Yea... I'm serious. The Spike TV VGA Awards is on 12/12 and as always, its more about the exclusive previews for next year's games than the actual awards. Geoff recently went on to Major's Minute, the podcast of Major Nelson (Xbox Live Bro for those who don't know) and said the following about Halo: Reach: 
 

 "At the VGAs, you'll actually go down onto the Planet Reach and see this game for the first time. It's all going to be in-game stuff, this is not CG, this is not live action. [...] You'll get the first glimpse at the world Reach, which I think is going to be phenomenal and I think is going to be the biggest game next year by far. Folks loved ODST and it was great, but you know, when people see the huge leap forward Bungie is taking with Reach, I don't know if you've seen it yet, but everyone I've talked to that seen it, has been on the team, is incredibly excited about this game. [...] It's going to be an epic piece, the guys at Bungie have done a phenomenal job, we are really proud to be partnered with them for this."    

Yea... I'm serious. The Spike TV VGA Awards is on 12/12 and as always, its more about the exclusive previews for next year's games than the actual awards. Geoff recently went on to Major's Minute, the podcast of Major Nelson (Xbox Live Bro for those who don't know) and said the following about Halo: Reach: 
 

 "At the VGAs, you'll actually go down onto the Planet Reach and see this game for the first time. It's all going to be in-game stuff, this is not CG, this is not live action. [...] You'll get the first glimpse at the world Reach, which I think is going to be phenomenal and I think is going to be the biggest game next year by far. Folks loved ODST and it was great, but you know, when people see the huge leap forward Bungie is taking with Reach, I don't know if you've seen it yet, but everyone I've talked to that seen it, has been on the team, is incredibly excited about this game. [...] It's going to be an epic piece, the guys at Bungie have done a phenomenal job, we are really proud to be partnered with them for this."    

Well the book was awesome and if it's anything like the book it WILL be epic.

They can change environments all they want but there better be making some gameplay changes too.

VGAs actually sound cool this year. I'm looking forward to the in-game footage.

I wonder when I'll be able to use that Reach beta code that came with ODST.

" I wonder when I'll be able to use that Reach beta code that came with ODST. "

I really do not care about the Halo franchise any more, so Bungie is going to have to do something spectacular to pique my interest on this one. It's just my opinion, but I thought that Halo ODST looked and played like an outmoded game.  To be fair, of course everyone on the team is stoked about it. But you know, the team developing rogue warrior was ecstatic about their knife kill system too.
 
In terms of advancement, Bungie will have to do to Halo what Infinity Ward did with the first Modern Warfare. If they can, then I'll be the first to buy it.

" I really do not care about the Halo franchise any more, so Bungie is going to have to do something spectacular to pique my interest on this one. It's just my opinion, but I thought that Halo ODST looked and played like an outmoded game.  To be fair, of course everyone on the team is stoked about it. But you know, the team developing rogue warrior was ecstatic about their knife kill system too. In terms of advancement, Bungie will have to do to Halo what Infinity Ward did with the first Modern Warfare. If they can, then I'll be the first to buy it. "

Halo, Halo, Halo. It's just going to be Halo all over again with more flowers and guns and 12 year olds.

Sweet. I can't wait for Saturday!

" They can change environments all they want but there better be making some gameplay changes too. "

That's nice.

I'm excited, regardless. An impending Halo means an impending game of high-quality. 
 
Where ODST succeeded most, in my mind, is in redefining the tone a Halo game can have. It was more personal, less flamboyantly "epic". But that personality gave the game a more textured layer of seriousness that I really appreciated. If Reach can further explore tone in presentation--and I don't mean pursuing the same tone ODST had, but possibly going a darker, more desperate route--then it can be a true change of course for the Halo series. 
 
Fingers crossed.

" I'm excited, regardless. An impending Halo means an impending game of high-quality.    Where ODST succeeded most, in my mind, is in redefining the tone a Halo game can have. It was more personal, less flamboyantly "epic". But that personality gave the game a more textured layer of seriousness that I really appreciated. If Reach can further explore tone in presentation--and I don't mean pursuing the same tone ODST had, but possibly going a darker, more desperate route--then it can be a true change of course for the Halo series.   Fingers crossed. "

" @Zereta: Geoff is great at asking Reggie questions, but i do not really care for his opinions of games. "

" @Sir_Ragnarok said:

" I'm excited, regardless. An impending Halo means an impending game of high-quality.    Where ODST succeeded most, in my mind, is in redefining the tone a Halo game can have. It was more personal, less flamboyantly "epic". But that personality gave the game a more textured layer of seriousness that I really appreciated. If Reach can further explore tone in presentation--and I don't mean pursuing the same tone ODST had, but possibly going a darker, more desperate route--then it can be a true change of course for the Halo series.   Fingers crossed. "

Indeed brother. 12/12 is going to be an intense day. "

" @Zereta said:

" @Sir_Ragnarok said:

" I'm excited, regardless. An impending Halo means an impending game of high-quality.    Where ODST succeeded most, in my mind, is in redefining the tone a Halo game can have. It was more personal, less flamboyantly "epic". But that personality gave the game a more textured layer of seriousness that I really appreciated. If Reach can further explore tone in presentation--and I don't mean pursuing the same tone ODST had, but possibly going a darker, more desperate route--then it can be a true change of course for the Halo series.   Fingers crossed. "

Indeed brother. 12/12 is going to be an intense day. "

Thats my Birthday.... "

" @Zereta: Not so much. I posted my comment before I finished it...LOL. Not a huge Halo fan. But it's still my birthday. I would like to see Bungie do something outside of Halo but I fear that they kinda shot themselves in the foot because they are doing Halo for so long that they can't really know how to do anything else. I am just over saturated with Halo to care anymore. MS will milk it until bone dry. I have a feeling they [ms] will have a new halo game every year, you'll see. I won't be overly surprised if they announce that Halo 4 will come out 2011.  "

" Yea... I'm serious. The Spike TV VGA Awards is on 12/12 and as always, its more about the exclusive previews for next year's games than the actual awards. Geoff recently went on to Major's Minute, the podcast of Major Nelson (Xbox Live Bro for those who don't know) and said the following about Halo: Reach: 
 

 "At the VGAs, you'll actually go down onto the Planet Reach and see this game for the first time. It's all going to be in-game stuff, this is not CG, this is not live action. [...] You'll get the first glimpse at the world Reach, which I think is going to be phenomenal and I think is going to be the biggest game next year by far. Folks loved ODST and it was great, but you know, when people see the huge leap forward Bungie is taking with Reach, I don't know if you've seen it yet, but everyone I've talked to that seen it, has been on the team, is incredibly excited about this game. [...] It's going to be an epic piece, the guys at Bungie have done a phenomenal job, we are really proud to be partnered with them for this."    

He's pretty psyched :D And now, I am too. That ass! I was trying to keep my expectations in check!  
 
What do you people think? 
 
Link to the Podcast where this unfolds "

" @Zereta said:

" Yea... I'm serious. The Spike TV VGA Awards is on 12/12 and as always, its more about the exclusive previews for next year's games than the actual awards. Geoff recently went on to Major's Minute, the podcast of Major Nelson (Xbox Live Bro for those who don't know) and said the following about Halo: Reach: 
 

 "At the VGAs, you'll actually go down onto the Planet Reach and see this game for the first time. It's all going to be in-game stuff, this is not CG, this is not live action. [...] You'll get the first glimpse at the world Reach, which I think is going to be phenomenal and I think is going to be the biggest game next year by far. Folks loved ODST and it was great, but you know, when people see the huge leap forward Bungie is taking with Reach, I don't know if you've seen it yet, but everyone I've talked to that seen it, has been on the team, is incredibly excited about this game. [...] It's going to be an epic piece, the guys at Bungie have done a phenomenal job, we are really proud to be partnered with them for this."    

He's pretty psyched :D And now, I am too. That ass! I was trying to keep my expectations in check!  
 
What do you people think? 
 
Link to the Podcast where this unfolds "

I just listened to the podcast and he never said the parts after your first [...] "

Yup, just checked. Its there. All of it :D

Its right there. I'm listening to it right now O.O

Can't really tell because I am listening to it via the Quicktime player, so there are no time-stamps. Its right at the beginning, once Major Nelson is done talking to the Headset guy, They talk about Major Nelson not going to the VGAs despite Geoff inviting him and then Major calls him "Mr Exclusive" then Geoff says all that. Then after the second [...], there is a pause where Major says he hasn't seen Reach himself yet and then cuts back to Geoff. 
 
@Diamond said:

" @Zereta said:

Its right there. I'm listening to it right now O.O

Time in the audio?  I was listening pretty carefully and Geoff always seems like he wants to catch Major Nelson in saying some PS3 game is great. "

OK I heard it, it's about 79 minutes in.  You got the quote a bit wrong in a few places, but it's also how he says it that threw me off.  I get the feeling he's just saying he just thinks it'll be the most popular game, which makes sense.
 
Fixed quote :

"You'll get, uh, a first glimpse at the uh the world of Reach, which is uh, phenomenal and you know I think is going to be the biggest game next year by far uh and I think uh folks loved ODST and thought it was great but when people see the huge leap forward Bungie is taking with Reach, I don't know if you've seen it yet, but uh everyone I've talked to that's uh you know has been on the team, is incredibly excited about that game."
 
"It's going to be an epic piece, the guys at Bungie have done a phenomenal job, we are really proud to be partnered with them on this."   

" OK I heard it, it's about 79 minutes in.  You got the quote a bit wrong in a few places, but it's also how he says it that threw me off.  I get the feeling he's just saying he just thinks it'll be the most popular game, which makes sense. "

Call me jaded, but that whole speech sounded like PR spin, especially considering Gametrailers is partnered with Microsoft which, correct me if I'm wrong, means money has exchanged hands at some point to promote the game.

I couldn't be more excited for this. Truly. Will I be able to watch the VGAs online somewhere? Justin.TV? 

" Call me jaded, but that whole speech sounded like PR spin, especially considering Gametrailers is partnered with Microsoft which, correct me if I'm wrong, means money has exchanged hands at some point to promote the game. "

" I couldn't be more excited for this. Truly. Will I be able to watch the VGAs online somewhere? Justin.TV?  "

" @Zereta: Awesome. Cheers dude. "

Well I hope it's as phenomenal as he claims it is, because they're going to have to impress the hell out of me to get me to buy another Halo game. Halo 3 was good and all, but I don't have the money to to spend $60 on merely good games. This needs to be a major step forward for the series or I'll probably just wind up borrowing it from a friend.

ODST was a step backwards, but Halo 3 itself has yet to be matched. Bungie better not try and get all nostalgic and shit. Even though this is before the first Halo I want some Master Chief wielding like two pistols in each hand and wearing a trenchcoat full of guns.

" ODST was a step backwards, but Halo 3 itself has yet to be matched. Bungie better not try and get all nostalgic and shit. Even though this is before the first Halo I want some Master Chief wielding like two pistols in each hand and wearing a trenchcoat full of guns. "

well he's probably paid to be hyped... So... also there is so little information about reach that it is hard to be excited for now.

" well he's probably paid to be hyped... So... also there is so little information about reach that it is hard to be excited for now. "

" @Zereta:   I agree... but it's better to wait and see.  But it's hard to understand if the game is trully awesome, why microsoft is taking the halo franchise from bungie. "

" @SonicFire said:

" I really do not care about the Halo franchise any more, so Bungie is going to have to do something spectacular to pique my interest on this one. It's just my opinion, but I thought that Halo ODST looked and played like an outmoded game.  To be fair, of course everyone on the team is stoked about it. But you know, the team developing rogue warrior was ecstatic about their knife kill system too. In terms of advancement, Bungie will have to do to Halo what Infinity Ward did with the first Modern Warfare. If they can, then I'll be the first to buy it. "

Well, to be fair again, Geoff did say people who have seen it outside the team feel the same way. Oh and if you don't mind me asking, what do you mean "Bungie will have to do to Halo what Infinity Ward did with the first Modern Warfare"? What did IW do? I'm asking this in the most sincere way possible, and throwing my intense hatred for IW out of the way first. I am sincerely curious :D "

" @Jeust said:

" @Zereta:   I agree... but it's better to wait and see.  But it's hard to understand if the game is trully awesome, why microsoft is taking the halo franchise from bungie. "

I'm not sure what you are getting at.  Bungie has said it wants to do something other then Halo in the past.  In fact I'm a little surprised after that whole ordeal they are still trucking along making Halo stuff.  Guess saying one thing is easy enough but then getting paid is an entirely different motivator. "

" @empfeix said:

" @Jeust said:

" @Zereta:   I agree... but it's better to wait and see.  But it's hard to understand if the game is trully awesome, why microsoft is taking the halo franchise from bungie. "

I'm not sure what you are getting at.  Bungie has said it wants to do something other then Halo in the past.  In fact I'm a little surprised after that whole ordeal they are still trucking along making Halo stuff.  Guess saying one thing is easy enough but then getting paid is an entirely different motivator. "

I wasn't getting at anything. Just wondering... Yep money counts, especially in times of economic crysis. "

" @Zereta said:

" @SonicFire said:

" I really do not care about the Halo franchise any more, so Bungie is going to have to do something spectacular to pique my interest on this one. It's just my opinion, but I thought that Halo ODST looked and played like an outmoded game.  To be fair, of course everyone on the team is stoked about it. But you know, the team developing rogue warrior was ecstatic about their knife kill system too. In terms of advancement, Bungie will have to do to Halo what Infinity Ward did with the first Modern Warfare. If they can, then I'll be the first to buy it. "

Well, to be fair again, Geoff did say people who have seen it outside the team feel the same way. Oh and if you don't mind me asking, what do you mean "Bungie will have to do to Halo what Infinity Ward did with the first Modern Warfare"? What did IW do? I'm asking this in the most sincere way possible, and throwing my intense hatred for IW out of the way first. I am sincerely curious :D "

Dumb it down. "Spectacularly". i would like to see reach's multiplayer much, much bigger. If you've ever had an "elephant war" with all hogs, turrets, choppers and players thrown into the fray on the sands of ...sandtrap in CTF then you know what i'm talking about. SUch incredible battles happen once in a blue moon, Reach needs to make it happen more often. Anyway i dont even know what spike TV is, so when will this be on the internet? "

" @Jeust said:

" @Zereta:   I agree... but it's better to wait and see.  But it's hard to understand if the game is trully awesome, why microsoft is taking the halo franchise from bungie. "

I'm not sure what you are getting at.  Bungie has said it wants to do something other then Halo in the past.  In fact I'm a little surprised after that whole ordeal they are still trucking along making Halo stuff.  Guess saying one thing is easy enough but then getting paid is an entirely different motivator. "

" @Zereta:   I can work with that :p  A new ip outside of the halo universe isn't it? "

im not bashing reach in any way, im looking forward to it, but of course Geoff would say that on a microsoft podcast

" im not bashing reach in any way, im looking forward to it, but of course Geoff would say that on a microsoft podcast "

Actually, bungie only said that they were never going to make a halo 4.

ODST is probably my game of the year, so the buzz on Reach is great to hear. 3 dollar bill, y'all.