GamesRadar - Halo 2

That Aussie Game Site: Daily Wrap 3rd October, 2008 (News)

Oct 3, 2008

That Aussie Game Site have wrapped up the day in games reporting on Bungie's Kojima talent aquisition, new DLC for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and a swag of demos coming to the PSN. They've also got information on the free DLC for Gears of War 2, information regarding the Resistance 2 Beta, Dead Space colour-coded suits and a bunch of new media for Tom Clancy's End War. What a day!

Buy Your Own Halo Energy Sword for $50 (News)

Sep 24, 2008

Kotaku has reported that there is a company selling an unlicensed replica of the Energy Sword found in Halo 3. If the image at right is any indication, this looks about as realistic as it gets. Retailing at a mere $49.99, this bargain looks like a wet dream to any Master Cheif fanatic...

Halo 2' Vista - Updated v1.01 Patch Available Now (News)

Aug 9, 2008

WorthPlaying writes: Windows Vista gamers will be able to experience the epic story of "Halo 2" as Master Chief delves further into the mystery of the Covenant in the aftermath of Halo's destruction. This updated patch includes the previous fixes (removes obscure content which includes partial nudity) and now also addresses a few packaging issues that affected international players.

The Top 7... games we want announced at E3 (Feature)

Jul 13, 2008

It's everyone's favorite time of the year again, when thousands of overcaffeinated journalists descend upon E3 with their live-blogged, 2000-word diatribes on the most minor of details. The objects of their unending speculation? The biggest games of the show, which, oddly enough, have been known to the gaming press for months and will surprise literally no one.

That's why we're interested in games that haven't been seen, announced or ...

The Top 7... Worst Parts of Best Games (Feature)

Jun 16, 2008

Nothing's perfect. Stare closely enough at anything - even a masterpiece - and you're bound to find flaws sooner or later. They might be small. They might be insignificant. They might not detract from the overall quality of the piece at all...

Except when they really, really do. With these seven games, in fact, you don't need to stare. Their flaws are so huge, so obvious, so frustrating and so effing obnoxious that you can't help but ...

Authentic Brute Spiker from Believe Ads for Sale (News)

Apr 1, 2008

"you might be interested in a live auction happening tomorrow where you can pick up a Screen-used Brute gun from the Halo 3 "Enemy Weapon" short film." writes johnporcaro of Gamerscoreblog.com

Bungie Charity: Original Mister Chief Art (News)

Feb 13, 2008

"Proceeds of the sale, conceived of by Bungie Studios and executed by bungie.org, a fansite, will go to the Brian Morden Foundation, an organization working towards a cure for Ewing's Sarcoma. 100% of the final bid, minus our costs, goes to this cause.

"The painting rendered in soft pastels on canvas with loving detail and craftsmanship signed by the creator and original artist, Frank "Frankie" O'Connor of Bungie Studios." from Bungie.org's eBay listing.

Has Gearbox Been Hired to Continue Halo? (News)

Feb 7, 2008

"Earlier this week, Gearbox Software President and CEO, Randy Pitchford, revealed that the company is in the early stages of a new project that is the most important development they have ever worked on.

If Gearbox is indeed developing the next Halo game, could this be "Halo: Chronicles," the new chapter co-created by Peter Jackson, or are we looking at the first news of Halo 4?" writes César A. Berardini.

New Halo series from Todd McFarlane (News)

Jan 11, 2008

First Look at Master Chief, Spartans, Brute Stalker and ODST.

In a licensing agreement with Microsoft, McFarlane Toys is producing action figures based on the video game series Halo.

New photos of the Halo Series 2 toys from Todd McFarlane.

Universal and Fox Pull Plug on Halo Movie (News)

Oct 29, 2007

Hollywood trade journal Variety reported on October 19:

It's game over for Universal's and Fox's participation in the feature adaptation of Microsoft's Halo.

Both studios that agreed to co-finance the Halo movie have abruptly backed out of the project after Microsoft and the filmmakers (Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, etc.) refused to reduce their profit participation. The movie budget was rising above the original projected $135 million and rumored to approach $200 million. Microsoft demanded an up-front payment of $5 million for the film right to be made on October 15, a further payment of 10 percent of gross, and a screenwriter (Alex Garland) and a first-time director (Neill Blomkamp) dictated by Microsoft, Bungie and Peter Jackson.

The studios demanded a pay cut at the last minute before the October 15 deadline. Microsoft, Bungie and the filmmakers said no. So Universal and Fox pulled the plug on the Halo movie.

The Top 7... WTF Endings - Halo 2 10-22-07 (Video)

Oct 22, 2007

Bungie-MS split rumours flame on (News)

Oct 2, 2007

Oct. 2, 2007 The internet exploded with fanboy chatter last night, as website 8bitJoystick claimed to have information pointing to a split between Microsoft Game Studios and Halo developer Bungie. Big hats of cynicism on now, please... The site's source - who doesn't work at Bungie but "knows" someone who does - says that Microsoft has agreed to allow Bungie to become an independent studio, but MS will keep the rights to its cash cow Halo franchise. The source claims that the split stems from ...

Mimoco Announces Master Chief USB Flash Drives (News)

Sep 26, 2007

Mimoco announced today a new line of mimobot Designer USB Flash Drives featuring Master Chief. Licensed by Microsoft and Bungie Studios, the Halo mimobot Series 1 will be available in three limited-edition colorways ¿ Master Chief Green (edition of 5,000), Red Spartan and Blue Spartan (3,000 each).

Halo: The Story So Far (Feature)

Sep 22, 2007

Exactly how well do you know your Gravemind from your Guilty Spark? What about your Forerunner and your Foehammer? Admit it - Halo is confusing as hell. That's why you need our condensed story guide. For the hardcore fans, it's a quick and dirty refresher course on who's who and what's what in Master Chief's world. For the newbies, it's the best introduction available on the web, complete with cutscene montages. ...

Halo 2 - The story so far 09-21-07 (Video)

Sep 21, 2007

Halo - The story so far 09-21-07 (Video)

Sep 21, 2007

Free PC Shadowrun with Halo 2 purchase. Already? (News)

Jun 18, 2007

While Frank and Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica are rather enamored with Shadowrun on the 360 and the PC, as a game it's a rather hard sell. The price is high for a multiplayer-only title, and of course it requires Vista to run. Same thing with Halo 2 on the PC: it's basically a older Xbox game that requires Vista for absolutely no reason and shows that Live on Windows still has quite a ways to go before it's a killer-app. Clearly these games aren't worth $50 apiece. Luckily, Circuit City has you covered: buy Halo 2 on the PC for $40, get Shadowrun free. It's like only being charged $20 for each game and, if you have Vista, that's a helluva deal.

He is not sure what such an aggressive sale says about the earning potential of these two games, but if you were interested in either of them and were just waiting for the price to come down, today is your lucky day. Sure, they won't throw a copy of Vista in there to sweeten the deal, but it's still an inexpensive way to try out the games and the new Live service for PCs.

Peter Jackson Will/Won't Be Doing Animated Halo (News)

Jun 9, 2007

Did Shane Kim's loose lips reveal too much, too soon? Microsoft doesn't think so. Kim and Microsoft have told 1UP this morning "he was misquoted (or possibly misspoke) during the GameSpy interview, but either way, it was an error."

Microsoft reiterated the fact that Jackson's project is a Halo interactive series, but wouldn't say anything more than that.

Halo 2 and Shadowrun (Un)Officially Coming to XP (News)

Jun 5, 2007

Upgrading to Windows Vista has been a broad leap for the few PC gamers out there who have made the jump. Unlike previous Microsoft software releases the feature set of their latest OS just isn't that compelling.

Sure, you get to play all the latest Games for Windows Live titles, but there's so few of them. Add on to that the still shaky hardware performance and the Halo 2 Vista servers are looking pretty empty.

Clouds look to be clearing up though for those still hesitant to upgrade just to play Halo 2 or Shadowrun. Falling Leaf Systems, a company working to get rid of the barriers constraining many PC gamers have with playing Games for Windows titles, has announced that they will be working independently to get Shadowrun and Halo 2 to run on XP machines.

Halo 2 Vista does a Hot Coffee (News)

May 25, 2007

Microsoft is putting updated ESRB labels on copies of Halo 2 Vista, as the first batch of games to hit retail have shipped with "accidental," "partial nudity" included. "It has come to our attention that an unfortunate, obscure content error which includes partial nudity was included in our initial production of Halo 2 for Windows Vista," the company said in a statement this morning. "As such, we have updated the initial game packaging at retailers with a label, so customers are aware before ...

Nudity the Cause for Halo 2 Vista Delay (News)

May 25, 2007

Microsoft reps today told Next-Gen the real reason for the Halo 2 Vista delay: partial nudity.

PCGZine # 6 - New Call of Duty 4 & Starcraft 2 Info (News)

May 24, 2007

The new issue of PCGZine has masses of PC games previews and reviews, including Starcraft 2, Call of Duty 4, Football Manager Live, Halo 2 and Tomb Raider Anniversary. The magazine is enhanced with video and multimedia. Written by professional game journalists, this is the only professionally produced free magazine for PC gamers, and it can be downloaded for free and without registration.

Microsoft confirms Halo 2 Vista slip (News)

May 24, 2007

Microsoft Games Studios has today confirmed what retailers have been saying for several weeks; Halo 2 for Windows Vista will now release across Europe on June 8 and not as previously announced May 18.

Halo 2 (Review)

May 22, 2007

We got a raw deal from Halo. Where there should have been wonder there has been disappointment. Where there should have been one of the greatest PC games of all time, there has been a moderately entertaining shooter. You might recall that there was a time before the Xbox, a time when Halo seemed like the savior of FPS gaming on the PC: beautiful, vehicular space-war with burning energy weapons, roaring vehicles, proudly chromed aliens, all wrapped up within a mysterious ring-world sci-fi ...

Halo 2 PC, Odin Sphere Top Wishlists in U.S. (News)

May 22, 2007

Halo 2 PC, Odin Sphere Top Wishlists in U.S. Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in an exclusively compiled list.

Odin Sphere and the PC port of Halo 2 currently headline as the biggest news in upcoming releases in the United States, where both titles are expected to meet with an enthusiastic reception and big sales numbers. Meanwhile, Europe will soon get its first shot at Wii online multiplayer with Mario Strikers Charged Football, while Japan enjoys Forza Motorsport 2 several days in advance of its release in other regions.

Halo 2 Delayed Because of Vista Issues (News)

May 9, 2007

Since its release on the original Xbox in November of 2004, PC gamers have been waiting patiently to try on Master Chief's helmet in Halo 2. Today was to be the day the first-person shooter finally arrived on the Windows platform, but Microsoft has announced it has pushed the game back another couple weeks until May 22.

Microsoft says the delay is to ensure a smooth Windows Vista install for fans once the game becomes available. There are other technical issues being wrapped up, as well.

The PC version of Halo 2 is the first Windows game to offer Achievement Points, and includes two exclusive maps and a map editor. While you wait for the release, amuse yourself with this photo of Master Meow.

Halo 2 for Vista Delayed (News)

May 5, 2007

Evilavatar.com just got word from Microsoft that Halo 2 for Windows Vista has been delayed.
While no official date was given, it looks to be a relatively short delay.

Alltough according to Gamestop it looks like it was pushed back about 2 weeks until May 22nd from May 8th.

Retailers forecast Halo 2 Vista Slip (News)

May 4, 2007

EuroGamer.net reports that Microsoft was unable to comment on the rumors that Halo 2 for the PC had slipped a week. Microsoft were speaking after several leading retailers changed their listings for the game.

European dates shifted from 18th to 25th May, and American schedules went from 8th to 23rd May. It may still be a rumor, but it's unlikely for a retailer to be wrong this close to launch.

DirectX 10 for everyone? (News)

Apr 24, 2007

With upcoming games like Halo 2 and Crysis requiring DirectX 10 in both hardware and software, it comes as a welcome surprise that a group has managed to release a preview build of a project which promises to bring DirectX10 compatibility to Windows 2000 and XP when completed. The Alky Project is also working on bringing Windows-only game releases to other platforms, like OS X and Linux.

New Halo 2 maps out! (News)

Apr 17, 2007

Bungie has released the promised two new multiplayer maps for Halo 2's still stupidly-popular multiplayer mode, though it'll cost you some bucks to get your hands on them. $4 is the asking price for the pair, which are both remakes of classic Halo arenas Hang 'em High and ...

Halo 2 Vista Achievement List (News)

Apr 9, 2007

Achieve360points.com finally has a list of 41 Achievements coming with Halo 2 Vista. The 41 achievements do total to 1000 points and while Hired Gun has been doing alot of the work with Halo 2 to bring it to PC one can't help but feel that the achievements points could've been done in a more consistent manner.

New Vista Halo 2 achievements detailed (News)

Mar 21, 2007

The Microsoft development team converting Halo 2 to Windows Vista has spoken out about some of the achievements you'll be able to unlock as part of the game's integration with "Games for Windows - LIVE".
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There will be over 40 unlockable achievements, the Hired Gun team wrote on their development blog, with players rewarded for completing each playable level of the single-player campaign at Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulties.

Completing all the maps on the Legendary setting will also net you a "Legend" achievement, and, as a corollary, killing a Legend over the Internet is also worth an achievement. Another slightly mad offering is "Demon", for which you'll need to complete an entire campaign level without dying.

Halo 2 Achievements for Vista (News)

Mar 8, 2007

In a recent blog entry by Hired Gun, the MGS team responsible for bringing Halo 2 for Vista posted recently regarding the 41 Achievements the game will have. They cover the easy ones and the difficult ones the put in, from sticking your first enemy in multiplayer to killing someone who beat the game on Legendary to playing through the single player campaign without dying, although they didn't specify the difficulty required.

Share Halo 2 maps over Live (News)

Mar 7, 2007

Details have emerged on Halo 2 Vista's map editor and what the Halo community will be able to do with it.

While Halo 2 might be very old news for the Xbox audience, the upcoming PC Vista release will contain a few features we wish we'd got to play with on the Xbox version - namely being able to create your own maps and share them over Live.

Hands-On: Halo 2 (News)

Jan 10, 2007

Gamepro play Halo 2 on PC, and are surprised to find some slight differences from the console version.

MS talks Games for Windows (News)

Jan 8, 2007

Taking stage for the Microsoft keynote address at CES, Robbie Bach, president of the entertainment devices division at Microsoft, confidently announced that Vista and Games for Windows "will revitalise gaming" for the platform.

Bach explained that Games for Windows will benefit both the hardcore and casual gamer, and then introduced a video showcasing a line-up of Games for Windows titles, all of which can be controlled using the Xbox 360 controller.

Games featured in the video included Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs, Supreme Commander, Shadowrun, Alan Wake, Bioshock, Flight Simulator X, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, World in Conflict, Hellgate: London, Company of Heroes, Lego Star Wars II, Age of Conan and Crysis.

Also shown was the much anticipated PC version of Halo 2 and a Games for Windows version of Xbox Live Arcade favourite Geometry Wars.

The much touted Live anywhere, that was announced back at E3 2006, has gone onto the operating table and is now known as the 'Live Games and Entertainment Network'. This service will enable PC and Xbox 360 gamers to play together, with games such as Shadowrun and UNO confirmed as cross-platform enabled titles when the service goes live in the summer.

Windows Vista is scheduled for release on January 30 and we're sure to hear much more on Vista/Xbox 360 cross platform gaming in the near future.

Halo 2 (Screenshots)

Sep 27, 2006

Children run wild on the Net: Teach them manners (News)

Sep 11, 2006

How many times have we badly beaten some kids in a friendly game of Halo 2 only to hear a string of profanities, racial epithets and the like either during or after the game? It seems that some of our fellow gamers cannot communicate without swearing, name-calling and trash talking. Now, I know what you are thinking, "What's wrong with a little swearing or trash talking after a particularly intense engagement in online multiplayer mayhem?" I agree I've been tempted to utter an expletive after getting killed by the same opponent several times in a row, or perhaps crouch down on the face of said opponent after returning the favor, however these should be the exception rather than the rule. After enjoying Halo 2 for over a year and a half, I've seen and heard just about everything, or at least come to understand the general online experience.

First Halo 2 screens for Vista (News)

Aug 29, 2006

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 ...

Halo 2 Vista: Mapmaking (News)

Aug 23, 2006

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).

Halo 2 for Vista at GC 2006 (News)

Aug 22, 2006

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

Halo 2 (News)

Jun 5, 2006

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 - ...

No PC vs. Xbox for Halo 2 (News)

May 31, 2006

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.

Halo 2 PC denied Live Anywhere (News)

May 31, 2006

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 ...

Halo 2 for Windows Vista Update (News)

May 30, 2006

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.

Halo 2 coming to PC (News)

Feb 17, 2006

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 ...

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GamesRadar - Halo 2

That Aussie Game Site: Daily Wrap 3rd October, 2008 (News)

Buy Your Own Halo Energy Sword for $50 (News)

Halo 2' Vista - Updated v1.01 Patch Available Now (News)

The Top 7... games we want announced at E3 (Feature)

Further Reading (Feature)

The Top 7... Worst Parts of Best Games (Feature)

Authentic Brute Spiker from Believe Ads for Sale (News)

Bungie Charity: Original Mister Chief Art (News)

Has Gearbox Been Hired to Continue Halo? (News)

New Halo series from Todd McFarlane (News)

Universal and Fox Pull Plug on Halo Movie (News)

The Top 7... WTF Endings - Halo 2 10-22-07 (Video)

Bungie-MS split rumours flame on (News)

Mimoco Announces Master Chief USB Flash Drives (News)

Halo: The Story So Far (Feature)

Halo 2 - The story so far 09-21-07 (Video)

Halo - The story so far 09-21-07 (Video)

Free PC Shadowrun with Halo 2 purchase. Already? (News)

Peter Jackson Will/Won't Be Doing Animated Halo (News)

Halo 2 and Shadowrun (Un)Officially Coming to XP (News)

Halo 2 Vista does a Hot Coffee (News)

Nudity the Cause for Halo 2 Vista Delay (News)

PCGZine # 6 - New Call of Duty 4 & Starcraft 2 Info (News)

Microsoft confirms Halo 2 Vista slip (News)

Halo 2 (Review)

Halo 2 PC, Odin Sphere Top Wishlists in U.S. (News)

Halo 2 Delayed Because of Vista Issues (News)

Halo 2 for Vista Delayed (News)

Retailers forecast Halo 2 Vista Slip (News)

DirectX 10 for everyone? (News)

New Halo 2 maps out! (News)

Halo 2 Vista Achievement List (News)

New Vista Halo 2 achievements detailed (News)

Halo 2 Achievements for Vista (News)

Share Halo 2 maps over Live (News)

Hands-On: Halo 2 (News)

MS talks Games for Windows (News)

Halo 2 (Screenshots)

Children run wild on the Net: Teach them manners (News)

First Halo 2 screens for Vista (News)

Halo 2 Vista: Mapmaking (News)

Halo 2 for Vista at GC 2006 (News)

Halo 2 (News)

No PC vs. Xbox for Halo 2 (News)

Halo 2 PC denied Live Anywhere (News)

Halo 2 for Windows Vista Update (News)

Halo 2 coming to PC (News)

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