Halo: Reach will be getting an update next month. The Defiant Map Pack will be released, helping to make the multiplayer mode more attractive. If you decide to pick up this pack, you’ll be getting three new areas where you can explore or simply attack anything that moves and isn’t on your side. I guess you could still attack the people if they are on your side too, but that’d be kind of mean…

There’s a small shopping window before the holidays, so hopefully you’re thinking about what gifts you want to pick out for your friends and family. In case you haven’t, Gamertell has put together a quick Xbox 360 gift-giving guide. 10 of the best games and, in the case of Kinect, controllers have been listed below to help inspire you. Maybe something you see will be the perfect present for an important person in your life.

Just remember – if you get someone a Kinect game, be sure he or she already owns both an Xbox 360 and Kinect. Otherwise, the game will be worthless, or a bill for a $150 peripheral…

GameStop is taking a step forward when it comes to preorders. For the first time ever, shoppers can preorder DLC. In case you were worried that you maybe might miss the Halo: Reach Noble Map Pack DLC, GameStop has you covered with a preorder option for it. That way you know you’ll get the $9.99 pack that includes the Anchor 9, Breakpoint and Tempest maps…

It is almost time for gamers to participate in a battle of cosmic proportions. No, I’m not talking about the war for Reach. I mean the battle as retailers try to convince you their store is the place to get Halo: Reach.

Best Buy will give 500 Reward Zone Points a ($10 value) and a $20 gift card for preordering one of the biggest games of the year.

To get the Reward Zone points, you will need to be a member of both Best Buy’s Reward Zone and Gamers Reward Club. Both are free to join.

September 14, 2010 isn’t just the release date for the Xbox 360 game Halo: Reach, it’s also the day the Halo: Reach Original Game Soundtrack debuts. Great timing! The soundtrack is being handled by Sumthing Digital, the company that also brought gamers the Halo and Halo 2 soundtracks. After tomorrow, you’ll be able to visit iTunes or Sumthing Digital.com to download the music from what will probably be your new favorite game…

Target has a medley of video game deals available this week for anyone shopping for Xbox 360, DS, Wii and PS3 games. Of course, there’s the obligatory Halo: Reach offer, since Bungie’s latest Xbox 360 game debuts September 14, 2010, but there’s more than that. There are other games on sale as well.

First, the Halo: Reach deal since that’s many people’s priority…

An easy-to-miss aside on Bungie.net alerted gamers to a big feature in Halo:Reach. The title many are calling the biggest game of 2010 will introduce campaign matchmaking to the series for the first time.

The Kinect will be stealing most of the spotlight at Microsoft’s booth at GamesCom 2010. While there will be Xbox 360, PC and even Windows Phone 7 games on display, Microsoft wants to use the show to promote it’s latest peripheral. You can’t blame the company though – the Kinect launches November 4, 2010 in North America and November 10, 2010 in Europe and will cost $149.99 and €149.99 ($193). Microsoft has to convince people to buy it…

After Bungie releases Halo: Reach, its sites will be set on a brand new franchise that will be published by Activision. This cross platform project will be created to take advantage of future consoles. Bungie isn’t specifically saying it’s new intellectual property will only appear on the next PlayStation or Xbox consoles, but it does prefer to think ahead.

Well, it looks like that Halo: Reach controller leak was only slightly early. Microsoft just announced at Comic-Con International 2010 that there will be not only be a Halo: Reach controller, but also a limited edition Halo: Reach Xbox 360 slim bundle…