Tag Archives: Halo: Reach

Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 00:16 GMT

Halo: Reach added to MLG Winter Championships

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The MLG Pro Circuit’s most favoured shooter franchise is back in action.

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Thu, Dec 08, 2011 | 23:54 GMT

Halo Waypoint, ATLAS real-time map app headed to mobiles

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An official Halo Waypoint app, showing Halo: Reach stats, service records and custom challenges, is set to launch alongside an map strategy app called ATLAS.

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Mon, Nov 21, 2011 | 14:35 GMT

MLG Providence National Championships – all winners

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Over $60,000 in prizes were awarded at the final stop on the 2011 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit – the National Championships.

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Thu, Nov 10, 2011 | 22:39 GMT

Halo: Anniversary map DLC available day one

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Those who don’t pick up Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition can still check out its new multiplayer maps, thanks to a release date map pack compatible with Halo: Reach.

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Thu, Oct 20, 2011 | 18:48 BST

MLG Orlando event smashes online viewer records

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Major League Gaming has released its viewership numbers the Orlando, Florida event and for the fourth consecutive time in a row, the viewer record has been shattered.

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Mon, Sep 05, 2011 | 07:28 BST

MLG Pro Circuit: Full Results from Raleigh

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Last weekend’s MLG Pro Circuit tournaments drew massive attention to Raleigh, where some of the world’s best pro gamers battled it out for supremacy.

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Sat, Sep 03, 2011 | 18:01 BST

The making of McFarlane’s Halo toys

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Get a glimpse behind the scenes at McFarlane Toys to see how Halo figures are constructed.
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Mon, Aug 29, 2011 | 00:33 BST

MLG: Raleigh Pro Circuit live streaming now

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Forget PAX and Seattle; Raleigh in North Carolina was the place to be this weekend. Check out the action from the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit.

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Fri, Aug 26, 2011 | 18:22 BST

Halo Fest details 3D, maps for Halo: Anniversary, updates to Reach

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343 Industries has kicked off PAX Prime and Halo Fest with map details for Halo: Anniversary.

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Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 13:38 BST

Halo Anniversary Maps to be exportable, available separately as DLC

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343 Industries has said folks will be able to switch easily between Halo Anniversary and Reach thanks to both games using the same image.

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Mon, Aug 15, 2011 | 04:23 BST

Australia: Battle of the Clans entry now open

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GAME Australia and Turtle Beach are calling on the best Aussie Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops teams to compete in the Battle of the Clans, with a sweet prize pool offering corporate sponsorship.

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Tue, Jun 28, 2011 | 19:14 BST

Beat Bungie at Halo, earn yourself a steak

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Bungie is conducting all sorts of festivities for its 20th anniversary celebration. Though the most enticing challenge for Halo fans is Bungie’s steak challenge. Beat the developers at Halo Reach during their 24-hour Halo marathon and they’ll mail you a pair of steaks. That’s right, steaks.

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Fri, Jun 24, 2011 | 05:01 BST

Bungie awarding blue flame helmets to Halo: Reach fans

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To help celebrate its 20th birthday, Bungie is giving out totally sweetblue flaming helmets.

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Tue, May 24, 2011 | 14:48 BST

Halo Reach demo launches on Marketplace

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Nelson’s confirmed the release of a demo of Halo Reach, eight months after the release of the game. The taster for Bungie’s final entry in the series includes a single-player level, a competitive multiplayer map and a Firefight map as well. You can queue it to your 360 here. It’s currently exclusive for Gold members.

Tue, May 03, 2011 | 08:05 BST

343 Industries claims Halo growth is “organic”

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Somewhere within the past ten years, the Halo franchise transcended mere video games. You can encounter Master Chief within the pages of comic books or best-seller novels, soft toys and scale figurines, t-shirts and animations. According to 343 Industries franchise development director Frank O’Connor, this transition has all been organic, and it’s still growing.

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Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 13:11 BST

Best selling UK entertainment products 2010: games hit three of the top ten spots

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If you were asked to guess what the best selling game of 2010 was you’d likely plump for CoD: Black Ops, and you’d be right. But how do you think it fared against the likes of the Avatar and Toy Story 3 DVDs or albums from Rihanna and Take That? Well, it outsold them all.

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Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 15:58 BST

Report: New disc format for Xbox 360 adds 1GB of space

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A “highly placed” development source close to Digital Foundry has said that the “updated Xbox 360 disc format,” being tested by Microsoft will add 1GB storage for the console’s game discs.

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Fri, Mar 18, 2011 | 06:19 GMT

Microsoft: Games on Demand about “convenience,” not thrift

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Microsoft has responded to criticism of its Games on Demand pricing in the wake of Halo: Reach’s £49.99 price tag.

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Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 08:24 GMT

Halo: Reach added to Xbox Live Games on Demand

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Microsoft has added Halo: Reach to the Marketplace’s Games on Demand service.

Eurogamer reports you can grab the phenomenally successful shooter for £49.99, while retailers are offering new copies from as low as £24.99.

In Australia, the download version will set you back $99.95, around the same price point as chain and major retailers.

The download weighs in at just over 6.5Gb.

Tue, Mar 08, 2011 | 09:28 GMT

343 details Defiant Map Pack for Halo Reach

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343′s released a behind-the-scenes look at the second map pack for Halo Reach, the Defiant Map Pack. The content, which is being made by 343 Industries and Certain Affinity, will feature three new maps: Condemned, Highlands and Unearthed. Video’s below.

Defiant Map Pack releases next Tuesday for 800 MS points on Xbox Live Marketplace.

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