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The Battle of LA
They're late... but don't worry, there's still dip left. Tied the Leader was at the Reach event last night, as well, represented nicely by stabmasterarson. Check out his writeup - lots of cool pics, lots of atmosphere. Thanks, as usual, to XerxdeeJ for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 23:29:30 UTC) (permalink)
Reach Firefight Customization Options
Inside Gaming did their own interview with Brian - plus grabbed footage from Lars' presentation during the Reach event last night. A good view of the customization screens in Firefight! Thanks, MattDratt. Update: FyreWulff went through and transcribed all the readable customization options - check 'em out in this post. Wow... just wow. (Louis Wu 21:57:26 UTC) (permalink)
Jeremy Parish discusses Reach with Brian Jarrard
There's a stage demo of Reach's E3 campaign level (the run up to the Sabre, and then space combat) over at 1UP - the gameplay is the same as we've seen before, but the discussion is great; lots and lots of tidbits. 11 minutes long - worth a watch! Thanks to Zeouterlimits for pointing it out. (Louis Wu 21:50:30 UTC) (permalink)
Pretties for your Desktop
Minime637 whipped up a pair of wallpapers - one showcasing our allies, the other our enemies. Swing by his post for DeviantART links. (Louis Wu 21:03:00 UTC) (permalink)
Upgrades to Forge?
There's a paragraph in a recent Popular Mechanics article that tantalizes... but could very will be due to a misunderstanding.
There are other surprises in Reach, including multiplayer modes that weren't playable in the recent public Beta, more new vehicles and a fully-featured level-editor that's so powerful, Bungie developers used it to create a few of the maps that will come with the game.
Emphasis is mine... because if it's true, it's the answer to a bunch of fan prayers. If it's a misunderstanding... well, there'll be some sad pandas around the net. When we hear more, we'll let you know! Thanks to RC Master for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 19:10:41 UTC) (permalink)
Medics and Fuel Rods and Brutes, oh my!
Voltron64 has written up his thoughts from last night (he attended the Reach event, as we mentioned earlier) - tidbits about weapons, enemies, loadouts. Give it a read! (Louis Wu 18:56:36 UTC) (permalink)
Reach Assets Updated: Renders
-Yeti was the first to notice a bunch of new renders at Bungie.net... goodness. Go look. (That Heavy Grunt is actually cute! Well... until he blows you up.) (Louis Wu 15:58:22 UTC) (permalink)
Wait... Elderflower?
BungieTweets has posted a shot of the beverage menu from last night's event (mnemesis mentioned it, but didn't get a pic) - I think I'll wait for the Brute Beer. Thanks, GrimBrother IV. (Louis Wu 15:33:13 UTC) (permalink)
Firefight 2.0
Man... you answer the phone, and the time just slips away. We knew the Firefight trailer was coming at 6 am PDT... but unfortunately, I wasn't around to point it out when it went live. 'Sokay, though, we're only 20 minutes late. Go grab a copy. It's available in 360p/720p in WMP9, QT, and iPhone formats. And it's beautiful. So many details! (Louis Wu 13:29:53 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Smorgasbord
Ron Dagan has a bunch of Halo (and general gaming) stuff for sale - including a 360, a bunch of games, Halo 3 concept art, halo books, action figures, and more. Take a look! Auction ends in 2.5 days. (Louis Wu 13:00:32 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief's Pets (#1)
Quick break from E3/Firefight overload - Hawty McBloggy has a guest comic up in place of this week's (and the next 4 weeks') ODS Steve - it's called Master Chief's Pets, it's drawn by waarrioronlydude, and it made me laugh. Check it out! (Louis Wu 12:50:21 UTC) (permalink)
Lars talks Firefight with Gamespot
Gamespot interviewed Lars Bakken last night - more details about Firefight (no, you haven't heard it all yet). Thanks, ElusiveEagle519! (Louis Wu 12:36:47 UTC) (permalink)
Lars and Brian Introduce Firefight
NeoGAF's Voltron64 was also at last night's Reach Event, and managed to grab some video footage of the presentation. The customization for Firefight looks ASTOUNDING. (Louis Wu 12:32:47 UTC) (permalink)
Yes, it's true. I'm jealous.
mnemesis was actually AT the Reach event last night - and while he didn't get any video footage or screenshots, there's a writeup on our forum. Firefight details, Halo-themed drinks, celebrity spottings, a new combat dialogue actor identified... it's worth a read! (Louis Wu 12:10:53 UTC) (permalink)
New Reach Screens
IGN has a new batch of screenshots online - they're not on B.net yet, so this is as good a place as any to see them. Thanks to GhaleonEB for the heads-up (and check out the Hunter shot he embedded... those guys have gotten SCARY). Update: Actually, EuroGamer has put up 1080p versions, rather than IGN's 720p ones (thanks, kapowaz), so maybe look there. (Louis Wu 12:05:00 UTC) (permalink)
Firefight Trailer
TDSpiral found a Firefight trailer at GameVideos - it's recorded off the screen... but it'll still get your blood pumping. I'm guessing we'll see a high-res version of this one in the not-too-distant future... like maybe today. Update: this will be released on B.net at 6 am PDT (that's about 15 minutes from this update!). (Louis Wu 12:00:46 UTC) (permalink)
Firefight, In-Depth
For folks who want their info more succinct, IGN has put up a text summary of the Firefight facts they learned last night (thanks, oddworld) - go see how this mode has evolved since its inception in ODST! All of the awesomeness, none of the disappointments... Firefight is gonna keep folks playing Reach a LONG time. There's a ton of additional video on the Reach Video page - not really high-quality, but you get a feel for Firefight gameplay... and more.) (Louis Wu 11:54:26 UTC) (permalink)
G4TV Floor Demo/Jarrard Interview
G4TV also had a session with a Bungie employee - Brian Jarrard laid down some sweet facts along with the demo footage. Definitely worth watching - and discussing. There's a big thread here (thanks, GrimBrother One), Minime637 found an archived streaming version online, and we put up a cropped Reach-only chunk if you'd rather skip all the OTHER game footage. Firefight's back, baby... (Louis Wu 11:47:45 UTC) (permalink)
IGN Floor Demo/Tung Interview
IGN posted a 10-minute video of their behind-closed-doors session with Joe Tung, including lots of discussion and some campaign play. New tidbits about what's coming, extended coverage of space combat, and a new weapon (the Concussion Rifle) is described. There's HD footage on YouTube - go watch! Thanks to ElusiveEagle519 for staying on top of this one. (Louis Wu 11:35:16 UTC) (permalink)
The E3 Flood - Day 1 Summary Begins
Tons and tons of content came out of E3 yesterday; I'm going to do my best to summarize. (Thanks in advance to our forumgoers, who did a bang-up job of keeping on top of stuff!) The earliest thing to hit was a text summary of Reach's space combat, courtesy of IGN. (Thanks, Minime637.) (Louis Wu 11:31:30 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
Monday's news in brief:
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