A thousand points of light.

Free Soundtrack!

…they’re just missing in action.

More Falcon fun on the first level – Pennybags shows off a funky glitch that might have led to something lasting… if not for Jorge the jerk.(Louis Wu 14:42:25 UTC)

Cody Miller stopped in with a speedrun of Winter Contingency – Legendary took him 9:25. (55 kills, 0 deaths, to boot.) I saw a few GAFfers playing around with that Falcon… but I like Cody’s hitchhiking technique! Go watch.(Louis Wu 12:38:16 UTC)

Valve’s Left 4 Dead blog had an update on the soon to be released DLC pack yesterday. “The Sacrifice” will be available to download from October 5th for both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 and is the prequel to “The Passing”, where we see the original Left 4 Dead survivors make their way south and the events along the way. Although the pack has the same name for both games, each one will offer a slight difference to reflect the core gameplay of the Left 4 Dead disc you’re playing on. Unfortunately, this means that there are two DLC packs to download, one per game, both priced at 560 MSP or free to PC gamers.

In Left 4 Dead, you’ll receive the Sacrifice campaign to play through on Campaign, Versus and Survival. The pack will give you 5 new achievements and will feature a new stlye finale, unique to Left 4 Dead.

For Left 4 Dead 2, players will receive the Sacrifice campaign as well as L4D’s famous No Mercy campaign, both of which will have maps for Campaign, Versus, Survival and Scavenge gametypes. These two campaigns will be playable by the original L4D survivors but with the new Special Infected, weapons and items. This means Francis can hate Hospitals, Chargers and chainsaws all on the same map! “The Sacrifice” pack for L4D2 will also have 5 new achievements available.

Thanks to the quick work of Cody Miller, we’re proud to be able to bring you the first five cutscenes from Halo: Reach, as the Reach Cutscene Library opens. You have both SD and HD options for download (in QuickTime and WMP9 formats), along with a streaming option if you’re just looking for a quick confirmation or refresher. We’ll add to this each day, keeping an eye on our bandwidth – the full Library should be online within a week. Enjoy!(Louis Wu 12:03:47 UTC)

Domino Theory has even MORE stuff to give away – this time, it’s a Halo: Reach Official Soundtrack. If you want a chance to win, just add your name to the pool!(Louis Wu 10:58:21 UTC)

You might remember that cool robot that was set up to create a light sculpture, based on your input… the final product has been revealed. (I wasn’t able to participate – the site didn’t work for Macs – but the end result is pretty cool!) Thanks, DHalo. (Louis Wu 10:56:45 UTC)

Cr1TiKaL makes fighting with a Forklift cool. Go watch. Thanks, Urban Reflex.(Louis Wu 10:56:20 UTC)

Alright folks, here I am with your weekly update…but wait, THERE’S MORE! Today we kick off a brand new weekly series, “Fails of the Weak!” in Halo: Reach. Hope you guys enjoy!

We’ll be on Reach in about an hour, see you then!

So Dead Rising 2 is just days away from its release, marking another 30 or so hours spent ignoring my lovely family. Halo: Reach and Dead Rising 2, it’s like a divorce cocktail!

Alright folks, tonight is the night. From 8-10pm CST, we’ll be out and playing Halo: Reach like crazy folks.

Go ahead and throw your gamertag in a comment below and I’ll make some kind of a list. Then when 8pm CST rolls around, send invites to people on this list. Don’t just sit there and wait for invites, be proactive! Make new friends. Go crazy.

See you on the battlefield!

Master Chief just won’t stop. He’s managed to insert himself into Reach again! Check out this video to see how and where.

It’s Monday, so it’s time for another Tag and Release feature from Bungie.net – word of the day is ‘Grunt’, and I’m seriously loving the images that tag turns up. Go see!(Louis Wu 18:35:18 UTC)

We’re not generally posting individual Reach reviews, but sometimes we make an exception. Here’s one. Marissa’s Dad (you might remember Marissa’s Bunny, sent around the world to raise awareness for Infantile Spasms) looked at Reach from the standpoint of an older gamer, one who’s been a fan of Bungie games since Pathways into Darkness. Why him? Well, because the review is also an excuse to give away a copy of the game, and this is your heads-up to go enter. (While you’re there, you might want to check out this much more serious page – Marissa’s going in for some pretty expensive surgery soon, and while insurance will cover a huge percentage of it, they’re still on the hook for nearly $30,000… anything you could spare would be helpful.)(Louis Wu 18:17:34 UTC)

Satisfy your thirst for screenshots.

FyreWulff discovered a small oddity with teleporters in Forge that’s worth passing on to anyone building maps for general use. Take a look, and you’ll avoid the problem of having your map be unusable by Elites! (Louis Wu 17:35:10 UTC)

xXMcVayXx put together some Spartan Armor – and wore it to his local mall for Reach’s Launch Night. The film is pretty fun to watch! Thanks, Washaa. (Louis Wu 17:15:34 UTC)