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Rumor: Halo: Reach Official Launch Date Revealed

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.

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mjolliffe5224d ago

Nice work ET, hope we see more of it soon!

vhero5224d ago

with a date that far away it could still be delayed though.

AAACE55224d ago

I never read the books or anything and I had this thought before I read this, but I think Halo Reach will kinda take the Star Wars approach! Meaning this prequel will go back and show how Master Chief came to be!

IaMs125224d ago

See what i dont understand is that if the Reach game is following Noble 1 then it has nothing to do with the books, except Reach itself. Now if you eventually jump ship and play MC and Blue team then yes it will have parts of the book, so i dont see where they are totally going with this game.

Cenobia5224d ago

I don't know if that's an analogy you want to draw, seeing as how the prequels sucked.

EVILDEAD3605224d ago (Edited 5224d ago )

There are THREE Big Dates that we should look forward too..

1. Beta multi-player Release (ala Halo 3..ODST sales spike at Gamestop)

2. The highly highly anticipated Halo Reach E3 playable reveal

3. Massive Midnight Launch..Thousands and thousands attend

Top 5 'EvilDead' Halo Reach Predictions..

1. Record number of blog articles with Halo Reach in the title..
2. Halo Reach hate all year long..
3. 3 million+ sold in one day
4. Highest selling exclusive of 2010
5. GOTY snub..

Evil

bjornbear5224d ago

a monopoly of game sales due to competitors quitting.

thats FANTASTIC for the health of the gaming sales industry! /s...

how about:

A warning to Halo, it ain't as easy as it used to be anymore ;)

Zeal0t5224d ago

This game will be awesome for Halo/Scifi fans and sell like crazy thats for sure but i don't think it will be goty. My guess would be ME2 or GOW3.

Oh and you're right the hate will be strong but that's very common these days for every major exclusive regardless on what console it was released.

bacon135224d ago

Please, pretty please don't be like Halo 3 with better graphics.

blue7xx75224d ago

Yeah I know really want to see more of it hopefully the embargo lifts soon so they can talk about it they said january so maybe soon. Anyways I called it that it was gonna launch in september since most Halo games launch in september.

The Happy Baby5224d ago

I totally forgot about the Reach Beta. lol.

gameraxis5223d ago

I PERSONALLY agree with you (although there are a couple others that might have a shot, pending on release) but GOWIII i don't think stands a chance...

People like Gametrailers and the like (who have very close ties to VGA's) already said in their bayonetta review, that "the QTE or button pressing prompts are no where near as tedious and unforgiving as the ones in GOW and as such will frustrate you less..."

Here's the thing, i LOVE GOW QTE's because they are done PERFECTLY and still engross you to the maximum level, but awful sites and the like will dismiss the game as a 2.5 with a good coat of paint, i can see it now, i ENTIRELY disagree with that on every level but gametrailers thinks their the mighty horse, and as such they said in the uncharted review, "If it doesn't take any risks and do anything new, it score cannot be higher than 9.3ish" (doesn't matter if its a MIND BLOWING OMFGBBQ!!! type of a game...)

But as along as GOW3 turns out as good as I'm thinking it will be, there's no contest it'll be my GOTD!

CWMR5223d ago

-I don't see it. Just because they criticized the QTEs doesn't mean that they are biased against the game or the PS3. The media's fawning over several ps3 games last year was more than enough evidence of that.

The thing that you can't see because you are a huge fan of the game is that God of War 3 is indeed too much like the God of War 2 (at least based on the demo). I think that is a legitimate complaint.

Anyway, I am really excited for Halo: Reach and can't wait to see more.-

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ape0075224d ago

2010 is full of amazement

enjoy your time :)

STICKzophrenic5224d ago

Awesome. I can't wait until Reach falls.

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STICKzophrenic5224d ago

How will I be disappointed?

Halo 3 is awesome, and it's probably the game I've played the most. Bungie is a great studio, and they're in tune with their fans. i fail to see how I'm leading myself into a world of disappointment.

2cents5224d ago

If you feed the trolls, they will only sh1t on you, and then ask for more.

Fishy Fingers5224d ago (Edited 5224d ago )

You see, because Cueil obviously isn't interested means neither you, nor anyone one else should be either. It's the rule of the internet, your right, everyone else is wrong.

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Trebius5224d ago

I mean...they have no games to play except MW2 til Reach comes out :\ kind of makes you feel bad.

You have no games.

Fantastic trailer? lol yeah ok...

That trailer is far from fantastic. Doesnt even showcase the graphics while in an firefight environment...graphics are going to DIP hardcore once you have ppl shooting at you and stuff...

Anyways...thats 1 game to look forward to on the 360 in 2010. yaaaay.

General Jewels5224d ago

For the PS3.....

I dont think they will able to handle the power of Halo....

Pirateogta5224d ago

Mass Effect 2
Bayonetta
Metro 2033
BioShock 2
Final Fantasy XIII
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Brink
Alan Wake
Crackdown 2
Fable III

Those are a few games 360 owners will be able to play up to Halo: Reach's release, which is bound to be record-breaking.

SaberEdge5224d ago

PS3 has no games. :)

See, we can all make ignorant, non-truthful comments. OmarJA, you're a delusional fanboy, plain and simple.

avengers19785223d ago

Notice they always seem to be avoiding the holiday season when hundreads of games come out. October, november, and December always are flooded with titles...It is a good Idea to get there game out before then.

OmarJA-N4G5223d ago

Oh i'm just talking bot logic... :)

360 has no games. :)

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Solidus187-SCMilk5224d ago

It doesnt surprise me much since halo 3/ODST were both in sept. but its good to know.

This game should be great since we get to fight the elites. I always thought halo 1 was the best SP because fighting the elites was awesome. Fighting brutes and being friends with the arbiter is lame. I wanna kill the elites.

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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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thorstein247d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED246d 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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shinoff2183482d 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.

robtion481d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad482d ago

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

Crows90482d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183482d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90481d ago (Edited 481d 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.

DarXyde481d 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

Crows90481d 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.

DarXyde481d 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.

TheColbertinator481d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13481d 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

shinoff2183481d 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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SullysCigar567d ago

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

just_looken566d 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.

SullysCigar566d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos566d 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_ESP566d ago

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

just_looken566d 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.

badz149566d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE566d 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.

zidane1341566d 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.

Crows90566d 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.

Profchaos566d 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

Crows90566d 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.

CobraKai566d 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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