BBC news story about M$ reaction to it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11068753
Holy crap. lol
This happened because they tried to charge game reviewing sites $1250 to demo it.
http://www.geek.com/articles/games/microsoft-slaps-halo-reach-beta-testers-with-a-1250-price-tag-hackers-fight-back-20100823/ (http://www.geek.com/articles/games/microsoft-slaps-halo-reach-beta-testers-with-a-1250-price-tag-hackers-fight-back-20100823/)