Keighley was there last week so very very likely.

I hear Reach my be on the next episode of GTTV?

Leaked photo?

It'll be MP, it'll be footage from the upcoming beta.

Wheres this GT footage?.

Let’s begin with the big old high level type stuff.

When you first fire up your copy of Halo 3: ODST and download the Reach Beta from the main menu this May, you’re gonna be greeted by a couple of options: Matchmaking and Theater. There won’t be any Custom Games and there won’t be any System Link support.

We know, we know. Don’t freak out. We’ve got a really good reason.

As much as the Public Beta has been touted as an event in and of itself, for us it’s definitely the real deal – a legitimate beta test. We’re working with software that’s in an unfinished state and to ensure that we’ll be getting the right data and the best feedback, we need to make sure that you and all your friends are deployed right where we need you. So, we’ll be rolling out different playlists in accordance with those needs and making the necessary adjustments on the fly.

Besides, when you broke into Customs the last time out, all you did was play Plasma Punchout with 300% speed and zero gravity. That’s not helping. That’s just bizarre.
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And since we’re still all kinds of work in progress, it also means that in the most recent batch of screenshots, and in the Public Beta, you might come across a few rough edges here and there. For example, in current builds there’s a subtle application of Ambient Occlusion being layered into the scene that adds a nice touch of depth into each map’s nooks and crannies, but it’s not something that made the grade in time for the Beta or for our recent batch of screenshots.

Some astute forum goers noticed the difference in some of the builds we used for the Mutliplayer Madness trailer when compared to the recent batch of media assets we deployed. Good eyes. Rest assured that things are looking better and better with each new build, and most important, things are becoming more and more fun to play.

So what is in?

Matchmaking makes the grade, obviously. And sure, if you have some guests over at your place and you want to rock some split screen action, we’re more than happy to oblige. Four players per box over Xbox LIVE, just like in Halo 3, except for Generator Defense, which is confined to two players on one system for reasons we’ll discuss in detail below.

And, of course, once you’ve capped off your first few games, you should feel free to head into the Theater to save off your favorite Saved Films and Screenshots. We’ll have some space reserved for you in your Bungie.net profile so you can show them off. And, as we’ve already noted, you won’t even have to fire up your web browser to tag your content and search for the sweet Beta stuff other players submit. It’s now all implemented right into the game’s menus.

More on the Bungie.net front next week. For now, let’s dig into some of the new gametypes.
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