Supposed Halo: Reach Screens Leaked, Looks Like Halo

UPDATE: So it seems that, according to NeoGAF, the images below did not indeed come from the good Mr. ToM MoReLLo and were instead “watermarked” by him and posted on MLG to try and boost his own rep. We’ve updated the screens with the original, non-marked ones. We will, however, leave the link to the MLG thread up, just in case anyone feels like taking a look at it… or calling him out on being a douchenozzle. Either or. - R.T.

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This afternoon brought news of an apparent leak out of a Microsoft HQ play session of Bungie’s closely-guarded new game, Halo: Reach. MLG.com forum poster ToM MoReLLo provided several screenshots for internet consumption, claiming that he “[...] played the game at a Microsoft HQ btw in a office,” putting to rest my own fears that the game was being played in a brothel.

While the validity of these images cannot be confirmed, it appears that Halo: Reach will indeed introduce squad-based gameplay to the series. Several new weapons can be observed and a few old favorites are present as well.

ToM MoReLLo specifically mentioned a revamped carbine that fires needles, a 12-round battle rifle, and a reworked HUD. Three different perks were discussed, sprinting (likely increasing your speed, duh), a cloak that makes the player invisible but jams their radar, and a hologram that creates a visual copy of the character and in turn, a dummy target for enemies to shoot.

Apparently gamers’ thirsts for Halo have yet to be quenched, given Halo 3: ODST‘s retail success and the fact that the forum crashed several times while I accessed it. Halo: Reach is slated for release in Q4 2010.

[Via: MLGpro]

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