Tuesday 29 August 2006 Nearly two years after its arrival on Xbox (and still not scheduled for release until 2007), screenshots have been released of Halo 2's PC version - set to only be playable on Microsoft's new version of the Windows operating system, Vista. Unfortunately, any console-snubbing Halo fans who've waited this long may well be convinced to shell out for an Xbox or 360 by the images, which don't exactly compete with the likes of Crysis and other upcoming PC shooters. It's worth ... » Read More

23 Aug 2006

Halo 2 Vista: Mapmaking

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Pi Studios dropped in to give us a little insight into the company bringing you multiplayer content creation tools for Halo 2 on Windows Vista (mapmaking, for the neophytes and fans of clear language).
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22 Aug 2006

Halo 2 for Vista at GC 2006

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PC - Halo 2 - Halo 2 for Vista at GC 2006

Halo 2 is coming to Germany. Matt Priestley, the port's producer, made the announcement today at Bungie's website.
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5 Jun 2006

Halo 2

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Last month at E3, Halo developer Bungie dropped off a cargo container full of unanswered questions surrounding the franchise, but only gave us a styrofoam cup worth of explanations. This week in their update, Bungie maintained that Master Chief's return to the PC will remain a Vista-only experience, but won't take advantage of the cross-platform matchmaking that Vista's Live Anywhere service could offer. Frank "Frankie" O'Connor of Bungie explained that "the gulf - more than two years - ... » Read More

31 May 2006

No PC vs. Xbox for Halo 2

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In the ever illuminating, unfailingly entertaining weekly update from Bungie.net's Frankie he once again treated Halo fans everywhere to nuggets of primo information. According to this week's update Halo 2 for PCs is finally stepped over the rainbow from black and white test version into actual color. He settled once and for all that Halo 2 will not be on Xbox Live Anywhere's service. According to Frankie: "The gulf (more than two years) between the launch of Halo 2 on Xbox and Halo 2 on PC means that a level playing field would be impossible. Add to that the fact that both versions have their controls and aiming system balanced and tuned for that system's abilities and you would have a lopsided situation at best. Halo 2 Xbox players will continue to play against Xbox and Xbox 360 players, and Halo 2 PC players will play against other PC players.
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31 May 2006

Halo 2 PC denied Live Anywhere

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Wednesday 31 May 2006 The PC version of Halo 2 will not be playable on Microsoft's Live Anywhere, the new Xbox Live system which will allow gamers to compete against each other whether they're playing on Windows Vista or Xbox 360. As the PC version of Halo 2 is only being released for Microsoft's new operating system Windows Vista, it was widely believed that this would mean it would make use of Live Anywhere, allowing PC gamers to take on Xbox opponents. But this is not the case. According ... » Read More

30 May 2006

Halo 2 for Windows Vista Update

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PC - Halo 2 - Halo 2 for Windows Vista Update

E3 brought up a lot of confusion about Halo 2 for Windows Vista, which is hardly surprising. Franky talks a bit about Halo 2 for Vista in his latest update.
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17 Feb 2006

Halo 2 coming to PC

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Microsoft has announced that Halo 2, the hugely successful shoot-'em-up sequel, is on its way to PC, but will only be playable on the Windows Vista operating system. Currently being developed by a Microsoft Game Studios team in conjunction with Halo creators Bungie, the PC version will include all the single and multiplayer action of the Xbox original as well as the extra content available in the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack. While all this is very exciting, the real news is Microsoft's ... » Read More