Halo: Reach
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Digital FoundryHalo: Reach's remaster is OK - but key improvements are required
PC and Xbox One versions of the Master Chief Collection remaster analysed in depth.
FeatureBungie bids Halo farewell
Eric Osborne looks back at 10 years of Master Chief.
VideoBungie celebrates 20th birthday
Waves goodbye to Halo franchise.
VideoMeet Halo's multiplayer announcer
It's veteran actor Jeff Steitzer.
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Halo: Reach's remaster is OK - but key improvements are required
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Bungie releases first Destiny concept art as story details leak
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Bungie's MMO style sci-fi FPS Destiny out 2013 as an Xbox 360, next Xbox timed exclusive
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Bungie's Halo website and its player stats go dark permanently in Feb
It's been an honour serving with you, John.
Xbox backwards compatibility list: All Xbox 360 games and original Xbox games playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X
A list of every supported Xbox game, from Alan Wake to Zuma, on Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach's remaster is OK - but key improvements are required
PC and Xbox One versions of the Master Chief Collection remaster analysed in depth.
Digital FoundryHow does Halo Reach on PC improve over Xbox 360?
The Master Chief Collection's enhanced mode revealed.
Microsoft allows Halo PC fan project to live
Put a ring on it.
Portal, Halo: Reach, Fable 3 get Xbox One back compatibility
Plus: Braid, Deus Ex, Peggle, more.
Monaco and Halo: Reach headline September's Games with Gold offerings
Xbox One users get Super Time Force.
Bungie forced to pay $95k to ex-Halo, Destiny composer
Marty O'Donnell wins damages after departure from the company.
Halo and Gears of War writer joins Amazon Games Studios
"I wouldn't be there unless something cool was brewing."
Halo project Bootcamp outed by Korean Rating Board
But it has nothing to do with Xbox One.
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp still keen on Halo movie - but only if given control
"I would really like to do that film."
Halo 4, 3, Reach, Wars sale on Xbox Live today
UPDATE: Week-long deals revealed - BioShock for £4.50!
Bungie helps a boy find his smile again
Warning: this one's a tear-jerker.
Bungie releases first Destiny concept art as story details leak
"Destiny is designed for your inner seven year old."
Bungie's Destiny still quite like Halo
Sense of exploration rekindles memories of Elite.
Why 343 isn't ready to show us Master Chief's face
But is it prepared to kill Halo's iconic hero?
Paul McCartney writing music with Bungie
"Halo, Goodbye."
BBC News mistakes Halo UNSC logo for UN
UPDATE: BBC tells Eurogamer: "Very occasionally mistakes do happen."
Bungie's MMO style sci-fi FPS Destiny out 2013 as an Xbox 360, next Xbox timed exclusive
Expansion packs codenamed Comet revealed. Marathon 2 in the works.
Bungie closes Halo stats with eye-popping infographic
"We have followed your careers with great interest."
GRAW lead turns to Kickstarter to fund hardcore tactical shooter
Fans have been "crying out for one for years".
Bungie sets a date for final Halo handover
343 in full control of live data from 31st March.
Halo ATLAS app out this week
343 offers real-time player data and map info.
Enterprising gamer wants to be your virtual FPS bodyguard
£5 gets you 30 minutes of in-game protection.
Halo: Reach Anniversary Map Pack live
Saints Row Season Pass, NFS Time Saver pack.
Halo Reach gets Anniversary map pack next week
1200 Points for seven multiplayer favourites.
Halo: Anniversary Achievements listed
Plus: more Halo: Reach Gamerscore coming.
Halo CE Magnum coming to Reach
Title update also brings multiplayer fixes.
FeatureBungie bids Halo farewell
Eric Osborne looks back at 10 years of Master Chief.
Microsoft: "We lost our way" with Halo
"Master Chief the John Wayne character."
Bungie bids emotional farewell to Halo
"Halo is in great hands... yours."
VideoBungie celebrates 20th birthday
Waves goodbye to Halo franchise.
Bungie Mobile not iOS exclusive forever
But what is it?
Bungie dates Aerospace reveal
Acti game announcement a long way off.
FeatureBungie bans Halo: Reach AFK exploiters
Firefight is my idle.
Halo: Reach demo released
Single-player, multiplayer, co-op.
Kinect: MS to "serve hardcore" at E3
Kinect Sports 2, Dance Central 2, more.
Bungie Aerospace trademarks "Crimson"
Global computer network and mobiles mentioned.
Halo marks 10th birthday with art book
Coffee table tome due out in October.
Microsoft announces Halo Fest
New game reveal at August PAX blow-out?
Mona Lisa Halo motion comic release date
Microsoft to improve Halo Waypoint.
How Halo's monk chant music came to be
Composer "bitter-sweet" now it's gone.
Digital FoundrySource: Xbox new disc format gains 1GB
Big space upgrade for game developers.
Bungie: Activision is "hands-off"
"They are the publishers."
VideoMeet Halo's multiplayer announcer
It's veteran actor Jeff Steitzer.
MS doing more Fable, Halo, Gears, Forza
Has other "surprises" for E3.
MS justifies Games on Demand prices
£50 Reach tag covers "24/7 convenience".
Halo: Reach hits Games on Demand
Only £50.
VideoHalo: Reach Defiant DLC dev diary
Behind the scenes with 343 Industries.
Bungie's GDC MMO comment was "a joke"
"Playfully riffing off of the recent rumours."
Bungie's next game is an MMO
But it's not "WOW in space".
Halo: Reach Defiant map pack dated
New maps will set you back 800 Points.
Halo: Reach matchmaking goes down
UPDATE: It's back online.
Bungie doing Destiny MMO for Activision?
It's "WOW in space" - report.
Age of Booty dev helped make Halo DLC
And Black Ops DLC, Halo Waypoint.
Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack date
And price.
BAFTA GAME Award shortlist revealed
Vote for your top title of 2010.
Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack leaked
Includes three maps.
Channel 4 news report shows Halo 5
And Project Gotham Racing.
Rumour: TimeShift dev remaking Halo 1
Reportedly has online co-op.
No more Halo side-stories planned
343 Industries lays out franchise's future.
Microsoft Halo Kinect game clue found
Is it Milo and Master Chief?
2010 the biggest year in Xbox history
"It's official," cheers Microsoft.
Bungie trademarks reveal new game?
Osiris? Monarchy? Seraphs? Dead Orbit?
Halo: Cryptum novel out now
The Forerunners' past revealed.
1.3 billion Halo: Reach games logged
Plus, Bungie staff lose 23,000 matches.
VideoFallout 3's Megaton in Halo: Reach
Recreated without vault.
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach in 16 minutes, 34 seconds
Time-lapse video of the entire single-player campaign.
Digital FoundryTech Interview: Halo: Reach
An exclusive, in-depth chat with Bungie on the making of Reach.
MS responds to Halo 1 HD remake rumour
Speculation set to continue.
VideoBungie shows off Reach's Breakpoint
Final walkthrough from Noble Map Pack.
Bungie toyed with Reach space combat MP
Decided game was ambitious enough.
VideoWelcome to Halo: Reach's Tempest
Bungie walkthrough Noble Map Pack level.
FeatureWhy I hate… Halo
I say goodbye.
VideoTake a tour of Halo: Reach's Anchor 9
New arena for Noble Map Pack.
Microsoft still committed to Halo movie
"Maybe we'll even fund it ourselves."
PSP "biggest disappointment" of 2010
Retailer: Halo: Reach "biggest surprise".
Halo: Reach level cap goes up
New rank and armour options available.
Halo: Reach bloats global 360 count
Plus: MS research spend up $65 million.
Ex developer: Apple nearly bought Bungie
"Steve said yes."
Apple boss furious at MS Bungie buy-out
Steve Jobs threw toys out of pram.
VideoHalo: Reach Noble map pack trailer
A trio of new levels for next month.
Halo: Reach biggest US game of 2010
Doubled Halo 3: ODST's sales.
Halo: Reach level cap going up
Expect the bump in November.
Reach campaign matchmaking goes live
Plus more playlist changes tomorrow, soon.
VideoThe making of Deliver Hope
Behind the scenes of Reach ad.
First Halo: Reach map pack revealed
Three new maps and new Achievements.
First Halo: Reach DLC announced
Noble map pack out 30th November.
Reach campaign matchmaking next week
Level cap may be lifted in a "month or two".
Spielberg goes shopping for Halo novels
Big screen adaptation back from the dead?
Halo: Reach updated
Playlists, maps, gametypes tweaked.
Bungie bans 15,000 Halo: Reach cheaters
This is just the beginning, soldier.
Halo: Reach DLC already on the way?
Inflated Achievements total sighted.
Halo: Reach played 70 million times
It's quite popular.
FeatureJust for the record?
Analysing Halo's launch.
MS debating "a more persistent" Halo
To turn it into an "ongoing relationship".
Halo: Reach doubles UK 360 sales
Chart-Track sees 99% jump.
Bungie outlines Halo: Reach changes
Betrayal! Campaign matchmaking!
UK chart: Halo: Reach rockets to top
As PlayStation Move arrives.
Halo: Reach played for a millennia
Bungie deploys statistics.
VideoHalo: Reach firefight - 15 mins
Another mode detailed.
FeatureMicrosoft's Phil Spencer
Japan? Yes we can! Etc.
Halo: Reach "biggest" MS game ever
Bigger than all the Halos, GOWs and Fables.
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach cut-scenes showcase
Showing off - and analysing - our favourite cinematics.
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach general performance analysis
A montage of high action scenes get the FPS treatment.
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach draw distance showcase
Engine analysis on long draw distance sections.
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach orbital shooting section
Halo's space combat sequence analysed.
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach AI stress test
Does the game's most AI-packed level impact performance?
Bungie had no choice but Activision
Big online element hinted for new project.
Reach generates $200m in day one sales
More than any entertainment launch in 2010.
MS fixing Reach campaign co-op issue
Hard drive required to play campaign co-op.
VideoHalo: Reach slayer multiplayer - 15 mins
We take Bungie's latest online.
Analysts doubt Reach can beat Black Ops
Either across all platforms or just on 360.
Bungie creating new engine for Acti game
Halo studio spills the beans on new tech.
Halo Waypoint refreshed for Reach
New social features and exclusive armour.
VideoSpartan jetpacks into Trafalgar Square
Bungie announce pigeon scaring project.
VideoHalo: Reach - first 15 minutes
Meet the Spartans.
MS: No game is bigger than Halo
Predicts Star Wars: Episode 1-esque launch.
HMV doing midnight Halo: Reach launch
Retailer hopes to turn a Prophet.
Halo: Reach credit wipe, bans begun
Bungie fires the starting gun.
ReviewHalo: Reach
The long goodbye.
MS: Halo: Reach will outsell COD: Black Ops
"We have huge expectations."
Halo: Reach launch celebs named
Tonight's London party will be busy.
VideoHalo Reach co-op campaign gameplay
Climb every mountain higher!
MS "still eager" to make a Halo film
But will a Halo TV series come first?
Bungie to reset Reach Credits at launch
"It's nothing personal."
MS selects celebrity Reach team leader
17yo captain immediately lays down law.
VideoHalo: Reach - Deliver Hope Trailer
If Michael Bay made game trailers...
Bungie: Reach leak won't spoil game
Creative director cites replay value.
VideoHalo Reach live action trailer
Headshots Microsoft's ad budget.
MS: "Unauthorised" Halo: Reach risks ban
"We have ways of knowing."
Halo: Reach leaked
Fans urged to "go dark".
Master Chief's voice in Halo: Reach
More chatty than he was in Halo trilogy.
Bungie quashes Halo: Reach 3D rumour
"It terrified us when we heard about it."
VideoHalo: Reach trailer
Say Halo to the Spartans.
Over 40 assassinations in Halo: Reach
Beta provided "a mere sampling".
Halo 2 maps remade for Reach
Midship and Tower re-imagined.
EA admits COD and Halo will rule 2010
But has FPS crown in its sights.
Halo: Reach quitters to be "penalised"
You have been warned.
Halo: Reach
Who's laughing now?
Bungie not bothered by Activision's rep
Doesn't matter who brings game to market.
FeatureReaching for the Stars
Bungie talks Activision, Halo 4 and more.
Teach Rio Ferdinand how to play Halo
And other celebs.
VideoHalo: Reach campaign trailer unleashed
The Spartan back-story to be told at last.
Halo console's custom sounds explained
Makes appropriate noises when prodded.
Forge World, Versus Firefight in Reach
Halo sequel shows new modes at Comic-Con.
VideoHalo: Reach's Forge World
How Forge has changed everything for Halo.
VideoUnboxing the Halo Reach Legendary edition
Trepidation! Awe! Reverence! Art book!
Halo: Reach Xbox 360 bundle announced
Limited Edition has custom sound effects.
Xbox 360 Halo: Reach bundle shots
Designed by Bungie.
343 ramping up Halo game recruitment
Time to finish the fight again?
Bungie explored Halo 4 before Reach
Decided Reach was more interesting.
Halo: Reach co-op difficulty scales
No need to manually change settings.
Halo: Reach is a "sad goodbye" - Bungie
Studio bids farewell with "labour of love".
VideoHalo: Reach's firefight mode
Team up and dig in - the Covenant will keep coming.
Halo: Reach
Reworked multiplayer mode from ODST.
Bungie confirms Firefight for Reach
New modes, customisable, matchmaking.
VideoHalo: Reach pulls no punches
Expanded melee system, space-combat.
VideoReach: The Good, the Badass and the Ugly
We'll never be this good. Or this badass.
Halo: Reach dated for September
Beta three times the size of Halo 3's.
VideoHalo: Reach Beta invasion gameplay
Staunch the Covenant flow.
Halo: Reach Invasion mode goes live
Elites vs. Spartans on Boneyard.
Halo: Reach
How different armour abilities are making their mark.
VideoHalo: Reach - Powerhouse split-screen
Whose house? That guy. No wait, that guy.
VideoHalo: Reach - Split-screen Sword Base
How Reach performs in a foursome.
VideoHalo: Reach - Sword Base gameplay
Leadbetter drops fools on the other level.
VideoHalo: Reach's beta tutorial is a classy affair
She is SO pumped about online deathmatch.
Halo: Reach beta "not quite operational"
"Expect suboptimal performance."
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach motion blur analysis
How does the beta's frame-blending look in action?
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach controller latency tests
Digital Foundry measures joypad response times.
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach beta performance analysis #1
Action from the Sword Base level in Reach.
Digital FoundryDigital Foundry vs. Halo: Reach beta
Performance analysis, latency tests and more with tons of video to pore over.
Halo: Reach
We have a poke around and get snappy.
VideoEG plays Halo: Reach on Powerhouse
Rich Leadbetter makes a Noble effort.
Bungie indicates PS3 support is likely
But won't say whether new game is MMO.
Bungie: IW plight didn't make us nervous
Also comments on announcement timing.
FeatureBungie explains Activision deal
Eurogamer talks to the studio about its next big thing.
Bungie signs 10-year Activision deal
Infinity who?
Halo: Reach beta to end 19th May
Just over two weeks to get first look.
VideoBirth of a Spartan in Halo: Reach
Everybody's got to start somewhere.
Halo: Reach promo premieres this week
Teaser to show "Birth of a Spartan".
Digital FoundryHalo: Reach beta footage analysis
Digital Foundry runs frame-rate tests.
Halo: Reach Legendary Edition is £100
Means Spartan with considerable cash.
Halo: Reach
So MJOLNIR we can almost taste it.
Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta
Cool your jets.
Four new modes in Halo: Reach beta
Headhunter! Invasion! Stockpile! Etc.
Bungie details Halo: Reach beta
Discusses maps, jetpack use.
New Halo: Reach multiplayer details
Load Outs, Armour Abilities, jet packs.
Halo: Reach MP has all-new rules
Credits, Rank and Commendations.
Halo: Reach multiplayer detailed
Matchmaking changes, leagues, all sorts.
VideoHalo: Reach multiplayer gameplay
Mouth watering look at Bungie's newest.
Halo: Reach beta has jetpacks
New video shows modes, gameplay.
FeatureHalo: Reach
For the stars.
VideoHalo: Reach footage and dev diary
Open world Halo!
Halo: Reach
Finish the fight already.
Halo: Reach beta dated
Starts this May. "Big", apparently.
Halo: Reach doesn't use Project Natal
But you can pilot the Falcon.
Halo: Reach
Bungie's best looking game yet.
Bungie: "Halo: Reach for us is not Halo 4"
A standalone title in more ways than one.
Halo: Reach "better across the board"
Bungie's new engine is its best yet.
Bungie introduces Reach's Noble Squad
Only Spartans have the answer.
VideoHalo: Reach trailer
Too many Chiefs?
Greenberg reckons Reach will lap GT5
Xbox exec gets a bit fighty.
ODSTs to return in Halo: Reach?
"Would be a shame" if not in some form.
Halo: Reach screenshots leaked?
Battle Rifle, Needler sighted, among others.
Halo 3: ODST sales reach 2.5 million
Plus: Master Chief set to return.
Firefight could feature in Halo: Reach
"Probably has a good future home."
Bungie not ready to talk about Reach
And DLC for ODST is still unlikely.
Spielberg to produce Halo movie?
He is "blown away" by script, says report.
343: There is no Gearbox Halo project
MS comments on rumour and speculation.
Jackson's Halo project "on hold" - MS
Um, they should probably give him a ring.
Jackson's Halo project officially dead
Blomkamp not interested in film, either.
Halo Waypoint to "aggregate everything"
May be for Xbox Live Gold only.
New Bungie IP deal "close"
Mystery game still unsigned.
No Halo: Reach reveal this year
Prequel will be "big, epic and fun".
New Halo destination planned for Live
Waypoint to offer exclusive videos etc.
New Halo anime films on the way
They'll be released early next year.
Halo: Reach may employ Natal tech
Absolutely could, says Bungie president.
E3: Halo: Reach for autumn 2010
Bungie's secret game is an FPS.
E3: Halo 3: ODST dated, Reach confirmed
Reach beta invite with ODST.
E3: Xbox.com outs Halo: Reach?
Plus Joy Ride, Shadow Complex, more.
E3: Bungie working on Halo: Reach?
Rumoured autumn 2010 release.