Man that old one was oooold, this new news thread will be kept more up to date pertaining to as purely 360 news as possible so don't expect anything about confirmed multiplatform games.
First off:
joystiq.com
Bungie is trying to make entry into Halo: Reach's beta as easy as possible -- at least if you pick up Halo 3 ODST next month. Bungie explained to Joystiq at GamesCom ODST's main menu will host an "extras" tab, which will contain access to the Reach beta once it activates sometime next year.

Bungie considers the beta to be "a big part of the value of the disc." And as much as the studio hopes that the beta launch will "work like buttah," we're already preparing to shut down our tips box on that day to stop the whining wave of entitlement when if something inevitably goes wrong.

If something super important slips by me or have a good tip for something happening in the future please pm me and you'll get credit.