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UPDATED: I’ve added a few more shots and notes to the breakdown now that the extended version of the trailer has been released. Some shots will be out of order due to the additions.

By now, you’ve no doubt seen the new live-action trailer promoting the upcoming Beta for Halo: Reach, and if you’re like me, you drooled over every frame. As I watched it, I felt like I had to write up a break-down in the vein of my “Brothers” break-down for the recent Gears of War 3 trailer. Welcome to Noble Team.

Brothers To The End.

Last night we all got our first legitimate look at what Gears of War 3 might have to offer. I spent the evening speculating on Twitter about what the story might bring us, and decided to compile several of my thoughts here. In the interest of full disclosure, when I was working on Gears I was focused on launch and post-ship support for Gears 2 primarily. I knew that a Gears 3 would be coming, but that’s about the extent of the knowledge I have on it. Any speculation from me about the game is just that – speculation. I’m just along for the ride, and planning on enjoying every minute of it. So now that that’s out of the way, here’s what the trailer got rolling around inside my brian…