Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game in the Halo series that was released in 2010. It was announced on June 1, 2009 at the Microsoft E3 2009 press conference. The game is a prequel to Halo 3: ODST, taking place during Halo: The Fall of Reach and Halo: First Strike when there are many Spartan-IIs still in action. The trailer shows a colonized Reach under attack by Covenant battleships orbiting the planet. An invitation to the open multiplayer beta of Halo: Reach will come with Halo 3: ODST.