Bungie, the company that gave birth to the Halo universe, has confirmed that it will not release another map pack for the critically acclaimed Halo Reach.

Last week RipTen was fortunate enough to be invited to the Halo:Reach launch event in Times Square, NY. We spent some time talking to Bungie and Microsoft about Halo, and both said …

With the weekend within Reach, it’s now socially acceptable to put your responsibilities aside and kick back. For the next few days, you can stop Reaching for the stars and instead Reach for your favorite video game. Maybe even the game pictured above, whose name I can’t remember at the moment. I’m pacing around in circles, burning a Halo into my carpet as I Reach for the answer!

It’s Bungie’s last hurrah. The end of a beautiful partnership. A final product after nearly a decade of love. It’s Halo: Reach. How does the game stack up? Read the Ripten review to find out…

If you’re anything like me, you loved the Halo 3 viral campaign and every little bit of it. Well my appetite has been whetted once again, with Microsoft and Bungie launching an amazing campaign giving players the chance to experience hundreds of pieces of information prior to the game launching in less than three weeks…

Co-op is obviously a big deal in Halo: Reach, as it’s more squad- based than previous Halo titles. It’s not always easy to find a buddy that’s ready to play with you, so Bungie is adding Live matchmaking to the mix. You’ll be able to join up with complete strangers to play through the campaign.

In order to make Halo: Reach available to reviewers, Microsoft recently placed a review copy on their servers. Reviewers can download the game for $1,250. However, by placing the game on their servers, Microsoft also opened up the game to be hacked and downloaded.

Yes you read the title right, Square Enix is releasing Halo: Reach figurines. It took me a while to figure it out, but it’s happening. The Halo Reach Play Arts Volume 1 is the latest addition to the Play Arts -KAI- series of Square Enix products and will feature figures of the Noble Team members…