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The bottom of a planet or moon, with a glowing orange crescent from light peeking from below. Several small silhouettes stand in front over the peeking light, as if within the crescent on its concave interior. Below them is a black background, with the word "HALO" in a futuristic font and "REACH" in a sans-serif font under that. Logos of Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios inhabit the lower right corner.
Developer(s)Bungie
Publisher(s)Microsoft Game Studios
Composer(s)Martin O'Donnell
SeriesHalo
Platform(s)Xbox 360
ReleaseFall 2010
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multi-player

Halo: Reach is an upcoming first-person shooter[1] video game for the Xbox 360. It is part of the Halo series, and it is scheduled for release during Fall 2010. Its world premiere was held on December 12, 2009 at the Spike Video Game Awards.[2]

Plot

Halo: Reach is a prequel to Halo that takes place during the Battle of Reach, featured in Halo: The Fall of Reach and Halo: First Strike, near the end of the Human-Covenant War. The game follows the actions of Noble Team, a United Nations Space Command special operations unit composed of six SPARTAN supersoldiers. Players assume the role of the Lieutenant, a replacement for a presumably deceased member of the Noble squad and is identified by the callsign Noble Six.[3] The announcement trailer shows the colony world of Reach, one of the UNSC's most important manufacturing and military centers outside of the Solar System, under attack by a Covenant invasion force referred to as 'them' by an unknown radio operator.

Development

Halo: Reach was announced on June 1, 2009, at the Microsoft E3 2009 press conference.[4] A trailer was shown and details were released including setting and timeline. It was announced that an invitation to the open multiplayer beta of the game will be available in Halo 3: ODST.[5] Reach will be the last Halo game developed by original Halo developer Bungie. Future Halo games will be overseen by Microsoft subsidiary 343 Industries.[6]

Audio

Martin O'Donnell returns to score Reach. With the game's music, O'Donnell wrote more "somber, more visceral" music because the plot is character-driven and focuses on a planet that is known to have fallen.[7]

The music piece shown in the world premiere of Halo: Reach, titled "Lone Wolf", shown at the 2009 VGA's, is available on Bungie's website.[8]

Screenshots leak

On November 5, 2009, several video game websites reported that several fuzzy screenshots, supposedly from Reach, were leaked on the Major League Gaming forums. These screenshots allegedly showed a new needle-firing carbine, a new rifle, and a new HUD showing the names and current health of squad mates. Microsoft, owner of the Halo intellectual property, declined to comment.[9][10]

Multiplayer Beta

It was announced on December 12th, 2009, when the game officially debuted, that the multiplayer beta would take place in spring of 2010[11]. Leaked information from Bungie figured it would be "no earlier than April 28th[12]. The game Halo 3: ODST will be used as a key to access the beta.[13]

References

  1. ^ Reilly, Jim (2009-06-03). "E3 2009: Halo: Reach A First-Person Shooter". IGN. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. ^ Bungie. "Bungie Weekly Update 11.20.09". Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  3. ^ Brudvig, Erik (2009). "Halo: Reach trailer analysis". Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  4. ^ "IGN E3 2009: Microsoft Press Conference Live Blog". Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  5. ^ Stewart, Kemuel (2009-06-01). "E3 '09: Bungie Announces Halo: Reach". GamerCenterOnline. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  6. ^ Reilly, Jim (2009-07-23). "SDCC 09: 343 Industries To Oversee All Halo Products". IGN. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  7. ^ Ellis, David (2009-12-14). "Halo Reach VGA Interview". 1UP.com. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  8. ^ "Halo: Reach soundtrack". Bungie. Retrieved 2010-1-5. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ Reilly, Jim (2009-11-05). "Is This What Halo Reach Really Looks Like?". IGN.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  10. ^ "Halo: Reach Screenshots Leaked". Koku Gamer. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  11. ^ Good, Owen (2009-12-13). "Halo:Reach MP beta". Retrieved 2010-1-5. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ Rumored "No Earlier than April 28th http://kotaku.com/5425454/bungie-donation-points-to-halo-reach-multiplayer-in-may-[update]
  13. ^ Osborne, Eric (2009-12-18). "Bungie Weekly Update 18/12/09". Bungie. Retrieved 2010-1-5. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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