Halo: Reach

Halo: Reach (previously known as "Halo 4" ) is a first-person shooter video game set in the Halo universe, in-development by Bungie, LLC., set on the Human world of Reach. It was announced by Joe Staten at Microsoft's E3 2009 Media Briefing, and is set for a fall of 2010 release. Bungie President Harold Ryan commented that Reach may include Project Natal features.

An invite to the Multiplayer Beta is included with Halo 3: ODST. According to the card that comes with ODST, the Beta will be released in Spring 2010. The Beta will be accessible through the Main Menu in Halo 3: ODST.

Development
Halo: Reach has been in development since the completion of Halo 3, in a full three year cycle, unlike the shorter time spent on Halo 3: ODST. It will use a new game engine created specifically for the game, described by Brian Jarrard as, "Where there will be a full three-year cycle, it's got all-new tech, akin to the change from Halo 2 to Halo 3, not like ODST, which is just built on top of the foundation."

Characters

 * United Nations Space Command
 * Noble One
 * Sierra 259
 * Sierra 320
 * Edward Buck (conjecture)

Trivia

 * The Announcement Trailer is exactly 1:17 minutes long. This could possibly be a reference to John-117.
 * In an interview with GameTrailers TV, Joseph Staten confirmed that SPARTANs will be featured in the game..
 * In an interview with Worthplaying, Brian Jarrard hinted that Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck, one of the main characters in Halo 3: ODST, may be featured as one of the characters in the game. In that same interview, he also confirmed that Reach was a prequel to the events in Halo: Combat Evolved.
 * One report by Gamestop claims that Halo: Reach will be released on September 1, 2010. This may be an error, as it has not yet been confirmed by Microsoft or Bungie.
 * Stated in the Bungie Weekly Update for 10/9/09, the only people outside of Bungie who have seen content from Reach are Nathan Fillion (voice actor of Edward Buck in Halo 3: ODST), and two pitchers from the Seattle Mariners, Brandon Morrow and Ryan Rowland-Smith.

Internal

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: First Strike
 * Reach
 * Halo: Reach - Announcement Trailer

External

 * Official Halo: Reach page at Bungie.net