. We discuss Nathan Fillion's chiseled good-looks, Halo as a 30 year franchise, preload woes, and more! You can listen in browser here or check out at the Interact page. Remember to send us comments, questions, and suggestions for future shows. Enjoy!

Well folks, it's been three weeks since our last cast. Sorry that life is getting in the way! Mudcat is currently doing family things so rek1aimer is here to give you some Halo news updates. Lots of Halo 5 Guardians news in the last few weeks. Join rek1aimer as he talks about the split screen debacle (again), the Blue Team cinematic, and more! You can listen in browser here or check out at the Interact page. Remember to send us comments, questions, and suggestions for future shows. Enjoy

We spend most of our time talking about the H5G cinematic that came out in the last week, HCS, and more. There is no lore topic to discuss, lucky you! You can listen in browser here or check us out on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn, and MixCloud. You can also learn how to get involved by checking out our Interact page!

This week on the Spartan Talk podcast, we discuss some news and Captain Keyes. There is no lore topic to discuss, luck you! You can listen in browser here or check us out on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn, and MixCloud. You can also learn how to get involved by checking out our Interact page! EP009 - Mr. Captain Jacob Keyes - we talk about Captain Keyes and stuff FYI - Mudcat cut out on this one early so we have a rather abrupt ending. Back in full force next week!

This week on the Spartan Talk podcast, we discuss all the news coming out of Gamescom this week. There is no lore topic to discuss, luck you! You can listen in browser here or check us out on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn, and MixCloud. You can also learn how to get involved by checking out our Interact page! EP008 - Just the facts: Lots of Halo news at Gamescom this week 00:00-2:15 - Introduction & letting you know we won't talk lore this week. 2:30-8:00 - H5G's campaign will force a four-player squad on you for the single player campaign. There will always be three AI players with you through the campaign.  8:05-11:30 - Halo tabletop game, Halo Fleet Battles, was on display at Gamescom. It is a 1:20000 scale space combat game. Includes lore never before seen. You'll have to buy the starter set, assemble your pieces, and then paint them. Looks like a new hobby! 11:45-17:00 - H5G Limited Edition Xbox One console has been announced. We aren't surprised by this, but we are kind of surprised that they include a 1TB HDD. You think they would put in some "non-standard" drives in a bundle, like 2TB. Go drop some money if you want. We als

This week on the Spartan Talk podcast, we discuss the Flood. When did we find the Flood, what did they do, and will we see them again? Should we see them again? You can listen in browser here or check us out on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn, and MixCloud. You can also learn how to get involved by checking out our Interact page! EP007 - One Single Spore: when did we find the Flood, what did they do, will we see them again? 00:00-2:15 - Introduction & contest results. FYI - no one one, cause you guys didn't wanna do the work :) 2:15-4:45 - H5G showing up in the news for Gamescom. Apparently there will be a "mind blowing" presentation. 4:50-7:00 - Phil Spencer hopes the Master Chief Collection will boost Xbox sales in China, now that the ban is over. Not sure if they want to put all their eggs in that basket, but it couldn't hurt! 7:10-9:30 - The Pit was made by a fan for Counter Strike: Global Offensive. It looks really cool! However, we are unsure how it will play since CSGO is a rather fast paced game. We want to check it out more though. GG to whoever made it! 9:40-14:00 - HCS Season 2 finals. We talked about who won and how much money they got. $150K prize pool, first prize winner got $75K of that. P

This week on the Spartan Talk podcast, rek1aimer discusses Reach, since Mudcat is in Vegas trying to win it big. What was Reach? Why was it important? Why did it fall? Remember, our Halo figure contest is still going on until 7/27! Get more details on here! You can listen in browser here or check us out on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn, and MixCloud. You can also learn how to get involved by checking out our Interact page! EP006 - The Fall of Reach: What was Reach, why was it important, why did it fall? 00:00-1:45 - Introduction & contest reminder 2:00-3:10 - Batman Arkham Knight becomes the "PC version" of the Master Chief Collection failure. Kind of interesting.  3:15-5:45 - A recent study shows that when you're a n00b at a game (i.e. you play poorly) you tend to harass more people, particularly women, online. The better you play, the less harassing you get. I find it funny that they used Halo 3 for this study, because the researcher found the SPARTAN armor made players look ambiguous (i.e. no idea if the player has boobs or not). Moral of the story, don't be a dick. 5:50-7:30 - H5G fire team update.

This week on the Spartan Talk podcast, we discussed the Arbiter. What is an Arbiter? How did they form the 'position' and why? Who is the 'current' Arbiter? We also announce a really cool contest that you can get more details on here! You can listen in browser here or check us out on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn, and MixCloud. You can also learn how to get involved by checking out our Interact page! EP005 - Arbiter: the alien, the myth, the legend, the taco truck owner content 00:00-1:00 - Introductions 1:00-6:15 - More discussion on H5G not having split screen. Discussed an article on Engadget by author Philip Palermo, which pretty much sums up our thoughts. We then went on to complain more about this silly decision by 343i.  6:20-10:20 - The H5G Limited Edition, the one that costs a whopping $250, won't have a physical game for now. 343i sites the reason for this being time constraints. While digital downloads are certainly the way to go for most media these days, paying $250

This week we talk about Halo's level design and the burning questions we have about why you're driving through a bunch of stuff on the Pillar of Autumn. Also more H5G news and HCS Season 2. Suggest a topic, ask questions, or be a guest on our show! E-mail us at 2xpgamingchannel@gmail.com - Don't forget to share our cast and review us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio. 

We discuss a bunch of post-E3 Halo news and talk about our favorite campaign missions and multiplayer maps. Be sure to tweet us @2XPgaming or e-mail 2xpgamingchannel@gmail.com with suggestions for topics and questions about Halo!

This week we discuss the SPARTAN program and its ethical implications. Was the SPARTAN program worth it? Do the ends justify the means? We also go over Halo 5 Guardians E3 2015 reveal and talk about the campaign gameplay and Warzone multiplayer. Remember, you can send your questions/comments/topic suggestions to @2XPgaming on Twitter or 2xpgamingchannel@gmail.com

Welcome everyone! This is our first of many podcasts dedicated to our favorite FPS game, Halo. Each week we will spend roughly 30 minutes discussing Halo news, game updates or changes, and then a selected lore topic or question. We highly encourage you to send your Halo questions or topics to 2xpgamingchannel@gmail.com or @2XPgaming on Twitter. Come back each week for more Halo. See you on the battlefield spartans!