2010

2010 saw the release of Bungie's final Halo game, Halo: Reach, as well as the re-release of the first three Eric Nylund novels.

Events

January

• January 2: Origins Part I was shown on Halo Waypoint.
• January 27: Issue 2 of Halo: Blood Line was released.

February

• February 2: The second Mythic Map Pack is released on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
• February 16: Halo Legends was released.
• February 24: Issue 3 of Halo: Blood Line was released.

March

• March 3: The Halo: Reach Multiplayer Trailer is released.
• March 24: Issue 4 of Halo: Blood Line was released.

April

• April 15: Microsoft discontinued all original Xbox LIVE services, including Halo 2.
• April 28:
  • Issue 5 of Halo: Blood Line was released.
  • Birth of a Spartan was released.

May

• May 3: The Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta is launched.
• May 20: The Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta ends.

June

• June 14:
  • The Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo is showcased at E3 2010.
  • The Halo: Reach E3 2010 Trailer is showcased at E3 2010.
• June 16: The Halo: Reach Welcome to Firefight 2.0 Trailer is showcased at E3 2010.

July

• July 29: The Halo Reach "The Battle Begins" Campaign Trailer was released.

August

• August 3: The Tor Books reissue of Halo: The Fall of Reach is released.
• August 17: Patrol, the first part of the Remember Reach campaign, was released and shown during GamesCom 2010.
• August 23: The promotional website, Remember Reach, is fully unlocked for viewing.
• August 26:
  • Deliver Hope, part of the Remember Reach campaign, was released.
  • New Life, part of the Remember Reach campaign, was released.
• August 27: Spaceport and Day Before, both parts of the Remember Reach campaign, were released.

September

• September: McFarlane Toy Company released the first action figures for Halo: Reach.
• September 6: An extended cut of Deliver Hope, as part of the Remember Reach campaign, was released on YouTube.
• September 14:
  • Halo: Reach was released in three editions in North America, Europe, Commonwealth of Australia and Asia, excluding Japan.
  • Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide was released.
• September 15:
  • The video game, Halo: Reach, is released in three editions in Japan.
  • The first issue of Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp is released.
• September 24: Creation of the Monument, part of the Remember Reach campaign, was released.
• September 28: The reissue of Halo: The Flood was released.

October

• October 13: The reprint of Halo: The Flood is released.
• October 20: The second issue of Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp is released.
• October 24: The Noble Map Pack Trailer was released.

November

• November 2: Volume I of the Halo: Evolutions reprint is released.
• November 24: The third issue of Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp is released.
• November 30:
  • The Noble Map Pack is released.
  • Volume II of the Halo: Evolutions reprint is released.

December

• December 21: The reprint of Halo: First Strike is released.