Bungie Hints at Reach DLC

[Logan Westbrook]

Bungie Hints at Reach DLC

If a recent post on the official Bungie blog is anything to go by, Halo: Reach [http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Reach-Xbox-360/dp/B002BSA20M/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285601278&sr=8-1] could soon have more achievements to collect.

Halo fans have poured literally millions [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103612-Gamers-Play-Halo-Reach-for-Thousands-of-Years] of hours into Reach since its release earlier this month, and now it looks like Bungie will soon be giving them even more to sink their teeth into. In the most recent weekly update, Bungie seems to have inadvertently revealed an update for the game.

In its most recent weekly update, Bungie demonstrates how to install Reach to the Xbox 360 hard drive in order to take advantage of the vastly reduced loading times. But the screenshots that accompany the post clearly show that Bungie's version of the game has 250 more gamerscore points and ten more achievements than it should. The post doesn't make any reference to any DLC or title updates however, aside from a list of upcoming tweaks that Bungie plans to make to the game's multiplayer mode.

Despite the source of the images, this should probably be filled away under rumor for the moment until we have a little more information. It's almost certain that Reach will get DLC eventually though, and it's not outside the realms of possibility that Bungie has already put a significant amount of work into it.

Source: Eurogamer [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-27-halo-reach-dlc-already-on-the-way]



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[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Very sneaky just droping it in like that and not mentioning it...

Anyway we do need more maps, the current ones are pretty good and forgeworld is amazing for custom games.

But by the end Halo 3 had so many amazing maps!

And I know it wasn't the most popular but I loved Rats Nest!

 

[Blackadder51]

Ooooh crafty marketing boys.

 

[Dexiro]

I think we all could have guessed that there'd be DLC since the game was first announced.

 

[Eruanno]

It would've been a bigger surprise if Reach didn't have any DLC. The only question is what the DLC is.

 

[Keepitclean]

I think we all could have guessed that there'd be DLC since the game was first announced.

That is always the way these days. With games as popular as Halo why wouldn't they do it?

 

[Protocol95]

I think i'll be fine with any type of DLC but I hope it's not just maps that could be made in forge world.

 

[Kyogissun]

Let's hope MAYBE some of this DLC will include more space combat (Or a multiplayer mode) at some point.

 

[LightspeedJack]

Damn I'm so close to 1000G on this game and there gonna just go and add more. Oh well I'm all for more Reach content anyway.

 

[LostNumber]

Let's hope MAYBE some of this DLC will include more space combat (Or a multiplayer mode) at some point.

I'd like to at least see a space combat firefight. For such a unique part of the game, you sure don't get to experience it for very long.

 

[Reaper69lol]

DLC for reach? Do want!

 

[Snowalker]

I think i'll be fine with any type of DLC but I hope it's not just maps that could be made in forge world.

Those maps will be free, as stated in a weekly update. Basically, if it can be made it forge world, you already own it, so they're just going to add it to a matchmaking playlist.

 

[The Hairminator]

Well, what the game definitely needs is more multiplayer maps, and more specifically- invasion maps. As of now, there is only one that works better-than-bad.

I would guess, however, that Bungie intentionally put fewer maps in the game to make room for player made ones, which I suspect we will be seeing a lot of in the future. No matter how skilled they are at Bungie, they are no match for the Roaring hordes of creativity that is contained within the halo community.

 

[Uber Waddles]

If this DLC comes to light within the next 2 months and is not free, Ill be pissed.

It really irks me when games do that: release a game, cut out part of it, re-sell it to us for even more profit. Its a dirty business tactic, its a way of milking your loyal fans, and its a complete disgrace to the industry.

Releasing DLC after a game has got some ground on it is never a bad thing. But there is NO way DLC would be done THIS early after the games release for it not to be on the disk we dropped $60-$150 for.

Even Infinity Ward didnt sink that low Bungie. I am disappointed. Remember when you had credability?

 

[Celtic_Kerr]

Very Sneaky Bungie, I must give props

Also, whoever realized that the gamerscore and acheivements were too high also deserves praise

 

[TheGreatDirectorWatanbe]

Please tell me there isn't a human being on earth who didn't see this coming, I mean have you seen how little there is to the game?

Also, I demand MOAR space battles!

 

[Digikid]

More is always good....except for more of that space battle junk. If I wanted Space Battles I will fire up Starfox instead.

 

[Jared]

Well, more reason to play it for longer if anything!

 

[Danpascooch]

We need more invasion maps, we only have a measly 2, of which one sucks

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

Obvious DLC is Obvious

Top Seller Games almost have DLC....and besides everyone knows an FPS + Franchise Status get maps from older games. Halo CE Halo 2 Halo 3 and ODST all have maps...