With the Halo: Reach open beta finally over, Xbox gamers can set their sights on September. Bungie said today that Halo: Reach will be coming to store shelves in the United States on September 14.

The original Halo was many things—space opera, technical achievement, irrefutable proof that first-person shooters on consoles didn’t have to be mediocre, etc.—but above all, the first game ...