Reach Does Epic and Teases Space Combat

Bungie’s Marcus Leto took the stage at Microsoft’s E3 briefing to show off the world premiere of Halo: Reach’s unseen campaign. The clip shows Noble Team pushing on through a beach as Covenant Pods fall from the sky and attack – all looking very epic in terms of scale, even by Halo’s standards. Announcement and video after the break! Read more »

Surprise Map Maker in Halo: Reach?

We’re just hours away from the official public launch of the Halo: Reach beta and Bungie have certainly pulled out a lot of stops with the launch. What we’ve got to remember though is that this is still just a beta and there really is a full fledged game coming out this Fall. You can probably put money on at least one more surprise after everyone gets over their healthy portion of beta testing. Keeping this in mind, is it too crazy to suggest that Bungie might plan on putting a user-powered level editor in Reach before launch? Let’s take a look at the evidence: Read More »

Birth of a Spartan Extended Version

Here is the extended version of the live-action short we posted earlier. Coinciding with the release of the Halo: Reach Beta, the clip shows the backstory and the transformation of Reach’s future Noble Team leader, Carter 259. Video after the break. Read More »

Welcome to Noble Team

A new Halo: Reach website (www.welcometonobleteam.com) popped up this morning on the internet and augmentation apparently begins on Wednesday – nice! Trying to make sense of it some have pointed out that it may host the live-action short by Noam Murro, said to premiere on Tuesday evening. Makes sense doesn’t it? I guess we’ll have to wait and see!

Halo: Reach Gameplay Blowout

With just one week to go until the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta is activated, Joystiq have unleashed a huge amount of ‘Pre-Beta’ footage for those who can’t survive the wait. From amour customisation walkthroughs to straight up comparison videos, this in-depth look is sure to answer many questions those following the game may have. Hit the break or head on over to Joystiq for more footage, HD goodness included – just don’t forget to flip the switch!

Halo: Reach Beta Trailer

Early this morning a Taiwanese site leaked a trailer for the upcoming Halo: Reach beta. While we can’t yet confirm the videos authenticity, it certainly looks real. And by real we mean really promising! Check out the full trailer after the break! Read More »

Help Bungie Help Haiti

Bungie is asking the Halo community to help with the relief efforts for Haiti. Gamers who would like to show their support just have to jump online next Wednesday or Thursday sporting a special heart emblem. For every thousand participants, Bungie will make a $100 donation to the Red Cross for Haiti relief operations.

In addition, the Bungie Store will be offering a special edition of it’s Superintendent tee with 100% of the profits being donated to the American Red Cross. You can find more information about all of the charitable options on Bungie’s blog.

Bravo, Bungie. Bravo.