Bungie staffer Roger "Sawnose" Wolfson recently re-confirmed on the Bungie message boards that owners of Halo: CE PC, who have authenticated their keys on Bungie's servers, will be able to use those keys to unlock a bit of "visual flair" for Halo: Reach. This unlock will not be from the game's Armory, though--it'll just be a little visual nod to some of the most hardcore Halo fans.
To get the bonus, you'll need to have your original CD key for Halo: CE PC on-hand. Said key will also need to have been authenticated--assuming you entered an online lobby at some point during your ownership of the game--before May 26, 2010.
Why then? Because Bungie has pulled data from that date and will be validating unlocks against it in a move to keep seedy people from using programs to generate a key. I should note that even if you bother with purchasing a new copy for this treat, Bungie will assume the fresh key has been key-genned.
No other details are being provided at this time, however, "Sawnose" says solid information, which will include how to use the key in-game, should be coming in the next few weeks as Reach's release date creeps ever closer.
Big ups to RageGummy for dropping the initial intel in our forums.
I can't blame Bungie for being careful, but this still sorta sucks.
Nah its good, share the news!
You had to have done this before May 26, as was stated in the article. Authenticating at this point is useless. This is only for people that have played that game online prior to that date.
God dammit. Maybe I played online at some point in 2005 or whatever. Nice little bonus for us PC gamers, though.
Edit: That was easy to find. CD key recovery tool: http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?67-Halo-CD-Key-Recovery-Tool
thanks for the link. it would be helpful but the last time i installed halo was before i formatted my PC ;_;