The above shot was taken by a user in the Major League Gaming forums nicknamed, predictably, Tom Morello. I'm hoping that that's not his real name, as the NDA he most likely signed would prohibit the screen capture of gameplay from what appears to be "Halo: Reach," but his risk is our gain, as he managed to cap off a few shots on his cell phone of some of the weapons that'll be featured in the game:

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In speaking with Nathan Fillion (who happens to be a giant nerd, by the way) about his starring role in "Halo 3: ODST," the topic of "Halo: Reach" came up. Guess what? He's seen it. The details are sadly non-existent, but he has gotten an early look at the game when he was in Bungie's offices, which he talks about above.

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Given that it has, alongside “Grand Theft Auto”, literally defined the popular gaming landscape of the past decade, “Halo” has some weird identity issues. Rockstar North has never had any questions about what “GTA” is, but Microsoft and Bungie seem to go back and forth on whether “Halo” is a deeply story-driven epic or just a perfectly balanced shooter with memorable aesthetics.

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Bringing "Halo" to the silver screen has not exactly been a smooth road, and it's currently looking like it won't happen anytime soon. But that doesn't mean there aren't believers out there. Take Stuart Beattie, for example. The wrote the screenplays for all three "Pirates of the Carribbean" movies, along with the "30 Days of Night Adaptation," and his latest work is the "GI Joe" movie that's dropping this summer.

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Microsoft's press conference at E3 gave us our first glimpse at "Halo: Reach," but it wasn't exactly robust. The teaser ominously stated, "From the beginning, you knew the end," and featured a lot of combat chatter, but if you're not in the know with the expanded Halo universe you were probably left scratching your head. We're here to help.

"Halo: Reach" revolves around the events detailed in the 2001 novel, "Halo: The Fall of Reach." It's a prequel to the main "Halo" storyline (again, alluded to in the trailer). The book's protagonist was a younger Master Chief, who, along with a squad of SPARTAN soldiers, tried to defend the planet from the first Covenant invasion. Unfortunately, as the novel's title hints, things didn't go so well. If you'd like to know more about the game's probably story, definitely check out the book (as well as the subsequent sequel, "Halo: First Strike."
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