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Where are all the Halo: Reach Commercials?

Loot Ninja says:

"The other day I was watching television and saw for the 85th time the Halo: Reach campaign trailer. It’s good. Sort of gets to the point, but far beneath the standard set that we usually see for Halo games. Halo: Reach is now just about a month away, which is amazing considering how much build up the game has had and how anticipated we all are. Yet, it begs the question — where are all the bad ass Halo commercials?"

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MariaHelFutura5019d ago

I don`t think Halo needs advertising. I`m not really into Halo, but I gotta admit Halo:Reach look pretty cool. The Multiplayer trailer on XBL is awesome.

DarkTower8055019d ago

No, Halo: Reach does not need much advertising, but it is good to get the fanbase hyped up. I don't like Halo, but the ODST commercials were some of my favorites, and they really stuck in my mind to this day, and THAT is what good advertising should do.

NecrumSlavery5019d ago

I've seen 40 Reach comercials in the last week on Comedy central

SixZeroFour5019d ago

same...ive seen the "the battle begins" trailer plenty of times on tv, but i want to see some live action shorts...those are always well made

MariaHelFutura5019d ago

I believe it`s called "Halo Reach Multiplayer Beta Trailer" on XBL.

outrageous5019d ago (Edited 5019d ago )

The 33rd richest Billionaire in the states worth 15 billion, has decided to be cheap since the " stepping down " of Bach and Allard. Most of what you see now was in place BEFORE Steve Ballmer took over the gaming division. Maybe the biggest and highest profile areas have advertising campaigns but I doubt smaller, less strategic regions have been given the same treatment.

There have been a few well produced adds, lets take a look...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Here's the full version...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Here's the '09 trailer for Reach...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

I think they need to put together a more condensed 30 sec spot and buy some air time on all the hip shows that cater to the younger demographic.

The Halo fans already know the whole Halo reach story...like the story of the Titanic, is tragic and I for one can't wait to see how Bungie will tell the story.

EvilBlackCat5019d ago

mmm i have a feeling that next week a tv ad is going to hit hard.

Just a feeling.

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Natsu X FairyTail5019d ago (Edited 5019d ago )

It's coming near the end of August. Somewhere around Aug.18th would make sense, I say.

Fishy Fingers5019d ago

The Halo franchise is usually promoted to epic proportions, but it's very established now so I imagine the marketing budget won't be so crazy as they can hold off the campaign until a few weeks prior to launch. Just wait till late this month going into early sept, it'll be everywhere.

Kinect will surely take the majority of MS marketing money in Q4.

T9X695019d ago (Edited 5019d ago )

Not sure where you guys live, but its advertised like crazy in NYC. I see commercials for Reach at least 4-5 times a day, and I barley watch TV. I also been seeing tons of ads for Kinect with Macy's as well.

EDIT: Oh I don't know, I never really watch TV to begin with. I just know those because I been seeing them a lot for the past few days.

I never saw the Halo 3 one, I did see the ODST one though. Where those even on TV though? I saw the ODST one on the dashboard.

fiercescuba5019d ago

I live in NYC. I see the commercials and the ads you are talking about.

I am referring to the actual million dollar commercials that were rolled our for Halo 3/ODST.

Those have not happened yet.

Thrillhouse5019d ago

On set pictures from of a new live action trailer appeared on the internet a month or two ago. We've yet to see that, so I'm betting that's going to be the final push towards release.

nickjkl5019d ago (Edited 5019d ago )

no commercials in new jersey so far

i remember the hype for halo 3 it was of epic proportions couldnt even watch tv without seeing a commercial

and g4

SHOGUN 36o5019d ago (Edited 5019d ago )

Hot Springs AR. I have seen the commercial plenty of times including magazine advertisement. And every game needs ads to sell. Not everyone visits game websites and receives game magazines.

McCullster5019d ago

I've seen a few Reach commercials.......but nothing like what was done for even ODST (a shorter lesser Halo game).

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein260d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED260d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183496d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion495d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad495d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90495d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183495d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90495d ago (Edited 495d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde495d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90494d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde494d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator495d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13494d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183494d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar580d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken580d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar579d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos579d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP580d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken580d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149580d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE580d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341579d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90579d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos579d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90579d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai579d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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