Turn on your 360, throw in your Halo 3: ODST campaign disc and strap on your jetpack. Mepm dropped us a reminder on the forum that as of about 6 hours ago, while most of us were sleeping, the Halo: Reach beta went live! It only runs until May 19, so if you're a fan, don't waste anytime. Bungie sent a word of caution that "the download process may be subject to extended wait times. Server load is expected to be extremely high, especially during the first few hours and days of Beta availability. Please bear with us and stay tuned to Bungie.net for news and information."...

Microsoft sends word from the X10 event underway in San Francisco that we can expect the beta test to officially begin on May 3. The catch is, which most of you Halo fans would be aware of, is that you'll need a copy of Halo 3: ODST - the beta will be accessed via that game disc...