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First Reach panoramas show up
A couple of Reach panoramas have already shown up – Crab posted one on Friday, and RVideo posted one yesterday. I’m sure we’ll be seeing many more.(Louis Wu 18:05:21 UTC)
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Elite Comparison
Riceatron took a bunch of high-res screenshots of an Elite in both Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, and stuck them all together in a monster image, so that you can get a feel for how the Elite model has been upgraded. And wow… it’s been upgraded. I mean, that’s been clear for a while, but this image shows you EXACTLY how impressive the changes are.(Louis Wu 18:04:56 UTC)
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Arena Rating – in Java
Oozer3993 whipped up a tiny Java app (4kb) you can use to calculate your ‘Arena Rating’ based on stats from a slayer game you were in. It’s based on (I’d assume) the math included in the most recent Weekly Update. Give it a try – see where you stand! Arena goes live tomorrow. (Louis Wu 18:04:30 UTC)
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Like a red-headed stepchild.
EazyB found a pretty sneaky way to abuse the Armor Lock ability – check it out. (Enjoy it while you can; I’d really doubt this will work in the shipping game.) (Louis Wu 18:04:06 UTC)
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I betcha can’t post it! (on time)
Dan ‘Blood’ DaRocha uploaded a really, really old clip he recorded before Halo 3 was released – Jen Taylor, doing a live rendition of her ‘Betcha Can’t Stick It’ line. Awesome, Dan – only 3 years late! (Louis Wu 18:03:17 UTC)
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Halo: Reach Beta Weekend FAQ
kanbo pointed out a faq Bungie posted yesterday – SketchFactor addresses some of the concerns and questions forumgoers all over the internet have been expressing. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 18:02:54 UTC)
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IGN’s Top 10 Reach Kills
cjelly noticed the latest IGN vid – Top 10 Reach Kills for April 30, 2010. Definitely some nice ones! (cjelly’s right – #2 and #3 are the best of the bunch.) (Louis Wu 18:02:24 UTC)
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Digital Foundry vs. Halo: Reach Beta
Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry did some analysis of the Reach Beta – you might be interested in what they found. Technical, as always. Good stuff. Thanks, Shake Appeal.(Louis Wu 18:02:02 UTC)
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AH: Just Cause 2: Black Market Aerial Pack DLC
Check out this video highlighting the newest DLC for Just Cause 2. But only if you like shit that blows up.
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AH: Keep Reachin'!
Hey, hey! I hope you got your hands on an early Halo: Reach Beta code we were giving away!
If you didn’t grab one though, no worries! Geoff and I are here to show you a couple of new gametypes that are available to you once you do get in. Enjoy our preview of Stockpile and Headhunter! Woo!
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AH: Weekly Recap – May 1st
Community
–Red Dead Redemption giveaway (UK only)
–Tour with Xbox LIVE Enforcement
–Halo: Reach “Birth of a Spartan” trailer
–Vote for your favourites in the War Face competition
–Episode 9 of Gamers Rapport
–Iron Man on PlayStation Home
–Dead Space 2 teaser trailer
–AHTV BioShock 2 details
–Crysis 2 contest details
Videos
–Demo glitch and jumping the bigass shark videos in Skate 3
–Cache Grab video guide in Left 4 Dead 2
–Return to Sender video guide in Tecmo Bowl Throwback
–Good Start and It Begins video guide in Super Street Fighter IV
–Sword Base, Powerhouse, and Stockpile & Headhunter gametypes walkthroughs in Halo: Reach
–Black Market Aerial Pack DLC walkthrough in Just Cause 2
–Part 1 of the Ranger achievement in Metro 2033 from Fragger
Achievements
-Added achievements for NIER
-Added achievements for Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition
-Added achievements for Little League World Series 2010
-Added achievements for Split/Second
-Added achievements for Red Dead Redemption
-Added DLC achievements for Dante’s Inferno
-Added DLC achievements for Dead to Rights
Trophies
-Added trophies for Record of Agarest War
-Added trophies for Kick-Ass
-Added trophies for Iron Man 2
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RT: Ultimatums
Hey there Saturday,
How’s it going? Oh good. Hey, did I mention I got you a comic? It’s true. I know I got you one like two days ago, but I just couldn’t resist. What can I say? I’m a giver.
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Halo: Reach Beta Weekend FAQ
The Reach Beta officially begins on Monday but many of you have questions NOW. Answers inside.
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AH: Weekly Recap – May 1st
Community
–Red Dead Redemption giveaway (UK only)
–Tour with Xbox LIVE Enforcement
–Halo: Reach “Birth of a Spartan” trailer
–Vote for your favourites in the War Face competition
–Episode 9 of Gamers Rapport
–Iron Man on PlayStation Home
–Dead Space 2 teaser trailer
–AHTV BioShock 2 details
–Crysis 2 contest details
Videos
–Demo glitch and jumping the bigass shark videos in Skate 3
–Cache Grab video guide in Left 4 Dead 2
–Return to Sender video guide in Tecmo Bowl Throwback
–Good Start and It Begins video guide in Super Street Fighter IV
–Sword Base, Powerhouse, and Stockpile & Headhunter gametypes walkthroughs in Halo: Reach
–Black Market Aerial Pack DLC walkthrough in Just Cause 2
–Part 1 of the Ranger achievement in Metro 2033 from Fragger
Achievements
-Added achievements for NIER
-Added achievements for Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition
-Added achievements for Little League World Series 2010
-Added achievements for Split/Second
-Added achievements for Red Dead Redemption
-Added DLC achievements for Dante’s Inferno
-Added DLC achievements for Dead to Rights
Trophies
-Added trophies for Record of Agarest War
-Added trophies for Kick-Ass
-Added trophies for Iron Man 2
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Reach. Bungie signs 10-yr deal with Activision. Multiplatform PS3.
Major things are going down at Bungie and in the Halo world.
Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices. Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property.
Expect a new killer series from Bungie. Will it be a first-person shooter? Will it be an RPG or other game type? Will it be cross-platform? Will there be a PC version? Will Activision sue the pants off Bungie after they build a killer game?
On May 3rd the HALO: Reach multiplayer beta launches. You can get access to the beta by inserting your HALO 3: ODST disc or by acquiring redeemable codes (which, apparently, several people on my buddylist did earlier this week).
On May 19th the HALO: Reach multiplayer beta will end. We will only be playing the beta for 2 weeks. : (
Bungie has recently said that Reach is the final Halo game. It’s the definitive HALO. Below is a video explaining what Reach is about.
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Reach. Bungie signs 10-yr deal with Activision. Multiplatform PS3.
Major things are going down at Bungie and in the Halo world.
Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices. Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property.
Expect a new killer series from Bungie. Will it be a first-person shooter? Will it be an RPG or other game type? Will it be cross-platform? Will there be a PC version? Will Activision sue the pants off Bungie after they build a killer game?
On May 3rd the HALO: Reach multiplayer beta launches. You can get access to the beta by inserting your HALO 3: ODST disc or by acquiring redeemable codes (which, apparently, several people on my buddylist did earlier this week).
On May 19th the HALO: Reach multiplayer beta will end. We will only be playing the beta for 2 weeks. : (
Bungie has recently said that Reach is the final Halo game. It’s the definitive HALO. Below is a video explaining what Reach is about.
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Podtacular 225: Can’t Get Enough of Reach!
Download | Shownotes
This show is out a little late because of finals, but it’s finally here. Over the past couple of weeks, lots of news from the press has come out about the Halo: Reach Beta. So this week, we’re here to talk about all that news until next week when the beta comes out for all. Short show for this week because of the low submission count and no special guest this week. Enjoy
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New Beginnings – Again
In the madness of yesterday, I’m afraid the newest film out of Bungie, ‘New Beginnings’, might have been overlooked, so I’m reminding you. It’s accessible in the latest Weekly Update, in downloadable and streaming formats, and it’s really, really worth the 6 minutes of your time. If you’re sort of new to the Halo franchise, you might not even know who Jason Jones is – he’s been out of the limelight for many years now. But his vision, and his ability to inspire greatness in the people around him, are some of the things that makes Bungie the unique studio that it is – and this video shows that his drive, what keeps him going every day, hasn’t really changed in YEARS. He (still) wants to make games you want to play. And the studio he founded attracts people who want the same thing. This video is about BUNGIE – it’s not about any one game (no games are even mentioned), it’s not about their publishers (past or present – again, no names at all) – it’s about the team. Who they are, what they do, and how they’re gonna keep doing it. In the wake of fears that Activision will “run Bungie into the ground”, and that Bungie has sold out (again), this video makes it clear that Bungie is who Bungie has ALWAYS been – a game company good enough to inspire a fan community that simply won’t go away. Here’s to the next 10 years! Go watch.(Louis Wu 15:43:38 UTC)
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MSNBC – Reach Beta Preview
ash noticed a nice summary of the Reach Beta on MSNBC. (Louis Wu 15:31:38 UTC)
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That was one HECK of a kill.
FyreWulff stopped by with word of a thread on Bungie.net, showing off a rather odd bug someone found in the Beta – an assassination went wonky, and the entire Noble Team appeared… and then died. Bizarre! (Louis Wu 15:30:33 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft