Bungie’s last hoo-rah and the end of a decade of Halo - are Reach's last days a fitting swansong?

330,000 copies of Bungie’s last Halo title sold in the UK during the game’s first 24 hours of availability.

On the eve of Reach's launch, we chat with two of the men behind the latest game in the franchise that redefined the firstperson shooter.

Bungie's shooter reportedly leaked to public filesharing sites nearly a month ahead of its official launch date.

Bungie says 2.7 million people logged 16 million hours on the beta for its upcoming shooter, which should allay some of the fears the studio has had about "Halo fatigue".

EA's Frank Gibeau confident of EA's plan to dethrone the Bungie franchise as the top console shooter

Free Silver Accounts allowed access to the open beta, as well as multiplayer modes in Halo 3 and ODST for three days.

Halo Reach tops poll of US gamers on their most anticipated game of 2010. Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Gears of War 3 follow.

Now Activision-backed studio to continue support for Microsoft-owned Halo Reach after its autumn 2010 release

Developer tells us that 2010 is going to be all about Halo Reach in terms of the studio’s public focus.