Author: halo@bungie.org

Tired of keeping up with new Reach info? Swing by Halocharts for Deep Impact – their sixth Firefight Challenge gets you fighting on Crater (Day). Go see what you need to do! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 00:22:11 UTC)

The Reach Beta Guide is now online at Bungie.net – tons and tons and TONS of new info. Gear, a FAQ, info on maps, playlists, game variants. You MUST go read it if you’re planning to play. And that’s all there is to that.(Louis Wu 00:21:11 UTC)

Nice Reach Beta Q&A over at Wired (UK) – give it a read, you might learn something. Thanks to urk for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 17:12:43 UTC)

Duncan stopped by with a story about an emblem, and some artwork to go along with it. He’s also included a submission to Bungie for consideration as an introduction to the Bungie Podcast – go listen!(Louis Wu 13:54:47 UTC)

GamePro gets in on the ‘giving codes away’ game – you just gotta follow ’em on Twitter.(Louis Wu 11:30:30 UTC)

1UP’s got a bunch of gameplay vids up, as well – seven of ’em, to be precise. Go watch! (You’re looking for the ones dated 04/26.)(Louis Wu 11:30:00 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has the Halo devoted covered with her newest Hardcore Gamer’s Guide to Preparing for the Halo: Reach Beta – tips and tricks to ensure you’re not missing a moment of the fun. Check it out! (Do it now; you won’t have time next week.)(Louis Wu 11:19:33 UTC)

Red vs Blue Revelation Chapter 4: Recovering One is now live at Rooster Teeth’s site – more CGI coolness from Monty Oum, more RvB funni from the rest of the crew. Loved the dialogue in this one! Swing by and watch it. (And if you’re one of those people who managed to see the opening…

Gamespot put up a bunch of Reach videos of their own – swing by their video page to see ’em. (No easy way to pin down just the new ones, so that link gives you their videos sorted by date, most recent first.)(Louis Wu 11:13:11 UTC)

BuzzJuice noticed that IGN is giving away some Friends and Family codes for the Reach Beta – check his post for details on how you might be able to snag one! (Louis Wu 11:12:51 UTC)

As any long-time reader of HBO probably knows, the Halo thread(s) on NeoGAF are goldmines of awesome content; I’ve gone through the Halo Reach Beta thread there, and pulled out all the content that hasn’t been mentioned here yet. Go enjoy it.Demoncarnotaur has a pretty cool girlfriend; she did her best to build him a…

More information about Birth of a Spartan – including where you can see it on TV tomorrow – is included in the full press release now live on Gamerscoreblog.com. Unfortunately for the PR firm handling press copies, whoever posted it on Gamerscoreblog.com forgot to remove the paragraph discussing where press would be able to find…

More information about Birth of a Spartan – including where you can see it on TV tomorrow – is included in the full press release now live on Gamerscoreblog.com. Unfortunately for the PR firm handling press copies, whoever posted it on Gamerscoreblog.com forgot to remove the paragraph discussing where press would be able to find…

Just received a text message from Miguel Chavez: Reporting live for HBO from Tribeca Film Festival… Saw “Meet Monica Velour” with Keith David in a supporting role. During QA I got to ask 20yr old Dustin Ingram what it was like to work with KD. First sentence: “I freaked out since I was in front…

swede33 pointed out a few extra places to try and score a Friends and Family Beta Invite – swing by his post for links!(Louis Wu 19:13:16 UTC)

Even with the flood of Reach Beta video footage around the web today, Bungie still has enough juice left over for their standard Monday ‘Tag and Release’ feature – today’s tag is ‘Wow’. And the pics urk has highlighted definitely deserve the tag!(Louis Wu 19:04:39 UTC)

Luke Smith provides running commentary on a game of Invasion Slayer – Luke Smith is a funny man. Go watch – it’s 13 minutes of hilarity. (Thanks to urk for the heads-up.) While you’re there, check out GamesRadar’s Behind The Scenes feature on Bungie’s lobby – cool pics!(Louis Wu 18:57:29 UTC)

Ars Technica is the first site offering 20 codes to get you in to the Friends and Family portion of the Reach Beta (it opens on April 29, rather than May 3) – swing by and send them an email to be entered. (They’ve got 5 more on TOP of that via Twitter, too.) Thanks,…

sqorck pointed out a bunch of new Reach footage at Joystiq, and 2900d4u pointed out a bunch of new movies at GameTrailers. I’d expect this to continue all day. (You might want to keep an eye on our forum, since I may or may not be able to stay on top of stuff all day…

GiantBomb has posted a bunch of footage (35 minutes!) they grabbed during the press event they attended last week – this is the first real (full-game-by-randoms) gameplay we’ve seen. They start off playing Network Defense, but move into other gametypes, and there’s commentary from a couple of attendees and some people asking him questions. This…