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First Halo: Reach Update Released, Campaign Matchmaking Coming Soon

Halo: Reach, one of the biggest titles set to be released this fall, has just received its first update from its development studio, Bungie, which is now available for download on Xbox Live.Halo: Reach marks the end of the Bungie's involvement in the franchise, but this doesn't mean that the studio won'...

7 October 2010
17:21 GMT

15,000 Halo: Reach Cheaters Get Their Credits Reset by Bungie

Halo: Reach, this year's biggest Xbox 360 exclusive, has broken quite a lot of records and, according to Xbox Live charts, is quickly becoming the most played online title, which, sadly, means that a lot of people tried to cheat the system and get special things.If you've been playing fair and square though...

4 October 2010
04:45 GMT

Halo: Reach Review

“Remember Reach”, says the tagline for the promotional campaign for Halo: Reach. The imperative statement was pretty hard to follow before the launch of the game considering the rather limited knowledge of what happened on Reach that the gaming community had. Sure, we knew it was a significant step in the...

29 September 2010
08:13 GMT

Halo: Reach DLC Already Out at Bungie

Screenshots posted on the official Bungie blog suggest that their blockbuster Halo: Reach might be getting downloadable content in the very near future, with copies of the game installed at machines at the developer showing more Achievements and Gamerscore points than those available to gamers who have the retail box...

27 September 2010
05:37 GMT

Weekend Reading: Halo Needs to Take a Break

Halo: Reach has been out now for more than one week and initial reports show impressive sales for the Bungie made and Microsoft published shooter that arrived exclusively on the Xbox 360. The big question now is where Halo goes once the love for Reach goes away.I believe that Spartans, the Covenant, the dreaded Elite...

25 September 2010
08:21 GMT

Halo: Reach – Architecture for Spartans

Halo: Reach is the newest first person shooter from developer Bungie and publisher Microsoft, telling the story of how humanity lost the planet of Reach to the forces of the Covenant and how the actions of a few Spartans influenced the events of the first two games in the series.Despite working with essentially the s...

24 September 2010
18:41 GMT

Halo: Reach Is Now Most Played Xbox Live Title

A report from game tracking application Raptr shows that the newly launched first person shooter Halo: Reach, from developer Bungie and publisher Microsoft, has become the most played title on the Xbox Live service, dethroning Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 which dominated the service for the last ten months.Raptr al...

24 September 2010
05:48 GMT

Quick Look - Halo: Reach

It's nice to be back in powered armor, after the frail human skin I inhabited with my Halo fan persona in Halo: ODST, the moody, jazzy shooter that Bungie experimented with last year.Reach appears to be a last hurrah of the epic, macho, powerful franchise and as far from ODST as two titles in the same series cou...

23 September 2010
18:41 GMT

Microsoft Hints at Persistent Halo Experiences

A Microsoft executive has claimed that the once every three year launch schedule for Halo titles will be changed now that Bungie is no longer in charge of the franchise, with the company thinking about how it can keep fans engaged with the franchise for longer periods through new products.Phil Spencer, who is a corpo...

22 September 2010
18:01 GMT

Kotick Says Bungie Is Last High Quality Independent Developer

Bobby Kotick, the president and Chief Executive Officer of publisher Activision Blizzard, has commented that Bungie is the last of the independent developers that is actually managed as a high level company and has clear business sense.Talking to an audience at the Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference the executi...

21 September 2010
18:31 GMT

Halo: Reach Will Get Campaign Co-Operative Matchmaking Next Month

Halo: Reach, the newest installment in Microsoft's extremely popular first person shooter franchise, will get a new multiplayer feature unlocked next month, in the form of campaign co-operative matchmaking, which is currently locked by the game's developer, Bungie, to prevent the single player story to be s...

21 September 2010
18:01 GMT

New Bungie Video Game Will Use a New In House Engine

A Bungie representative has confirmed that the developer, best known for working on the wildly successful Halo franchise with Microsoft, is now developing a new game engine from scrap with the aim to use it to power the new video game franchise that it will be developing for publisher Activision Blizzard during the n...

14 September 2010
17:31 GMT

Halo Might Get a Movie After Reach Launch

A movie based on the Halo series of video games is still an interesting proposition for 343 Industries and their parent company Microsoft and details about a project could be appearing in the near future, probably after the launch of Halo: Reach in the middle of September.Frankie O'Connor, who is the leader of 3...

7 September 2010
05:40 GMT

Support for Halo: Reach Will Focus on Multiplayer Maps

Halo: Reach is one of the most important video game launches of the fall and the developers at Bungie are saying that they plan on a long period of offering support and additional content for the game with the focus being on delivering more maps for the multiplayer modes that the title will introduce.In a statement a...

30 August 2010
15:01 GMT

Halo: Reach Pirates Are Permanently Banned from Xbox Live

Halo: Reach is one of the biggest video game launches of this fall and publisher Microsoft has taken some pretty tough measures on those who have obtained the new Spartan featuring game early and have been playing it on Xbox 360 console that are connected to the Live service.It seems that at some point in early Augus...

25 August 2010
17:11 GMT

Microsoft Calls on Halo Fans to Contribute to the Monument of Light

Halo: Reach is set to be launched on September 14 exclusively on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the publisher is stepping up the promotional campaign for the new action shooter by introducing the Monument of Light, a virtual structure set to honor the heroes of the battle of Reach, that will be accessible at Remembe...

25 August 2010
06:09 GMT

Halo: Reach Ad Campaign Will Be the Biggest Microsoft Ever Prepared

A new Ad Age report suggests that the new marketing campaign for Halo: Reach, the shooter coming from Bungie and Microsoft, will be the biggest that the company has even mounted for the video game launched on the Xbox 360 home console.The new campaign will be organized by AKQA and AgencyTwoFifteen from The Interpubli...

24 August 2010
06:19 GMT

Hands On: Halo Reach

Halo: Reach is Bungie's last entry in the Halo series and is one of the most eagerly awaited launches of the year, with its focus on Spartans fighting Covenant forces on the doomed planet of Reach right before the beginning of the original Halo: Combat Evolved.At Gamescom Microsoft offered a playable version of...

20 August 2010
15:57 GMT

Activision Aims for Originality with Bungie and Blizzard Projects

Blizzard has cautiously let on that it is working on a new MMO, which could one day even lead to World of Warcraft, the most successful subscription based title in the world of video games, becoming free to play. But the company has not talked about what universe it will set its new game in, leading to fans thinking...

12 August 2010
13:41 GMT

Halo: Reach Officially Done, Bungie Moving On to the New Project

Halo: Reach is now finished and Bungie can focus on its new multiplatform intellectual property that is to be published by Activision for the next ten years or more. The publisher's recent press conference regarding its earning in the first six months of 2010 revealed that Bungie had most of its staff already mo...

6 August 2010
05:51 GMT

Bungie Is Not Worried By Activision's Bad Reputation

Many fans were worried for Bungie's fate when the deal between the developer and the infamous publisher Activision was announced. This was happening at time when Activision fired the two heads of Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward. This resulted in many accusations claiming that Activision had used scare tactic a...

2 August 2010
15:51 GMT

Bungie Says Work on Halo: Reach Is Now Done

It's just the beginning of August but the team at Bungie that has been working on Halo: Reach says that development work on the video game is now finished, even though the launch date for the title is set for September 14. The latest installment in the series is coming exclusively on the Xbox 360 for Microsoft a...

2 August 2010
06:07 GMT

Bungie Will Actively Try to Discourage Quitters in Halo: Reach

Bungie is looking to really improve the online experience in Halo: Reach by having a tough stance regarding players who break the rules. In a recent interview, Brian Jarrard, community director at Bungie, explained that company's new black list included rage quitters alongside the usual cheaters. He promised tha...

2 August 2010
03:23 GMT

Halo: Reach Could Have Been Halo 4

Halo: Reach, the SPARTAN powered videogames which is set to be one of the biggest launched of the fall, is a prequel, showing fans of the series how the universe of the franchise was shaped by the titanic struggle between the United Nations Space Command and the alien Covenant over the planet of Reach. But the pe...

28 June 2010
05:57 GMT

Fall of Reach Moving to Comic Books in the Fall

Marvel, the well-known comic book company, and 343 Industries, the Microsoft spinoff in charge of developing the overall Halo universe, have announced that during this September, fans of the long running videogame series will have a chance to pick up a comic book series based on the Halo: Fall of Reach novel. The tea...

23 June 2010
04:13 GMT

Bungie Releases a Video Clip to Commemorate the End of the Halo: Reach Beta

Bungie released a video to celebrate the conclusion of the Halo: Reach beta last week. The Good, The Bad-ass and the Ugly documents memorable moments from the beta selected from what the players themselves have created. It records the brilliant strategies and the cool moves that went on throughout the beta, but also ...

26 May 2010
18:01 GMT

Halo: Reach Coming on September 14

Bungie seems to have confirmed that it will be launching one of the biggest videogames of the fall, Halo: Reach, on September 14 in North America and in Europe, with Japanese gamers having to wait one more day before they can get their hands on it. The final title in the Spartan saga will be delivered exclusively on ...

24 May 2010
18:21 GMT

Halo: Reach Beta Extended for One Day

Bungie is extending the play time for the multiplayer beta stage for Halo: Reach for one extra day. The beta was set to be closed down today, May 19, but the developer is saying that players will be able to enjoy it for another 24 hours, as a sign of gratitude for their participation. Brian Jarrard, who is the commun...

19 May 2010
05:58 GMT

Weekend Reading: Bungie Will Have Trouble Recapturing Halo Magic

I have no clear recollection of the Halo story. I actually don't need one to remember that I thoroughly enjoyed all the games in the series. I played the first one on the PC (and I still think that a mouse and keyboard setup is superior to any console controller even for single player shooters) and the second an...

15 May 2010
09:41 GMT

Bungie Might Create Branching Narrative for New Title

Bungie has already said that it only plans to offer public details related to the project it is working on for Activision at some point in 2011 but this has not stopped fans of the developer to look through its public information output in order to get some clues. A closer look at the positions Bungie is advertising ...

7 May 2010
04:16 GMT

Sony Likes Activision-Bungie Deal, Nintendo Does Not Comment

The big news of the week is that Bungie, the creator of the Halo universe and of Master Chief, has signed an exclusive deal with publisher Activision, which concerns the distribution rights for all the videogames based on new intellectual properties for the next ten years.It's been quite the bombshell, meaning B...

5 May 2010
14:31 GMT

Halo Reach Multiplayer Beta Experiences Problems

Bungie is having difficulties with the multiplayer beta program for its upcoming game, Halo Reach. It seems that Bungie's servers were not fully capable of sustaining the massive number of players wishing to try out the newest addition to the Halo Series. An official Bungie poster announced that, "We're aw...

4 May 2010
17:01 GMT

Analysts: New Bungie Game to Come Next Year

We don't know what kind of videogame Bungie is planning to create, also set to be published by Activision. We don't know exactly when it will be arriving, although an initial announcement is set to come in 2011. We don't even know whether Bungie is capable of recapturing the magic that led to the creat...

4 May 2010
14:21 GMT

Halo: Reach Beta Now Live

After hardcore fans crowded to Halo 2 last month to grab a few last kills as Microsoft was killing Xbox LIVE support for original Xbox consoles, gamers now have the chance to get a taste of what’s coming in the next iteration of the hugely popular franchise. The latest installment of Halo is currently available...

4 May 2010
05:55 GMT

New Bungie Project Will Be Bigger than Halo

Bungie is pretty sure that the new videogaming universe it is creating to be published by Activision Blizzard will be even better than the Halo universe built in conjunction with Microsoft. The problem for videogame lovers is that the developers are saying they will only be talking about their new franchise at some p...

3 May 2010
15:01 GMT

Bungie Has the Option to Work with Other Publishers

Activision seems to have lost its grip on Infinity Ward, with quite a bit of the studio now out and suing their former masters for money owed, but, in a truly surprising move, Bungie chose to enter a deal for ten years, which will see the French company publish all the games the studio creates in a new universe and f...

30 April 2010
16:51 GMT

Bungie Might Collaborate on Other Activision Videogames

Bungie is preparing to launch something new after being linked with the Halo franchise for quite a bit of time. The development studio, which separated from Microsoft in 2007, is now engaged into a ten-year deal with publisher Activision, meaning that all new games based on fresh intellectual property they create wil...

30 April 2010
04:19 GMT

Halo: Reach Beta Only Lasts Until May 19

Microsoft has revealed that the beta stage for Halo: Reach will be ending on May 19. Considering that the start date for the testing period begins on May 3, this is quite a limited time frame for fans of the series to see what they might be in for when the full videogame is launched on the Xbox 360 home console from ...

29 April 2010
18:11 GMT

Bungie Announces Collaboration with Activision, Aims for World Domination

Bungie, the creator of the Halo franchise and the well-known Master Chief character, and Activision Blizzard, the self-described number one online game publisher, have announced they are entering into an agreement for the next 10 years. The latter will be getting the exclusive rights to publish all new Bungie videoga...

29 April 2010
09:21 GMT

Legendary Edition of Halo 3 Comes with Noble 6 Sculpture

It's been a busy week when it comes to Halo: Reach-related news, with the beta arriving on May 3 and with information being revealed regarding the game modes players will be able to experience in multiplayer. And now, a leaked Best Buy offer suggests that Halo: Reach will be getting three different editions when...

22 April 2010
05:43 GMT

Bungie Expects 3 Million Players in the Halo: Reach Beta

With the spring launch season pretty much done and hardcore players looking to the fall for some other big releases, one of the most important moments of the coming months is the outing of the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta, which is set for May 3. And with that date fast approaching, the people developing the game at ...

21 April 2010
17:41 GMT

Halo: Reach Gets Headhunter, Stockpile and Generator Defence Multiplayer Modes

Halo: Reach is coming during the fall of this year and, while fans will certainly be interested in seeing what the new squad-based single player adds to the Halo mythology, the multiplayer modes are what competitive gamers will be picking the title up for and developer Bungie has offered initial information on all th...

21 April 2010
08:02 GMT

Bungie Details Invasion Mode for Halo: Reach

One of the biggest videogame launches of the year should be Halo: Reach, a new title set in the universe of Master Chief, which might be the last Bungie works on. And with the beta stage for the game coming up on May 3 for all those who have the special code offered with last year's Halo 3: ODST, the team workin...

19 April 2010
05:20 GMT

Halo 3 Coming to Xbox 360 Games on Demand

For all those who failed to pick up a disk-based version of Halo 3, the shooter that closed the saga of Master Chief for the moment, Microsoft is making things easy. The title will be arriving on Xbox Live Games on Demand on April 20 for all the regions where the service is active. The software giant is not talking a...

7 April 2010
05:41 GMT

Less Grenades, Less Speed in Halo: Reach Beta

The Halo: Reach beta is coming in about one month and it will be quite a huge event, with all the players who have picked up last year's ODST having the chance to participate. Developer Bungie has put out a podcast offering the latest details related to the open beta stage and to the changes that long time fans ...

31 March 2010
16:21 GMT

Bungie Details Halo: Reach Beta Stage

The Halo: Reach beta stage was announced at the Microsoft X10 event as beginning on May 3 and now Bungie, the developer of the game set to conclude the Master Chief saga, is ready to offer some extra details related to the content players will be able to sample when they first log in.Brian Jarrard, who is the lead co...

22 February 2010
18:31 GMT

We May Need ODST to Get into the Beta, but Reach Is More Like the Original Halo

Halo games have always had it big, but none could reach the popularity of the third one, with Halo 3 breaking records and delivering a shock-and-awe tactic upon the gaming community. With heavy publicity leading up to its launch, as well as promises of greatness to which the title actually lived up, in the autumn of ...

19 February 2010
05:54 GMT

Halo Reach Beta Will Begin on May 3

There have been a lot of big announcements lately, and while the biggest one so far has unquestionably been the estimated time of arrival for StarCraft II's closed beta session, Microsoft's X10 event held yesterday might have released a piece of news that was almost just as big. Bungie announced that the be...

12 February 2010
15:01 GMT

On April 14, Bungie Will Organize One Huge, Final Farewell for Halo 2

Microsoft has just recently announced that the Xbox Live service will stop supporting the original Xbox console, as well as its games in an attempt to further evolve the system. One of the things that are expected to change will be the Xbox Live friends cap of 100, a limit that has been an issue for some time now. As...

9 February 2010
04:59 GMT

Tearing Down Halo: Reach Rumors, the Bungie Way

There have been a lot of rumors going around ever since Bungie announced its Halo: Reach and most of them resonate with either leaked screenshots or short alpha-gameplay clips. Of course, there's also the fact that we know how Reach is going to end, since its a prequel, so it's incredibly easy to reverse-en...

1 February 2010
12:01 GMT


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