It's easy to reduce Halo: Combat Evolved to "dude in green power armor blows up some aliens," but when you actually think about all the words being said in-between the firefights, there's a lot of crazy, grand sci-fi going on. First, the Halo trilogy itself provides the widescreen sci-fi experience of Master Chief saving the galaxy from the Covenant and the Flood. And then there're the numerous books and even spin-off games (Halo 3: ODST, Halo Wars) which expand the Halo universe as a whole.
Already, Halo has the kind of lore filled with crazy words like "Jiralhanae"; and it's where "Reach" isn't just a verb, but a vital military colony with a significant role in the overall canon. To that end, in anticipation of a hefty info-dump for Bungie's next game, Halo: Reach, at Microsoft's X10 event next week, we've compiled the details known-to-date as provided by Game Informer, Edge, and, well, Bungie.


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