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Mid7night got a chance to visit Bungie’s studio – well, at least the lobby. Lots of great pics! Go check it out. (Louis Wu 16:00:02 UTC)

PlatformNation.com is hosting a gaming night for the Reach Beta – Saturday, May 8, from 4-6pm EST. You can swing by their forums if you’re interested in playing along!(Louis Wu 15:59:38 UTC)

Firestorm12 let us know that Halopen has posted Pencast 20, discussing the Reach Beta. Over 90 minutes. Go listen!(Louis Wu 15:59:14 UTC)

BuzzJuice found some cool info at IGN – first, it looks like the weekend of May 14 has been designated a “Halo Multiplayer Unlock Weekend”, so anyone with a copy of ODST can play, whether or not they’re paying for Xbox LIVE. NICE! Second, anyone who plays at least one game in the beta and…

It’s not Halo news – but it’s HUGE. Bungie’s got a new partner: Activision. Go read the details at Bungie.net.(Louis Wu 12:27:56 UTC)

Cool little update from Joe Tung on the Reach Developer Blog this morning – there’s not much info, but what’s there makes me warm inside. Go read.(Louis Wu 12:25:58 UTC)

Halo Waypoint has 40 codes to give away – but they’re spreading them out over 4 days. Facebook and Twitter each get half… full details are here. (While you’re there, check out their article on Beta details…)(Louis Wu 01:42:27 UTC)

The Rooster Teeth crew whipped up a special video to be shown before a screening of Iron Man 2 at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin; Burnie just made the link public, so the world can see it. What’s better than the RvB players plus Iron Man? Not a whole lot…(Louis Wu 01:01:29 UTC)

More keys to snag – College News has 10 of ’em; swing by the article and leave a comment, and you’re in the running for one.(Louis Wu 23:21:50 UTC)

According to OXM’s Ryan McCaffrey, Microsoft has just sent out a press release which lists May 19 as the end date for the Halo Reach Beta. You’ve got a bit over two weeks to beat the crap out of it… (It’s still possible it’ll be extended; Bungie’s been saying all along that if they need…

More codes – Shacknews is giving away 25 of ’em. (You need a Shacknews account to be eligible.) Thanks, bleahy.(Louis Wu 22:12:14 UTC)

XMixMasterX noticed a new copy of Inside Gaming, containing ‘Halo Waypoint Exclusive’ content. It’s a look at the history of Halo up through Reach from Dead Pixel, joined by guests Hutch and Mr Sark. Take a look!(Louis Wu 21:55:46 UTC)

Time for another Top Kills of the Week from IGN (actually, it’s past time – this has been on their site since April 22) – Week 25 (mislabeled) has some fun plays. Check ’em!(Louis Wu 21:39:42 UTC)

360 Junkies is hosting a Beta Launch party on Monday, May 3 – sign up to play, you could win a copy of Halo Legends. More details in their forum post. Thanks, ikillbambis.(Louis Wu 19:39:55 UTC)

Six Okay, former Waypoint Community Lead, has a nicely annotated analysis of the ‘Birth of a Spartan’ ad (both versions are covered) – it’s a really interesting read! I definitely learned stuff I missed while watching. Thanks, Dani.(Louis Wu 17:12:22 UTC)

Anoj continues his ‘Bungie Explains’ video series – with a look at Invasion, Fireteams, and Game Editions (basically, stuff covered in the April 23 Weekly Update). Thanks to urk and Bungie’s Comm Chatter for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 16:37:23 UTC)

The HDRoom has 10 Beta codes to give out – if you live in the US or Canada. You can enter once per day; they’re picking winners tomorrow night.(Louis Wu 16:15:35 UTC)

Remember Zach Wigal, the guy who went and started an entire charity organization when his school wouldn’t let him hold a Halo tournament there? The group he founded – Gamers Outreach Foundation – is back with another Gamers for Giving event on May 1, in Ann Arbor – with money raised to go to Mott…

Just noticed that Technologizer is giving away 7 codes – go post on their blog!(Louis Wu 13:05:34 UTC)

If you’re looking for an incentive to preorder Reach, check out Best Buy – they’re offering Reward Zone points (their in-store rebate system), along with LIVE subscriptions – 1 month for Standard edition, 3 months for Limited or Legendary. Not a HUGE deal, but hey! Bonuses are bonuses! Thanks, Genesis Knight. Update: apparently rolandk73 pointed…