Worldwide Launch of the Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack - X360

Spartans, steel yourselves for a new test of valour and prepare to defy the Covenant! The battle for Reach reignites today with the worldwide launch of three spectacular new multiplayer maps for the top-rated blockbuster shooter of 2010, “Halo: Reach.”

Halo: Reach DLC quick look Noble Map Pack Breakpoint video game trailer X360

“Halo: Reach,” developed exclusively for Xbox 360, by acclaimed developer Bungie, is the blockbuster prequel to the landmark “Halo” video games franchise.

Halo: Reach Official - Making of Deliver Hope video game trailer X360

Halo: Reach Official - Making of Deliver Hope video game trailer X360

The wait is over as 2010’s biggest video game Halo: Reach is launched

Millions of people around the world embarked on a mission of courage, sacrifice and valour in “Halo: Reach,” the thrilling prequel to the iconic “Halo” trilogy that became a global entertainment phenomenon and defined a generation of gamers over the last decade.

Halo: Reach soundtrack released by Award-Winning Composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori

Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack featuring the original musical score from the video game Halo: Reach composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori. Created by acclaimed developer Bungie Studios exclusively on Xbox 360, Halo: Reach is the blockbuster prequel to the best-selling Xbox franchise of all time. The Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack will be available for digital download on Sumthing Digital www.sumthingdigital.com and iTunes to coincide with the game's release on September 14th.

Six cover images from the Limited Edition run of its Halo Reach Strategy Guide

Six cover images from the Limited Edition run of its Halo Reach Strategy Guide – the only official guide to one of the biggest entertainment launches of the year. Underneath the evocative dustjacket image of the planet Reach lies a member of Noble 6, the elite supersoldier Spartan squad tasked with defending Reach from the alien Covenant.

Halo: Reach Elite Spartan Squad Captain Lewis Chapman X360

Rest assured that more info is coming down the line as the launch of the public multiplayer beta nears. As a reminder, players will be able to access the beta, which launches in just two months, through “Halo 3: ODST.” Developed by acclaimed studio Bungie, “Halo: Reach” is being published by Microsoft and launches in autumn 2010 exclusively on Xbox 360.

Halo Reach Deliver Hope - Remember Reach [HD] video game trailer X360

Halo Reach developed exclusively for the Xbox 360 by developer Bungie. Halo: Reach takes you back to the beginning, the birth of the Halo legend...

Bungie to punish Halo Reach multi-player quitters... you have been warned!

Gamers who quit multi-player Halo Reach games repeatedly because they're losing will be punished under new plans revealed by Bungie. Community Director of Bungie, Brian Jarrard, said "gamers who habitually quit games in Halo Reach, released on September 14, will receive a virtual boot up and ass."

Bungie confirm Halo: Reach beta had more than 2.7 gamers playing...

"Certainly there will never be a console beta of this magnitude," said director Brian Jarrard told the Seattle Times just before the the open multi-player beta test started its 18-day run. "Players completed more than 13 million online games and logged over 16 million hours of online gameplay, amounting to over 1,826 years of total play time in just over a two-week period," Bungie said.