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"Microsoft Studios has today launched an unexpected treat for Halo fans and casual acquaintances of the franchise alike. A new double pack is available now, offering a significant saving to Xbox 360 gamers yet to purchase Halo Reach and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary."
Major League gaming's Dave "Walshy" Walsh announced his retirement from competitive gaming this week after a long and successful career across four different Halo games.
"The 10th Xbox Anniversary bundle includes the 250 GB console, 3-Month Xbox Live Gold Membership Card, two wireless controllers, a disc copy of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary in addition to digital copies for Fable III, Gears of War 2 and Halo: Reach – which should not take too long to download on there system."
Gamesta.com gets word from KontrolFreek that they are giving away a few prized Halo trinkets to commemorate the end of their FPS Freek Legendary line. Entrants must be 16 or over.
Major League Gaming recently announced that Halo: Reach will be one of the games at this year's Winter Championships in March with a hefty $56,000 in prize money on the line.
Bungie recently released a statement on their website that said they will no longer be handling player data or statistics for the Halo games as of March 31st.
Major League Gaming announced the winners of their 2011 Pro's Choice Awards last week. The awards are given to players who are the best at certain aspects of the game as voted on by the players themselves.
Team Instinct were named the 2011 Major League Gaming National Champions in Halo: Reach after two impressive wins against TGN Believe the Hype and Warriors in the finals earlier today.
Day One of the Major League Gaming National Championships kicked off today and it was filled with excitement on the Halo: Reach side of things. There were three main events as well as Open Bracket play throughout the day.
The 2011 Major League Gaming season comes to an end this weekend at the National Championships in Providence, Rhode Island. With over $600k in prizes, this event is poised to be the largest of the year.
Someone has spent an exorbitant amount of time on this project. A life sized (5ft long 10lbs!!)replica of Halo:Reach's sniper rifle. For you to enjoy.
Major League Gaming set a new viewing record at last weekend's Pro Circuit event in Orlando. The continued growth of MLG this year is further evidence that e-Sports will break into the mainstream sooner rather than later.
Here are some of this week's best deals on Xbox 360 stuff from around the internet including huge discounts on the Legendary Edition of Halo: Reach and the Collector's Edition of Star Wars Force Unleashed II.
Team Infamous defeated Instinct in the Halo: Reach finals yesterday at Raleigh. Infamous pulled off the upset after a hard-fought battle and brought Instinct's winning streak to an end.
There is no doubt that the Halo series is great but despite tens of millions in total sales, not everything has been right with Halo games. Here is a look at some of their biggest flaws over the last ten years.
The Halo: Reach Project is a university-level research study out of the University of Colorado Boulder which aims to to quantify the benefits and costs of playing as a team or a lone wolf in competitive Halo matchmaking.
Well, they've done it again! Major League Gaming recently announced that last week's Pro Circuit event at Anaheim was their biggest event yet as it absolutely shattered previous viewership records.
After previously winning MLG Columbus with an impressive 21-1 record, MLG Team Instinct have outdone themselves. They were crowned the Halo; reach Champs at Anaheim yesterday, this time going 21-0!
The third event in the 2011 Major League Gaming season starts tomorrow on July 29th and runs through July 31st. Aside from just watching the competition unfold, there will also be plenty of thing for fans to do the entire weekend.
Major League Gaming announced a new membership program earlier today which allows fans to receive discounts on stuff, access to special areas and features, and customize their MLG experience.
"This year to celebrate Bungie Day, there will be a 24-hour Halo: Reach marathon going on that will allow players to match their skills against Bungie’s own team. However, this year Bungie has raised the stakes by literally putting steaks on the line (Yes, you read that correctly). Any players who beat the Bungie teams will receive a steak in the mail to celebrate their steaktacular victory, but if Bungie’s team remains undefeated, then they’ll be enjoying all the steak themselves."
Bungie is celebrating it's 20th birthday, and the Halo creators are inviting everyone! For the celebration, Bungie is planning on announcing what Bungie Aerospace is...
Major League Gaming announced today that the recent event at Columbus broke records for viewership and was the biggest MLG event to date. It even surpassed the 2011 NFL Draft in total viewers and you might be surprised at just how many more people watched MLG Columbus...
Team Instinct nearly ran the table at MLG Columbus this weekend posting a ridiculous 21-1 game record and went undefeated in their matches to win the Halo: Reach Championship. If there was any doubt they deserved this win, they even swept the Championship match against Str8 Rippin' 6-0.
After suffering some issues on the first day of MLG Dallas, Major League Gaming announced today a new partnership with Streamworks for the remainder of the 2011 season.
Major League Gaming officially announced the remaining events for their 2011 Pro Circuit today including the National Championships to be held in Rhode Island.
The opening weekend of the 2011 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit concluded today as Status Quo were crowned the Halo: Reach champions at MLG Dallas. They defeated THO Impact 3-0 in the finals (6 games to 2 in the series).
The 2011 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit started yesterday and there were a lot of surprises in Day One as three of the top seeded teams lost in upsets, two of them in complete sweeps.
Call of Duty developer Activion states that even though they have entered into a partnership with Halo developer Bungi, they intend to remain as hands-off as possible...
A release date for the upcoming second Map Pack for Halo: Reach called "Defiant" was announced today: March 2011. It will include three brand new maps, 150 gamerscore worth of new achievements, and only cost you 800 MSP.
For the month of October, Halo: Reach held the number one spot on gaming social platform Raptr's gametime rankings. However, Fable 3 has jumped up to the top spot in rankings tallied from last week's stats. An even bigger question remains for next week, when Halo: Reach's appeal gets a serious contender with the much-anticipated release of Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Check out this article for the score cards to Naughty Dog vs Bungie in Halo: Reach epic showdown as well as a quick insight into what Bungie is hinting about as Naughty Dog's next project. I'll give you a hit, it starts with Un and rhymes with farted.
The recently released Medal of Honor by EA isn't getting enough attention it seems, according to a Raptr report. The report claims that gametime of other FPS rivals Modern Warfare 2 and Halo: Reach actually increased during Medal of Honor's launch week.
Early gameplay reports from Raptr suggest that that Medal of Honor may have misfired in its initial week. Game-time with EA's newest FPS hasn't affected gameplay time with other popular first-person shooters.
"Halo Reach DLC is on it’s way - first Map Pack drops on November 30th. The Noble Map Pack will include three new maps and new Achievements worth an extra 250 Gamescore points. For 800 Microsoft Points, or about $10, fans will get 3 playable maps: Tempest, Anchor 9 and Breakpoint."
Halo: Reach was the most anticpated release of 2010. When it released campaign matchmaking was intentionally left out. Now it is scheduled for Oct 19th. Rank cap raises are coming soon
"This morning at Joseph Staten’s GDC Online speech titled “Writing the Whirlwind”, he had warned the audience that he wouldn’t say one word about the developer’s plans for its first post-Halo game. But could Bungie’s writer and design director keep his mouth shut…of course not. When asked he stated"
According to Raptr, a social network that tracks numerous pieces of gameplay data, Halo: Reach was the top played title of September, doubling the amount of people who played Modern Warfare 2 in the same period. 2 million players played the Bungie's final Halo game compared to 900,000 for Modern Warfare 2.
So you like Halo: Reach? Ever wanted to own an Energy Sword? Amazon.com has a listing for a life-sized energy sword replica. That's right...for $49.99.
"Last week RipTen was fortunate enough to be invited to the Halo:Reach launch event in Times Square, NYC. While there, we had a few drinks, ate some food, and of course, played some Reach. We also spent some time talking to Bungie and Microsoft, and they all said the same thing: While Bungie may be done with Halo, Microsoft has made it clear that they are not. And why would they be?"
According to a new report released today by Raptr, Halo: Reach has dethroned Modern Warfare 2 as the most played game on the Xbox 360. Modern Warfare 2 was previously at the top of the list for 10 months. Raptr's new Halo: Reach report and infographic also includes fascinating Halo: Reach facts and figures such as the amount of people who have beaten the game in its first week of launch and the top 10 games Halo: Reach stole playtime from on the Xbox 360.
The downloadable content (DLC) codes that came with the Xbox 360 exclusive first-person shooter, Halo Reach, are selling at high prices on auction web sites like eBay.
"During E3, Bungie went out record saying that Halo: Reach will have a better resolution than Halo 3 and they did deliver on that promise. Halo: Reach has been analyzed and the verdict is that the game features a better resolution by a fair margin. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the game has made the jump to true HD, yet."
"Bungie have today released some jaw-dropping statistics for their unmissable title Halo Reach. Everybody knew the game would be popular and played by millions, but I doubt even Bungie could have predicted the following statistics wen you consider the game has only been out for one week:"
Actually, I'm going to list some of it anyways. No hype, just facts: We have a panel discussion on downloadable games with Adam Boyes (Beefy Media), "Eka" (Monday Night Combat), and Robert Bäckström (Bionic Commando Rearmed 2), along with an interview with FIFA 11's creative director. We also look at the future of 3D and game coverage, the history of the medkit in video games, the Akihabara arcade scene, the latest on PlayStation Plus, and much more. And of course, all of the latest reviews a...
Are you and your clan going hard in Halo: Reach multiplayer and looking to step your game up to the next level? Do you compete in professional leagues and tournaments or just generally wish to boost the longevity and morale of your team? Getting a custom and professional logo today could be what you need, and right now is the cheapest time to do it!
"PSA: Amazon has extended their 20 Dollar Gift Card for Pre-Orders until Saturday this week. In case you did not get the game yet and still want to cash in on the deal then head over to Amazon and grab Halo Reach. According to the website and listing, all 3 editions qualify for the credit."
"In an interview with Develop, the studio's communications manager, Brian Jarrard revealed that Bungie is building brand new internal tech for their next game. Development for the Activision published title is well under way."
"With the approaching Halo: Reach launch next week, Microsoft has detailed the festivities that will be going on including midnight launches across the country and “Invasion Week” activities over Xbox Live."
Wtach the entire PAX 2010 Bungie Halo: Reach Panel! Halo: Reach will be released next week and everyone is excited! In this series of 4 videos lots of new info is revealed!
Target has revealed the pre-order bonus for consumers who will be reserving the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive first-person shooter, Halo: Reach from their web site.
Amazon is discounting the pre-order prices for several of the big releases including Dead Rising 2, Halo: Reach, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep and more.
"Well ThumbPad readers, I was lucky enough to be sent to a Microsoft event this past week and I gotta tell you, it was pretty damn good. I got to see Halo: Reach in action as well as play a bit of the Firefight mode, see some Kinect being played before my eyes, as well as listen to Buzz Aldrin. What the second man on the moon was doing here to promote a video game I have no real idea... But I'm not complaining. It was an interesting night which I'll now tell you about and I took quite a few pi..."
Right now till September 14th, you can pre-order Halo: Reach and receive a free t-shirt from Futureshop. Futureshop is the only store that is holding this once in a life time pre-order deal. What are you waiting for? Pre-order it now!
"Halo: Reach was accidentally leaked out after Microsoft made it available on Xbox LIVE for the press and intrepid pirates figured out a way to download the full game. It has since made its way on to torrent sites where it can be downloaded by all. However, before you go and jump at the chance to play Bungie's last Halo game nearly a month before it is released, be aware that doing so can get you and your console permanently banned from Xbox LIVE."
"While many people had a giggle about Microsoft offering the full game of Halo: Reach on Xbox LIVE for the low low price of 99,999 MS Points ($1,250). However, some sneaky pirates found a way to crack the code necessary to download the game when it was only intended as a way for members of the media to get it."
Consider this another rumor squashed as Bungie has confirmed that Halo: Reach will definitely not feature 3D of any kind after reports from earlier today suggested it might. Instead, it is the result of a marketing gimmick from a TV manufacturer.
Whether this is an actual stereoscopic 3D implementation of Halo: Reach or a marketing ploy is unknown at this time but the GamesCom Microsoft booth has a 3D setup for the game.
"Microsoft even confirms it's not a mistake and was posted "on purpose and is displayed correctly". But don't get too excited, rich kids. We know a few of you would fork out that hefty sum to get your Halo fix before the rest of the world in a heartbeat, but even if you do have the money, you still can't buy the game."
The bug squashing and tweaks to Halo: Reach are apparently done now as Bungie has announced that the game has gone gold. We are a little over a month away from the game that formerly kicks off the Holiday game shopping season.
"Let's take step back: it is now November 2001. The internet still isn't big, broadband is a pushing innovation, and that brand new "Xbox" launched from Microsoft. But what did that big, ugly system have that made anyone want it? The PS2 install base was already huge, and Gamecube had launched 3 days before it, setting it at a bad starting point ($300 for a gaming console was quite ridiculous at that time). But something strange happened. Word started getting around of a game on the Xbox that ..."
"Huge releases in the form of new Halo and Call of Duty games on the schedule and a steady announcement of game delays. Sound familiar? It should because it happened in 2009 with game after game delayed due to either avoid a crowded market, ensure quality, or to avoid the juggernauts of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 3: ODST. Are we headed for the same with 2010?"
"If pre-ordering Halo: Reach from stores like Amazon or GameStop and getting a $20 credit that can be used toward future game purchases doesn't interest you then we've got what is possibly the best pre-order deal for Bungie's final Halo game."
"If you are looking to get as much information on Halo: Reach for the Xbox 360 as possible before it is launched in September, then you may want to check with your local GameStop this Friday as many are hosting a sneak peek of the game."
"Aiming to stay ahead of internet leaks, Bungie previously teased and leaked a few of the achievements for Halo: Reach for the Xbox 360. They aren't teasing anymore as they've released the complete list of achievements along with their icons."
"This week's deals are kind of overwhelming thanks to GameStop's Power Saver sales and Toys R Us running a buy one get one 50% off sale. There is a lot to choose from to spend your gaming dollar on but the good news is is that you'll be able to stretch it pretty far."
"Currently there are no reports on what has been modified but something drastic must have been done if Halo: Reach now has an MA15+ rating here, where the other Halo titles only received an M15+. Has Bungie added in anything too mature for Australian gamers?"
"Bungie has revealed some of the latest update concerning the Forge, Halo: Reach map editor.
The Forge was introduced in Halo 3 and let gamers creating their own levels, maps and gametypes. Halo: Reach’s Forge brings customization to a new level and lets the gamers more and more freedom thanks to the Forge World:"
"Another new detail about Halo: Reach revealed at Comic-Con today was a new twist on the Firefight mode that originally made its debut in Halo 3: ODST. While Firefight was popular, it was lacking in some areas such as matchmaking. Bungie heard the complaints and upgraded the mode with many new options and the latest was announced today as a Versus mode."
"A new Xbox 360 Limited Edition bundle was revealed as part of Bungie's Halo: Reach panel at Comic-Con tonight. The new bundle is a custom designed Xbox 360 "S" that will be available on September 14 when Halo: Reach is released."
Microsoft has revealed the custom designed Xbox 360 controller for Halo: Reach. Unlike the Halo 3 controllers, this one is more simple, elegant and is the same price as a normal controller.
Well, it was good while it lasted. If you've got any videos left over from the Halo: Reach beta that you want to save, better go grab them before they are gone forever.
"Bungie has already let loose what all the icons for the Halo: Reach Achievements look like along with the names and requirements for a handful of them. Now they've released the details on not just the multiplayer Achievements but also what the Avatar Awards look like for the game."
"Bungie is keeping ahead of the leak curve by leaking details of Halo: Reach themselves before internet sleuths and conference attendees do so. After revealing the icons for all the game's Achievements, they've now revealed all the Spartan armor variations that will be available in the game on Day 1 to players."
"It looks like Microsoft has big upcoming games available for hands-on play at Comic-Con this year, as well as a couple of potentially insightful question and answer panels. So if you are lucky enough to be attending the great event next week, here’s some of what you have to look forward to: Microsoft style!"
"The video game industry has constantly increased its presence at the yearly Comic-Con and this year's 40th edition is no exception. Microsoft alone is coming heavy with some of its biggest Xbox 360 franchises this year with panels and playable demos for Halo: Reach, Gears of War III, Fable III, Kinect and more."
If you have preordered Halo: Reach you will then receive the UA Multi-Threat MJOLNIR Mark V(B) Armor! This is also a new way for Bungie to enhance Halo: Reach preorders. Let's deal with this exclusive content.
"Bungie acknowledges that leaks for Halo: Reach are inevitable and a leak of the Achievement list is up there with Death and Taxes on the inevitability scale. So to get ahead of the leaks, Bungie has revealed all 49 Achievements that you can unlock on the Xbox 360. Well, the icons for all 49 achievements at least."
"Toys, dolls, action figures. Whatever you want to call them, McFarlane Toys makes them. They have been making figures for popular comics, TV shows, sports figures and movies for years and started making Halo related for Halo 3 in 2008 and continued with Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST. Naturally, they are making action figures and vehicles for Halo: Reach as well."
As usual, Gamestop is trying to lock down some exclusive content for their loyal buyers. Anyone who purchases Halo Reach via Gamestop.com, will have some extra equipment right from the get-go to take online and punish the opposition.
"The Halo universe has built up a sizeable back story through not just the Xbox 360 games but also through other media such as books, comics, and animated films. Now Marvel Comics and 343 Industries are producing a new comic book is coming out this September that graphically depicts the events in the Halo: Fall of Reach novel."
"Halo 3: ODST introduced "Firefight" to the Halo series and much like "Horde" mode in Gear of War 2 it pitted four players against wave after wave of enemies. Teamwork and strategy were required to survive to the very end and the new game mode ended up being a hit with Halo gamers despite missing a few components like online matchmaking. Now Bungie has introduced an all new and improved Firefight for the Xbox 360 exclusive Halo: Reach at E3."
A highly guarded display at E3 2010 showcases the key characters in Halo Reach, including the new female Spartan. The game will feature multiple Spartan characters for the first time.
Well E3 2010 is definitely here. With Microsoft's conference now done, All Age Gaming brings you a comprehensive summary of the announcements at Microsoft's conference. Some exciting stuff indeed.
"The most anticipated game of the year is making its worldwide debut this September. “Halo: Reach,” the blockbuster prequel to the best-selling video game franchise and hailed as the No. 1 game series of all time,1 will leave its mark on the entertainment landscape when it launches worldwide, starting Sept. 14, 2010, and in Japan on Sept. 15."
"Guinness World Records revealed its reader-voted list of the "Top 50 Videogame Series" of all time, with Bungie's flagship franchise Halo taking the number one spot. The company, which tracks and recognizes record-breaking achievements, notes that the series is the "Best-Selling First-Person Shooter (FPS) Franchise Ever", too."
"The Halo: Reach beta is barely a week old and Bungie already has a list of fixes in store for the final version of the game. If you're like us, you have already have been playing the game and thinking about what you'd like to see fixed, changed, or tweaked. Bungie however is kind enough to share with the Halo community what they've already got on tap to change in their weekly update from a couple of days ago."
"The power of the Halo franchise comes to bear down on Xbox Live after the release of the Halo: Reach beta last week. Not only did gamers swamp Bungie's servers at launch but the beta was the third most played Xbox 360 title on Xbox Live last week according to Microsoft's stats (via MajorNelson.com)."
"Playing the beta has been like slipping on an old pair of slippers and finding that they aren’t just comfortable anymore but have been upgraded for extra comfort and had rollerblades added to the bottom for an extra thrill. However, this is a Beta and there are some things that could be fixed and/or tweaked. Let's take a look at the top four and some honorable mentions."
Hopefully Bungie and Microsoft will have this worked out real soon, before it gets to late on the east coast. Looks like it is up for some and down for others.
The Halo: Reach beta is officially live. You can enjoy the beta just as long as you have the Halo 3: ODST disc. The beta runs through till May 19th 2010. So, if you want to enjoy the most anticipated beta, you better hurry up and download it.
The beta will be the most played game on xbox live during the weeks that it is running. I hope that Live can put up with the surge of users tomorrow.
"The Halo franchise on the original Xbox and Xbox 360 is one of the biggest in gaming. It covers not only the successful trilogy of games and two side games (Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST) but also books, toys, board games, slurpees, animated movies, live-action commercials, and almost a full live-action movie. So where does Bungie take the next project? "Even bigger and better" according to design director Joe Stanten."
New Inside Xbox video shows off new details and gameplay footage form the upcming FPS XBox 360 exclusive title, Halo: Reach buy Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie.
"Want to see how a Spartan from the Halo universe is made? Then tune in to ABC's "V" on Tuesday night to catch the 60 second commercial depicting the leader of Noble Team in Halo: Reach making the transformation from human to super-human Spartan warrior."
Collectibles have been around for some time now, but in the last few years, Publishers have seen the advantages of having special editions to push pre-orders,and get release day sales right up there.
Which is understandable, seeing most games have a small 2 week window in which to sell as many units as possible.
SLip over and check out the two new Halo Reach editions, some close up images, and details of not only the editions, but the possibility of a comp to win one of these beauties.
"Three new screenshots of Halo: Reach have come out and they look to confirm the return of the Mongoose four-wheel vehicle that made its debut in Halo 3. The screenshots also appear to confirm that Bungie enjoys the 'Race' playlist as much as the Halo 3 players do."
"This morning, Microsoft gave us a tantalizing glimpse of the upcoming Limited and Legendary edition contents for Bungie's Halo: Reach. Those of you who followed Halo 3 will be pleased to know that MacFarlane Toys has designed the 10" (and 10lbs!) statue of Noble Team in the Legendary edition.
Microsoft has warned us that the Legendary edition will be manufactured in "very limited quantities.""
"Joystiq reported through a very interesting interview that even if Halo: Reach is the last game of the series, “it may consider” doing another one “down the line“. Bungie doesn’t want to say they totally give up on Halo."
"180 staffers are working hard on the upcoming Beta version of Halo: Reach which will be available on May 3rd, which is in 2 short weeks. The community director Brian Jarrard and the multiplayer design lead Chris Carney gave an interview to Seattle Times revealing more elements about Halo: Reach."
"We just got word from a top-secret friend of ours that works in retail that the biggest Xbox 360 release of 2010 will be coming in three unique editions, Halo Reach; once again Bungie and Microsoft will be releasing a standard, limited, and legendary version of the sci-fi first person shooter. No more details were available at this time..."
According to the official Halo: Reach blog, Bungie promises something "big" for E3. E3 will take place this summer in SF and will gather the best of the AAA video games developers. What Bungie prepares?
"It seems that someone get a Halo: Reach Pre-Beta code before everyone! And guess what? He decided to tell that to the whole world publishing screens and videos on GameTrailer’s forums (click here). We have then more details on the Beta but nothing absolutely impressively new!"
"We are a little less than a month from the launch of the Halo: Reach beta and some may have been wondering about the maps that would be available during the beta. Not to worry as Bungie sat down with the gents over at IGN to talk in depth about the maps. If you don't have time to sit through the five page piece, hang out here for a second for a quick summary."
"This just popped in from IGN – the source of all reliable gaming news on the net.
We’ve been wondering what the hell has been happening with this, was it dead, would it be made, could it be made, why would it be made, and now our worst fears have been realized, they ‘are’ making a movie about our beloved game franchise.
I certainly hope that they can do it justice . .
You’ll have to check it out though, I’m a bit iffy on it though, while it is early work, I suppose it does show some ..."
"Speaking with IndustryGamers, Halo Reach community manager Brian Jarrard shared his thoughts on a possible Halo movie and the how well Halo Reach will be received when it is released this September. In short, Jarrard thinks that Halo Reach might just have a chance to be a successful game."
With Halo Reach "only" 6-month away from getting released, Amazon announced a $20 gaming credit with purchase of Halo Reach for Xbox 360. While gaming credits are not new and have been used to entice consumers to pre-order for a while, usually they are limited to $10, or, if more, to the games that are not expected to sell well. It's interesting to see that big of a promotion that early in a game for the title that's already so highly anticipated. With slew of recent discounts and promotion o...
"We conducted a poll here at Blend Games to see if gamers could tell the difference between late alpha (pre-beta) shots of Halo 3 and gold shots of Halo 3. It’s probably not surprising that the results prove that gamers honestly can’t tell the difference between the various stages of development for the game"
"HALO: REACH - some say will be the biggest game for 2010. There haven’t been too many details released besides some facts and screenshots in the February 2010 issue of GAMEINFORMER explaining there will be a six player squad (Noble Team) destined to live through the final battle of Planet Reach before everyone falls (Spoiler Alert). The player will complete the squad, named Noble Six."
All Age Gaming's John Elliott covers Microsoft's X10 event and brings us all the important announcements and information from the events press conference in one big summary. Read on for all the info on the event.
Bungie has just announced a beta date for Halo: Reach from Microsoft's X10 event. The beta will kick off May 3rd. Along with the news they also released three new screenshots.
"Microsoft's very own Major Nelson just tweeted a couple hints at what games we can expect to see on the show floor of it's press-only event tomorrow night, known as X10 - the list has a couple surprises in it and is not all-inclusive. His tweets, along with our guesses of what each game in the list stand for is below; did we crack the correct code? We have been told that there are other titles, not on this hint-list, that will be announced at tomorrow's event."
Ever since Natal and Halo: Reach were announced this summer, there's been speculation that Reach would be one of the first games to support this technology. However, it's just not true.
"A few hours ago a very interesting e-mail popped into the PlanetXbox360 news inbox; it's from Microsoft's PR company and it's touting the amazing lineup for 2010, available on the Xbox 360 video game system. Scroll down to see which games the console maker has decided are worth bragging about, and what remains unannounced going into E3 2010 this June. It looks to be one heck of a year to be a hardcore video gamer, agree or disagree? Will the line-up be better on the Xbox 360 or the Playstatio..."
All Age Gaming's John Elliott found an interesting bit of news that may signal that Bungie are set to break out from their regular Halo games and take on the task of creating an MMO game due to a recent job advertisement supposedly placed by the renowned developers. Find out more after the jump.
"OXCGN presents to you the recording of both Robbie Bach, President of Microsoft and Steve Balmer CEO of Microsoft at their presentation just moments ago at the 2010 CES International in Las Vegas. This will be available complete via Xbox On Demand soon, but here it is early for you from OXCGN.
We’ve split this into two segments for you, and will only be running Robbie Bach’s Xbox presentation, which is Xbox related, otherwise you’ve be in for an additional 1 hour of more Microsoft discussi..."
"Details on the game have since been slowly revealed, with a fantastic trailer showcasing the introduction to the Battle of Reach – a sequence of events hinted at in previous games and discussed in the Halo novel series, but never previously made available for players to experience first-hand – and the fact that Halo: Reach will act as a prequel to the events of the original Halo: Combat Evolved is now common knowledge. However, today’s revelation comes in the form of an official release date."
"Bungie is trying to make entry into Halo: Reach's beta as easy as possible -- at least if you pick up Halo 3 ODST next month. Bungie explained to Joystiq at GamesCom ODST's main menu will host an "extras" tab, which will contain access to the Reach beta once it activates sometime next year.
Bungie considers the beta to be "a big part of the value of the disc." And as much as the studio hopes that the beta launch will "work like buttah," we're already preparing to shut down our tips box on ..."
Does this statement sound familiar? It should, considering this is also what Bungie said about Halo 3: ODST. However, this time Bungie claims to actually be done with the series as they have already started working on a new IP. But, if you're a fan of the Halo franchise, don't despair. The production of future Halo titles will be overseen by 343 Industries.
"We all know how big a nerd Marc Ecko is; he says it himself all the time. In fact he loves video games so much he helped produce his own game called Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. It was released three years ago and received decent reviews. His love for video games doesn’t stop there; today Ecko has released a Limited Edition line of Halo T-shirts."
Halo 3: ODST is coming and it's going to be big, but now it's going to be bigger. Why? Because ODST is going to be released with the Halo Reach beta so now fans can get a little taste of what a true next-gen Halo will look, feel, and play like.
RatedG4Gamer.com - Just posted up another update, Halo Reach has been offically announce and it looks like it's set for a 2010 release. The teaser show was short but it looks good.
![Box shot of Halo Reach [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvWGJveF8zNjAvQWN0aW9uL1Nob290ZXI=/halo_reach_frontcover_small_purcbflfOLkVNcZ.jpg)