EP008 - Just the facts: Lots of Halo news at Gamescom this 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 also debate attaching NAS to the XBone and get mad at file systems. Nerds. 17:05-21:00 - H5G rated T, for Teens by the ESRB. Their description as to WHY they rated it teen is rather interesting. By just reading it, it sounds like it should be M rated. We then discuss how the times are changing and things that shocked people in the past no longer shock them now. Rek1aimer also does a horrible Bob Dylan impression.  21:10-31:20 - H5G has a one-million dollar prize pool! That's insane. Then we go off topic a bit and talk about eSports and future of eSports players 31:30-end of cast - Halo Wars 2 has been announced! Fans have been waiting for this a long time.