Aha! That's why no one's talking about it! The first video and details on Halo: Reach's "Invasion" mode were shown off exclusively in last night's episode of GameTrailers TV, with Bungie additionally dishing some deets about the game we'd yet to hear. As we already know, Invasion is a game mode that's only available in Boneyard (also scantly detailed until now) and, as promised, features a ton of vehicles. The multi-tiered level unlocks in "three phases (similar to Bad Company 2's "Rush" mode), with various weapon loadouts and vehicles becoming available alongside it.
Among the smattering of new footage, Bungie reps introduce the human grenade launcher and plasma launcher, two exciting looking additions to the Halo arsenal. Unfortunately, when pressed on whether or not ODST's Firefight mode would be making a return appearance in Reach, Bungie's Chris Carney says that the mode "is not in the beta" and he's "not sure what those guys have planned." As you might expect, there's also a tease that we'll hear more about the game (campaign mode specifically) "in June."
Reader Comments (53)
Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:03PM ColorblindMonk said
Pretty much the entire show was about Reach. I want my Firefight back. :(
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 2:36PM armageddon said
They wouldn't confirm nor deny it so there is still hope and given the public is asking for it there is a very good chance we will get it.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 5:08PM VIDEOGAMES said
MY NAME IS HEAVY, AND THIS IS SASHA
AND WE'RE HERE, TO PUMP, YOU UUUUPPP.
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AND WE'RE HERE, TO PUMP, YOU UUUUPPP.
Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:07PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
HURRY UP MAY 3 YOU SON OF A BITCH
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 2:02PM BlackedOut said
Why are you anticipating your own defeat at the end of my energy shank?
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 3:06PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
The above statement is correct.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:13PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
I think as much as people loved Firefight in ODST, they'd be silly not to bring it back.
Maybe with some matchmaking this time.
Though I have to say, when it comes to Halo, I've always sat on the sidelines. I think Reach is going to be the one that makes me..
Jump in, so to speak.
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Maybe with some matchmaking this time.
Though I have to say, when it comes to Halo, I've always sat on the sidelines. I think Reach is going to be the one that makes me..
Jump in, so to speak.
Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:33PM Mister Darcy said
They'll be happy to know they were able to Reach you.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:50PM Mister Darcy said
And I'm a terrible person for it. I'm so ashamed.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:24PM (Unverified) said
yeah before yesterday, it was a maybe on weather or not i was going to buy reach. I figured since i have Halo 3 and MW2 having reach would be redundant and useless.
But after last night's episode, i'll be there on day 1 of release :)
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But after last night's episode, i'll be there on day 1 of release :)
Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:33PM SisypheanLife said
I can't wait for people to start talking about how Invasion mode completely changed online FPS. It'll be a Gamepro article in five years.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 3:50PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
What do you have against fun?
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:42PM (Unverified) said
Holy crap. A grenade launcher that shoots Humans? Win!
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 3:28PM 343 Guilty Fart said
I actually thought until I watched the video they did mean it shot humans a la a portable man cannon. Oh well.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 10:29PM (Unverified) said
Dogs with Bees in Their Mouths so When They Bark They Shoot Bees at You!
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:43PM nickdog670 said
That would be cool if the brought infection back. It was fun to play with a big group of friends.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 1:44PM Italian Stallion said
I think there may have just been an "Invasion" in my pants right now...
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 2:56PM thelastCOG said
You might want to get that "invasion" checked out dude.
That doesnt sound normal.
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That doesnt sound normal.
Posted: Apr 17th 2010 3:12PM (Unverified) said
A lot of older gamers (30+) really love Horde, Firefight, Rainbow Six Terrorist Hunt modes because we can still play with friends online without having 12 year old racists killing us with headshots every ten seconds. Not everyone wants to play deathmatch...
Single player is great, but us vs. CPU zombie modes are the future of my gaming time methinks...
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Single player is great, but us vs. CPU zombie modes are the future of my gaming time methinks...
Posted: Apr 17th 2010 5:07PM maveric101 said
not to mention i bet Battlefield didn't invent the "rush" gametype either.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 5:42PM (Unverified) said
I remember saying the same thing when gears first came out. well said sir
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 8:50PM SisypheanLife said
I tried saying the same thing, but drooling halo fans fear reality.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 5:10PM maveric101 said
given how much i love Rush in BFBC2, i'm pretty excited for this. generator defense also sounds interesting, but i wish the teams were larger than three people.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2010 11:36PM (Unverified) said
halo 3 was crap to me. so I can finally say is DAMN I want this game.
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Posted: Apr 18th 2010 11:43AM Admiral Ackbar Supreme Commander said
Six on Six? Oh crap!!!! Six people!!!! It's an invaaasionnn!!!!! Run for your lives!!!!!! AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
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