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Halo: Reach Hitting Shelves September 14

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by Jeff Cork on May 24, 2010 at 09:28 AM
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You’ve played the beta, and now you’re left wondering when you’ll get your next taste of Halo: Reach. Well, wonder no longer. According to Bungie via the Associated Press, September 14 is the day everyone who isn’t living in Japan can pick up the game. (Those guys will have to wait an additional day.)

According to Bungie, more than 2.7 million players checked out the beta, logging in more than 16 million hours and more than 1 billion kills. That’s just a tad more than the number of folks who participated in Halo 3’s public beta.

"It's exceeded our expectations," said Bungie Studios community director Brian Jarrard. "Our only real perspective going into this was the 'Halo 3' beta test, which had about 800,000 people. We knew there were a couple million copies of 'ODST' out there, but we really didn't have any specific information that let us know what the population might be like."

Just what does Bungie hope to glean from the beta? With any luck, it’s info that should make things run smoother for players when the game ships.

"There really is tons of analytical data that we need to derive from the beta test with regard to the network and back-end systems," said "Halo: Reach" creative director Marcus Lehto. "We needed our fans to provide feedback. We needed a very large audience to hammer on this game, which allows us to use the data that really helps shape the final product."

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  • by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 09:48 AM

    What a Halo beta had a bunch of people playing it preposterous...

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 09:49 AM

    I have never played Halo before but from what I have seen, it is a cool series so I will be looking forward to know how this game does.

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 09:52 AM

    @nick

    since all i do is garnish points, here it is

    I THINK HALO IS OK

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 09:55 AM

    Looks like ill be sitting outside game stop most of September 13th

  • by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 09:55 AM

    Why did I think it was releasing in November? Well, speaking as a person who played far too much of the beta and loved nearly every second of it, I'll say this qualifies as good news!

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 09:57 AM

    Halo Reach is awesome

    IM EXCITED

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    Halo Reach = Same old Halo

    Thank god this is the last Halo, because I will be glad when they put this series to rest. IMO should have stopped after Halo II

    Let the Xbox/Halo fan-boys go crazy over this comment.... GO!

  • by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:01 AM

    @link

    wow...just wow...I'm sorry if I didn't find you funny...but do you really need to bring it up again...it's been like 3 or 4 days dude...chillax

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Really looking forward to the single player actually. The multiplayer changes imply some badass changes for the single player, plus it will likely look awesome.

  • by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    I'll pick it up eventually. This isn't a first day purchase like it used to be. Even with all the new elements, I can't help but feel that it is in fact the same thing again. I don't have as much of an interest in the story of Reach. But maybe I'll be wrong.

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:12 AM

    If this was the old Halo I'd pre-order this on the spot.

    But ever since ODST came out, I'd rather wait for the reviews.

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:19 AM

    I'm going to get the special edition halo reach.I think it comes with O.N.I patch and dr. halsey's journal on the spartanII and spartanIII program.

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:21 AM

    cannot wait. i have the Legendary Edition on reserve. i should have enough money for it when it comes out if i save starting now. Spetember 14th marked on the calendar!

  • by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:23 AM

    @Simco876 I can't agree enough with you.

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    @nick

    i got my point across................. no more, dont worry

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:04 AM

    Yea... I had a bit of fun with it, but didn't log more than 5 or 6 hours total into the whole thing. Still not a huge Halo guy, but it was a lot more fun than any previous version for sure.

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:21 AM

    i kinda gave up on halo. we'll see how this does...

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    BEST DAY OF THE GAMING YEAR!

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    Saweettttt. so pumped!

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    by Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM

    idk

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