Halo: Reach gets campaign matchmaking

Bungie adding series-first online ability next week; service lets players enlist help of random strangers in the fight against Covenant; MLG, Grifball playlists coming by the holidays.



The Halo series has had cooperative campaign play from the start, but it's only allowed gamers to play with friends (either offline or online). That's going to change later this month.



Bungie announced in its latest Bungie Weekly Update that a campaign matchmaking playlist--a series first--will be added to Halo: Reach on October 19 (pending final testing and review). That falls in line with what the developer announced last week when it said the online ability would be added on Oct. 12 or Oct. 19.





Halo: Reach's online capabilities grow next week.



Campaign matchmaking will afford players the luxury of being able to play through the campaign with Xbox Live users who aren't on their friends lists.



Bungie also dished details on standard matchmaking in this week's update. The developer said it plans to add MLG (Major League Gaming) and Grifball playlists in the coming months. Bungie doesn't foresee these playlists arriving by November, but said they will likely be added to the mix in time for the holidays.

Halo Reachs' Ranking System

The ever popular theme here at Loot Ninja is us playing the shit out of Halo: Reach and bringing you guys some good info on all the ins, outs, and what-have-you’s. One of my gripes with the new Halo: Reach stat page is that the rankings are not there. Before in Halo 3, it was clearly visible to what the requirements were for each rank as well as Skill. Now that Skill has been dropped and they have adapted the aggregate point total for rankings, after the jump is every point requirement for every rank up to Colonel. We will bring you the higher ranks as they are made available.




Recruit – 0 cR

Private – 7,500 cR

Corporal – 10,000 cR (+2,500 cR)

Corporal Grade 1 – 15,000 cR (+5,000 cR)

Sergeant – 20,000 cR (+5,000 cR)

Sergeant Grade 1 – 26,250 cR (+6,250 cR)

Sergeant Grade 2 – 32,500 cR (+6,250 cR)

Warrant Officer – 45,000 cR (+12,500 cR)

Warrant Officer Grade 1 – 78,000 cR (+33,000 cR)

Warrant Officer Grade 2 – 111,000 cR (+33,000 cR)

Warrant Officer Grade 3 – 144,000 cR (+33000 cR)

Captain – 210,000 cR (+66,000 cR)

Captain Grade 1 – 233,000 cR (+23,000 cR)

Captain Grade 2 – 256,000 cR (+23,000 cR)

Captain Grade 3 – 279,000 cR (+23,000 cR)

Major – 325,000 cR (+46,000 cR)

Major Grade 1 – 350,000 cR (+25,000 cR)

Major Grade 2 – 375,000 cR (+25,000 cR)

Major Grade 3 – 400,000 cR (+25,000 cR)

Lt. Colonel – 450,000 cR (+50,000 cR)

Lt. Colonel Grade 1 – 480,000 cR (+30,000 cR)

Lt. Colonel Grade 2 – 510,000 cR (+30,000 cR)

Lt. Colonel Grade 3 – 540,000 cR (+30,000 cR)

Commander – 600,000 cR (+60,000 cR)

Commander Grade 1 –650,000 cR (+50,000 cR)

Commander Grade 2 – 700,000 cR (+50,000 cR)

Commander Grade 3 – 750,000 (+50,000 cR)

Colonel – 850,000 cR (+100,000 cR)

Colonel Grade 1 – 960,000 cR (+110,000 cR)

Colonel Grade 2 – 1,070,000 cR (+110,000 cR)

Colonel Grade 3 – 1,180,000 cR (+110,000 cR)

Brigadier – 1,400,000 cR (+220,000 cR)

Brigadier Grade 1 – 1,520,000 cR (+120,000 cR)

Brigadier Grade 2 – 1,640,000 cR (+120,000 cR)

Brigadier Grade 3 – 1,760,000 cR (+120,000 cR)

General – 2,000,000 cR (+240,000 cR)

General Grade 1 – 2,200,000 cR (+200,000 cR)

General Grade 2 – 2,350,000 cR (+150,000 cR)

General Grade 3 – 2,500,000 cR (+150,000 cR)

General Grade 4 – 2,650,000 cR (+150,000 cR)

Field Marshall – 3,000,000 cR (+350,000 cR)

Hero – 3,700,000 cR (+700,000 cR)

Legend – 4,600,000 cR (+900,000 cR)

Mythic – 5,650,000 cR (+1,050,000 cR)

Noble – 7,000,000 cR (+1,350,000 cR)

Eclipse – 8,500,000 cR (+1,500,000 cR)

Nova – 11,000,000 cR (+2,500,000 cR)

Forerunner – 13,000,000 cR (+2,000,000 cR)

Reclaimer – 16,500,000 cR (+3,500,000 cR)

Inheritor – 20,000,000 cR (+3,500,000 cR)

Halo Reach Midnight Release Madness

Halo Reach Is Here

Halo Reach Officially Launched Midnight On September 14, 2010

Now, there are two reasons why gamers choose to go with the midnight release of Halo Reach other than preorder your copy and have it shipped to your house in the next day. One, they just love the thrill of getting poured on by the rain and pitching a tent in a parking lot. The second is that they don't mind missing work, school, or practically blacklisting their next few days of activity and including nothing but Halo Reach during that time period. Us people that actually moderate gaming , school, work, personal life, Etc, we preordered it online because that's the sure thing that you will receive the copy. Anyways, I just drove by our local Best Buy and Wal-mart here in Duluth, Mn at About 11:30PM and I'm so glad that I relinquished myself from having to stand in line with a bunch of specksters [what I call Video Game Junkies] all night. The line At Best Buy appeared to have about 300 people in size, and the one at Wal-mart about 400!! I'm guessing the people that were at the back of those lines didn't receive their copy until about 3 O'clock and overall just cost themselves Monday Night Football and their self-respect. A Group of these guys had suits all of the Noble 6 Team 1-6!! At First it struck me as cool, but then I realized how pathetic you would have to be to cheer on a game as you do a Sports team! Anyways, long night for them along with wasted gas, money, and time. As for me, I'll have it by The day of Tuesday The 14th and won't jump overboard on the rest of my life just because a new Halo Launched.


     With Halo  Reach now launched we can look back and say thank you to Halo 3. Halo 3 Sold over 650 million copies worldwide and was the most popular game ever,  as far as sale numbers. No more four shots, Squad Battle, or cheap graphics; no where entering a more sleek, advanced era of gaming starting with Halo Reach. The Graphics in Halo Reach blow away Halo 3's specs and I'm so excited about all of the different things you can do in Reach that Halo 3 never had. In Halo Reach you can do a multitude of things: Arena play [Double and solo] , firefight[ team or solo], objective gametypes [one flag/bomb, CTF, Slayer, Team Slayer, Generator Defense, Invasion, Stockpile, Headhunter, and the New Wild-card Team Attack. Halo Reach is going to be everything that Halo 3 is , only multiplied the intensity, enjoyment, versatility, and vision [graphics] by four. If you have a Xbox 360 and haven't purchased this game then you don't know what a good game is!!
Call Of Duty Black Ops Will have the usual COD enticements  but it won't come close to Halo Reach in the categories of intensity, versatility, multitude, and overall quality. I am so excited to get playing Halo Reach, but first I have to take care of a few things [Work, Kids]. So, here's a list of what you should do when you Receive your copy of Halo Reach.

• Get your friends and start up the Co-op Campaign in Matchmaking [in this case up to 4 players]
• Grab a bible or cross and pray to the heavens in grace [do a Albert Pujols]
• Determine whether you want embark  into Halo Reach as an Elite Or Spartan
• Stock Up on ice cream, pre-baked pizzas, diet pop, and Aspirin [trust me this is a no fail equation for bulk gaming]
• Make sure the level of noise on your alarm clock is at maximum [ you'll be having a gamers hangover]
• Pay all of your bills and take care of your work [call in sick or take a few days off]
• Tell your non gamer friends that you'll be real busy for the next few days [you won't want to be caught playing Halo Reach with garbage littered all over your room and your shirt full of pizza sauce]
• Take A few rags to your room and place them by your bedside [you don't want to ruin your Halo Reach disc or Controllers]
• Set the mood in your gaming area: The lights on or off, showered or not showered, room clean and cool, light sweats and a shirt or shorts and a T-shirt, and your home gamer optimized
• Try the firefight mode [it supposed to be the most hyped gametype of them all]
• Don't watch anymore You-tube Videos Because They Can Ruin The Ending On Halo Reach
• Decide what type of gamer and reputation are you going to form in 
• Halo Reach [Sniper, Marksman, Aggressive tactician, Vehicle specialist, Mr. Stealth, Or A combination
• What is your forte and match it to what Halo Reach game-type is Apt for it [Good Sniper-- Objective games, DMR Or Tactician ---Slayer Or Invasion, Or Hardcore Gamer--Team Arena Or Solo Arena.
• Set up your gamer Dashboard and Bio [Just give your friends and other gamers a reason why you're the best to team up with]
• Finally, Get pumped and Start Playing The Most Revolutionary, Bombastic, Hyped , And Explosive Game of 2010!![ Start taking that Aspirin....]

Little late to the party? Go To Microsoft.com Or below  on Amazon to Order Halo Reach And Receive it in the next few days!! Go now, Halo Reach is at full throttle across the gaming community!!

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Halo Reach 1st Impression Largely Positive

"Simply staggering" and "hauntingly beautiful" are just a couple of phrases which have been used to describe Halo: Reach recently as, once again, lofty language surrounds the latest game in Bungie’s money-printing series.
Reviewers have had their hands on Halo: Reach for several days now, and have been allowed to talk about a little about the campaign before posting their reviews. This fact became glaringly obvious when the review code was leaked and distributed throughout the internet recently. One uncouth gamer even tore through the entire single-player campaign and posted the ending cutscene on YouTube. C’mon… SPOILERS!

But getting back to the people who were actually supposed to have access to the game: pre-review statements have begun to pour onto the internet. While some are remaining cautious with their praise and critiques, others are, as expected, filled with love for the game.
UK mag GamesMaster heavily praised Reach, calling it "yet further compelling evidence of [Bungie’s] total mastery when it comes to FPS pacing." The publication also used the words "hauntingly beautiful" and gushed over the game’s "simply staggering" AI.
Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo called one of the game's missions "the grandest level of a Halo game I've ever played" and a Shack News previewer wrote dryly, "I'm optimistic and excited for the campaign experience of Halo: Reach," which is more restrained, but nevertheless positive.

These comments come from writers who have either had access to only one or two levels, or who’ve played the entire game, but have agreed not to reveal more until closer to the game's launch.
Of course, no one expected a negative reception. The core Halo series has been one of the most consistently well-reviewed game franchises of all time. The original Halo has the best aggregate review score of any Xbox title on GameRankings, and bright comments for Halo 2 were the norm, like this one: "to put it simply, Halo 2 is a triumph in every way imaginable and needs to be experienced by anyone who has ever wrapped their hands around a game controller."
Halo 3 received numerous perfect review scores from publications including Edge Magazine, GameSpy and 1UP.com. At the time, the game also earned the distinction of having the biggest entertainment launch in the history of North America, raking in $170 million in one day.

Above: Halo 3 is one of the few Xbox 360 games that has  brought massive success in markets outside the US. Here's a shot of the game's launch in Singapore
With all of that in mind, it’s clear why consumer hype for Reach is at a fever pitch. We tracked Youtube for a random hour today, from around 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time, and found no less than 27 "Halo Reach" videos posted in the span of that single hour.

Above: This $150 limited edition version of Halo: Reach is sure to pump up the game's revenue
Recent comments on the game's theatrical trailer include "I want [to] get a 360 just for this game" and "I just jizzed my pants." Nice.
If you haven’t been made aware by the million times it’s been said, Reach is the final Halo game developed by Bungie, which has broken free of Microsoft and will now release cross-platform games through a publishing deal with Activision. That gives us even more reason to want it to be great, and it’ll surely be good at the very least, but you still have a few weeks to be bombarded with grandiose statements before the game, and actual reviews with definitive critiques are available (be sure to read ours!).
Reach will be on store shelves on September 14th, and while a helluva lot more will be written about the game, both praising and critical, the boxes won’t be on those shelves for long. Critical reception doesn’t enter into it. (But read our upcoming review anyway.)

 So, still not convinced? Yeah, you know you are foaming at the mouth for the release of Halo Reach on September 14 in just nine days! Get yours at Amazon.com and claim you're $20.00 dollars Amazon gift card along with the purchase.

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Halo Reach Beta Montage

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 We all are pumped for Halo Reach. We all are thinking about it everyday as we check online for the best possible way to pre-order our copy. This will be, in my opinion the best game of 2010. The following from the previous halos ,as well as new gamers that will come on board, are hoping to make this one of the best games of the decade. I strongly support all of the hype surrounding Reach and think that it will be every bit its anticipated to be. The graphics, weapons, personal, vehicles, stratagem, sounds, production of, and the enemies all come together  to make Reach Absolutely perfect, a 10 out of 10.







The People who don't like Halo, haven't tried Reach. I guarantee that any gamer would love to play Halo Reach , regardless of their gaming background.Some hardcore gamers don't respect Halo's over explosive, melodramatic graphics and game play. But, If you truly love the excitement, thrill, action , and gaming endorphins from getting a double or triple kill, then Halo Reach is your game.Here's some more sweet snipes, bloody beat-downs, and sharp shooters getting there's in the Halo Reach Beta.

 Reach Legendary Edition Lives Up To His Label

Halo Reach is Bungie's last hurrah in the Halo universe, and they aren't saying goodbye without a lovely Limited Edition and one final, ultra-expensive Legendary Edition.

First we have the Halo Reach Limited Edition, priced at $79.99. $20 over the standard price scores fans a recovered ONI "black box" holding the game disc, an exclusive set of Elite armor for multiplayer, and an artifact bag containing Dr. Halsey's personal journal and various documents and effects that explore the history of the Halo universe.

With a price of $149.99, the Halo Reach Legendary Edition is one of the pricier collector's editions we've seen, but it certainly isn't without reason. There's not mini-plastic cat helmet inside this box. Instead, Bungie commissioned McFarlane Toys to create a 10 inch tall, 10 pound diorama statue featuring the members of Noble Team, the stars of the game.

As if that weren't enough, the Legendary Edition also comes with a flaming Spartan helmet for multiplayer, as well as all of the contents of the Limited Edition, all packed inside a striking UNSC-themed custom box.

If that's not a fine sendoff for Bungie's final game in the Halo series, I don't know what is. I plan on preordering the standard edition, and then begging my Game Stop manager to put aside one of the Legendary Editions for me at the last minute, when my resolve falters.Pre-order yours today, while they last.: