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Microsoft reveals its thoughts on yesterday's news that Activision signed a ten-year exclusive publishing deal with Bungie. An MS company rep said to CVG: "Our partnership with Bungie as a first-party developer for Xbox 360 remains unchanged, and right now we're deeply engaged with them on the development of Halo Reach, which is poised to be the biggest game of 2010." Poor, poor, poor, Microsoft.

Development team Bungie and publisher Activision -- a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard -- announced today that they have entered into "an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie's next big action game universe to market." Activision will have exclusive...

Bungie talks a bit more about their latest project, Halo: Reach. Some of the stuff you'll see in the new ViDoc below is going to be featured in the soon-to-be-launched multiplayer beta: VIDEO: HaloreachViDoc_2720p.flv

Development studio Bungie is predicting that next month's Halo: Reach beta will be one of the biggest console beta launches ever. They expect over three million players on the first day alone. Access to the beta is available via keys that come with Halo: ODST - Microsoft's shooter released last year...

I guess you ought to know that the development team Bungie, best known for its successful Halo series and older gems such as Myth (God, someone, please shoot Microsoft and let Bungie return to Myth), have registered trademarks Marathon and "Bungie Aerospace...

According to CVG, UK retailers are saying that Microsoft and Bungie's Halo: Reach is going to hit stores in September this year. They also reported that September 14, 2010 was penciled in by Microsoft as the worldwide release date. "It gives Halo enough time to maximise sales before CoD arrives," stated one senior trade source...

Bungie's Halo Reach multiplayer beta trailer shows several highlights from intense MP battles. You'll see Spartans vs. Elites modes, executions, loadouts and, best of all, jetpacks! Jetpacks, people! Jetpacks. VIDEO: Halo_Reach_MpTrailer.flv Now, let's get back to that, what was it again, Dark Void? Almost forgot about that one.

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After several leaked screenshots from Bungie's shooter Halo Reach, the developer decided to releases 26 in-game images, which can be seen below: click to view full gallery click to view full gallery Halo Reach is currently scheduled to launch during Fall 2010.

Halo: Reach is not Halo 4, at least not for the team at Bungie. The development studio said that they regard Halo: Reach as a standalone entry for the series. "It's not a continuation of the Master Chief story, nor is it the start of a new trilogy...

MS and Bungie reveal more details about Halo: Reach. Players will step into the role of a Spartan III, as the story of Noble Team unfolds. This team's task is to defend the planet Reach, its people and secrets against an assault by an alien collective known as the Covenant. The new premiere trailer has also been released: VIDEO: Halo_Reachdebut.flv Orgasmic... well, for every Halo whore out there. Like myself.

Did any of you think this game would sell badly? No? Neither did I. Bungie's Halo 3: ODST sold 2.5 million copies in its first two weeks. USA Today reports that overall sales reached $125 million in revenue so far. "That's pretty good for a game that most called an 'expansion pack,'" said Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter...

We normally don't post any news on Sundays (it's a holy day and all... well, okay, that has nothing to do with it), but I've just finished writing our review of the Xbox 360 shooter, Halo 3: ODST and have uploaded the article, so I'm sure you'd be interested in giving it a look...

Bungie talks more about their soon-to-be-released shooter, Halo 3: ODST. Check it out: VIDEO: h3ODST_ViDocn2.flv

Bungie releases the latest footage from Halo 3: ODST, the standalone expansion for Halo 3. As you should know by now, the main character isn't Master Chief. Instead gamers are placed in the role of an Orbital Drop Shock Troopers: VIDEO: Halo3ODSTdd.flv