The breaking news for Halo 5 is out: it is called Guardians. What are Guardians in the Halo story you ask? And why does that sound so darn familiar but I can’t picture anything? Well, a quick search resulted in a “duh” moment, and a little info I didn’t know. Of course we’re all familiar with “Killed by The Guardians”…
Tag: informative
PAX! 2014
PAX is a veritable smorgasbord of gaming-related experiences, ranging from cosplay, to concerts, to consoles and pc’s, to tabletop gaming. PAX East came and went last weekend, and Halo Diehards member EdieKaye met up with some of our friends for the sensory explosion. PAX started in 2004, when some dudes (Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik) who created a webcomic…
Building my First PC – Part 2: MEMORY!
RAM is what started all of this. My HP isn’t upgradeable, and I didn’t want to make that mistake again – – what a rip! My current computer is maxed out at 4GB of RAM, and I’m doubling that, sticking with 8 for now, which will DEFINITELY be upgradeable in the future. Innit it purdy? Looks like a racecar! Now…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Fusionman
Yves Rossy (Jetman) flying in his jetpack invention
Yves Rossy is a Swiss inventor who flies through the air with the greatest of ease – – in a jetpack!
A backpack with carbon-fiber wings and four jet engines, Rossy’s jetpack is classified as an aircraft by The United States Federal Aviation Administration. Rossy launches off by jumping from a helicoptor or plane, and lands using a parachute, but once he’s in the air, he’s able to fly alongside other aircraft, explore landscapes and even do loop de loops.
Watch how graceful and fun Yves makes piloting his jetpack in the following videos. I haven’t used a jetpack since Halo:REACH, when I switched to bumper-jumper, but maybe someday I’ll get to fly in one irl. A girl can dream, can’t she?
The future is now…
Jetman in Oshkosh
Jetman Glider
Edit: Looks like there is a jetpack of another variety set to be available to the public “by the end of 2015”: The Martin Jetpack. This one operates more like what we see in video games. You can reserve a Martin with a minimum deposit of $5,000. The target price is around $150,000.
Sources: Yves’ Official Site (jetman.com), Wikipedia, Martin Jetpack
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Moon sets on Earth’s atmosphere
This photo was Tweeted a couple of days ago by Koichi Wakata, an astronaut on the International Space Station, and it was just too damn cool not to share! Freakin’ awesome. Follow Halo Diehards Official Twitter for Halo and other gaming news, and the occasional real space news thrown in: @HaloDiehards Check out Koichi Wakata’s Twitter: @Astro_Wakata
“Building Solace” – Prt 1: Setting Up
CHa0s is building a suit of Spartan armor. “Building Solace” is a series that will follow her progress. In part one, watch steps it takes to get ready to build a cosplay Spartan and start design.
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Music: “Aitech” by Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com)
Neon Mech Intro and Extro by AddiCt3d 2CHa0s
This video was created under Microsoft’s “Game Content Usage Rules” using assets from Halo 4, © Microsoft Corporation.
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“Real Life ODST” Full Free-Fall Footage
Felix Baumgartner prepares to leap into free fall Oct 14, 2012
Back when I posted up about Felix Baumgartner’s ODST-like drop from Earth’s upper atmosphere, I didn’t know there was video footage of it! Watch Felix fall to Earth, the first to break the sound barrier in a suit, coached by the first man to break the sound barrier in an aircraft, Chuck Yeager, in this very cool find by Halo Diehard member, w0rm.