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Quest Your Way To Early Halo: Reach Beta Access

Finish this quest set to ensure your chance at playing Reach this very week!

So, we've launched a new quest today that the Halo fans among you might want to take a look at. I'll just leave this here and give you a minute...
 

 
That's right: finish this quest set by Thursday, April 29 at 12pm PDT and you'll be automatically entered into a random drawing for an early-access code to Bungie's upcoming Halo: Reach beta. Actually, for you, it will no longer be "upcoming" at that point; it will be "now." Mere mortals (read: ODST owners) will have to wait till May 3 to get the beta, but winners of this quest contest will be able to pop in their code and play as soon as we send it to you on Thursday afternoon.

Just to get you started, I've (poorly) hidden a couple of the quest steps around this very news item, so perhaps you would like to get clicking and make sure you're included in the drawing? Let me also include our new Ask Me Anything™ preview of the Reach beta right here, since a little birdie told me that watching it might be useful in completing the quest.
  
  
Ask Me Anything: Halo: Reach

Brad and Drew enlighten Vinny on the new maps, weapons, game types, and more in the upcoming beta.

  

Again, make sure to check back here Thursday afternoon to see if you won a code, and hit your PM inbox to snag it and start teaba... er, blasting your opponents online right away. As always, don't post the solutions to the quest anywhere on the site or face the wrath of the moderators. It ain't that hard anyway -- figure it out for yourself!  
Sil3n7on April 26, 2010 at 4:16 p.m.
Reach...for the sky.
DarkFuryon April 26, 2010 at 4:17 p.m.
Oh!
theMuseon April 26, 2010 at 4:17 p.m.
Though I probably won't end up getting it, I'm still def interested in trying it out.
masterpaperlinkon April 26, 2010 at 4:18 p.m.

Sounds great but quests are haaard

edit: actually this is easy but i already watched that 35 min halo video!

lemon360on April 26, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.
That's dope! Hope I win an early code. Super excited to play Reach.
Creamypieson April 26, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.
Haha pretty awesome reward! I'm liking this quest system more and more.
cap123on April 26, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.
i hoped it would be first come first serve :(
 
fairer this way though!
OmegaPirateon April 26, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.
 @Brad:
 
Way ahead of you Brad sir ^_^ Awesome quest set! and the ask me anything vid was totally worth watching twice!
Voxelon April 26, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.
I hope I get picked!
KamasamaKon April 26, 2010 at 4:21 p.m.
Good job with the SPOILERS, Brad. Now we know two of the Halo games.
Milkmanon April 26, 2010 at 4:21 p.m.
The set is extremely easy. No excuse for  not entering for anyone who cares about Halo: Reach.
JTHomesliceon April 26, 2010 at 4:21 p.m.
Way to include a subtle hint, Brad.
Seraphim84on April 26, 2010 at 4:21 p.m.
I just did the quests for quest's sake.  If I win, there's gonna be a happy random giantbomber I PM with the key.
fwyloon April 26, 2010 at 4:21 p.m.
Oh damn.
aurahackon April 26, 2010 at 4:22 p.m.
Finished it. Here's hoping I can snag a code :( Reach looks way to awesome. 
OmegaPirateon April 26, 2010 at 4:22 p.m.
@natetodamax:  
 
Well i've already got an ODST disc Nate - and probably wont get a chance to hit the Beta before that goes live anyway - so if I get a code i'll sling it your way- i know how much you've been salivating for this xD 
l4wd0gon April 26, 2010 at 4:22 p.m.

if anyone wants any help pm me.
Forcenon April 26, 2010 at 4:23 p.m.
Fine, i'll watch the video again. You should time the quest a bit closer to the video next time.
OroJacksonon April 26, 2010 at 4:23 p.m.
Hmm, it it weird that I finished this quest before I read this?
Lanceuppercuton April 26, 2010 at 4:25 p.m.
Sweet finished this quest this afternoon.

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Halo: Reach is the prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, and chronicles one of the most cataclysmic events of the Halo Universe, the destruction of the UNSC fortress world Reach, through the eyes of a squad of Spartan super-soldiers known as Noble Team.

US Release Date: Sept. 14, 2010

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